Back into bass

[mole trapper 1,693]

Health has got a bit interesting again of late, so I've decided (again) more me time.

I used to be really into my shore and boat fishing (more shore) but work, life and a smallholding have put all this on the back burner for way too long.

So I've decided the quickest easy fix to fit in at the drop of a hat is bass lure fishing, well Pollack, mackerel etc too if they are around.

I've still got a lot of tackle here, but I wanted a dedicated lure rod. So today after hospital retail therapy was in order.

Came out with these and a handful of lures.

Next week better tides and overcast, I will be on the north coast

 

[Nicepix 5,650]

Get that plastic off the handle! You'll look like an amateur 

Hope that you enjoy your return to fishing. I think it will be a good way of relaxing and get you a few free meals (once you've paid for that new rod).

[mole trapper 1,693]

But it will keep it clean

I want to use it off Ile de the, there's a lot of bass up arse end as we affectionately call it.

[Nicepix 5,650]

Sounds good. Drop me a message when you know your plans and we'll try and arrange a RDV. I love the Il de Re for the mullet in the creeks. Bass would be a bonus. And we can swap hospital war stories

[Rabid 1,936]

Nice, pleased to hear you getting back into it.

i will drop you a pm regards next week.

[mole trapper 1,693]

Well we got out over polzeath way, it looked so bassy it was unreal. But no fishy on a dishy tonight my mate had one about 3lb following his lure but just didn't commit.

Still a very enjoyable evening out.

 

[Nicepix 5,650]

When I used to fly-fish for bass I  found that pink and white or chartreuse and white shrimp patterns were the best colours. Some of those Clouser flies were so heavy they could easily be cast on a light spinning outfit.

[Rabid 1,936]

Cracking looking spot, you guys are blessed with your coastline, Shame you didn’t hook up but what a way to spend a few hours, fish or not.

[mole trapper 1,693]

12 hours ago, Rabid said:

Cracking looking spot, you guys are blessed with your coastline, Shame you didn’t hook up but what a way to spend a few hours, fish or not.

Indeed! Your not exactly blessed with good coastline in your neck of the woods

[Daniel cain 45,546]

On 20/09/2019 at 15:52, mole trapper said:

Health has got a bit interesting again of late, so I've decided (again) more me time.

I used to be really into my shore and boat fishing (more shore) but work, life and a smallholding have put all this on the back burner for way too long.

So I've decided the quickest easy fix to fit in at the drop of a hat is bass lure fishing, well Pollack, mackerel etc too if they are around.

I've still got a lot of tackle here, but I wanted a dedicated lure rod. So today after hospital retail therapy was in order.

Came out with these and a handful of lures.

Next week better tides and overcast, I will be on the north coast

 

are those reels the diawa opus?

arry off here sorted me out a pair....Will use them for deadbaiting for pike and spinning this winter

[mole trapper 1,693]

No they are daiwa ninja 3000

[NEWKID 27,163]

On 25/09/2019 at 09:44, mole trapper said:

No they are daiwa ninja 3000

I use one of them for spinning, great reels for the money..

[fireman 10,917]

On 21/09/2019 at 22:08, mole trapper said:

Well we got out over polzeath way, it looked so bassy it was unreal. But no fishy on a dishy tonight my mate had one about 3lb following his lure but just didn't commit.

Still a very enjoyable evening out.

 

Looking at that 2nd pic i'd say that's a deep diving Rapala and if i may?, i'd say you'd want a shallow diver for fishing over that sort of water mate and i'd also have a few small eel like lures to try as the bass around rocks are usualy after fry so it's best to try to match the hatch as such if the bigger lures ain't catching....

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[mole trapper 1,693]

The j11 goes down to about 3' if you really crank it in. On a slow retrieve with occasional stops it was going down a foot then popping back up etc.

If we had stayed longer the plan was to move onto soft plastics.

[fireman 10,917]

6 hours ago, mole trapper said:

The j11 goes down to about 3' if you really crank it in. On a slow retrieve with occasional stops it was going down a foot then popping back up etc.

If we had stayed longer the plan was to move onto soft plastics.

I fish off the suffolk coast and it's murky water at best and we've found the j13 in white with a red head to be best with the blue coming second with better sized fish but not as many as such.I've a small boat and troll most of the time but i so wish we had a rocky coast with clear water like you chaps on the west coast do.Have you done any night time lure fishing as i hear in the west it's on the up and id getting a bit of a following?.