Local Bass Mark 5th November 09

Boooooooooooo

Up early armed with live prawn gathered the night before, 3 bites all Cuttle I guess as all headless.

Blowing its tits off and freezing cold.

 

Local mark 27th Oct 9am – 12 pm

Thought I would try with plugs as I have been doing Ok.

Not a touch, may try again tomorrw with prawn.

Local mark 26th Oct 09 06:30 – 12:00

Arrived nice and early and not a touch for about 3 hours.

Relcoacted twice and ended up where I caught the other week.

A chap and his lad came right next to me and started fishing the lad was literally on my elbow, I said I was amazed that an are the size of where I was and he and his lad stood right next to me, as I cast I nearly had his head with my hook.

He went on about plenty of room and no bother, as I cast again and my prawn whizzed past his eyes, totally thich as Fk!!!!

Anyhoo he was catching little gobies and I reeled in 4 Bass just legal size about 1.5lb but I put them all back.

Good morning really as I christend my new Rod 4 times.

Local mark 19th Oct 09

Not detered by my inability to catch a lot this morning I headed for my local mark after a Bass from 18:00 – 21:00.

I had a load of prawns left over so floated them on a Star light, which was tricky tosee to say the least.

Had 1 small pollock and one small whiting, no bass.

Torquay 19th Oct 09

Met Mark at 07:30 and launched from Torquay, flat calm sligt swell initially, which got worse as the day went on.

Mark had a Bass of about 2lbs and a pollock, Ijust had a small Polock.

Got a bit choppy so we landed and went to a local mark with plugs nothing doing so we gave up about 1pm.

Local Mark 12 Oct 09

Arrived at 07:30 with about 40 prawns broke my net handle in the process of gathering them last night, chilly northery wind and a bit of a choppy sea.

1st cast was iffy so recast and bang float went under, after a nice little scrap I landed this lovely Bass 1lb 15 oz, my PB was 2 lbs and I was determind to beat it, 2 oz better and I would havebeen a happy bunny!!

Didnt set up the pic the sun just bounced of it lovely!!

Had a couple more casts and all yielded a bite, but headless prawns = Cuttle so I am told, about the 5th cast a Pollock of about 1lb came to me.

Quite chuffed I carried on and still was getting a bite a cast, landed 2 Wrasse best about 2lb, and got grounded by 2 others which took me straight down to the rocks/kelp.

The wind almost instantly swithed to Easterly and no more bites for abut 10 casts, time to move to a more sheltered area.

Had a few casts and caught another Bass of about 1lb 6oz he swallowed the hook and bled out tried to swish him in the water but he was a gonna. One of my aims was to catch more than 1 Bass in a session, so that was now acomplished.

Had a few more casts and the float went under again, I hit it and SNAP, the tip of my rod (5 section Shimano Exage) snapped above the spigot, what felt like a brick started to move!! had a brief struggle and knew Mr Bass was having a play on the end of the line, felt a bit bigger looking to the water with my polaroids on I saw him and he looked a bit better, perhaps bigger than my 2lb target, a friendly chap netted it for me and he weighed in at 3lb 15oz.

Chuffed as F**k!!!! The best days shore fishing for me so far.

New target more than 4 in a session and one over 4lbs, will I achieve this in whats left of 2009, I’ll try!!!

Local mark 9 Oct 09

Arrived at 7 with a load of Prawn, just one Schoolie and a couple of mackerel.

Chap next to me had 4 2 schoolies and 2 better of 2 & 3 lbs.

Local mark 2 October 09 07:00 – 10:30

Got some lovely prawn last night, and up at 6 for hoping to follow on from last week.

Pretty rubbish, one Wrasse about a lb driting near the weed at low tide and 2 floats lost casting too close to weed so time to come home.

Local Mark 25 Sept 09 – New Personal Best!!!

Up with the Sparrows fart this morning, and arrived about 05;45.

Armed with live Prawn hoping to get a bass or 2, I cast my float out but still a bit dark to see it even with a really pants starlight.

About 07:15  my float ditched and I hooked into it, felt the thuds and knocks and knew it was a fish, also realised it was not darting about like a bass.  After a brief struggle I landed a nice Wrasse weighting in at 3.5lb a new PB for me so happy as a pig in pooh.

Had another shortly after and then Mr Bass came to join the party, only 1,5lbs but nice to get one, would have rather he was 3.5lbs but next time!!

EP 17th September 09 10:00 – 14:30

Armed with Prawn, Rag, Peeler and Squid, I headed off to EP in hope of a Thornie or a Plaice.

Supprised Jason was off and he called to say he would see me there, so had a chat for a few hours which was nice.

I had 2 bite one Plaice looking and another Bassy, but nothing landed for I nor Jason, nor did we see any others landed.

Nice day for Sept tho if not a bit blowy!!