Bel ille

June 2009



Above Yannick Cordier the Owner of Ultimate fishing he was the perfect host on our visit to them over in Belle Ille the first day out on the boat
Here Henry is making a Fast move away from a very angry Atlantic Swell
On return he decides which hole to place the soft plastic
Meeting up with French Guides was a highlight of my trip over there they were up at the crack of dawn and nailed some very tasty Bass some well into double figures i watched in amazment at the Tanked Bass at the rear of the boat what a superb sight to see Red Rods rule!!!! we had great time with Yannick ,Bruno and the Ultimate Crew one i certainly will never forget and i think we had a little effect on them too its not all French leading the way in lure fishing dont we know ,we managed some good early morning fishing ,, only at first light the French bass same as ours they are turned on at that time,,thanks lads for your time and showing Henry and I some of your fantastic marks on your island of Belle Ille,,

Review of 2009

Because i have not been filling my blog as i should have i am starting a review of my last years Fishing starting from March and going on through the year if possible i am useless at this stuff but i have a decent set of pictures gathered from 2009 so i will stick them up if all else fails

March 2009






This fantastic looking prime Bass was caught on a De La Lande gt shad blue on the backstrand Tramore Co Waterford this fish was my biggest of this year 10lb 3oz way back on the 15th March conditions were so good many other fish to 8lb were landed on the same day




Here my Mate Cian a pure gent and thanks for the crab mate ,with a 8lb plus crab caught Bass on the same day down on the back strand Ireland is such a captivating place when it is on song for the bass





All our fish caught that great day in march were released to fight another day unusually all the fish on lures came to soft plastics xslayers but mainly shads heres the most sucsessfull below

In my oppinion the best plastic around at the moment the De la lande 110mm gt shad with the channel articulated jig head to a size 2/0 wide mouth hook

That was about it for march with moving over to the UK with work and all that but as we all know family comes first ,,how would i cope what would i do about my Bass fishing??
How can i make myself feel better after my heart has been ripped out having to leave the place and dear friends i loved so much,,

Weymouth and web sites

THE WEYMOUTH PRIZE TABLE

Heres my good friend Adrian with the 3rd place fish in the Weymouth Festival

its been a while since i have posted up on my blog ,,been very busy trying to get a web site up and running for next year seehttp://seabassfishinonlin.com/ herei am very exited about this web site had some help but mainly all my own work and i am feeling better that i have started this for 2010,,

this site includes executive guiding by Graham Hill in the UK and Ireland and i have included other guides that we will be up and running by 2010 expecially Mark in dorset, http://seabassfishingonline.com/ ,,,

Weymouth 2009 heres Tom at first light looking for that big Bass , sadly not today but we tried so hard on the first day Mark was a man mountain showing us some of his secret marks
and thanks to marks great guiding Adrian and mygoodself managed first place in the pairs with the two heaviest Bass in the pairs event,,,it was a exausting weekend but great to see a lot of old mates and of course a few fish

Fields of gold

Again that superb bubble head mega bass lure nails a 5 lb er one of my fave close up bass pictures from my recent visit to see the boys in Ireland notice the jaw grip for total control for unhooking procedures and a safe return of the hard fighting bass in the fast shallow water

I just couldn't resist this picture the now 20 month old gold van staal in a field of barley
i think it would make sting proud it certainly does me!! my own piece of bling but what a reel this is ,,it has had a trial over the last 20 months and has passed with flying colours i just cannot imagine any Japanese make or any other coming close to the class act of the van staal for pure ruggedness and most of all reliability in the world of lure fishing

whooo!!! just look at this place ,,just fishing heaven,,the place we stayed in Ireland recently
got its own pier,launching points and just masses of peeler crab two bathrooms,very comfy and sleeps six easy all bookings for this heaven on earth call me any time on the blog and pat services will be included too ,,so a week of pure magic Bass fishing can be arranged for you

A smiling Henry after a sucsessful mornings Bassing and pat pictured above with a 8 lb plus Bass taken off the top,, and Cian and still working their lures during the walk back in the hope of another cracker,,,Henry alias bandana man dosent look too pleased ,,check out below,,


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAfxEtrcdaE

here another one from the Ireland trip Henry trying to get to a fishing spot further out than anyone else ,,he did not make it but by goodness he tried,,





we had a great time especially for a few fish as August is not the greatest of months for Bass fishing in Ireland i am already planning trips for the big Bass in October and November and off our marks with Pat and Cian we will certainly bump into a big fella or two,,there is a record potential this year for sure....... check out pats guiding blog below to wet you Bass appetite
http://seirelandlurefishing.blogspot.com/


any one interested in a back end this year for some spectacular Bass fishing give pat or myself a call

Heres pat with a superb estuary caught Bass on a Megabass METAL-X Bubbleheader what a nice lure and very effective in the yellow pattern i think it was 16g weight plenty to hold the fast current where the Bass lurked
A great day was had by all

Above is the Ayu feed shallow by far the most succsessful shallow running lure around at the moment deadly over the shallow grounds in Ireland,,,

We had a fantastic time in Ireland last week with the boys and heres a little taster of what is to come
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swz3ro2ZBE4

we always new Henry was a headbanger

http://www.youtube.com/user/cazgee1#play/all/uploads-all/1/xSY7afcTZFQ

and Andy ,,,well done on the retreive

Irelands Call

I am jumping at the moment with the thoughts of returning over the water to my beloved Ireland ,,,i have been planning this trip for a while now with my best mates pat and cian and of course Henry will be of course at the center of the action ,,its going to be 7 days of Basstastic fishing with a load of secret squirrel stuff,,,,,,,heres a couple of lures
that will make your hairs tingle

This is a upside down jig wobbler looks like a new revelation for the Bass a lead articulated jig head jointed to a very well made plug body this is a lure i am sure going to try in Ireland next week heres more including a sea trout wobbler i recon these hybrids will nail the bass

the larger is 18g and the smaller 8g i would like to thank Simon Price of jig wobbler lures for sending these proto types over from Finland to get the show on the road with these little gems