ballanacourty lighthouse/ 20/8

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#1 Post by **cortaz** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:18 pm

People:1

Duration:7.15/9.15p.m.

Tide:l.w. @ 5pm.

Weather:bright/breezy

Bait:lures/plugs

Rigs:

Results:3x3lb. bass

Catch and Release:: Yes/ but kept 1

Report:had wanted to fish this mark for a while tryed twice before, could not fish because of weed. missed the first of the tide but there was still a bit of rip, first cast stuck i thought gave it a good tug, and it tugged back, soon had a foulhooked bass landed, next cast lost the kilty. put on a plug lost that, put on another, as it passed the rock i had lost the lures on it stopped, felt the fish let go, this happened most casts for the next hour sometimes it was the rock, sometimes it was a fish.
landed 3 lost 3 and missed 5/6 others also lost 3 lures

#2 Post by **rab01** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:24 pm

lovely pics cortaz! the most snaggy areas are always the best, you either love or hate them but they certainly hold fish.

#3 Post by **rapalajoe** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:59 am

Nice bass there Cortaz...just wonder bout you keep on loosing the fish.....a miss strike is not unusual in lure fishing....but loosing fish in quite a lots of time is quite unusual.....i guess the answer is on the hook....

#4 Post by **cortaz** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:18 am

last nite i missed/lost because i was afraid to strike in case it was a rock. got up at 5 a.m. to retreve lost lures, had a few casts nothing as the rip had not started, lost another plug :x

#5 Post by **eric** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:40 am

nice fish, love spinning over rock marks. by the way we have the same rod, think mines is a lighter blank, but hey great minds think alike :lol:

#6 Post by **rapalajoe** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:04 pm

I use this on most of my pilot and diving lure.....no problem in most of the snag county,less problem with the kelp but still a problem in weedy area....good penetration and holding/hooking....easier to remove....give me confident to cast them in the snag.....i found out by using less stretching line/braid give a better hook up compare to mono,some times the strike from the fish it self is enuff to drive the hook through....but a big strike will rip the lure from the fish....
[img]http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l6/rapalajoe/Picturelure.jpg[/img][/img]

flip · #7 Post by **flip** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:48 pm

well done on the bass again , sorry you lost a few lures but that how it goes sometimes :(

#8 Post by **cortaz** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:49 pm

tryed the white toby, missed 2 lost 1 then lost both tobys, have got the tunderstick to fish 1 ft. down

flip · #9 Post by **flip** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:53 pm

i use the jointed thunder stick , done very well on that :)

#10 Post by **MAC** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:24 am

Jointed Thunderstick...... Still my favourite lure..

Might be worth a switch to Braid Arthur... There is near zero streach so you can work the lure really well.... It takes a bit of getting used to, but after a little while of using braid, you get to tell when you have hit a rock or some weed and you can stop the retrieve and let the lure float over the snag..... I fish 30lb braid straight through, This give you enough power to pull through weed as well. I will fish 20lb if I know an area well. In gin clear water a flurocarbon leader might be a good idea, but I have yet to bother with it.

Kev

#11 Post by **rapalajoe** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:13 pm

Agree with MAC....theres a saying, used a braid for 1 day,u'll like it,use a braid for a month and u'll hate it,keep on using it for another month and u'll fall in love with it.A new braid need time to give in,after a while of using its will perform well.I am using an 8lb braid to get a bit of distance since i am using multi/bait caster with levelwind for plugging,but 10lb and 15lb will do just fine,most of them is 2x of the stated bs on the spool or more.

#12 Post by **cortaz** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:32 pm

goin try the braid. 30lb. will have to get a new reel to,
any ideas on what braid+reel to get? have E.100/120 to waste.

#13 Post by **rapalajoe** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:52 pm

I used to get stuff from here.....
[url]http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/reelspin.html[/url]
and here

[url]http://www.plat.co.jp/shop/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_39_40_73&products_id=107[/url]

They got a few nice Sammy and Dog-x too....

#14 Post by **inigo** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:18 pm

Hey joe, do the single hooks not spoil the action of the lures? How about surface lures, like walk-the-dog ones? I was a bit concerned that's going to happen. Otherwise I think it's all advantages against the trebles. Where do you get the singles by the way? I remember JimH writing about them somewhere in this forum... Cheers.

#15 Post by **barry murphy** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:42 pm

well cortaz how are things nice fishing there see your still getting a few fish down there.was out last night got two spinning myself tried plugs and poppers but only when i went back to the toby i got the fish,forgot how much fun it is spinning on light gear first time out this year.ill try get plenty in tho in next few weeks.

#16 Post by **barry murphy** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:43 pm

well cortaz how are things nice fishing there see your still getting a few fish down there.was out last night got two spinning myself tried plugs and poppers but only when i went back to the toby i got the fish,forgot how much fun it is spinning on light gear first time out this year.ill try get plenty in tho in next few weeks.

#17 Post by **rapalajoe** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:45 pm

Inigo,IMHO and from my experience,the singles wont hampered the action of your lure,changing trebles seem to be to hampered the action most of the times since the weight some of the treble wch is diffrent from the original.I got this hook back home long time ago.Try searching on line but cant get any.I beleived Jim H. know where to get them.Some ppl place the point of the hook facing foward for the foward hook to get a better hook up,i place it backward to avoid getting snag in snag teritory.

Sorry Cortaz for getting out of topic....just want to share some tricks and oppinion with u guys.

flip · #18 Post by **flip** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:42 pm

hi chaps, i use the b fireline smoke green version 20lb, its as thin as 6lb, straight thro to the lure ,and a very strong mustard clip, used this set up now for 10 years ,have landed fare few big bass on this set up ,so wont be change it for a good while longer :lol:

#19 Post by **cortaz** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:38 pm

going to go for 30lb. fireline. went to same spot today from 6.30/7.30 p.m. had a nice fish of 3lb. took some pics. then delated them to take these.

#20 Post by **Adam S** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:58 pm

i would recommend power pro braid art, great stuff. we have landed pike to over 25lbs and conger over 30lbs on it and its preformed really well