27th Febuary 2009 crabbing

Heres kian with a super Bass of around 7lbs he landed last november from the strand this fish took a fury shad on a articulated jig head fished at depth the phone went this morning with him babbling on in corkish lingo about how exited he is about tommorows fishing trip and with the prospect of a fish like this bass below who wouldent be,kian ,pat and myself will be on lures and bait tommorow and conditions are looking goodBack to the crabbing,, went out to my traps today and hammered some fine irish winter male peeler crab about 7 dozen in all see below,i will be sorting the prime ones for my bait tommorow!!,but seriously this time of year in the south of ireland if you want serious bass,cod and flounder fishing crab is the only bait dont the ones below just make your mouth water

Heres a picture of my crab grounds ,it looks so calm and easy can you spot the chutes! these are set 6ft apart low on the mud facing away from the sea ,,

when going crabbing all of you out there that do it will know the correct gear is essential i have some breathables with neoprene legs with reinforced knees the were given to me by michele a dentist and bass lure freak from grenoble france he has been coming over to Ireland to stay with us for 4years now he gets some serious bass on lures in the summer and he was the first person to introduce me to the red rods 3 yrs ago anyway these waders are called venir they have a stocking foot so boots are needed and always wear gloves rubber gauntlets are ideal tape up around the arms and of course a big bucket to put the crab in always wash off the crab when finished and place in a polystyrene fish box with a damp towel over and under for storage