Bass Bass Bass......South Cork Beach 30/10/06 31/10 on page2
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Bass Bass Bass......South Cork Beach 30/10/06 31/10 on page2
People:Just me
Duration:6pm to 8pm
Tide:rising
Weather:Breezy, light drizzle
Bait:Razor and sandeel
Rigs:1 hook pulleys to 2/0 owner worm hooks
Results:Loadsa fish..... :D
Catch and Release:: Yes/No Knocked one on the head for tomorrows dinner, rest were released unharmed.
Report:
Decided on a whim to head out for an hour or two this evening, unfortunately, tackle dealers was virtually cleaned out of bait, what with the long weekend, a couple of big comps on and the cod running at De Wall it was understandable. A packet of razor and a packet of sandeel had to suffice.
I arrived at the beach to find it deserted but with no surf running. It was more in hope than expectation I clipped on a big single hook pulley rig attached to a large razor bait. I usually find on this mark that the calmer it is the further you cast so horsed it out as far as I could. The bait had barely time to get wet before the rod started bouncing, I grabbed and struck and with considerable surprise at my good fortune pulled in a lovely fish not far off the 5lb mark.
If that was a good start, better was to come, I fished 2 rods, both with single hook pulleys and baited one with razor and the other with sandeel. Both rods were bouncing within a few minutes on every cast out with a constant stream of bites. Sandeel was taking coalies to great effect whilst the Bass just could not get enough of the razor with some stonking hits, even having the tripod pulled over at one stage. Phenomenal, frenetic stuff.....fantastic. I finished up landing 5 bass and missing a similar number, the coalie count was 6 or 7 also. As good a couple of hours fishing I have ever had to be honest, it will be hard to match that next time out.
Some eye candy below, apologies for not disclosing the mark but on hearing some horror stories at the weekend from another forum member regarding illegal netting in the area theres not a hope of publishing it. PM only lads.
Duration:6pm to 8pm
Tide:rising
Weather:Breezy, light drizzle
Bait:Razor and sandeel
Rigs:1 hook pulleys to 2/0 owner worm hooks
Results:Loadsa fish..... :D
Catch and Release:: Yes/No Knocked one on the head for tomorrows dinner, rest were released unharmed.
Report:
Decided on a whim to head out for an hour or two this evening, unfortunately, tackle dealers was virtually cleaned out of bait, what with the long weekend, a couple of big comps on and the cod running at De Wall it was understandable. A packet of razor and a packet of sandeel had to suffice.
I arrived at the beach to find it deserted but with no surf running. It was more in hope than expectation I clipped on a big single hook pulley rig attached to a large razor bait. I usually find on this mark that the calmer it is the further you cast so horsed it out as far as I could. The bait had barely time to get wet before the rod started bouncing, I grabbed and struck and with considerable surprise at my good fortune pulled in a lovely fish not far off the 5lb mark.
If that was a good start, better was to come, I fished 2 rods, both with single hook pulleys and baited one with razor and the other with sandeel. Both rods were bouncing within a few minutes on every cast out with a constant stream of bites. Sandeel was taking coalies to great effect whilst the Bass just could not get enough of the razor with some stonking hits, even having the tripod pulled over at one stage. Phenomenal, frenetic stuff.....fantastic. I finished up landing 5 bass and missing a similar number, the coalie count was 6 or 7 also. As good a couple of hours fishing I have ever had to be honest, it will be hard to match that next time out.
Some eye candy below, apologies for not disclosing the mark but on hearing some horror stories at the weekend from another forum member regarding illegal netting in the area theres not a hope of publishing it. PM only lads.
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Cheers lads, sure such is life, a haul like that on saturday would have romped away with the Munster Open..... I manage it on a deserted beach with not even the fishing buddy with me to witness it! Not to worry, a cracking evening that will take some beating. I'm only sorry that I didnt take more bait..... :D
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East Cork Netting
Always great to see a good result, well done Pete!
Just an update on the netting situation. I take it you were fishing your usual East Cork beach!
During the week a half decker was spotted close inshore trying to retrieve a net that had apparently drifted and snagged. The boat failed to get all its net and the remainder was washed ashore near Guileen. The net was estimated at 1000 feet long.
The net contained at least 25 bass, at least 3 salmon, numerous mullet, wrasse, 2 huss to about 10lb and not least, 2 cormorants.
I'm reliably informed that bailifs were present at some stage. I'm told that the net is not illegal as invariably the fisherman was targetting cod or pollack, even this far inshore. I didn't see any pollack or cod in the remains I saw.
Just an update on the netting situation. I take it you were fishing your usual East Cork beach!
During the week a half decker was spotted close inshore trying to retrieve a net that had apparently drifted and snagged. The boat failed to get all its net and the remainder was washed ashore near Guileen. The net was estimated at 1000 feet long.
The net contained at least 25 bass, at least 3 salmon, numerous mullet, wrasse, 2 huss to about 10lb and not least, 2 cormorants.
I'm reliably informed that bailifs were present at some stage. I'm told that the net is not illegal as invariably the fisherman was targetting cod or pollack, even this far inshore. I didn't see any pollack or cod in the remains I saw.
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Oh and lads, when using big baits for the likes of cod and bass, its hard to beat those Owner worm Hooks with the offset eye on them. They have a super sharp point with a fairly wide gape. The beauty of these, as has been mentioned elsewhere is that you seem for whatever reason, unable to hook a fish anywhere other than in the mouth. I had a few cod on these a week or two back and all the fish last night on them. Not one fish was gut-hooked, all were hooked in and around the mouth area. Theres a pic below to give you an idea.
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Why would anyone waste their time fishing for anything else..!!! :-)
What ye have there is a couple of Bass who have been stuffing themselves with sandeels, herring fry, small macks etc for the last 3 month or more. Savage fish, well done mate and fair play for keeping hush. They look better in a photo than in a net.
This time of year is great for big bass.
Ummm.....big bass......awwwwww....................
What ye have there is a couple of Bass who have been stuffing themselves with sandeels, herring fry, small macks etc for the last 3 month or more. Savage fish, well done mate and fair play for keeping hush. They look better in a photo than in a net.
This time of year is great for big bass.
Ummm.....big bass......awwwwww....................
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Just wondering Eoghan, from your own experience, when bass are present in quantities such as this, although you dont necessarily want to change a winning combination, would it be worthwhile to whip out the spinning rod and a lure of some description for a bit more sport. Or do you find that if they are foraging about the sea bed looking for scraps they arent as inclined to chase after a lure? Just curious, great sport it was but somewhat overpowered by the PPT sidewinder I was using.
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