Cork Bass Personal Best

[tomgrey]

People: Me

Duration: 8pm - 12pm

Tide: High at 7.30pm

Weather: Fog and misty rain with some heavier showers, s/w wind.

Bait: Lug

Rigs: 1 up 1 down, 4/0 6/0 Pennel Pulley

Results: 4 bass




Report: I got off for a spot of digging for a planned session the following day. I got lots of the biggest juicyest lug I have ever dug (an inch thick and over a foot long) so I couldn't resist heading straight out, even though the weather wasn't great, conditions for fishing where. Got to the mark and set up after 8pm and started chasing the tide out. I had a few missed bites in the 1st hour but it took about 2hrs to get the first good solid take.

The 1st bass was taken on the top hook of the 2 hook rig and was the smallest at 31cm. The secound was on the bottom of the same rig and was 38cm. The 3rd was taken on the pulley rig which is the one pictured below and was my PB at 55cm I nearly lost him because when I was reeling him in the rod tip got jammed with weed at the leader knot so I had an unbearable minute trying to free it whist feeling the fish with the line in my hand powering away in the surf

Needless to say I was relieved and over the moon to finally land him. I had to get a pic of me holding him so I found a nice rock pool where he started crusing happily while I got my jacket and camera positioned on my tripod, not a camera tripod, my fishing tripod with the aid of some tape . Managed to get a good snap surprisingly enough and he seemed not to mind as he took off like a rocket back into the surf. I had 1 more on the pulley but still only a schoolie at 36cm. All in all despite the weather it was an enjoyable session. Roll on tonight, similar conditions but no rain !!!

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Last edited by tomgrey on Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:25 pm, edited 2 times in total.

nice one mate, no bass for be so far this year but love to see people catching them ,
hope you catch more...

Congratulations on the PB That's a lovely Bass, nice one.
I bet you where glad when you finally got it landed, sounds like it was panic stations for a minute or two. Well done.

they are getting bigger and bigger T.great fishing fine looking bass l!keep it up
tightlines
ferg

nice one tony, fine fish

That's a BIG Bass well done

fine bass tony.

Well done on your PB.
I generally have my rod rest set up at least 8 m from the water so when weed on the leader knot jams in the tip I can still easily haul the fish onto the beach.

super fishing and fine bass well done on the new pb but i am sure it wont bew long before you break it again the way you are catching them at the moment

Well done nice Bass there, bigger and better ones to come no doubt!

good man tom thats some langer you have there

great session tom very nice bass must get out soon im getting cabin fever if the misus leaves me out that is

congrats on your pb bass its a cracker

nice going T,thats a fine fish,nice fishing....

fantastic session! and a crackin bass. congrats

congrads on the PB man a fine fish indeed

That's a beauty!! Well done on PB

Nice bass. Well done on the pb. I can imagine the heart going ninety when the knot jammed with weed. Fair play on landing it.

Nice PB But as im in too photography alot im just wondering why ther backround behind your head is photoshoped and when i brighted up the photo it seems to be taken in a garden. Just wondering as you say he went back into the water thats all.

Well done! Great pics and good post.