Bass Fishing at its Best a day that will never be forgotten

A Fantasic well conditioned Double Figure Bass on Bait

Tap,Tap,Tap Mike Mc Cabe was knocking on my shed door at 5 in the morning,,are we off then in a deep lancashire accent,, hang on mate i said ,,Henry is will be here shortly no sooner said than the big fella wandered round the court yard at shady nook our bed and breakfast in SE Ireland Co Wexford the crabs look great 80 prime peeler just busting a gut to get out there ,,car packed all three of us off to the Bannow Estuary Bait Fishing,,on a sunburst Irish September day,,,

Had any Bass before Mic ??Henry asked ,,not a one thats why i have come to see Gee ,heard he can nail a few now and again ,I love to fish Barbel on the River Rother came mikes reply,,,,,,

well after the photo shoot with Henry, the fish started to come thick and fast heres mike with his first ever Bass of around 3lbs he was delighted with this super fish ,,i thought mine looked a little larger though!!
That great days bass fishing on Bait even got a front cover ,

Until this mother of a Bass Came along second cast second fish on prime Irish Peeler,,this must be some kind of record a 12lb fish for a second bass that Mic had ever caught heres a barbel angler nailing bass it is surreal,,Henry was clicking his camera like a man possesed ,,but eventually even Henrys camera was used up with more than enough Bass pictures,,this was fast becoming a day never to be forgotten,,,,,,,,

Mic and Myself with yet another wexford bass what a fantastic day we had 30 Bass to 12 lbs and 2 personal bests for our camera man

Even today Henrys site is headed by a fishy shot from that fantastic days Bass fishing down the Bannow Estuary

and we even made a front cover and from what i hear a little promotion for the Irish tourist board too,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,was it realy that good a days fishing

i think it was!!!??

Club Tropicana Drinks are Free

This pic goes back to 1990 20 years ago this year,,,even in them days i was nailing a few bass on lures ,,i remember this day very well,,the night before the maccie were in nailing eels and sardine against the shore all we could get was the maccie around 200 if i recall it was mayhem,,we decided to come back at first light and low and behold no eels and no sardine they had slipped away in the night with many dead left on the shore,,, so i slipped on my mother of a lure ,,the best in its day the yo,zuri crystal minnow,,orange,,this was the lure of the day and to be fair is still around today and fishing well,,,and theres no kidding with that picture above the proof is in the pudding
a 4lb Bass from North Wales
Hey Up!!! we are in at 4.00 o'clock in the morning in October 1986 that is 24years ago this year my brother alan took this picture of my first big bass on a lure ,,

I will remember that morning till the day I die with Alan nailing a 5 and a 6 lber in quick succsession on a lure that I just can'not remember for all my life ,,,for all you guys out there that are thinking of having a go at lure fishing ,,i am still at it after all these years ,these pics are from 25 years ago great times and fantastic memories

My first big fella on a lure , around 8 and 9 lb's , don't you just love the greys waders and all the designer gear , HaHa !! But seriously what a morning on the BASS ....On Lure's.

Get the gear and the hair cut ,,,where are the Maui Jims!!!!!

another fine Bass nailed on a lure from the 80's , Wham Bam !!!

Kilty Catcher's were the only Lure's in those day's. Here is a fine Bass, in the picture above, caught on Trevor Beach in North Wales in the Mid 80's.