Wexford beach - Bass hunt 17.10.15

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krisreid
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Wexford beach - Bass hunt 17.10.15

#1 Post by krisreid »

JoeBrady88 and I.
Time: 6pm - 1am
Bait: Crab (Live and dead) - ragworm - LugWorm.
Conditions: very windy and a nice chop on the water. Wind eased off later on.
Results - some Wexford silver.

It was decided that we'd hit a new spot, had heard some good reports. Hit the road from Dublin.

I got set up for about 6pm, joe was to follow at 7pm. High tide was due at 11pm.

Night started off with me having a nightmare - bought a rod stand (won't say where) about a month ago, it wasn't able to handle the wind at all, screws fell out - absolute disaster. Luckily Joe is a bit of a handyman - was put back together(ish) but was would only hold one rod.

Anyway, first few hours were quiet, then joe had a we knock and pulled into a schoolie. Excitement ensued as we knew they were around!


A few moments later my rod took a nice rattle - hooked into a nice wee bass.


After that came the fun. Joes rod went 90 and he hooked into a beaut, big bend in the rod. In came this beauty.



Again a few moments later, my rod took a huge bang and just as the rod was about to fall over and go down the beach I hooked into something big. Panic ensued when I thought I lost it, joe kept saying - keep reeling!! He was right, fish was swimming towards me. Got him in and was my PB bass (bearing in mind I don't catch them too often - not for the want of trying). Just short of 5lb.



Joe had another beauty shortly after nice bend in the rod again.

What a night. Not another species at all but we didn't care - 5 bass between us.

Great night and will be heading back very soon.

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Re: Wexford beach - Bass hunt 17.10.15

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Re: Wexford beach - Bass hunt 17.10.15

#3 Post by Derek M »

nice nights fishing like the fish in the last picture. welldone
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Re: Wexford beach - Bass hunt 17.10.15

#4 Post by krisreid »

Derek M wrote:nice nights fishing like the fish in the last picture. welldone
Thanks Derek.


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#5 Post by Deleted User 3488 »

Cracking session lads, well done indeed.
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Re: Wexford beach - Bass hunt 17.10.15

#6 Post by krisreid »

MONKEYwrasse wrote:Cracking session lads, well done indeed.
thanks mate



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Re: Wexford beach - Bass hunt 17.10.15

#7 Post by booner »

nice when you get rewarded for the effort :-) !! what bait was most successful?
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Re: Wexford beach - Bass hunt 17.10.15

#8 Post by krisreid »

booner wrote:nice when you get rewarded for the effort :-) !! what bait was most successful?
Thanks - They weren't going near the crab at all. Taking Lug and Rag. Although lug and rag cocktails also.


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Re: Wexford beach - Bass hunt 17.10.15

#9 Post by booner »

tbh I've had more luck on lug in wexford, crab has never lived up to its reputation for me except at the mouth of the bannow once, maybe certain times of year is why, or more likely it's just me :-p
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Re: Wexford beach - Bass hunt 17.10.15

#10 Post by JoeBrady88 »

Just back from the session 2 small bass, 12 flounder 2 plaice, might head back out in the morning :)
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Re: Wexford beach - Bass hunt 17.10.15

#11 Post by paul skelly »

Savage fishing lads 8)
Give a man a fire he will be warm for a night,
Set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.

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Re: Wexford beach - Bass hunt 17.10.15

#12 Post by ardinn »

Where exactly were you? I was in rosslare last week and there is some very good flounder about. Only the one bass tho in the last few sesh's
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Re: Wexford beach - Bass hunt 17.10.15

#13 Post by lucky13 »

Nice! Good stuff... :wink:

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