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Postby darrenh » Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:11 pm

hows the fishing lads want to pick your brians expert bass fishermen just wandering is it possible to get bass on poppers ,spinners at this time of year r is water temp to low heard bass only go for poppers in warmer conditions cheers any marks fishin well for bass can pm wouldnt want to broadcast secret marks still searchin for my first bass seem impossible to catch any info great help lads rory gave me a lot of tips must be doing sumtinwrong :?:
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Re: bass poppers

Postby Conger » Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:58 pm

Hi Darrenh, not the most experienced person but i find that a bubble float weighted with water and a rubber eel (gulp/Storm) about 3 to 4 feet down from this is a great way to fish or a bass wedge...

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Re: bass poppers

Postby teacher » Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:04 pm

Getting a bit late in the year for surface lures. Wait until next May/June.
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Re: bass poppers

Postby teacher » Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:13 pm

teacher wrote:Getting a bit late in the year for surface lures. Wait until next May/June.


I take it back. Bass were still taking surface lures today (29th December) in some lovely conditions.
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Re: bass poppers

Postby inigo » Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:09 pm

I wish it was Xmas already!! :mrgreen: :lol:
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Re: bass poppers

Postby teacher » Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:16 pm

teacher wrote:29th December


Eh, that should be 29th November. Thanks inigo :D
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Re: bass poppers

Postby theshoreking » Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:44 pm

By right it should be gettin a bit cold for poppers but nothin is predictable. Even though the weather is cold with two days, the water may not be as bad yet as we think. In the waterford area pluggin is going well. Three popular marks at the moment seem to be sullivans (seaview), ballymacart (old parsh) [low water only] and the castle (clonea [high water]
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Re: bass poppers

Postby teacher » Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:23 pm

theshoreking wrote:By right it should be gettin a bit cold for poppers


That's what I thought. I only tried a stick bait as a last resort when sub-surface was a bit slow.

One thing I can say for definite is that it was cold yesterday. Very, very cold. :shock:
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Re: bass poppers

Postby theshoreking » Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:41 pm

Teacher thats Interesting,

yo zuri do a plug like the mag popper but i think it is called the mag darter which sort of works just under the surface so that could be worth a shot if they were comin up to the popper.
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Re: bass poppers

Postby teacher » Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:50 pm

You've hit the nail there. The other person I was fishing with was getting more takes on a lure that works on or just below the surface, to a depth of a couple of inches. (See below)

We had to fish the lures very slow to get a take. Twitch, stop, twitch, stop.

The fish were also being very tentative. I missed one fish that was just sitting below and behind the lure and taking little nibbles at the back hook, even when the lure was stationary.

Possible a teaser behind the lure might have worked but my hands were too cold to tie one on :D
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Re: bass poppers

Postby theshoreking » Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:34 pm

Interesting lure. Looks a bit like a lucky craft with a lip. Wd you use a fly for the teaser. I have seen guys use a fly about 3ft above the plug as a dropper on a 3 way swivel as a teaser.

I got fish today on a shallow diving lure alright. Had a biggie follow right in and swirl behind the plug.

aaaargh!
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