North Dublin Full Moon Fishing

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SPUDNICK · #1 Post by **SPUDNICK** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 11:20 am

When: 12/04/2021
Who: Myself
Duration: 20:00-00.30
High Water: Around 12 ish I think
Equipment: 12ft beachcaster. Basic home made 2 hook flapper rigs
My Bait: Fresh Rag
Conditions: Perfect
Result: 1 Flattie, 1 Bass, 1 Bream !

Report: Hi, I don't stick up many reports as blanks are a regular thing. Someone I follow on Instagram was talking about making sure you fish on a full moon, so with a full moon and an incoming tide into darkness last night I got going hopeful for anything. What followed was an hour and half of action. Honestly thought I was dreaming.
15 minutes after 1st cast noticed a few quick taps of the rod. Reeled in a small flattie, Blank avoided! Quick photo and returned.

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Re baited and cast out again. Can only have been 10 minutes and another tap then a much bigger nod of the rod. Reeled into it and fish on, definitely something bigger. I knew by the shake of it couldn't be another flattie. Head torch picked up a bar of silver! As I reeled in further I thought maybe a seatrout. A bass. I danced around, shoes and socks soaked, couldn't have cared less. A few photos and eventually got it recovered to swim away. All the blanks quickly forgotten.

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Cast out again not caring if anything else happened, more taps and thought this is mental, 3 casts 3 fish. As I reeled it in thought it was a schoolie bass. Had to look again. A Gilthead Bream. Quick Snap, avoided the sharp teeth when unhooking and away it went.

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Stuck it out for another hour or so but feet were soaked and freezing. Waders at home in the shed

Hopefully it's the start to a good summer. Tight Lines

kstaff · #2 Post by **kstaff** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 11:54 am

Great session there well done!! Write all the factors down and remember them for next set of similar and hopefully repeat this one!

Greendag · #3 Post by **Greendag** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:24 pm

Fair play, great to see a bream being caught off a Dublin beach, haven’t see to many reports of them being caught in this neck of the woods.

Dogbert · #4 Post by **Dogbert** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:50 pm

Excellent session, well done on the bream, hope there's a few more about fabulous fish to catch.

#5 Post by **m.b3** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 2:09 pm

nice one! you will be under pressure on your next session to beat it!

kstaff · #6 Post by **kstaff** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:57 pm

and about 50 of us following him Mark

#7 Post by **corbyeire** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 5:03 pm

Super well done - great result

SPUDNICK · #8 Post by **SPUDNICK** » Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:35 am

Thanks for the comments, couldn't resist going back to the same spot last night. Half an hour in got another Bass on Rag. Roughly 35 - 40cm. Fished on for another hour or so, nothing else. Short video linked below, not great quality. Tight Lines
https://youtu.be/nVXT8Il6tyk

Rod Tips · #9 Post by **Rod Tips** » Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:44 pm

Great sessions. Congratulations on the catches. That Gilt head Bream though?
Awesome.

MightBite · #10 Post by **MightBite** » Wed Apr 14, 2021 4:26 pm

Class. Well done

#11 Post by **THE BROW** » Wed Apr 14, 2021 8:28 pm

Very nice Fish there

Sharky Shark · #12 Post by **Sharky Shark** » Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:53 pm

Well done! Great to see fish like that being caught in north Dublin! I am sure it’s a session you will remember!

#13 Post by **stevo74** » Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:00 am

Well done on the bass and great to hear of a Dublin bream[emoji1303] - fair play.

(It was a new moon this week though which is better again than a full moon.)

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#14 Post by **Kgarr** » Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:55 pm

that's some fine fishing! never saw a bream being caught N. Dublin! well done

#15 Post by **Sweetwrasse** » Sat Apr 24, 2021 5:48 am

Serious result, well done!

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