[marcus1975]

hi

going bass fishing tonight to a place where i know there will be plenty of them .what iam wondering is there a way to target the larger fish ? any info would help as to rigs and bait .

 

[Blenny]

Marcus

I would suggest bigger baits but with bass this doesn't usually make a difference. I'm aware that school bass will normally vacate an area if larger bass are hunting. I believe things normally go quiet for a while before the big boys bite.

Is it a Fife mark you are fishing (if you don't mind me asking)? Where I fish it's a case of schoolies only. I did get one to about 3lb but not seen anything bigger.

Good luck anyway.
Blenny

 

[marcus1975]

yeap its in fife m8 i think you know where i mean .anyway i have seen a bass to 8lb landed there and reading through mags and stuff noticed alot of the larger fish were being caught at night so i fancied giving it a bash .

 

[Blenny]

Mate
What are the tides like tonight? You're best trying at low water. This is between 6-8pm if you're going where I think you are. At night the fishing might well be good at other tide states - sounds like a good plan.

Tight lines - let me know how you get on.
Cheers
Blenny

 

[Codhead Bob]

This might be a bit off topic but I've never caught a bass and wondered if you could add a comment to this tale.

I was fishing Shell Bay the other night,in fact I suppose strictly speaking Largo bay as I was on the west side of the point out from the Cockle Mill burn,having a go for flounders.I put 10lb line on,with a 50lb leader to get out a bit.

The sea was pretty choppy and I had caught a couple of mackerel on lug and macky strip on a 2 hook flapper,when I added a red surf popper to the bottom of the rig for the next cast as the ground was so clear.When the rod whopped over with a great take,I assumed it was another mackerel,but when I heaved into it though,it was something a good bit bigger.I got a helluva scrap out of it as I was about 150yards out.I got it back to about 20 yards out when it fanned up in the rocks and weed.After a bit pulling,a bit leaving slack etc for a while,the line snapped at the leader knot and that was that.

Might it possibly have been a bass?

 

[paid4]

Yep..................

 

[paid4]

Marcus try fishing two rods - put a bloody big bait on one and worm on the other. Mackeral head and guts is good or a number of peeler crab whipped on - if you look at the size of a bass' mouth you can see that they won't be put off by sizable baits.

 

[marcus1975]

thanks guys gonna use 1 rod with lug and the other with mackie leaving now so will post how i got on later

 

[Blenny]

Marcus

Was thinking about popping up to see you last night. Sat there laughing to myself thinking about coming through the trees with a white sheet over my head and a torch

The Chesil Ghost on tour!

Any joy then?
Blenny

 

[marcus1975]

lol that would have been funny blenny,as it was i thought someone was playing funny buggers, as a couple of times i would here a splash and see the water moving and thought is that fish or is someone throwing rocks in. to the fishing ,it was **** not a single bite on ether rod and the worst thing was there were guys round me catching fish .lug and mackie used for bait but i dont think it was just the bait this time as there was a guy using lug 10 feet away and he was catching fish ,oh bugger back to the drawing board.good idea bleeny about the badge or a patch or something ,it would be nice to meet a few of you guys and put a face to a name.

 

[Blenny]

Rough deal.

Were the fish being caught any good or just schoolies? Worth the try on the night fishing front though. How many anglers were there - I would have thought it would be quiet there?

Did you have to cross a rail line (just to be sure you were where I thought you were).

Blenny

PS Sticker coming soon!

 

[marcus1975]

yeah i was over the railway line.there were six other guys there and it was sickning watching them catch fish that were 8 or 9 inches long and then killing them ,was going to say something to them but i dont even know what the limit is myself ,i have posted asking this and nobody seems to know the limit in scotland. thats twice now i have fished with bait here at night and both times i have blanked.

 

[paid4]

FISH Boat Shore
cm in cm in
Bass 41 16 41 16
Red Bream 25 10 25 10
Black Bream 24 9.5 24 9.5
Brill 35 14 35 14
Bull Huss 58 23 58 23
Coalfish 35 14 35 14
Cod 35 14 35 14
Conger 120 48 91 36
Dab 20 8 20 8
Dogfish 46 18 38 15
Flounder 25 10 25 10
Garfish 38 15 38 15
Tub gurnard 28 11 28 11
Haddock 35 14 35 14
Hake 30 12 30 12
John Dory 33 13 33 13
Ling 72 28 72 28
Mackeral 30 12 30 12
Megrim 25 10 25 10
Mullet 33 13 33 13
Plaice 28 11 28 11
Pollack 30 12 30 12
Pouting 25 10 18 7.25
Poor Cod 18 7.25 18 7.25
Rockling 18 7.25 18 7.25
Silver eel 38 15 38 15
Spurdog 58 23 58 23
Skate & Ray 41 16 41 16
Smoothound 51 20 51 20
Sole 25 10 25 10
Scad 25 10 25 10
Trigger Fish 30 12 30 12
Turbot 41 16 41 16
Weevers 20 8 20 8
Whiting 27 10.6 27 10.6
Witch 28 11 28 11
Ballam Wrasse 23 9 23 9
Unclassified 20 8 20 8
By Weight kg lb kg lb
Halibut 10 22 3 6.6
Monkfish 7 15.5 7 15.5
Shark 23 50.7 18 40
Tope 9 20 9 20

Couldn't work out the table but I think it's all there

 

[Blenny]

Were they taking them home? Seems a little small to even get a meal out of. I put all mine back that are under a foot in length. That's the reason i've only taken one home!

Wouldn't mind trying a decent bass beach/mark elsewhere. If anyone knows of one please let me know (if you're ok with that).

Cheers
Blenny

Erm oops. Looks like that one was undersized!

 

[doors1978]

had a cycle along the footpath between tayport and the tay bridge to where a few boys were fishing and they were saying that they're catching bass there! one of them said the biggest he had was about 3lbs... gonna give it a go this week so i'll keep you posted!

 

[redhead]

Hi all, When I fish for Bass I usually spin with a 28gram Abu krill and I have had a few Bass over 4lb. I also use fish baits on a pulley rig with a bait clip for distance. My favourite type of fishing for Bass is with the fly rod although I have only caught School Bass on the fly its still great sport.

redhead