Fine end to a great month - new PB - 30th April 2011

[RockHunter]

People: Me

Duration: 11 am to 6 pm

Tide: HW at 4.45 pm

Weather: Mostly clear, sunny, warm with moderate ESE wind

Bait: Lures

Rigs:

Results: 3 bass(to 8.5 lbs)




Report: I arrived at a reliable mark just after low tide on a nice sunny morning. A fairly brisk ESE wind was blowing but it had not yet created a big surf and the water was still crystal clear. It was quite a warm day despite the wind direction. I began to work my way along a productive stretch of the shore with shallow reefs alternating a Feed Shallow with various soft plastics. I had been fishing for about 40 minutes and cast almost parallel to the coast across an area of barely submerged boulders and was suddenly hit by a big bass no more than 2 m out from the shore. It was fighting ferociously and stripped a little line. I gradually worked it in but when the fish was close it began to thrash about violently making it very hard to land. Eventually I got it into a very shallow pool and managed to lift it out. It was just over 8.5 lbs, my best ever bass

Unfortunately I forget to bring my ruler so I didn't get a length. The fish was quite slender so was well below average weight for its length. It would not surprise me if it exceeds 10 lbs by September. I got some photos and quickly released it. I do keep a few bass for the table but a fish of that stature has to be put back.

After releasing the bass I put my camera back in its case but failed to close it properly and before I could place it somewhere secure it slipped out and into a rock pool!!!! The end of another camera. That's about the sixth camera I have ruined in four years. As if that was not bad enough about 10 minutes later as I was crossing a narrow but deep rock pool I lost my footing and fell in ending up with one wader leg full of water!!!!

I continued fishing. As the tide pushed in I moved further to the east and fished across a small bay. As the tide rose I had to move back and was fishing across a very shallow area so switched to surface lures. On about the fifth cast my Asturie was grabbed by a bass. It was a small fish, just over 2 lb, but my first on a surface lure this year

Close to high tide I moved to an area has been fishing well in the last hour before high tide. I worked my way around the bay, trying a variety of hard and soft plastic lures. I reached the far side of the bay and switched back to a Feed Shallow. After about 10 casts the lure was hit by decent bass. It was putting up a reasonable fight and I almost had it in when it got sight of me and made one last dash for freedom, stripping some line, before I turned it and coaxed it back it. This was a 3 lb bass

So despite ruining my camera and getting a soaking I went home happy with a new personal best.

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Last edited by RockHunter on Mon May 02, 2011 1:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.

top quailty frank

well done frank belter of a bass shame about the camera

nice going Rockhunter, another P.B.. I think a lot of personal bests will be beaten this summer..

fine fish frank well done on the new pb

Big well done on the new PB Frank, so soon after the last, Looks like your best year in quantity and quality. Fantastic results, keep it up!

Top class Bass well done Rockhunter

[RockHunter]

Thanks guys.
I did a calculation on the length of the fish using the length of the Boga grip - works out at just over 79 cm!!!
The average weight for a 79 cm fish should be about 11 lbs so the fish should fatten up over the summer and easily exceed 10 lbs by September.

Last edited by RockHunter on Mon May 02, 2011 2:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.

well done frank thats a monster and a fine way to end a great month hope things go aswell this month for you

Beauty of a fish rock. Shame about the camera but I'm sure the new pb got you over that pretty quickly. You must wear a constant smile with all them fish your getting Congrats

Congratulations Frank, you've been flying it with the bigger bass since starting to use the lures. With some luck you might catch the same fish again later in the season and maybe it'll have reached double figures

BTW regards all the broken cameras it might be worth getting a waterproof camera like the Fuji Film XP30, or getting a good quality camera cover such as those from www.aquapac.net.

That's some fish Frank, you did well in finding a calm sea with that wind.

what a monster congrats on the PB and the first fish on a surface lure.Turning into quite the magician when it comes to lure fishing well done id sacrifice a lot more than my camera for that session
roll on May You Might get your specimen yet
tightlines
fergal

once again excellent session frank, congrats on the PB.

Pure class fish Frank and again this year........well done on a PB.

Thats a beauty Frank, and at least you had good compensation for the ruined camera

Fantastic Result Frank - well done on the PB...

Mick

Very Nice Sir

thats a fine fish frank,well done on the pb,,,

Well done Frank, Thats a good fish, in a couple of months it would easy make 11lbs, congrats on the new PB, those feed shallows must be your go to lure now