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Best ever bass session - 17th October 2009

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People: Me and Melissa

Duration: 12.15 - 6.00 pm

Tide: HW at 5.30 pm

Weather: Light southeasterly breeze, mostly overcast, mild

Bait: Lures

Rigs: Asturie, Xlayers, Feed Shallow

Results: 12 bass




Report:It looked like Saturday was the last good opportunity for lure fishing for bass before the weather broke and the first of the winter storms sets in. So I wanted to make the most of the day and headed to a reliable East Cork rock mark where I reckoned we had a good chance of a few bass. We got there about 12.15 pm just after low tide. The conditions looked perfect, good water clarity, small waves producing a bit of turbulence but not enough to stir up the sediment and cloud the water and fairly overcast. I started off using an Asturie. I cast it across an area of turbulent water where the rock surface drops off. After about the third cast I hooked a bass but lost him just as I got it to the edge of the rocks. I was trying to get it onto a low ledge but he was was doing some furious head shaking and shook the lure off when only about a foot from the edge :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Shortly afterwards there were a couple of splashes behind the lure but the fish were not hooked. But at least I knew there were a few bass there. I kept casting across the area where I saw the last splash and about 15 minutes later I hooked another bass – it was putting up a good fight but this time it stayed on the hook until I landed it. It was a 52 cm bass :D :D :D :P :P :P

A few casts later I had another – this was also putting up a strong struggle and turned out to be a slightly bigger bass at 54 cm :D :D :D :P :P :P Shortly afterwards I had a third bass, a smaller fish at 49 cm :D :D :D :P :P :P I got this one in a submerged gully with deeper water. The fish hit the lure about 30 m out.

Next cast I had a fourth bass of 50 cm out of the same gully :D :D :D :P :P :P Melissa then wanted to have a go – after a few casts she hooked a bass but unfortunately it came off before she could land it. She was so excited that she had a bass that she forgot to play it in. She kept shouting "I have a bass, I have a bass". I told her to keep the rod up, but before she listened to me the fish came off :twisted: :twisted: She had a few more casts before passing the rod back to me.

Shortly afterwards I got another 51 cm bass :D :D :D :P :P :P By this time a lot of seaweed, straw and various bits of floating debris had accumulated on the surface directly in front of the area where I was fishing, carried in by the southeasterly wind. As I kept snagging bits of weed I decided to switch to an Xlayer to get below the surface debris. I had a few casts without a bite, then had a miscast that landed close to some barely submerged rocks that I was trying to avoid. I quickly retrieved to prevent getting snagged but suddenly there was a strong pull on the rod. At first I thought I was snagged on the rocks then felt a series of sharp pulls – I had hooked a fish. This one was a 48 cm bass :D :D :D :P :P :P The sixth bass of the session - now my bass total for the year had exceeded my whiting total :D :D :D :P :P :P :D :D :D

After a few more casts with the Xlayer I had another bass. This was putting up a very strong fight, and felt a good size fish. It was a 55 cm bass, the largest of the session :D :D :D :P :P :P A little later I got another bass, 50 cm, again on an Xlayer :D :D :D :P :P :P

At this stage there was a lot of seaweed floating on the surface restricting the area that was fishable. I had a few more casts then hooked the ninth bass, another 50 cm fish. I had now equalled my previous best session :D :D :D :P :P :P :P :D :D :D

The bites had slowed down but was hopeful of making it to ten. A little later I got it, another 48 cm bass :D :D :D :P :P :P The next cast I had another bass, slightly bigger at 49 cm :D :D :D :P :P :P

The tide has risen considerably at this stage so I moved back up the rocks and cast across a small embayment. Nothing was biting so I switched back to the Asturie. Twenty minutes or so later I hooked another bass – 50 cm – Number 12 :!: :!: :D :D :D :D :P :P :P :P

I continued fishing until 6.00 pm and tried a variety of other lures but there were no more bites – the bass had moved on.

So that may well be my last lure fishing session of the year, but it was a good one to finish on.
It looks like it will back to bait fishing now for the winter.
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Cod season Winter 2013/14: 117 cod (best fish: 6.5 lbs)
Cod season Winter 2014/15: 193 cod (best fish: 4.25 lbs)

Bass Totals:
2007: 1
2008: 37
2009: 120
2010: 44
2011: 151
2012: 79
2013: 20
2014: 19
2015: 11
2016: 3

http://rockhunter-southcoastbass.blogspot.com
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Re: Best ever Bass session - 17th October 2009

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Cod season Winter 2013/14: 117 cod (best fish: 6.5 lbs)
Cod season Winter 2014/15: 193 cod (best fish: 4.25 lbs)

Bass Totals:
2007: 1
2008: 37
2009: 120
2010: 44
2011: 151
2012: 79
2013: 20
2014: 19
2015: 11
2016: 3

http://rockhunter-southcoastbass.blogspot.com
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Re: Best ever Bass session - 17th October 2009

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Cod season Winter 2013/14: 117 cod (best fish: 6.5 lbs)
Cod season Winter 2014/15: 193 cod (best fish: 4.25 lbs)

Bass Totals:
2007: 1
2008: 37
2009: 120
2010: 44
2011: 151
2012: 79
2013: 20
2014: 19
2015: 11
2016: 3

http://rockhunter-southcoastbass.blogspot.com
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great stuff well done
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Re: Best ever Bass session - 17th October 2009

#5 Post by fishermannum1 »

jes' frank your on fire 8) 8) 8) 8) superb fishing mate well done, thats a dream of a session with a great tally of bass, you must be still bussing from that session :P :P :P
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Cracking stuff Frank serious amount of Bass there 8) 8) looks like you made a good call reckon if the wind blows today and tomrrow like they say it'll be very soupy.
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Well done on your best session of Bass, at this rate you will have the 200 up in no time. :shock:
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Re: Best ever Bass session - 17th October 2009

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Fantastic session, well done :)

Is this the big Asturie (150mm) or the smaller one?
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#9 Post by tazdogue »

Another mighty session, well done!!!!
I have yet to pop my cherry on the lures :oops: and there you are catching 12 in one session, a legend :mrgreen: !!!
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well done frank some session might have to kidnap you for a guided fishing trip :P :mrgreen: 8)
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you are seriously addicted Frank :wink: :P superb session, big well done 8) :)
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#12 Post by dfella25 »

Sorry to disagree Frank but I think your last outing was your best yet. You got home from it :shock: :wink: Brilliant fishing though looks like a lot of ground work is really paying dividends for you. Big congrats on it you fully deserve the rewards.
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Crackin session frank iv got to get out for a bass soon :roll: you should enter your report to the autumn bass comp :wink:
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Thanks guys,
dexfab wrote:Is this the big Asturie (150mm) or the smaller one?

It is the 110 mm - the smaller one

seanie35 wrote:well done frank some session might have to kidnap you for a guided fishing trip :P :mrgreen: 8)

I will have to keep vigilant then and borrow Rockyb's dog
dfella25 wrote:
Sorry to disagree Frank but I think your last outing was your best yet. You got home from it :shock: :wink: Brilliant fishing though looks like a lot of ground work is really paying dividends for you. Big congrats on it you fully deserve the rewards.
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Didn't even come close to falling in the water this time. The conditions and tides were just right for that mark, good water clarity and a bit of turbulence but not enough to stir up the sediment, overcast conditions helped too.
Cod season Winter 2013/14: 117 cod (best fish: 6.5 lbs)
Cod season Winter 2014/15: 193 cod (best fish: 4.25 lbs)

Bass Totals:
2007: 1
2008: 37
2009: 120
2010: 44
2011: 151
2012: 79
2013: 20
2014: 19
2015: 11
2016: 3

http://rockhunter-southcoastbass.blogspot.com
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One word....epic!! Think im going to have to stay away from your posts there killing me,, well done man 8)
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#16 Post by eyesreilly »

Whats left to say Frank :shock: :shock: :shock: ,,,,,,,bloody marvellous,,and well done to Melissa for hooking one :lol: :lol:
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Unbelievable.Great report. I have been trying to catch just one for the past 2 months.I think I will take up knitting.
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Thanks guys,
master baiter wrote:Unbelievable.Great report. I have been trying to catch just one for the past 2 months.I think I will take up knitting.

Keep at it, find a bassy looking mark and fish it through various stages of the tide - you will eventually be rewarded.
Cod season Winter 2013/14: 117 cod (best fish: 6.5 lbs)
Cod season Winter 2014/15: 193 cod (best fish: 4.25 lbs)

Bass Totals:
2007: 1
2008: 37
2009: 120
2010: 44
2011: 151
2012: 79
2013: 20
2014: 19
2015: 11
2016: 3

http://rockhunter-southcoastbass.blogspot.com
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#19 Post by Pat »

RockHunter wrote:...that may well be my last lure fishing session of the year

You'll have to set yourself the target of catching 100 'lure caught' fish :wink: .
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Pat wrote:You'll have to set yourself the target of catching 100 'lure caught' fish :wink: .

For next year I hope you mean?

I checked back on my fishing notebook
Lure caught bass this year = 39
First lure caught bass - 29th August

Details of lures:
20 bass on Asturies
16 bass on Xlayers
1 bass on Hazdong
1 bass on Patchinko
1 bass on jellyworm

So if we get a good summer next year I would hope to do much better. Lure fishing didn't really happen for me until the weather settled down at the end of August.
Cod season Winter 2013/14: 117 cod (best fish: 6.5 lbs)
Cod season Winter 2014/15: 193 cod (best fish: 4.25 lbs)

Bass Totals:
2007: 1
2008: 37
2009: 120
2010: 44
2011: 151
2012: 79
2013: 20
2014: 19
2015: 11
2016: 3

http://rockhunter-southcoastbass.blogspot.com

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