North coast

People:me and few mates

Duration:3hr

Tide:lw 5.30 ish

Weather: nw wind 10-15mph

Bait: king rag

Rigs:1hk clipped paternoster 3/0 uptide hk

Results:45cm bass


hi lads,
went out a run last night, i wasnt sure i'd be able to get fishing as our bait hadnt made the trip down the road unfortunatley. lucky enough the other guys got me a "single bag" and i took a run out to meet a few mates.
the lads where well set up by the time i got my finger out so i had a quick chat to them and lifted my worms (cheers boys) and off i went to a really nice looking gulley down the beach, i'd seen this gulley on my way to meet the lads and i was sure a fish would come out of it....well i was right....he wasnt the biggest but its my first this year...its been a slow start this year for me so i decided i was keep this fello for tonights dinner.
i'd been away from my rods for a bit chatting to "the skipper" and took a walk back to my stand, lines where a bit slack even with the grippers on so i gave a few winds on the reels just to take up the slack. i set them down again and went to the car boot to bait up the next traces - these worms where big red wriggly buggers about 10-12inches long, so i'd high hopes of a fish on these.
went back down to my rods with the traces and notice one of them was off down tide - "oh balls" i thought, normally this signifies something has broken the gripper out and tore off down the beach. hung the traces up asap and lifted into whatever was on, "happy days" i thougt, this ones scrapping good!!! played this fish in the surf and got a few nice lunges from it before it came to the shallows. this is when they really liven up!!!
bang bang bang goes the head shakes, "carefull" i kept repeating in my head....fished slowed a bit and with help of the next wave he was on the beach flapping like mad - i love seeing bass, the look awesome so set he rod down, and reached for my disgorger, un-hooked him, briefly checked he was size of my box lid and seeing he was i kept him.
I was one happy chappy - think I even shouted up the beach!!! whoops!!!
this was my only fish but I wasn't complaining, its the start of more to come I hope.
the lads up the beach got a few dropped runs from bass and our resident greenhorn got his first bass too, so he was chuffed and I was chuffed and the others then took up position at respective rod stand to await their fish.
I had to leave early as I only had 5 big worms to use - the others stayed out so they may have had more fish to add.
all in all a quick but very rewarding session.
nice to get out with the "crew" again too.

dave

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Nice one dave

nice bass dave great to see them in, im heading out 2nite so hope i get 1 myself, well done!!!

thanks lads - no doubt we'll bump into each other fagan.

dave

Good job again Dave, you've had more joy than most in recent weeks, well done!!!!

Cracking job Dave! Great to see the Bass back on the North Coast

Monty

Good job again Dave, you've had more joy than most in recent weeks, well done!!!!

thanks dave - yes i do feel a tad lucky recently

Cracking job Dave! Great to see the Bass back on the North Coast

Monty

thanks monty - long may it last too, i had a bad year last year.

dave

well done on your bass and dont worry your not the only one to shout on the beach happy days and more to follow i hope
tightlines
ferg

a spotted ray not so along a go and now a n.coast bass. well done mate
happy days nice fish

Top job dave always good to see a north coast bass

Nice early bass Well done Dave.