Wickow Bass - the one that didnt get away

[Eoghan]

People: Me, Steve R

Duration: 3 hours

Tide: Low

Weather: warm and breezy

Bait: Every lure under the sun

Rigs: NA

Results: 1 x powerful little bass




Report:

So we headed out to the new mark in Wicklow for a second time. Low water was 6pm, and the plan was to get there after work for about the 6.30 mark.Spring tides but the low pressure was a potential session spoiler. Sometimes we can look at too many parameters when we fish. I was going even if It was snowing last night. The mark looked great again. I went to the same spot I hooked one a few weeks back. Nice run from the big tide. Around 2 hours into The flood we noticed some sea trout jumping. A few seals showed up too and the water looked like something was going on. Kinda hard to describe. Ye just knew fish were there.
We saw a few fish swirl on the surface, then a few large trout jumped. I switched to a sea trout type lure and had a rattle at distance. Typical trout type Hit. A few more casts and bringing the lure in through one of the gullies…BANG. Fish on. No mistake I knew immediately what it was. A couple of runs and efforts To get to the kelp later I landed a nice schoolie. Punching above his weight. About a pound and a half but some fight off him. My mate Steve said the rod was bouncing
All over the place. Managed to get this guy safely landed and a quick pic before releasing. Steve then had a bass follow right to his feet before shooting off. A couple more nocks at distance then it all went quiet and the seals moved on. I had a few small Pollock dart at the lure every now and then but they were small. We fished til about 10 and reluctantly called it a day. If I didn’t have work today and Had to drive home I would have plugged well into darkness. That mark definitely holds bigger bass.
Walking back long the rocks the moon was up and there was a nice Rolling swell coming in. Torture..! Delighted though, 2 visits and 2 bass. Im going to be all over this mark from now until November.

[joebhoy]

Lovely clean fish Eoghan..... Nice to see a few bass being taken closer to home

[cortaz]

nice 1 .

[aido coxy]

Nice bass!!! Well done

[roryodonnell]

Well done. Maria Lurcir? 25gr, in Blue?

[JOHN1]

It's nice when a plan comes together,good report well done

[stevo74]

Well done Eoghan

[Eoghan]

Well done. Maria Lurcir? 25gr, in Blue?

I'll give ye a point for that, its the yellow one. I have both but have had more success on the yellow.

[roryodonnell]

Gimme to code man, need the code! BBH? GCOH?
Did you feel the need to replace the trebles?

[Eoghan]

Gimme to code man, need the code! BBH? GCOH?
Did you feel the need to replace the trebles?

Ha ha BBH

No I left em. Nice n small for trout, no probs with quality that I can see.
The bass put em through their paces last night.

[roryodonnell]

That's great, I got a couple of BBH stashed away

[Deleted User 3488]

Nice Bass Eoghan..

[Waterwizard]

Nice bass good report

[henrykelly10]

well done

[Eoghan]

Tnks all, a few too many schoolies lately for my liking. Its about time I had to struggle holding one up..! Im overdue one.