My first lure caught bass!29/04/13
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My first lure caught bass!29/04/13
People:Me and a mate
Duration:10.30-21.45
Tide:All stages
Weather:Sun splitting the stones and the odd shower(Sunburnt head on someone who had pulled a sicky from work!)
Lures:Sp's, hard lures and casting jigs.
Catching gear:Teklon Concept 702ml, Stradic Ci4 3000, 20lb braid
Results:Me 1x trout, 1xBass. Mate 1xTrout, 1xBass
Report:Hit the road on a spur of the moment trip yesterday morning. Got to the first mark and my mate was in to a fish first with a 1 1/2lb trout on a mini xlayer. I fished a giant xlayer for an hour without a touch so I stuck on a pink duo press bait and trew it out. I hit a fish on the second sink and draw that turned out to be a trout of around 2 1/2lb. Released the fish and cast out again, the bait had only hit the water when I got hit again, this was a better fish and was stripping line at distance. The fish jumped out of the water and threw the hook, don't know how cause it was a decoy single hook. What made it worse was the lure that had tempted two fish in two casts got snagged nearly at my feet, I filled my waders trying to get it back but it was a lost cause. We fished several different marks during the day in perfect conditions with crystal clear water and birds working in close without a touch of a fish with only a few very expensive lures lost for our troubles. Arrived at the last mark of the day as light was starting to fade. My mate hit a fish after around 30mins fishing, a very welcomed schoolie of around 2lbs on a feed shallow. Feed shallow on so! My mate lost another fish in close which made me even more optimistic. At last I hit in to a fish, my first lure caught bass of 3.85lbs on a feed shallow. All the failed trips, blanks and lost lures were now forgotten! We fished on in to darkness but had no more takes. Already planning the next trip!
Duration:10.30-21.45
Tide:All stages
Weather:Sun splitting the stones and the odd shower(Sunburnt head on someone who had pulled a sicky from work!)
Lures:Sp's, hard lures and casting jigs.
Catching gear:Teklon Concept 702ml, Stradic Ci4 3000, 20lb braid
Results:Me 1x trout, 1xBass. Mate 1xTrout, 1xBass
Report:Hit the road on a spur of the moment trip yesterday morning. Got to the first mark and my mate was in to a fish first with a 1 1/2lb trout on a mini xlayer. I fished a giant xlayer for an hour without a touch so I stuck on a pink duo press bait and trew it out. I hit a fish on the second sink and draw that turned out to be a trout of around 2 1/2lb. Released the fish and cast out again, the bait had only hit the water when I got hit again, this was a better fish and was stripping line at distance. The fish jumped out of the water and threw the hook, don't know how cause it was a decoy single hook. What made it worse was the lure that had tempted two fish in two casts got snagged nearly at my feet, I filled my waders trying to get it back but it was a lost cause. We fished several different marks during the day in perfect conditions with crystal clear water and birds working in close without a touch of a fish with only a few very expensive lures lost for our troubles. Arrived at the last mark of the day as light was starting to fade. My mate hit a fish after around 30mins fishing, a very welcomed schoolie of around 2lbs on a feed shallow. Feed shallow on so! My mate lost another fish in close which made me even more optimistic. At last I hit in to a fish, my first lure caught bass of 3.85lbs on a feed shallow. All the failed trips, blanks and lost lures were now forgotten! We fished on in to darkness but had no more takes. Already planning the next trip!
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Re: My first lure caught Bass!29/04/13
congrats on your first lure Bass, and a nice one it is, may there be many to follow!
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Re: My first lure caught Bass!29/04/13
Nice one timod a big well done 

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Re: My first lure caught Bass!29/04/13
nice ones lads ,sunburnt head =possible scarlet fever



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Re: My first lure caught Bass!29/04/13
Big well done I'm still trying to get one on the lure now I'm going fishing. 

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Re: My first lure caught Bass!29/04/13
Nice one Tim,you're screwed now kid,bass fever will start to kick in.was the other fella with ya sounds like him anyway feed shallows and xlayers the usual bling stuff. 

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Re: My first lure caught Bass!29/04/13
Cheers for all the replies and kind words lads!

Yeah Gavin it was the other lad alright, your right about the bass fever kicking in only Im pretty sure I had the fever a long time ago without ever catching one, don't know what will become of me knowthecatcher wrote:Nice one Tim,you're screwed now kid,Bass fever will start to kick in.was the other fella with ya sounds like him anyway feed shallows and xlayers the usual bling stuff.

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Re: My first lure caught Bass!29/04/13
Congrats Tim very well done and a nice way to forget about all the lost gear. Will be going out over the weekend with the lures..
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Re: My first lure caught Bass!29/04/13
only seen this report now, very well deserved some nice fish tim fair play to you 

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