Catching big sea bass on lures in the south coast of Ireland. There is also a mrkingfisher3. blogspot.com blog available with tips on fishing gear etc..
Believe it or not with the thousands of bass that i have caught i have only taken home one bass of about five pounds, i really love bass fishing and that is why i promote catch and release because they take so long to grow and mature, a ten pound bass can be twenty years old and these are the ones that we should protect.
@craigohEIRE I use spoon baits in various sizes/weights according to the depth of water that i'm fishing. I have a few favourite spoons like the Toby ,Krill, Kilty and i paint some with my own colour patterns but mainly it's how i put action into the spoon that makes them deadly.
@nooche1 as you can understand it took a lot of searching and checking out tides etc., before the bass were found but they have moved further up the coast recently and cork harbour had a good summer for bass as well as east cork.
Love it, fair play on the CnR too. One question, what time of day..? Early morn pre sunrise..? Does the mark fish for you regardless of time of high tide or only on an early morn or late evening high..?
Great video lads - nice & calm, no bad language, good gear, competent & confident on the rocks & with the fish (not a fan of those Boga-Grip type devices, but I can see how they can make landing fish from the rocks a bit safer for the angler), and ye didn't ruin it with some music that viewers may or may not like. Well done. You reckon I could use my pike gear for lure fishing from rocks for bass? 12' 2.75lb TC rod, mid-size fixed spool with 15kg braid, and various pike lures. Thanks, Mark
Absolutely loved this video, I started to get a buzz from just watching it! I usually catch the ones that get through the nets. I haven't caught a double yet, and watching this gives me hope! P.B. 8&1/2 lbs. (8yrs ago)
With such bad weather i haven't spent much time at the bass but i will be doing a lot over the next few days and i will include the video on working the lures as well. If you go to mrkingfisher3.blogspot.com blog all the lures and spinners that i use for bass are there and even a few poppers and sliders etc. My favourite lures are spoons like Toby's Kilty lures and Abu Krills.
@IIFUSEII1 The legal limit is above 40cm and only two bass per angler per day except in close season when no bass can be taken. I would like to see a maximum limit as well so that all bass over 4 kilos should be returned as they are the breeding fish and will ensure the future population.
@craigohEIRE I will be putting up a video soon to explain the type of action i put into the spoons that make them work so well. There is also a blog starting soon at mrkingfisher3.blogspot.com with tips on gear and fishing etc..
Hi Stefano, if you go to my mrkingfisher3. blogspot blog you will find out the baits, spinners, rod , reel and other fishing equipment that i use when bass fishing. There are also tips on how to be safe when bass fishing and also on how to find bass.
super video..what a day you guys had,is it a secret location and what time of the year was it? I am from youghal and it looks like it is not too far from home..
I have been fishing for bass for bout 2 to 3 weeks now, have caught 3 so far, all round the 4 lb mark. I caught 2 using the sawamura 5" one up shad and the other one on a waveform, im fishing from a beach into a channel and my technique is to leave the soft lure sink to bottom and slowly reel in making sure its hitting the bottom as i reel in. As i am new to this im wondering is this a good way of fishing the lures or is there a better way?
@68Phaedrus Thanks for the comments, you could get away with using the pike rod/reel etc., but you would find a 10ft rod with a 10gr to 60gr load better for casting and playing fish in tight to the rocks. The reel is ok and as for baits and spinners etc., if you go to Mrkingfisher3.blogspot.com blog all the info is there for you on bass fishing.
@ahstueyman I use spoon baits in various weights so that i don't get caught up in the reefs. I will use the lighter sizes around the reefs and the heavier sizes in open ground, i also study the reefs in different water levels and know when to raise up the spoon and when to drop it back down. The spoons are Toby and Kilty lures and also ABU Krills.
@ronancoakley Hi Ronan, to be honest when you have high waves with low troughs i don't bother because the bass rarely come in close enough to cover them, but when you have collapsing waves with deep troughs and foamy water then the bass will hunt right in along the shoreline. As for the poppers wait till you see surface action before using them, they work better when baitfish are about.Try spoon baits like Tobys and Kilty lures they work all year round and have caught me loads of specimens.
HI GUYS IS THERE ANY GOOD SPOTS TO FISH FOR BASS AROUND THE DUBLIN COAST LINE FROM A SMALL 16FT BOAT? AND WHAT KIND OF LURES AND BAIT PLS. PS GR8 VIDEO C&R TOP MARKS LADS!
Nice video and nice fish MrKingfisher! is it completely safe for the fish to pick them up by putting your fingers up through the gill? I've never tried this way as it looks a bit gruesome and looks like the fish's head is about to rip off, I always put my thumb down into it's mouth but it's hard to get a good grip this way. Also the other thing I worry about is the seals, I go bass fishing from my jet ski in South Wales and there's always loads of curious seals swimming around me, I worry that they'll mistake my rapala deep divers as a real fish and get hooked by it! should this be a real concern or am I being stupid?
It is safer to pick the fish up by the mouth but when the hooks are inside the mouth it is better to use the gills but be extra carefull as bass have very sharp gill slits. Buy a boga grip it will save you a lot of hassle and there are very cheap boga copies around now. Be aware of the seals sometimes they are just curious but they are after your fish and not your bait, they are too smart for that.
catch and release is the way to go my view as always been it is more important to return the the bigger prime breeding bass they are capable of producing hundreds of thousands of eggs if you want one for the table take a 2 to 3 pounder they are much better eating fish
@flyingseamouse I just design flies for sea bass, salmon, monster trout in the colours that i think resemble the bait fish that they are feeding on and i repaint and strenghten cheap lures to the colours that i want and these work for me as you can see.
What your doing is good but bring the lure up in the water column then let it drop back down again, normally the takes are on the drop. Make the lure move erratically by popping the rod tip upwards and then sideways reeling in the slack line to keep in contact with your lure. The more you make the lure look like a wounded fish the better your catch rate will be. I will be making a video soon showing how to work lures.
@flyingseamouse My best sea bass fishing has been in november / december when i have caught my biggest bass ( 20+lbs ) and the biggest quantity 65 in one session with pictures to prove it. Unfortunately as best to my knowledge bass seem to frequent the waters of north east, east, south and south west coasts but not as far up as galway. I have had anglers from galway emailing me that they don't meet them when sea fishing but you can use my flies and lures for pollack and coalfish.
Hi Phil, bass patrol these areas on incoming or outgoing tides the trick is the find out which one. I have had great success in one particular area but only on a dropping tide never on a coming tide, the most successful bass baits i use are a sand eel pattern Kilty spoon/lure and Rapala skitter walks, the Kiltys in medium to deep water and the Skitter walks in low water / reef areas. There is more information on baits and tackle on my blog at Cast, Hook and Strike sea bass fishing blog.
Thanks for the comment, i have caught these fish to over twenty pounds but i have heard that stripers can go to over fifty pounds, now that would be some fight.
@atraue7 If you click the button next to ( 21 videos ) at the top of my video there are two fly fishing for bass videos showing there and i will be putting up some more soon.
Hi Mark, sorry but i don't know any marks around dublin for bass but if you ask at some of the tackle shops i'm sure they will have good local information. My blog at mrkingfisher3 blogspot has all the information on baits etc,. for bass fishing.
@ronancoakley Hi Ronan, if you check out my (mrkingfisher3.blogspot.com) blog all the information is there. The rod is a Hardy 10ft (15 - 60gr ) casting rod and the reel is a Shimano Stradic 6000fb loaded with 12kilo braid (350m). I also have a 10ft Daiwa Regal ( 15 - 50gr ) casting rod which only cost me 45euro and is a great bass rod. The spoons are in various sizes from 10gram upto 40gr depending on depth and sea conditions that i'm dealing with and i will be showing all on a video soon.
+erica gertrude Hi Erica, we don't touch the gills only the gill cover when holding the fish, with extremely sharp gill plates and spines on its dorsal fins including the anal fin if you don't handle them properly you can be hurt quite easily.
Believe it or not with the thousands of bass that i have caught i have only taken home one bass of about five pounds, i really love bass fishing and that is why i promote catch and release because they take so long to grow and mature, a ten pound bass can be twenty years old and these are the ones that we should protect.
what a sporting man you are so nice to see you return the fish i love to catch theses too
Catch and release is deffo the way to go! You gonna let the secret out as to where this is?? Lol
Great video! Fantastic Bass and a very sporting approach.
Glad you enjoyed it
@craigohEIRE
I use spoon baits in various sizes/weights according to the depth of water that i'm fishing. I have a few favourite spoons like the Toby ,Krill, Kilty and i paint some with my own colour patterns but mainly it's how i put action into the spoon that makes them deadly.
Great video lads, some big old bass to, well done for catch and release, enjoyed it.
Mike J.
@nooche1
as you can understand it took a lot of searching and checking out tides etc., before the bass were found but they have moved further up the coast recently and cork harbour had a good summer for bass as well as east cork.
Love it, fair play on the CnR too. One question, what time of day..? Early morn pre sunrise..? Does the mark fish for you regardless of time of high tide or only on an early morn or late evening high..?
Great video and real nice bass too. I've never been Bass fishing here in the north of Ireland but this summer Bass will be my target species.
Best of luck they are a great fighting fish especially on fly.
Some great catches well done lads
Great video lads - nice & calm, no bad language, good gear, competent & confident on the rocks & with the fish (not a fan of those Boga-Grip type devices, but I can see how they can make landing fish from the rocks a bit safer for the angler), and ye didn't ruin it with some music that viewers may or may not like. Well done.
You reckon I could use my pike gear for lure fishing from rocks for bass? 12' 2.75lb TC rod, mid-size fixed spool with 15kg braid, and various pike lures.
Thanks,
Mark
Absolutely loved this video, I started to get a buzz from just watching it! I usually catch the ones that get through the nets. I haven't caught a double yet, and watching this gives me hope! P.B. 8&1/2 lbs. (8yrs ago)
They look just like striped bass without the stripes. Great video by the way. Well done.
With such bad weather i haven't spent much time at the bass but i will be doing a lot over the next few days and i will include the video on working the lures as well. If you go to mrkingfisher3.blogspot.com blog all the lures and spinners that i use for bass are there and even a few poppers and sliders etc. My favourite lures are spoons like Toby's Kilty lures and Abu Krills.
@IIFUSEII1 The legal limit is above 40cm and only two bass per angler per day except in close season when no bass can be taken. I would like to see a maximum limit as well so that all bass over 4 kilos should be returned as they are the breeding fish and will ensure the future population.
@craigohEIRE
I will be putting up a video soon to explain the type of action i put into the spoons that make them work so well. There is also a blog starting soon at mrkingfisher3.blogspot.com with tips on gear and fishing etc..
well done on the catch n release lads awesome video btw ..
Perfect, definitely gonna use that technique, looking forward to more videos, keep up the good work, thanks.
@Thebassman888 They were Tobys, Kilty and ABU Krill lures in various weights depending on water depth.
@nooche1
your welcome and check out mrkingfisher3.blogspot.com for more hints and tips on bass fishing.
Hi Stefano, if you go to my mrkingfisher3. blogspot blog you will find out the baits, spinners, rod , reel and other fishing equipment that i use when bass fishing. There are also tips on how to be safe when bass fishing and also on how to find bass.
its grate to see people catch c&r bass of that size
super video..what a day you guys had,is it a secret location and what time of the year was it? I am from youghal and it looks like it is not too far from home..
Great video......makes me want to go fishing.
@tipaction
Thanks for the comments and if you are interested i will be putting a blog and videos on you tube on how and where to catch big bass.
I have been fishing for bass for bout 2 to 3 weeks now, have caught 3 so far, all round the 4 lb mark. I caught 2 using the sawamura 5" one up shad and the other one on a waveform, im fishing from a beach into a channel and my technique is to leave the soft lure sink to bottom and slowly reel in making sure its hitting the bottom as i reel in. As i am new to this im wondering is this a good way of fishing the lures or is there a better way?
@68Phaedrus Thanks for the comments, you could get away with using the pike rod/reel etc., but you would find a 10ft rod with a 10gr to 60gr load better for casting and playing fish in tight to the rocks. The reel is ok and as for baits and spinners etc., if you go to Mrkingfisher3.blogspot.com blog all the info is there for you on bass fishing.
some very nice bass there guys well done, also very nice to see them being released :)
fare play for letting him go,nice bass
@ahstueyman I use spoon baits in various weights so that i don't get caught up in the reefs. I will use the lighter sizes around the reefs and the heavier sizes in open ground, i also study the reefs in different water levels and know when to raise up the spoon and when to drop it back down. The spoons are Toby and Kilty lures and also ABU Krills.
@ronancoakley
Hi Ronan, to be honest when you have high waves with low troughs i don't bother because the bass rarely come in close enough to cover them, but when you have collapsing waves with deep troughs and foamy water then the bass will hunt right in along the shoreline. As for the poppers wait till you see surface action before using them, they work better when baitfish are about.Try spoon baits like Tobys and Kilty lures they work all year round and have caught me loads of specimens.
great stuff !! love bass fishing myself got sum lovley fish this year catch and realease the way to go !!!
some very nice bass there guys, nice to see fish of that size being released :), could i ask what lures you were using?????
Wow, nice video! Size of those bass is impressive.
Nice to see them going back ;-)
HI GUYS IS THERE ANY GOOD SPOTS TO FISH FOR BASS AROUND THE DUBLIN COAST LINE FROM A SMALL 16FT BOAT? AND WHAT KIND OF LURES AND BAIT PLS. PS GR8 VIDEO C&R TOP MARKS LADS!
Nice video and nice fish MrKingfisher! is it completely safe for the fish to pick them up by putting your fingers up through the gill? I've never tried this way as it looks a bit gruesome and looks like the fish's head is about to rip off, I always put my thumb down into it's mouth but it's hard to get a good grip this way.
Also the other thing I worry about is the seals, I go bass fishing from my jet ski in South Wales and there's always loads of curious seals swimming around me, I worry that they'll mistake my rapala deep divers as a real fish and get hooked by it! should this be a real concern or am I being stupid?
It is safer to pick the fish up by the mouth but when the hooks are inside the mouth it is better to use the gills but be extra carefull as bass have very sharp gill slits. Buy a boga grip it will save you a lot of hassle and there are very cheap boga copies around now. Be aware of the seals sometimes they are just curious but they are after your fish and not your bait, they are too smart for that.
@MrKingfisher3 is the location a secret???????thanks for the reply.
What county is that I live in Waterford and that looks like a good spot.
@Eoghanbass2000
The mark can fish in low and high tide but the best time has been early morning when i have caught most of my big bass (10lb plus ).
catch and release is the way to go my view as always been it is more important to return the the bigger prime breeding bass they are capable of producing hundreds of thousands of eggs if you want one for the table take a 2 to 3 pounder they are much better eating fish
Wow amazing catches, where in the south do you fish?
@flyingseamouse I just design flies for sea bass, salmon, monster trout in the colours that i think resemble the bait fish that they are feeding on and i repaint and strenghten cheap lures to the colours that i want and these work for me as you can see.
What your doing is good but bring the lure up in the water column then let it drop back down again, normally the takes are on the drop. Make the lure move erratically by popping the rod tip upwards and then sideways reeling in the slack line to keep in contact with your lure. The more you make the lure look like a wounded fish the better your catch rate will be. I will be making a video soon showing how to work lures.
@flyingseamouse My best sea bass fishing has been in november / december when i have caught my biggest bass ( 20+lbs ) and the biggest quantity 65 in one session with pictures to prove it. Unfortunately as best to my knowledge bass seem to frequent the waters of north east, east, south and south west coasts but not as far up as galway. I have had anglers from galway emailing me that they don't meet them when sea fishing but you can use my flies and lures for pollack and coalfish.
Is this by Whiting Bay/Goat Island West Waterford????
that was an amazing catch!
Catch and release top marks
what part of cork i this filmed in?
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Darragh
No kill perfect ;-)
@srdanimilan its on the south coast of ireland.
20lb? thats huge and not far off the british record, well done.
What Beautiful Scenery and Top Sporting action, what outfits are you both using there, massive long rods to combat the snags around you.
Hi Jason, the rods are 10 foot casting rods 15gr / 60gr class ideal for rock fishing for bass.
many thanks
@nooche1
it was in july and not to far from you.
So its all about the gullies? Am i correct?
What plugs/lures do you use?
Hi Phil, bass patrol these areas on incoming or outgoing tides the trick is the find out which one. I have had great success in one particular area but only on a dropping tide never on a coming tide, the most successful bass baits i use are a sand eel pattern Kilty spoon/lure and Rapala skitter walks, the Kiltys in medium to deep water and the Skitter walks in low water / reef areas. There is more information on baits and tackle on my blog at Cast, Hook and Strike sea bass fishing blog.
+MrKingfisher3 Cheers gunna give it a go over the next few days so any info is great! Keep up the videos
@MrKingfisher3 is the location a secret???????
@MrKingfisher3 thank a lot for the help..much appreciated.
great video guys..super.
do u ever fish for bass on the fly
Good work !!
Thanks for the comment, i have caught these fish to over twenty pounds but i have heard that stripers can go to over fifty pounds, now that would be some fight.
Awesome..guessing they using surface lures
Hi Steve, actually Kilty lures in sandeel colour with a very erratic action imparted into the retrieve.
I wonderful vid.
Thanks for the comment.
In and around Cork harbour.
NICE VIDEO !!
where in cork is this i live in cork
I would love to catch a bass like that,that is what I dream of thanks for the reply.
Thats a great tool for lifting the fish !
+Brown Andrew Hi Andrew, that was a boga grip, i only use it the odd time these days to hold the fish in water while i remove the hooks.
What was the weight of the first and the last fish?
N Studden The first bass was over 12lbs and the last fish was probably specimen size just over 10lbs.
@atraue7
If you click the button next to ( 21 videos ) at the top of my video there are two fly fishing for bass videos showing there and i will be putting up some more soon.
Well done,not everyone is capable of releasing fish that size.
Hi Mark, sorry but i don't know any marks around dublin for bass but if you ask at some of the tackle shops i'm sure they will have good local information. My blog at mrkingfisher3 blogspot has all the information on baits etc,. for bass fishing.
IS THAT LAHINCH
You are right and the pity is that all the big bass are female and they will breed the next generation of big fish if only they are put back.
i think its down by cork
Around Cork Harbour.
MrKingfisher3 im going to guess foutainstown - myrtleville??
You again?!
They look just like striped bass without the stripes
@ronancoakley
Hi Ronan, if you check out my (mrkingfisher3.blogspot.com) blog all the information is there. The rod is a Hardy 10ft (15 - 60gr ) casting rod and the reel is a Shimano Stradic 6000fb loaded with 12kilo braid (350m). I also have a 10ft Daiwa Regal ( 15 - 50gr ) casting rod which only cost me 45euro and is a great bass rod. The spoons are in various sizes from 10gram upto 40gr depending on depth and sea conditions that i'm dealing with and i will be showing all on a video soon.
c n r weldone guys.
Cork.
Please dont pick them up with your fingers in their gills if you are going to returmn them ,those tissues are extremely delicate. thanks
+erica gertrude Hi Erica, we don't touch the gills only the gill cover when holding the fish, with extremely sharp gill plates and spines on its dorsal fins including the anal fin if you don't handle them properly you can be hurt quite easily.
No.....
just so