Finally A Bass.
This year has been hard but i finally catch a bass to start my season
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Steven Northey
7/8/20263 min read
Finally a Bass ...
Hi everyone, it's been a while since I wrote my last blog. Falling unwell back in November 25 really put a damper on my winter bass fishing plans for creature baits. I think maybe a couple of sessions throughout the winter, one being on a cold New Year's Day morning.
Rolling on to the next few months' planned trips, we abandoned those either due to the weather or other commitments. Before I knew it, it was May, warmer weather, and things were looking better. I took a few trips to the estuary, but absolutely nothing—no bites, no signs of a fish anywhere. It turned out that the bass hadn't moved into the estuary yet. Yes, there were a few being caught, the resident fish that had overwintered in the estuaries.
A message persuaded me to move to the coast, something I had not done a lot of as I was sticking to the estuaries before. A friend has been catching well and gave me some advice. I started trying a place I had fished before but had never had any joy.
One session turned into two and then four. Before I knew it, I was eight sessions in. I was blanking over and over; the ground I was fishing was a perfect area for bass, but they were not there or not interested in the lures I was using. Frustrated at not catching anything, I was however grateful to be out fishing as, for many, including me, fishing heals the mind.
Then came June, a month I didn't get to fish hardly at all, and then half the year was gone. I hadn't caught a bass since August 25, and a decent one when I caught my PB back on July 25.
This year has been very different from last year; the bass have been slow to come into the estuaries down here. They follow the food with their tails; where the baitfish go, they follow.
Now it looks like it is finally happening, and the bass are moving in and hitting top water lures. It's time to try the estuary again, but I have fallen in love with the clean beach fishing.
A bit of both worlds for the rest of the year for me and more fish too.
Thanks for reading my blog, Steve @ Kernowbass.
So we have arrived in July 26, the first Saturday I was determined that today was going to be a success. I set the alarm clock for 2:30 AM as I wanted to hit another beach I had not tried close by.
What happened? I awoke to the clock showing 3:40 AM. LOL, I fell back to sleep. I got up, made a quick coffee, gear put in the car, and drove for 35 minutes. I arrived at the car park at 5 AM to drizzle and no wind, dead still with the noise of the waves pushing on the incoming tide.
Waders on and a short walk down to the beach, after a few casts, weed was on the lure each time, so I strolled along the beach until I found an area that was looking clearer.
I was using an Ebbrox Renaissance V2 weedless eel here in Ghost color, a lure I had not tried as they didn't appeal to me, but I saw a few anglers having good results with them. The water is so gin clear on the coast that you could see the lure working nicely. On the third cast, while retrieving, about 2 meters in front of me, a silver shape absolutely smashed it.
I had finally hooked a bass, and after a quick scrap as it took right under my feet, I beached my first one of the year, a nice 47 cm to get my season underway. A quick measure, a couple of photos, and I returned it to the sea. It was a big relief for me.
Not only was it my first bass, but I had also christened my Westin W8 rod, so it was a double result on this day.
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