Fanore beach, Co.Clare 25/01/08

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#1 Post by **stevecrow74** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:18 am

People:me and corbyeire

Duration:4(ish)hours

Tide:fisher either side of high

Weather:see video(below)

Bait:frozen lug , squid , crab, mack, razor

Rigs:one hook clipped

Results:see pic(below)

Report:
nice bit of surf running :shock: :shock:
caught a flounder on second cast on half a crab 3/0 hook

[img]http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/227/25012008172xp4.jpg[/img]

the weed wasnt a problem, old ropes and nets were though :evil:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLLUwEOzuLU

#2 Post by MC » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:25 am

nice spot, looks like a nice bass beach, is the crab you used the frozen stuff i gave you or did you manage to get fresh stuff

#3 Post by **stevecrow74** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:28 am

MC wrote:nice spot, looks like a nice bass beach, is the crab you used the frozen stuff i gave you or did you manage to get fresh stuff

aye its a bass beach.. just that the bass only make rare appearances here :?

fresh crab.. this side of the country :roll:

#4 Post by **happyguy73** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:16 pm

Nice flounder! well done Steve

I know what you mean about rope and nets! It seems to have more than its fair share!

It is a actually a pretty reasonable bass beach and I would have to disagree that bass only make rare appearances there, its just a beach thats pretty sensitive to conditions

A bit of time & research needs to be put in to find out when conditions are favorable for bass fishing there. A few of the more senior anglers I know gave me some advice which was a start.

I fished it 3 times late last year and had bass on two of those occassions, the two fish were over 3lb and another bass was lost.

sandeel accounted for each fish as its a bait that seems to work well there

Also heard results of a comp there last year and a bass was taken so they are about! :)

#5 Post by **corbyeire** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:18 pm

well adam good to hear you got into the bass

as ever for me another blank in fanore - thats 7 blanks there in a row!!!

:x :? :cry: :roll: :wink: :lol:

anyway steve forgot to tell ye about the biggest haul of the night - a wooden palette came in for me - along with a smattering of rope/twine/weed

funnily enough my gear held for that fecking thing - and then snapped on the next 2 casts to rafts of weed!!!

say i had about 8 casts all night with the weed/rope clearing!

had a rogue wave up to me waist, didnt see it coming at all

and as steve said the beach was exhilarating

#6 Post by **happyguy73** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:38 pm

Cheers Brian,

I must be up front and say that I made bass fishing my obsession last year and fished for nothing else really! so they were well earned when I got them lol, I had some great fishing from other marks too though with my biggest bass being a smidgen over 6lb which made me very happy.

but my main problem was getting time to get out fishing.

Your pallet sounds like a good fight!

I had the best fight of my life in Fanore too, from a huge leather banded postal sack!!!which I was full sure was a monster Ray!! lol dragged me all over the beach with the tide too lol

Its a deadly place for rogue waves!! seriously dangerous on a good tide! least you will be aware next time, very dangerous though,and is notorious for shifting sands beneath your feet and much better to not wade there.

#7 Post by **corbyeire** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:59 am

the waves rip and change direction in an instant - i suppose it has to be expected in those conditions!

postal sack, now thats a new one!

#8 Post by **stevecrow74** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:13 pm

corbyeire wrote:postal sack, now thats a new one!

i wonder is MC missing his after his unfortunate trip up north :shock: :shock:

#9 Post by **happyguy73** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:08 pm

It certainly was a surprise to catch anyway :)

like a big drogue!! dragged me up and down the beach and filled my mind with visions of a decent fish!!

#10 Post by MC » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:46 pm

stevecrow74 wrote:
corbyeire wrote:postal sack, now thats a new one!

i wonder is MC missing his after his unfortunate trip up north :shock: :shock:

no, but if you find a few spools of yellow shock leader let me know :lol:

#11 Post by **shambobala** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:28 pm

nice to see fanore produce something live anyway, i'm sick of the place no matter how it looks too many blank hours on that beach. :-(

nice one

#12 Post by **stevecrow74** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:41 am

i dont think i have blanked there yet.. had a few close calls but saved by things like weavers and postage stamp sized turbot :shock:

#13 Post by **corbyeire** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:42 pm

shambobala wrote:nice to see fanore produce something live anyway, i'm sick of the place no matter how it looks too many blank hours on that beach. :-(

nice one

im there with you dave :)