Fishing in bog juice....

Message

#1 Post by **hugo** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:59 pm

Gentlemen, how are ye? This sidewater seems to be the haunt of serious bass hunters, so perhaps ye can advise me on the following scenario:

Went out today at low tide (midday) to my secret little rubble-strewn cove where I previously caught a 7lb bass, and have regularly seen others disporting themselves in the shallows. The wind was onshore about F4/5, the surface a bit ruffled, the sun bright, and the water - due to heavy rain run-off from surrounding boggy land - looking like somebody had tipped a tanker load of Guinness into it; a thin ruby brown is the nearest I can describe it. Should I have been:
A. Fishing surface plugs, poppers etc?
B: Fishing sub-surface plugs or lures (I caught the 7lb-er on the cheapest trashiest Flying-C thingy in my box)
C: Fishing near bottom with weedless rigged plastics? If so, what?
D: Not fishing at all? (This was the option I chose - the Guinness-stained water sparked a Pavlovian response....)

Fisrt prize for the corrrect answer is one week's bass fishing in North Mayo. Second prize is two week's bass fishing in North Mayo....

Seriously, did I make the right decision or is there a secret weapon?

#2 Post by **dunner** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:03 pm

Razor clam. :wink:

#3 Post by **hugo** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:18 pm

OK......so basically, back to bait fishing on the bottom (in 3ft of water). Wanna buy some Yo-Zuris?

#4 Post by **cortaz** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:02 am

dunner wrote:Razor clam.

or crab.

#5 Post by **hugo** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:35 am

Thanks both, I'll go and try a bit of freelining this week, which is fairly good on your forecast for July, Art. Never be as good as on the Cunnigar tho - I used to live up in Old Parish...

#6 Post by gd » Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:14 pm

If all fails go to the pub and drink guinness

#7 Post by **hugo** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:39 am

Success or failure, that happens anyway.... :lol:

#8 Post by **gfkelly1969** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:59 am

fished a lot of bog juice but never did any good :roll:

#9 Post by **hugo** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:00 pm

Yeah, seems to be bad news all right. Apart from discolouration, I suppose it probably raises acidity and maybe affects oxygen levels? Anyway, the runoff was less y'day and today, and the bass were back, but I still had no luck despite running the plug right across their backs...time for the .22 :lol:

#10 Post by **gfkelly1969** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:22 pm

Hugo wrote:Yeah, seems to be bad news all right. Apart from discolouration, I suppose it probably raises acidity and maybe affects oxygen levels? Anyway, the runoff was less y'day and today, and the Bass were back, but I still had no luck despite running the plug right across their backs...time for the .22

hope the .22 is for the fish not yourself :lol:

can be frustrating watching the fish not biting

Sea Angling Ireland

Fishing in bog juice....

Fishing in bog juice....

Re: Fishing in bog juice....

Re: Fishing in bog juice....

Re: Fishing in bog juice....

Re: Fishing in bog juice....

Re: Fishing in bog juice....

Re: Fishing in bog juice....

Re: Fishing in bog juice....

Re: Fishing in bog juice....

Re: Fishing in bog juice....