[Dan Smith]

Hi guys, just have to share this with you. Fished a mark in wexford last Saturday, and I was almost about to give up and complete ten blanks in a row. I normally fish surface lures to a point and fish soft plastics back, usually patchinko/z claw up and sluggo back. I decided to try a Sakura Snoop SP that I got off Bass Lures.co.uk and wallop my rod was almost pulled from my hands. There was a massive kelp bed between me an the fish which I new by this stage was a potential pb. I had to get to clear water, so I waded to my right around a rock face and fell to my knees still holding the rod. Landing this fish would be a lot easier now, thoughts of losing this fish started entering my head. I've great faith in the Lunker City hook 5/0 and thankfully it held firm. After landing and weighing the bass I was still shaking. I could'nt believe it a 10lb 10oz bass at long last. Pinch me I'm still dreaming.

 

[Marc Westwood]

Love the last photo, superb fish well done.

 

[bob jameson]

Dan , well done mate it just goes to show that you must never give in 1 blank or 10 !! sooner or later it all comes good , belter of a fish well chuffed for you

 

[Simon L]

That's a clonker Dan !!! :clap: :clap: Awesome !!!

 

[trev richardson]

Fantastic Dan......You must be chuffed to bits....I'm really pleased for you mate...:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D

 

[Steve Lewis]

Brilliant stuff Dan, well done, super fish of a life time

 

[Meirion Evans]

Fantastic stuff fair play if i could catch hald that size id be more than happy

 

[kevin pugh]

brillant catch dan .....i feel there is gonna be one hell of a bass for me when i catch that first one after all the blanks i've had lol

 

[Dave Irving]

Simply a stunning bass, Really well done!!!

 

[pat connolly]

a big well done dan thats a lovely fish i love the last pic.

 

[mike symons]

Well done Dan a fantastic fish you had there.

 

[Ben Pratt]

Great fishing mate!!

 

[andrew grimshaw]

What a magnificant fish it must have been quite a scrap. Must be quite a feeling catching a fish like that.
Well done.

 

[John Orrells]

[FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Superb fish Dan:jump:, chuffed to bits for you. I see you've got one of those new Boga Labrador's as well ;-)[/FONT]
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[Tim Griffin]

Feck me that's a fat bass! Bloody well done. Time to smoke that big fat celebratory cigar. A double on a lure - a dream come true....

 

[jbarry]

Cracking fish Dan well done,, last pic is excellent!!

 

[Darren Edwards]

LOVE IT.Welldone dan!!!!!!superb pics mate,cheers daz.

 

[Andrew Walker]

Awesome fish Dan!!! Great fishing fella!

 

[Dan Smith]

Thanks lads, Yeah Tim she was a very short (26") but she made up for it in girth. She hugged the shoreline for a while when I released her, just as well as there was a seal mooching around 150yds out, so I took a quick pic. and she just moseyed out real slow like she sensed danger. I'LL BE BACK !

 

[Michael Hall]

Superb fish!!! You never know what your next cast will produce, Well done.