North Coast Bass - Got One!

[chuckaroo]

It's been a long time coming! - maybe 3 years and maybe 20+ attempts - but I was graced today by a nice little schoolie bass of about 1lb from the north coast.
I worked most of the beach with a 11' spinning rod and a Tackle House Feed Shallow, wading knee-deep into the surf. The fish struck right in the suds in front of me, maybe 10 feet from me and 30 feet from the shore.
A small fish but nice to see. A feeling of joy to eventually see one on the end of my line, but moreso relief than anything I guess! lol.
Would have been that wee bit more satisfied if it had been 2 or 3lb - which is a common stamp of fish for this beach when they are eventually caught..
Some damage to the dorsal and adipose fins on the fish. But it swam of strongly, back into the suds!
Happy Man.
That'll do...... for now...

[chuckaroo]

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[chuckaroo]

Well done. Your perseverance paid off in the end

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[Rob Millard]

Nice one Charlie!

[johnwest]

Way to go Charlie! Now you can relax and go fishing.

[MC]

Nicely done your patience paid off, but what's the next target?

[jack01986]

Good man Charlie!

[chuckaroo]

Way to go Charlie! Now you can relax and go fishing.

Ha! Indeed Paddy. You all set for this weekend so that we can get a bigger one!!

Nicely done your patience paid off, but what's the next target?

A tope, a specimen flounder, a keep-able turbot from the shore and a BIGGER north coast bass!! lol

[corbyeire]

That really is some going, on a lure, north coast and this time of year
Very impressed with your determination and perseverance
I could well do with some of that

Great pictures by the way

[FisherKing]

Nice one and more to follow, must give the spinning rod a go in the surf

[Sweetwrasse]

Outstanding Charlie! A hard earned fish. Well done on keeping at it!

[chuckaroo]

Outstanding Charlie! A hard earned fish. Well done on keeping at it!

Cheers Robin, hard earned indeed, to say the least. Now for a bigger one..
Hope you have started your ISA savings account and weekly payments for Iceland next year...

[Sweetwrasse]

Some day......!

[chuckaroo]

fair dues chuck ,great to see those expensive lures paying of , where you up benone direction ? been up a few times this season with no luck , or should i say i've never had any luck up there lol

[chuckaroo]

fair dues chuck ,great to see those expensive lures paying of , where you up benone direction ? been up a few times this season with no luck , or should i say i've never had any luck up there lol

up around that neck of the woods family guy, yip
funny, i was speaking to a guy that fished that north coast 40 years ago, he said that they were rare then too! - at a time when fishing on our shores was generally more plentiful....
hard to get. need to put serious time in, or be damn lucky.

[family guy]

seems to be the general consensus chuck, and with game season approaching it only gets harder

[mickser]

Perseverance pays off a long wait and well worth it I would have given up
mickser

[hunterman]

nice fish well done my 2nd fav beach have had sum good times there

[billybob1013]

Nice fishing, a well deserved reward after all your work.

[Danny M.]

Excellent result, fair play!