South coast - 27th December 2008

[RockHunter]

People: Me, Pat, Danny

Duration: Me: 4.5 hours

Tide: HW at 5.30 pm

Weather: Very cold, strong easternly wind

Bait: Me: black lug, razor

Rigs: 3/0 & 4/0 pennel pulleys, 2/0 two hook flapper

Results: Me: 1 bass; Pat: 5 or 6 whiting before I left




Report: I decided to try a beach that I hoped hadn't been netted by the scumbags that have decimated the bass pouplation off several of the East Cork beaches over the last month. There was a bitterly cold, strong easterly wind blowing when I arrived. There wasn't much of a surf as the wind was flattening out the waves. I set up two rods both with pennel pulleys baited with lug/razor, one was cast to moderate distance - and I managed to cast the other about the furthest I have ever reached (helped by the wind). But there was no sign of a bite for a long time.

Pat and Danny arrived about an hour and a half later.

When it was close to high tide I changed tactics - switched one rod to the two hook flapper and cast it in fairly close and the second rod with the 3/0 pennel was cast to moderate distance.

We were hopeful of things picking up after dark. Pat got the first bite - a tiny whiting - which I think he then used for bait.

Shortly after that I noticed that the line on the rod with the pennel had gone slack although I hadn't seen any movement on the rod tip, so I didn't think too much about it until I started to tighten the line and realized that there was a lot of slack line - it could only have been a slackline bite. I quickly retrieved the line until I felt some tension and struck - I could feel a good size fish on the end. It was in fairly close at this stage so it didn't take long before I landed it - it was a 53 cm bass, just over 3.5 lb

It went quite after that. There were some gentle tugs on the line but that was most likely small whiting nibbling on the bait. Pat had a few more whiting at that stage.

I was getting cold and hungry so decided to pack up at about 7.30 pm as the tide was starting to drop rapidly and left Pat and Danny to continue - hopefully they managed to get a bass before they left.

[thighlinescork.com]

some nice fishing over the past 2 months for you frank a good way to end the year
heading out tomorrow morning going to give a rock mark a go on a flooding tide .

[RockHunter]

Thanks Shane,

good way to end the year

There's another 4 days to go yet
I will be heading Waterford direction again tomorrow - so hopefully there might be another bass waiting for me somewhere
Best of luck tomorrow.

[Pat]

Stayed for another hour Frank and managed a few more whiting. No bass though , despite livebaiting with whiting. Danny avoided a dreaded blank, however, and picked up a nice plaice . He also managed a whiting before we left .

[RockHunter]

Danny avoided a dreaded blank, however, and picked up a nice plaice . He also managed a whiting before we left .

Glad to hear that - well done to Danny.

[thighlinescork.com]

i will let you know how i get on hopeful some fish i have around 5 poppers which i have never used so going to give the spinning rod some bashing as it is a new spinning rod also.

[eyesreilly]

Well done all, some fine fish, at least somebodys catching

[Pat]

Frank, why don't you change your username to the 'BassKing' . You're certainly in the running .

[theshoreking]

Bassking, ,

I'll try to avoid ye this evenin in case ye mite get all the fish and cause me to blank Was scoutin about in the west waterford area yesterday and there was a lot of weed on some of the beaches so give yerselves some time in case ye have to move. Nice fishin again.

sk

[beachbuddy]

Nice result lads,went for a walk to the beach the other day and all can say is i take my hat off to anyone who fished with this easterly and actually caught something,well done.
Tight lines

[RockHunter]

why don't you change your username to the 'BassKing' . You're certainly in the running

I have a long way to go before I catch up on yourself.
Although I suppose I havn't done too bad for my first year of bait fishing with 36 bass.

[Pat]

I have a long way to go before I catch up on yourself.

Frank, you keep trouncing me every time I go fishing with you .

[ROADRUNNER]

I have a long way to go before I catch up on yourself.

Frank, you keep trouncing me every time I go fishing with you .

[Pat]

Danny, you stay quiet .