End of my lure season?

Well... out last Friday and tonight wed. with lures and soft plastics (trying out the slug-go,s)
Not a hint of a bass or any mullet etc.
So.... a planned trip on the yak early next week for Pike on the Fly....(or lure if i fail miserably)
The Slug go (9.5") rigged weedless looks great in the water, but a learning curve is coming i think....

6 p.m. November 16th 2010

And i wanted to go shore fishing for Bass this week... time slips away......

Codling are in.

Got a day out in the yak today to have a crack off the cod.
I used my shimmy boat rod and reel with big Razor baits in a size 4/0 hook.
And i also brought a light spinning rod (ugly stick) with a shimmy nexave 4000 reel and some hokkais and slug go 7.5" to troll for Bass, if any still about.
Total was two Codling and one Pollack with a K9 thrown in for good measure!
Lovely day on the water, but a little chilly!!

withdrawal symptoms.

withdrawal symptoms.

Nearly a month since i was on the kayak.
Need a fix soon.....

Night time fly fishing.

Went out tonight with the fly rod for a few hours...but had no luck.. in fact the place seemed life-less... the change of seasons is truly here...

Favourite catch of the season?

Its not over yet... but what were my favourite catches....
One was nearly 8lb and had blue eyes and blonde hair, and being female again, made the overall odds 4 to 1...
A great season........




(not over yet!)

Lure fishing today.

I went out to a well know spot near the mouth of Cork harbour today.
The plan was to do some Plastic lure and jelly bait spinning for Bass on a flooding tide, but when i got there the water was churned up and brown. It was well sheltered from a south westerly which was blowing hard, but i failed to connect to anything more than weed.
Another angler was doing something very similar to me and he had no luck also (this makes me feel a "little" better)
Of course we could both be wrong!!!
It felt warm and the moving around had me sweating in my gear....

Jazz Bass.

Its the Jazz weekend here in Cork, and on a Friday night, with a big 4.m. tide, what else would you do, but try for a late season Bass.
We Corkonians don't go much for the Jazz anyway!!
I set up with a Storm Jointed fire tiger, and after a dozen casts hooked my first fish.
Two seconds later it was off... i have crushed the Barbs on most of my trebles and paid the price...
Cursing myself, but also telling my dented karma that i AM doing the right thing by crushing barbs, i pressed on.
Next i tried a jelly eel ( sidewinder type).. and a hit later, it came back minus its paddle tail!!!
OK... there ARE fish here... what am i complaining about??
After a LOT of different soft lures, i put on a "slug" type jelly on a jig head and work it through the tide....BANG!
fish ON!
Now i have it on, i don't believe it!
But, i calm down and play the fish walking backwards, to beach it and YIPPEE.....did it!!
I tried Razor clam for a couple of hours later, but there are too many shore crabs munching the bait...
I fish on into the darkness, but nothing but huge shore crab, and its pelting down since i got here.. the wind is bad too (not me!)
Also, my old Imax jacket leaks, and i pack it up,and head back to the car... frozen!!!
But a very happy chappy!!!
Now to look at a replacement....being warm and dry is the most important thing in the winter.


Nice... is it my last Lure caught?

Perfectly hooked...

Storm jointed Thunder fire tiger..

Sidewinder type eel.. (mine had a red tail and mack stripes)

Great release this one ..lots of life in her/him..