| #1  09-11-2011, 12:27 PM | ||||
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| Bass Galore Friday evening and after the mid week blow, conditions were calm and mild. So I headed off to ST Helens in search of a Bass or Sole. Met up with Paul at the carpark and we were set up by 8.30pm, soon after we were joined by Lighty. I had one rod out with worm on a sole rig the other a pennel and large squid or mackerel baits. Well the crabs were active, as baits were being stripped within 10 minutes. I eventually managed 2 small smoothound on worm and Lighty a couple of small school Bass. Fed up with feeding the crabs Paul and I moved further round away from the rocks on to the sandy beach and within 5 minutes I'd landed a Bass of around 1.5lb. We stayed till 2.30am but with the tide ebbing fast bites had stopped completely. Saturday evening decided to give the Sole fishing a miss and go all out for a Bass, so decided on a spot. Arrived for 9pm, there's not much room at this venue, and beachcasters are to big so took my Bass rod and a carp rod. Running ledgers on both a 4/0 pennel on the Bass rod and a single 4/0 on the carp rod. Mackerel chunks on the carp rod and the heads on the Bass. Within minutes of the bait going out I had a run on the carp rod, which I missed. After 15 minutes of constant bites I finally connected and landed my target a hard fighting Bass on a carp rod, great sport. It went 2lb 2oz.  Photo taken she was slipped back, rebaited and the bites continued. I was getting nothing on the Bass rod baited with mackerel head so after a couple of hours changed this to a whole squid, within minutes I had a good take and it felt reasonable good, landed it went 2lb 8oz, whilst I was unhooking it the rachet went on the carp rod and a Bass of around a pound was landed, so photo of both.  Well I promised the wife I'd only fish till midnight and now it was 1.15am, oooops, so thought I'd better not push my luck so reluctantly called it a night with the bass still feeding. In total I had 9 Bass between 1lb and 2.5lb all returned alive. I know this venue can produce bigger as I've had them before, but it was great sport on very light tackle, will be back very soon. __________________ 2011 species: 25     |
| #2 09-11-2011, 12:46 PM | ||||
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| Re: Bass Galore Sounds like a great bit of sport on the light gear Davey! I,m waiting for these winds to drop a bit to get out and try for some bass. Nice one!  __________________ Steve 2012 Species:Bass,Huss,SS Sea Scorpion,3B/Shore Rockling,Launce,Mackerel,Sand Goby,Sand Smelt,Pollack, Coalie,Conger |
| #3 09-11-2011, 12:52 PM | ||||
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| Re: Bass Galore Nice sesseion on the silvers there Davey ........  __________________ Mike.. Take nothing but pictures, Leave nothing but footprints, Kill nothing but time Mike`s Fishing Photo Gallery |
| #5 09-11-2011, 03:57 PM | ||||
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| Re: Bass Galore I curse myself, I was going to go for it, the first pint led to another, then another, then another.......you get the picture, welldone nice report, Tidy. __________________ Sponsored also by Speckled Hen, Pear Cider,australian merlot and to be Honest anything with alcohol...hic |
| #6 09-11-2011, 03:59 PM | ||||
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 Re: Bass Galore Great job mate - there some good sized fighters and as you say i bet theres a few monsters lurking about __________________ Shore Species 2012: Dab-Flounder-Herring-L.S.Dogfish-Pouting-Shore Rockling-5 Bearded Rockling-Small Eyed Ray-Turbot-Whiting |
| #8 09-11-2011, 04:45 PM | ||||
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| Re: Bass Galore Great fishing, Bass on light gear = excellent fun!!! all the best. Jason __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> |
| #9 09-11-2011, 07:12 PM | ||||
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| Re: Bass Galore Nice pictures and report there buddy,well done  |
