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#1 Post by galwaydude »

Hi to all the board contributors, ive found the site really interesting. Ive been trout n salmon fishing for years and want to go back to my roots...i.e sea fishing. In particular Im interested in exploring the west coast in the pursuit of bass.....they must be out there somewhere :) . Id appreciate any kind of a heads up from anyone that knows the coastline and is happy to share knowledge of spots, tides, best baits etc. Thanks and keep up the contributions guys :)
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#2 Post by fred funk }{ »

Cant help you out on locations but I'm also in pursuit of the 'Silver one' on the east coast, heading down to Wexford this weekend, I even have my recipe ready :D
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#3 Post by nige »

galwaydude wrote:Hi to all the board contributors, ive found the site really interesting. Ive been trout n salmon fishing for years and want to go back to my roots...i.e sea fishing. In particular Im interested in exploring the west coast in the pursuit of Bass.....they must be out there somewhere :) . Id appreciate any kind of a heads up from anyone that knows the coastline and is happy to share knowledge of spots, tides, best baits etc. Thanks and keep up the contributions guys :)


your going to have your work cut out for you looking for bass on the galway coast.
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dont forget that the bass ban starts on the 15th may
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#5 Post by gfkelly1969 »

welcome to the site galwaydude
best of luck with the bass hunt,i think you will need lots of luck.not easy get them

some web sites say bass can be got in Kilkieran and Camus bays,the beach below Barna ,Seaweed Point and between Blackrock and Salthill and At New Quay, Rynn Point
i heard of them caught around Blackrock before i don't know about the other places

i think i may have hooked one twice in clifden bay last year,got the fish close to shore but lost it,it looked like a bass but might have been a sea trout could not tell for sure it was spinning around very fast and put up a good fight
i met a old man a few weeks later and he said the spot was good for bass when he was younger
i hope to try the spot at the weekend before the bass ban comes in if the weather is ok
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#6 Post by corbyeire »

they are extremely rare around connemara and galway bay

rogues turn up from time to time - but could never really be worth the fishing effort

you would be better off trying from fanore in north clare and keep going SOUTH!!!
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#7 Post by rustyhookthomas »

fred funk }{ wrote:Cant help you out on locations but I'm also in pursuit of the 'Silver one' on the east coast, heading down to Wexford this weekend, I even have my recipe ready :D


hope the bass fishing was good as you have one day left to try that recipe! :)
roll on june 15th to try it again!
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#8 Post by fred funk }{ »

rustyhookthomas wrote:
fred funk }{ wrote:Cant help you out on locations but I'm also in pursuit of the 'Silver one' on the east coast, heading down to Wexford this weekend, I even have my recipe ready :D


hope the Bass fishing was good as you have one day left to try that recipe! :)
roll on june 15th to try it again!


The recipe wasn't needed :cry: It was a fairly disappointing nights fishing but thats fishing for yo :D
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