First session in Ireland - Portrush way 22 Sept

[bootster]

I'm finally and thanks to those that made a few suggestions a couple of months back. Couldn't resist a look at the north coast to start with, fantastic place to be. After a bit of a drive and managing to find a few lug I ended up near Portrush and couldn't resist the place.

Must have got set up about 730 in constant rain, which seems about normal round here. One in close and one a fair distance. All quiet for the first hour or two and then a few whiting showed up. Great, I can get them 3 a chuck back home! Then I had a little twitch on the close rod, which I left. Seconds later the 'twitch' tried to pull the rod into the water. The culprit fought much better than a bass about 3.5lb but I'm not complaining, lovely fish it was and with the sea fairly calm I could watch her dart off after a touch of dentistry.

Nothing else of note in the night, packed up about 1100 having had 4 or 5 whiting, a small flounder, 2doggies and the bass. All in all can't complain fir a first session here. Think I'm going to have fun!

[billy the fish]

Happy days mate, with the bass.

[carp angler]

fantastic news on the bass. . .gives me a better confidence in them now than what i did have. . .fingers crossed i might get one or 2 myself

[grady]

nice one fair play on bass and other spesies

[weedave]

well done with that catch. sound like you had fun.

the bass like to be caught close in! good job!

[Al and Jordan]

excellent result bootster some of lads have been fishing those beaches for years and still never been fortunate enough to get a bass. so really well done man what an introduction to what northern ireland has to offer anglers hope it's the first of many for you man

[bigbadtom]

Great result for your first Irish session. The first of many many more hopefully. Well done.

[charlied]

well done. we are trying white park bay on saturday for those siler monsters

[bootster]

Thanks everyone. Great to get out and even nicer to get a few. Had a little gander around Donegal yesterday and I'll be spending some time there too I think. Thus afternoon it's Down to try and find a few marks there.