Whiting Bay 1st Bass 07

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Whiting Bay 1st Bass 07

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People: Me and a mate

Duration: 6-10

Tide: hw 7

Weather: Cold

Bait: Fresh lug, razor and some frozen Lug

Rigs: 2hook clipped,2 hook flapper

Results: 2 bass, :lol: codling,6 coalies, flounder and whiting

Catch and Release:: Yes/No Bass for tea tomorrow



Report:Having being fishing Youghal for cod and not been on the beaches to much. Heard of a few bass being got around and of course CORTAZ giving everbody lessons. Decided to head for whiting bay as the wind seemed right for a nice surf.
Looked nice as we arrived but the wind must have turned as the surf died. First cast we both nearly lost our rigs there was that much weed about.
Headed to a different part of the beach Not expecting to much. 2nd cast the flounder around high water. a few small coalies after that. Got a nice rattle on the rod and sure it was a bass it was the codling about a pound.
Another rattle and a coalie about a pound again. Could see something at the rod then it went slack reeled in thought it might be a codling no a nice Bass around 3lbs. my mate got one a few minutes later about the same size. I got mine on frozen lug my mate got his on fresh lug tipped with razor. Nothing much after this a few more coalies and whiting
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#2 Post by cortaz »

nice 1 ferg 8)

p.s.
there must have been a lot about :roll:
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"Bass, there future in your hands, support catch and release"
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#3 Post by Kraken »

Nice one Ferg, :D :D

Must open my Bass account yet this year :oops: :roll:

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#4 Post by pete »

Well done Fergus, damn sight easier than winching 12 oz of lead up from 90 metres I'd say :lol: !
Sea Species(25) bass, codling, whiting, turbot, seatrout, stingray, pollock, coalfish, longspine scorpion, ballan wrasse, dogfish, ling, pouting, poor cod, dab, mackerel, smelt, sandeel, launce, bull huss, painted ray, thick lip mullet, golden grey mullet, rock goby.
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#5 Post by Jon »

Well done Ferg, never met anyone who's caught anything in Whiting Bay before !
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#6 Post by Mr_Green »

happy day ferg..may it b the first of many!!
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Bass Bass Bass

#7 Post by Ferg »

Out again tonight
Tried B Quinn Couldn't fish it too much pull on the water and seaweed.
moved to a different location
2 bass
CORTAZ I,m catching U
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Re: Bass Bass Bass

#8 Post by cortaz »

Ferg wrote:Out again tonight
Tried B Quinn Couldn't fish it too much pull on the water and seaweed.
moved to a different location
2 bass
CORTAZ I,m catching U
ferg, your not only sleepwalkin,now your sleeptalkin. :lol:
stay away from MY bass dude :twisted: :twisted:
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..but I'm a liar really
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#9 Post by cortaz »

Jon wrote:Well done Ferg, never met anyone who's caught anything in Whiting Bay before !
:twisted: what are you sayin, :evil: what are you sayin bout whitin bay :twisted: i,ve killed men for less :shock: :lol:
its a fantastic beach for bass and sea trout, it held the irish bass record up till a few years back(17lb?)
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"Bass, there future in your hands, support catch and release"
..but I'm a liar really
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/foru ... 12&t=45629
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#10 Post by Stan »

Am fishing Whiting Bay 45 years. Never produces numbers of fish but the quality is always good. Like everywhere else it got a name locally and the nets ruined it. My father caught a 28lb skate there around 1970 and his friend one of 40lb. As a young fella and not able to cast the distance I used to get a lot of plaice and flounder.
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