Perranuthanoe 10th 11th & 12th Sep

[bulletproof]

With a dexter wedge for Bass. Morning and evening for 3 days.

Sadly all blank.

[scottish_and_mental]

Originally Posted by bulletproof

With a dexter wedge for Bass. Morning and evening for 3 days.

Sadly all blank.

That's a pity mate. I have had some nice Bass off that beach on Ragworm this time of year

[bulletproof]

Interesting. Did you attach the rag to a lure or something?

[scottish_and_mental]

Originally Posted by bulletproof

Interesting. Did you attach the rag to a lure or something?

fished to the right of the steps with a simple 2 hook rig on the bottom.. normally after dark .. i have tried various leadheads and jellies without luck in and around that area but would now go for bait every time
lug,rag and sandeel ( live will outfish EVERYTHING ) are all deffo worth a try
Steve

[bulletproof]

So you have a weight at the end just like a feather rig would?

I fished all over the beach from left to right (actually up to me waist in water mostly). Was a bit weedier than usual.

Is Bass fishing a non-starter during daylight?

[scottish_and_mental]

Originally Posted by bulletproof

So you have a weight at the end just like a feather rig would?

I fished all over the beach from left to right (actually up to me waist in water mostly). Was a bit weedier than usual.

Is Bass fishing a non-starter during daylight?

you will get Bass during the day but they tend to feed closer in during the dark hours ...( best times are just as the sun comes up and at dusk when the light is just going ) Large Bass will patrol the same channels day in ,day out - sometimes only 20 feet in front of you so its worth keeping light and noise to a minimum ..
The rig used basically has to keep the bait on or very near the bottom .. Bass have no eyelids and are unable to see anything above them so even a flowing trace with a small bullet lead will keep a nice bunch of worms hard on the deck.
try and keep the hook below the lead and you wont go far wrong ..

im pretty sure theres a chance of a ray in that cove too so will have to give it another go next time i'm down

[bulletproof]

So you arent necassarily needing huge casts then?

And do you just leave the bait on the bottom?

This is very interesting as I was bought up a couple of miles from that beach but never fished it as my old man was strictly a float and stopper man.

I'm a complete novice as far as this type of beach fishing is concerned TBH.

[TURBOTAKER]

Originally Posted by bulletproof

So you arent necassarily needing huge casts then?

And do you just leave the bait on the bottom?

This is very interesting as I was bought up a couple of miles from that beach but never fished it as my old man was strictly a float and stopper man.

I'm a complete novice as far as this type of beach fishing is concerned TBH.

Some good advice from another poster,if i want bass for the table then i bait fish,occasionally i might go spinning for a bit of sport,learn to catch bass on bait first,then progress to spinning/plugger bggering once youve learned when,where and how to get the bass local to you on bait.Toooooooooooooooooo many people think lure fishing is the way,but bait will winkle out bass when the bitso plastic dont.

[bulletproof]

This is all very helpful stuff.

Much appreciated.

Shame I wasted £14 on dexter wedges one of which I propelled 75 yrds into the sea on its own with an overzealous cast.

[scottish_and_mental]

Originally Posted by bulletproof

So you arent necassarily needing huge casts then?

And do you just leave the bait on the bottom?

This is very interesting as I was bought up a couple of miles from that beach but never fished it as my old man was strictly a float and stopper man.

I'm a complete novice as far as this type of beach fishing is concerned TBH.

we fish live baits at our feet on the quay at southampton and you can almost guarantee its the novice who plops it out 20 feet that will get the huge Bass - i still need to learn to hold back and listen to my own advice

try casting at different distances but you certainly don't need any effort put into it .. leave your bait out for 15 minutes or so , then retrieve and change it - its never worth throwing the same washed out bait back in .

look for gulleys , groins or other features and put your bait there if possible
Steve