My first bass!!

People:
me
Duration:
2hr 45mins
Tide:
hw at 22.30
Weather:
se winds, dry, over cast
Bait:
rag, Berkley Frenzy Surface Popper
Rigs:
1hook up tide rig
Results:
caught a small pollock on the bait rod on first cast, retrieved bait and re cast out. Decided while letting it soak would try a bit of lure fishing. Cranked out the telescopic rod and the berkley surface popper. Worked my way down the beach, 3-4 casts at each 5m interval. On the the third interval hit a bass about 15 yds from shore. Absolutely delighted, its my first one and spent a very very long time trying to catch one!!!



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3 years trying to pop one off the surface. Congrats

congrads on your first bass,nice one,now thats it,now way back hooked up on bass lure fishing?

Excellent Job, Well done!!! How did you catch the cans??? What rigs, trace, bait etc??

theres no better feeling well done

thanks all, its nuts i finally know what everyone means now when they say you know when you've caught one. Strong little buggers.

I've been targetting bass properly for the last 3 or 4 years, feels really good to finally know a mark after many many hrs blanking! I always thought i'd pick one up from bait but I think I might start leaving that rod at home now!!

[fishy1987]

congrats lovley bass and to get your first on a popper is unbelievable

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Congrats-They say you never forget your first!!! Love the Becks fish measure

Congrats on your first bass Alan, nice fish there.

Nice one amigo,one of many to come,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

congrats on your first with many more 2 come

Congats nice fish

Nice one ! But what is a poppers???

Nice one ! But what is a poppers???

a top water lure that pops

fine fish. and great way to catch one. well done

thanks all for the well wishes Had a lovely dinner last night of pan fried bass. It was the wife's first time trying bass and she asked me when I was going out again!!! I understand now why its such a luxury but for now if I catch anymore they will go back in unless they beat this one.

I went with a popper because of the rough ground I wish fishing after loosing many spinners or wrecking them from scraping off the rocky bottom.

Here's a handy article about poppers, helped me decide to go get one

http://www.gofishing.co.uk/Sea-Angler/Section/how-to/Sea-Fishing-Advice/Fishing-Tips/Advanced-species-tactics/Bass-on-poppers/

Well done on your Bass, im 3yrs trying to catch one on the surface no joy

Fair play man that's a nice bass congrats on your 1st bass..... and to get the green light from the misses is unbelievable....

well done mate the first of many