North coast

[weedave]

People:me and few mates

Duration:3hr

Tide:lw 5.30 ish

Weather: nw wind 10-15mph

Bait: king rag

Rigs:1hk clipped paternoster 3/0 uptide hk

Results:45cm bass


hi lads,
went out a run last night, i wasnt sure i'd be able to get fishing as our bait hadnt made the trip down the road unfortunatley. lucky enough the other guys got me a "single bag" and i took a run out to meet a few mates.
the lads where well set up by the time i got my finger out so i had a quick chat to them and lifted my worms (cheers boys) and off i went to a really nice looking gulley down the beach, i'd seen this gulley on my way to meet the lads and i was sure a fish would come out of it....well i was right....he wasnt the biggest but its my first this year...its been a slow start this year for me so i decided i was keep this fello for tonights dinner.
i'd been away from my rods for a bit chatting to "the skipper" and took a walk back to my stand, lines where a bit slack even with the grippers on so i gave a few winds on the reels just to take up the slack. i set them down again and went to the car boot to bait up the next traces - these worms where big red wriggly buggers about 10-12inches long, so i'd high hopes of a fish on these.
went back down to my rods with the traces and notice one of them was off down tide - "oh balls" i thought, normally this signifies something has broken the gripper out and tore off down the beach. hung the traces up asap and lifted into whatever was on, "happy days" i thougt, this ones scrapping good!!! played this fish in the surf and got a few nice lunges from it before it came to the shallows. this is when they really liven up!!!
bang bang bang goes the head shakes, "carefull" i kept repeating in my head....fished slowed a bit and with help of the next wave he was on the beach flapping like mad - i love seeing bass, the look awesome so set he rod down, and reached for my disgorger, un-hooked him, briefly checked he was size of my box lid and seeing he was i kept him.
I was one happy chappy - think I even shouted up the beach!!! whoops!!!
this was my only fish but I wasn't complaining, its the start of more to come I hope.
the lads up the beach got a few dropped runs from bass and our resident greenhorn got his first bass too, so he was chuffed and I was chuffed and the others then took up position at respective rod stand to await their fish.
I had to leave early as I only had 5 big worms to use - the others stayed out so they may have had more fish to add.
all in all a quick but very rewarding session.
nice to get out with the "crew" again too.

dave

[PaddyB]

Nice one dave

[fagan]

nice bass dave great to see them in, im heading out 2nite so hope i get 1 myself, well done!!!

[weedave]

thanks lads - no doubt we'll bump into each other fagan.

dave

[dave316]

Good job again Dave, you've had more joy than most in recent weeks, well done!!!!

[Monty156a]

Cracking job Dave! Great to see the Bass back on the North Coast

Monty

[weedave]

Good job again Dave, you've had more joy than most in recent weeks, well done!!!!

thanks dave - yes i do feel a tad lucky recently

Cracking job Dave! Great to see the Bass back on the North Coast

Monty

thanks monty - long may it last too, i had a bad year last year.

dave

[fishy1987]

well done on your bass and dont worry your not the only one to shout on the beach happy days and more to follow i hope
tightlines
ferg

[chuckaroo]

a spotted ray not so along a go and now a n.coast bass. well done mate
happy days nice fish

[bingham]

Top job dave always good to see a north coast bass

[birdseye]

Nice early bass Well done Dave.