A few more bass - 1st April 2012

[RockHunter]

People: Me

Duration: 8.30 pm - 2.00 am

Tide: HW at 2.00 am

Weather: Light northerly breeze, overcast

Bait: Razor, crab

Rigs: 4/0 pennel pulleys, two hook flapper (3/0 hooks)

Results: 5 bass, 1 Flounder, 1 Dogfish




Report: After spending the day gardening I headed out for the beginning of the rising tide on Sunday evening. I had intended to dig some lug but having spent all day digging in the garden I couldn't face doing it again for another hour. I had a few crabs and took three packs of razorfish. The razor fished very well for me last week so I reckoned that would suffice.

Since there was just a light northerly breeze I expected the sea to be flat but was surprised to see a moderate surf rolling in. I set up two rods. One with a 4/0 pennel pulley bait with crab, the other with a two hook flapper (3/0 hooks) baited with razor. The tide was just beginning to push in by the time I cast out. About ten minutes later as the light was fading I spotted some subtle knocks on the rod with the crab, picked it up, felt another light tug, struck and hooked a fish. It was fighting strongly and a few minutes later I had a 47 cm bass flapping on the beach.

There was then a long slack period with only a 33 cm flounder taken on the crab. About three hours before high tide I began to get bass bites but the fish were cautious, dropping the bait before I had a chance to strike. Eventually I succeeded in securely hooking a 43 cm bass on the two hook flapper.

I had a few more missed bites and then had a good knock on the same rod. This felt to be a better fish and was fighting strongly so I was expecting to see a decent size bass when I hauled it out of the surf but it was a bass double, two small fish on the two hook flapper rig. They were both much the same size, about 35-36 cm.

After that the bites began to slacken off. I was still getting the occasional knock but nothing was hooked. I had used up all the crab and switched the other rod to razor as well. A little later I had a strong tug and was convinced I had another bass but it turned out to be a large dogfish. Shortly after high tide I had the smallest bass of the night on a razor baited pennel pulley. This little guy was only 29 cm but still gave a lively fight.

So not as good as my previous session at the same beach, but with 5 bass, 1 flounder and 1 dogfish I was happy with the session, which brought my bass total for the year to 50.

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Last edited by RockHunter on Wed Apr 04, 2012 1:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.

lovly fishing bud

Nice fishing

Another great nights fishing frank

your making it look easy now frank well done

great fish youve been catching congrats on reaching number 50 ferg

well done frank nice few bass great to see

Well done Frank you're on a fantastic roll at the moment - already at 50 bass for the year and it's only early April It seems like a lot of smaller bass have come inshore since the really hot period of weather started.

50 and it only the start of arpil at the rate your going frank it will be 100 by the start of the ban great fishing well done

well done frank, is it a bass fish farm you go to

well done frank, is it a bass fish farm you go to

Well done, Love reading these reports, makes me jealous as hell but love it anyhow!

i love reading your posts mate - even though it outshines our bass on the north it still gives me great feeling to know whats around ireland.

thanks man

dave

more great fishing frank
jeese, i'd be happy with 5 bass by the end of the year never mind 50 only 4 months in
keep the reports coming man