Rebel County SAC

REBEL COUNTY S.A.C SPIN THE WHEEL FUNDRAISER 🇮🇪🇮🇪🏆 !!

REBEL COUNTY S.A.C. has sponsored a brand new Anyfish Anywhere 14ft Fixed Spool Rod to help send our Junior Angler Callum Looney off to be part of the Irish team heading to Dover in the UK to represent club and country !!

We are going to do a live spin the wheel with 50 spots available at €10 per spot revolut
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+353872919452 . Once all slots on the wheel we will commence the draw live on face book through this club page . Thank you all for the support of our junior anglers making up the youths Irish team , with out the sponsorship and support it would not be possible so thank you all in advance from us all at the REBEL COUNTY SEA ANGLERS AND GOOD LUCK 🤞🏆🇮🇪🇮🇪💥🥳👏👍🫡

MONATRAE BAY AGAIN 🙄

Saturday 21st of March saw the rebels head for monatrae bay again but a scheduled choice this time as last time it was a back up venue . The 4th leg of our 2026 master angler comp fishing from 4:30 to 9:30 and after a week of south easterly winds switching to a south westerly on the day was sure to produce fish though the hours of daylight fishing involved and the blistering sun light was a gamble . This time with 4 different flavours of TIC-TACS we gave it a shot . About 30 seconds from cast off new member Peter Burton put the first fish on the cards with a schoolie bass , and a pace that quick draw mcgrath would have been proud of . Hoping it was a sign of something good but generally its short lived especially with day light hours and time of year . Next on the fish some time later was Stephen watkins with a 34cm bass and an early contender for biggest round fish pool .as for daylight that was all she wrote especially with most flounders gone off to spawn from our shores . Awaiting darkness and a dropping tide we knew things would pick up . As darkness fell it did just that , not to any great numbers but it gave the rebels something to push on for . Mainly smalls and as usual no sign of dogfish when you need them . Some lads found a sweet spot and were able to make the better pace . With a turn out of 20 anglers we knew the fish count would still be poor as most winter species have all ready migrated to off shore as well . The variety of species also gave the rebels confidence in their tactics and then knew they were doing nothing wrong and I must say they caught everything that was in front of them . New member on the day was Mark Costello welcome aboard Mark , good to see you out with the rebels 👏 lines in was called , and most anglers had found a few fish , time to head back to the cars to tally the scores !!
1st place STEPHEN WATKINS 8 fish 246 points 🏆
2nd place john martin 8 fish 219 points 🏆
3rd place Ben HAMMILL 4 fish 117 points 🏆
4th place Shane olden 3 fish 88 points 🏆
5th place Gabriel Mat 3 fish 83 points 🏆

1st place juniors Callum rebel no.1 looney 🏆
2nd place juniors noel lane 🏆

Biggest flat John martin , 19cm flounder 🏆
Biggest round Stephen watkins 34cm bass 🏆

Species caught on the day !!
Bass 22 , coalfish 9 , whiting 3 , flounder 1 , poor cod 1 , weaver 1 , gilt head bream 1 !!
Total fish caught 38 !!

Baits used on the day .... Fresh crab , rag , lug , black lug , Maddie's and muscle meat !!
Frozen sandeel , mackerel , bluey , crab and razor clam !!

All in all it was a pleasurable day out as always especially with the sun shining on us 🌞. Anyone looking for a loan contact Stephen watkins AKA SMALL SOD 😂, tho he just missed the full house he managed the triple crown winning first place , biggest round and our club ran bonus ball scratch card worth another 100 euro ... well done Stephen 👏🏆
Thanks to all our followers and sponsors as always and our next comp is on the 4th of April fishing clonea strand where we hope to bring you another good report and the odd dash of banter for good measure as always . Catch ye on the next one .... UP THE REBELS 🫡🙏🎣👏💪💥💯🏆🏆🎣

--Rebel County SAC-- Species Hunt Report🎣

May • June • July • August

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🌼 MAY – A Cracking Start and a Bass to Remember

May set the tone for the summer, and leading the way was Leo Napier, aka Leo the Lion. Great work in taking Angler of the Month with a great run of species and steady scoring. He’ll be presented with his Fish Locker mug and voucher at the next comp — and that's a real badge of honour around here.

One of the biggest talking point of May has to be Benji’s superb 10lb 14oz bass during the Tag-A-Ray comp. After a long day’s fishing, he produced a serious fish worthy of any Cork or Kerry shoreline.
Massive credit goes to George O’Hare, who assisted with the landing and nearly donated himself to the tide more than once. The bass gave a fight — but George gave the entertainment, stumbling around the rocks like a fella who was after a few to many

Top 5 – May:

1. Leo Napier – 9 pts – 5 fish

2. Chris Greene – 7.7 pts – 4 fish

3. Martin O Hare – 5.1 pts – 3 fish

4. Sean O’S R – 5 pts – 2 fish

5. George O’Ha – 2.8 pts – 1 fish

A strong month with good species variety and a few daycent catches.

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🏖️ JUNE – Slow Fishing, Big Moment

June was quieter across the board, with conditions making fishing feel more like guesswork than sport. Still, one moment shone through the gloom: Noah Tahran’s new club-record 84.5cm Garfish.
A long, sleek, spectacular fish — easily one of the best catches of the season.

Points – June:

John O Mahony – 7.2 pts – 3 fish

Vlad Nosov – 5.4 pts – 2 fish

Noah Tahran – 2.4 pts – 2 fish

Sean O’S R – 1.9 pts – 1 fish

You know it was a slow month when one fish gets a fella on the leader board

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🔥 JULY – Things Kick Back Into Gear

July brought life back into the marks, and right at the centre of it was Vlad Nosov, who claimed Angler of the Month with a phenomenal 154cm tope.
A fish of real strength — the kind you would usually only see on a David Attenborough documentary.

The month also featured:

Sean O’Sullivan Ryan landing a cracking 107cm smoothhound (while preparing super cute sea shell wedding favors for his upcoming big day)

John O Mahony pulling a hefty 70cm dogfish from Kennedy pier in Cobh— clearly on his home turf

Shane Olden, who somehow turned a goby session into a wrestling match with a stinger on size 6 hooks and light 8lb line
The netting operation was… memorable. Let’s leave it at that.

Top 5 – July:

1. Noah Tahran – 20.3 pts – 9 fish

2. John O Mahony – 15.1 pts – 10 fish

3. Sean O’S R – 13.2 pts – 6 fish

4. Shane Olden – 10.6 pts – 6 fish

5. Vlad Nosov – 9.2 pts – 3 fish

A busy month with some excellent scores all round.

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☀️ AUGUST – Records Rolling In

August was one of the most productive months of the season, with 3 new club records falling in quick succession:

Shane Olden — 15.5cm Tompot Blenny

SHANE OLDEN - 3 beard rockling 43cm .

Vlad — 15cm Dragonette

Two small fish, but proving the old saying that size doesn't matter,(sometimes anyway) and a propper 3 bearded rockling .
With the tie settled by points, Shane takes Angler of the Month with a strong 25.4 points

Top 5 – August:

1. Kieran Ryan – 28.8 pts – 16 fish

2. John O Mahony – 27.1 pts – 10 fish

3. Shane Olden – 25.4 pts – 11 fish

4. Benji Hammill – 17.6 pts – 8 fish

5. Noah Tahran – 14.7 pts – 7 fish

Some fantastic numbers here — August really delivered for the Rebels.

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🎣 WRAP-UP

Across four months we saw everything:
big fish, surprise Personal bests, new club records, dramatic net jobs, and enough stories to keep the what's app group lit up thru out the summer months.

Special thanks to our supporting sponsors,

John at Fish Locker for his inspiration, tips and prizes

Noel in the Tackle Shop, for keeping the lads stocked and skint

Murray’s for emergency last-minute tackle and bait raids

The Angling Hub for all our mail order tackle needs

DAYCENT PRINT for all our printing and paper work .

Donatello’s Pizza, the official meal of shattered broken anglers after a long competition.

Here’s to the next stretch — more species, more craic, and more pure daycent Rebel County fishing.

Well done to every angler who put in the time and effort

Until next time ,Up the Rebels👍🇮🇪

Report written by John O Mahony.