snatcher
17-06-10, 06:35 PM
I have got the bass fishing bug again so I decided to have a short "dusk session" last night. Now for a while I had been promising myself to try somewhere different and tonight was the night. Like a lot of anglers I will quite often recce potential new marks on big tides and I thought that this one looked very "bassy" !!!
I arrived at the mark just after 10pm after quite a yomp from where I parked up. When I got to the water there was quite a chop on so I decided against trying a popper and set up with a controller float and a 6" holographic sandeel threaded onto a 2/0 baitholder hook.
First retrieve I had a few small plucks at the lure and suspected either small pollack or coalfish. A few casts later my suspicions were confirmed with this tiny fellah.
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt292/dstephenson1950/1-80.jpg
During the session I was taking one about every third or fourth cast. After about half an hour my rod tip slammed over and I knew I had my first bass on. It put up a great scrap I was sure I had a big bass on. I was quite suprised when I got it in and it was only about the 3lb mark.
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt292/dstephenson1950/2-53.jpg
I had decided to give it until midnight and then pack in. With only a few minutes to go I hooked into my second bass. This fish also fought hard for its size but must have only been about 2 lbs in weight.
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt292/dstephenson1950/3-41.jpg
Well it had been a most enjoyable short session with all fish being returned to fight another day. It is proving to be a very good bass year for me so far,lets see if it lasts !!! :smiile:
John
I arrived at the mark just after 10pm after quite a yomp from where I parked up. When I got to the water there was quite a chop on so I decided against trying a popper and set up with a controller float and a 6" holographic sandeel threaded onto a 2/0 baitholder hook.
First retrieve I had a few small plucks at the lure and suspected either small pollack or coalfish. A few casts later my suspicions were confirmed with this tiny fellah.
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt292/dstephenson1950/1-80.jpg
During the session I was taking one about every third or fourth cast. After about half an hour my rod tip slammed over and I knew I had my first bass on. It put up a great scrap I was sure I had a big bass on. I was quite suprised when I got it in and it was only about the 3lb mark.
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt292/dstephenson1950/2-53.jpg
I had decided to give it until midnight and then pack in. With only a few minutes to go I hooked into my second bass. This fish also fought hard for its size but must have only been about 2 lbs in weight.
http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt292/dstephenson1950/3-41.jpg
Well it had been a most enjoyable short session with all fish being returned to fight another day. It is proving to be a very good bass year for me so far,lets see if it lasts !!! :smiile:
John