Waterford Bass 18/04/14

[Bassy Tom]

People:Me

Duration:3hrs

Tide:mid to low water

Weather:Absolutely Cracking!

Bait:Soft & Hard Lures

Rigs:

Results:1 Bass 43cm




Report:
Was hoping the Waterford coastal rock marks would produce fish this weekend so i set off at 5 this morning to a favorite mark. I fished it till an hour after high tide but not even a sniff of a fish. After that i figured my best shot of a fish would be where the water was a little warmer, so i headed for an estuary mark to fish up to low water.

Things looked really good when i arrived. The tide was running nice and strong and i could actually see some bass sitting right on the border of the current and the calmer water. Plenty of small sea trout were jumping as well.

I decided to start with metal spinners, casting out beyond the fish and retrieving through the current to the stiller water. After about 20 mins without any interest i decided to change things up and opted for a pollock colour in the SF-125. I cast right where the current met the still, counted to 20 , gave a couple of turns of the handle and paused, then began a steady retrieve. I repeated this two more times and then ..... BANG ... Fish on!

After making about a dozen or so unsuccessful outings it felt really good to FINALLY have a nice Bass on. My first fish for 2014, a good healthy 43cm Bass.

Tom.

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Last edited by Bassy Tom on Fri Apr 18, 2014 7:31 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Nice

Nice one!
I was expecting the Fiiish eel to have done the damage. I was getting the salt ready for my hat

Well done on the bass.

Not bad.

what is the water clarity like at the moment?

Well done Tom, great report and nice fish to kick off the season with.

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Hon Tom. Nice fish.

Deserved


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nice Bass lad, well done.

Nice fish to get the season under way!

Not bad.

what is the water clarity like at the moment?

water was crystal clear for a change.

nice fish! nice to have water clearing

Well done lad

Nice one!
I was expecting the Fiiish eel to have done the damage. I was getting the salt ready for my hat

Dont put the salt away yet Jim, watch this space

thanks for the comments lads.

nice bass well done tom

Well done on the bass, the stop and retreive works well this time of year.

You're remark on clarity is bang on, it's clearing up nicely
Now if I could just find the fish . . .