In Irish Fishing Diaries James Barry tells us of the preparations and the great day had at the Irish Bass Festival which was held 1st, 2nd and 3rd of July.
110 anglers enjoyed a nice Westerly wind and the bass addicts got their hit. Tactics, previous big fish and favourite lures filled the conversations.
Friday morning saw the start of the competition and the Absolute Fishing guys were on hand with advice and help for all. The 5am registration meant anglers could start at 6am. The fish frenzy commenced !
James tells us:
The prize format is simple, the angler who catches the biggest fish is crowned winner of the Irish Bass Festival and gets to take home the coveted bass trophy, there is also prizes for second and third biggest fish. A hotly contested section among the serious bass guys is the best three combined. And there is also a visiting angler section and a juvenile section. The winning anglers for the 2016 festival were as follows…
Juvenile winner – Niall Hogan (57cm)
3rd Place – Gazzy Croke(70cm)
2nd Place – Chris Power (70.2cm)
Best 3 combined – Gazzy Croke (70cm, 69cm, 65cm = 204cm)
1st Place & Visiting angler winner – Michael Larkin (74cm)
Catches this year were excellent and reports coming into us where of some good catches from the rocks and estuaries. The majority of the fish caught were in the 50-65cm bracket (9-15 years old)
See the Diaries full report: Irish Bass Festival 2016
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