bass!!!!

mrfishlover2 · Member Joined: Nov 12, 2008 Posts: 8

hey guys im not really tht new to the site this is my second account sourt of forgot my password sooo... yeah anyway im going out bass fishing 8:00 sunday morning to meadfoot beach in torquay any of you guys got some tips on catching bass and whts the best lure or bait!!!! tight lines!

macthemullet · Member Joined: Oct 24, 2008 Posts: 58 Location: Ebbw Vale

Hi mate... pretty new to the site myself however I am sure that someone will be along soon to help you out as I dont know the area your going to.

Dont forget to let us know how you get on.

Welcome and regards

Mac

mrfishlover2 · Member Joined: Nov 12, 2008 Posts: 8

hey mate ermm im not to fussed if the tips offered are only about meadfoot beach i just need some gerneral tips on how to catch bass.

tight lines

ben

macthemullet · Member Joined: Oct 24, 2008 Posts: 58 Location: Ebbw Vale

Hi Mate,

OK... first of all there may not be too many around now but there will be some. The following tips have worked for me in Cornwall although not so late in the year but you still have a good chance of a stray bigger one.

Make sure the wind is on the beach somehow... anything behind you is nigh on a waste of time.

Baits would be.... lugworm, ragworm and sandeel (fresh or frozenbut fresh better)

I usually fished with two rods one in behind the breakers and the other right into them.

I would have a single hook sliding paternoster with a grip and a big bait ie... loads of lug or rag on the end behind the surf (a whole calamiri does the same job on different beaches)... make sure you have the ratchet set and the reel on free.... the bites will be ferocious most of the time and leave you with a little slack.... leave it until you get another tug.

Again a single hook sliding paternoster without a grip and the sandeel in the surf.... if thats only 20m then so be it......same idea with the setting of the rod and the reel.

Dont put any huge lights on the surface of the water.... I used a headlamp only when I needed it.

So hope this helps and good luck....hopefully have a positive catch report from you then...??

Regards

Mac

mrfishlover2 · Member Joined: Nov 12, 2008 Posts: 8

thanks for the tips mate much appreciated looking forward to sunday will write back on what happened.

Tight lines
Ben

mrfishlover2 · Member Joined: Nov 12, 2008 Posts: 8

hey guys, i went fishing on sunday didnt catch anything unfortuantly, but my mate caught a dogfish but tht was it for the day.

im gunna try next weekend !!! so fingers crossed i will catch a nice big bass.

tight lines all!!!
ben

macthemullet · Member Joined: Oct 24, 2008 Posts: 58 Location: Ebbw Vale

Hi Ben,

Thanks very much for the update ..... were you going for the bass...??

Well done to your mate on the doggie.... better than nothing !!

Regards

Mac

mrfishlover2 · Member Joined: Nov 12, 2008 Posts: 8

yeah all three of us were going for some nice bass but we were using bass lures insteads of lug worms or rag...

thanks for tip anyway im gunna try this coming weekend not neccesarily for bass but might to abit of bottom fishing off a place called hopes nose.

tight lines

Ben

wijonty · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:31 pm Post subject: bass

hi mate i go fishing for bass up heysham we only use shrimp lures as the bass come in for the little sprates that breed there i have had as many as forty fish in a night seshion but only a couple of takers they do like the surf so we bubble floats with a red gill lure trailing about four foot be hind and when they take you wil know good luck jonty NWforum cool

macthemullet · Member Joined: Oct 24, 2008 Posts: 58 Location: Ebbw Vale

It would be good to put a big bait out on the bottom and fish another rod with your lures or a live sandeel. ... that way, most bases covered. Some good ideas have been mentioned ie... a bubble float with a redgill behind it (would be good with sandeel)

mrfishlover2 · Member Joined: Nov 12, 2008 Posts: 8

cheers guys

tight lines
ben