| #1  09-21-2009, 02:53 PM | ||||
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| First Bass Well I've been popping down to the coast for a while, I think its been 7 trips in the hope of catching a bass, although I don't turn my nose up at other species, wrasse mackies scads etc. Finally I managed to get one. It came during a frustrating session at West Bexington, we went left on arriving, normally we walk to the right of the carpark, but this time we chose to go left. Properly equipped, kelly kettle, tea cake, bbq garlic burgeers etc we decided that we would be fishing into the darkness, easier now the nights are drawing in. We did the usual feathers for mackies to have as fresh bait, and had nowt, bit of a shame as anglers to the rigt and left,albeit 60yds away had a few. I did get amackie on sand eel, which I though migt produce a bass, indeed I had bought a couple of packs with bass in mind. As the sun went down;  I (being a coarse angler by trade), set up a 'margin' rod. A 2lb light carp rod, 12lb line and a nigt float just of the breaking waves. The float was being tossed about in the swell, so when I had the bite, I was alerted by the rod slipping across the shingel, and on the end was my first bass, putting up a hard scrap, and I recon weighed about 2-3lb.  As I am not sure what the keeping size is, and sorry for the pic being upside down, (it may have been an aussie bass) it went back, also felt a bit swollen about the belly, as I don't have any experience with bass in the flesh,except at the fish counter, I wonder if the fish was possibly spawn bound, so it went back to get a bit bigger. Anyway, thats a result for me. Delighted.     |
| #2 09-21-2009, 03:28 PM | ||||
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| Re: First Bass Congrats on your first bass fullcreel  , fight like tigers dont they  i think keeper size for bass is 41 cms __________________ If Everyday things are getting you down & stressing you out, Think like a Dog, If it cant be Eaten or Humped, Piss on it and walk away.. |
| #4 09-21-2009, 05:30 PM | ||||
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| Re: First Bass Nice one Fullcreel, glad to see the perseverence has paid off.  __________________ Spahill <:--- --- --- --- It was this big --- --- --- ---:> |
| #5 09-21-2009, 06:05 PM | ||||
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| Re: First Bass Well done mate. Magnificent fish aren't they. And on a carp rod too, must have gone quite well! Nice sunset as well! __________________ Right then, checklist: Rods. Check. Reels. Check. Speckled Hen. Check. Bait…… BAIT! Sh*t, where’s the bait? |
| #6 09-21-2009, 09:02 PM | |||
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| Re: First Bass Well Done Fullcreel. Hopefully I won't be too far behind you in the first Bass stakes. I'm going to hit the back beach at Teignmouth tomorrow night with some Whiting I've just found in the freezer from my last boat trip |
| #7 09-21-2009, 09:15 PM | ||||
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| Re: First Bass nice one and cracking pic well done dave __________________ www.exmouthsaa.co.uk 24 beers in a case and 24 hours in a day simples You won't know unless you go :D...and if you do go!! please let us know :D as thats how the forum thrives |
| #8 09-22-2009, 06:33 AM | ||||
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| Re: First Bass lovely bass,well done matt |
| #9 09-22-2009, 07:19 AM | ||||
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| Re: First Bass Well done mate ! __________________ Richard|Sea Fishing |Carp Fishing| Spud Gun | Zander fishing | Fishing Reports | Hunting Reports |
| #10 09-22-2009, 04:26 PM | ||||
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| Re: First Bass Well done - perhaps the first of many.  __________________ RNLI Governor Nothing matters very much, few things matter at all - Plato ...only things like fresh bait and cold beer - Vagabond |
