[b]People:me
[b]Duration:2am to about 5am
[b]Tide:high at 3am
[b]Weather:cold, no wind, clear sky's
[b]Bait:mack, squid, sand eel
[b]Rigs:pulley
[b]Results:lots of dogs and 1 bass
[b]Report: Went out after working late to chill for an hour and bumped into 3 other anglers. I asked if they had caught anything and was told not a bite. Decided to give it a go anyway. Got a dog fish on the first cast and a couple more soon after. Around high water things went quite and the other 3 guys decided to head home. As they were leaving they showed me a bass that they had kept :evil: But hadn't told me about in case I was a bailiff. They said that a friend of theirs had been fined the night before in the same spot for possessing a bass :D :D
Anyway, Fished on for a while longer and a couple of dogs later said 1 more cast and I off. Bait had only hit the water and the rod started knocking to the tune of a 3lb bass. All fish were returned and swam away strong.
Nice to get a few after a long dry spell for me.
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Re: Tramore Waterford
coaster wrote:They said that a friend of theirs had been fined the night before in the same spot for possessing a bass :D :D
Were they serious? I haven't heard of that before. Fantastic. Shame their gear was confiscated too...
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just shows the fine isint a deterant at all if they were cheeky enough to head back the next night and keep one :evil: :evil: :evil:
how much would it be any way - like you were saying - confiscation of the gear would be a pain in ar*e, probably have more effect in these celtic tiger times :(
how much would it be any way - like you were saying - confiscation of the gear would be a pain in ar*e, probably have more effect in these celtic tiger times :(
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Their friends
It was actually their friends that were caught the night before so hopefully the fine proves a deterrent for their friends!?
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I dont understand why people have to keep bass like this. I was in Malahide about 3 years ago and saw a guy ctach and keep two bass approx 8Ib each caught one after another. Put into a sack and taken away. These fish had probably been visiting the estuary forn years. Such a shame. Just take a pic and put it back. :(
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Eoghan wrote:I dont understand why people have to keep bass like this. I was in Malahide about 3 years ago and saw a guy ctach and keep two bass approx 8Ib each caught one after another. Put into a sack and taken away. These fish had probably been visiting the estuary forn years. Such a shame. Just take a pic and put it back. :(
Taking a small number of fish during the season for eating is one of the perks of the job. However I have to agree, unless you're throwing a dinner party, why would you need 2 8lb fish from one session. If you're going to freeze it, go an buy some bloody Donegal Catch.
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teacher wrote:Eoghan wrote:I dont understand why people have to keep bass like this. I was in Malahide about 3 years ago and saw a guy ctach and keep two bass approx 8Ib each caught one after another. Put into a sack and taken away. These fish had probably been visiting the estuary forn years. Such a shame. Just take a pic and put it back. :(
Taking a small number of fish during the season for eating is one of the perks of the job. However I have to agree, unless you're throwing a dinner party, why would you need 2 8lb fish from one session. If you're going to freeze it, go an buy some bloody Donegal Catch.
Have to agree - I don't mind someone taking a fish for the pot, but taking a bag full of fish is ridiculous.... have seen the same lately on the western lakes, guys catching 10 or 12 fine trout and taking them all away... then they wonder 5 years down the line why the fishing is so poor... then they blame the fisheries boards, farmers, sewage treatment plants, anyone but themselves.... :roll:
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Im afraid im from the put them all back way of thinking, besides chicken tastes nicer and there are plenty of those about..! :lol:
I tried to talk sense to the guy but all I got back was " I eat them anyway bud". I have seen him since keep good sized bass from that mark.
I tried to talk sense to the guy but all I got back was " I eat them anyway bud". I have seen him since keep good sized bass from that mark.
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I agree Eoghan
Here here Eoghan. Long may your way of thinking last. I can't help but think the same way.
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