[MAT BARR]

Finally after spending alot of hours on benone, downhill and castle rock beaches, i got me first bass last night at 1.30 on benone beach. Weed was driving me mad all night and just when i thought it was going to be another blank session, i got a bite that nearly took me beachcaster off me tripod, good scrap and beached the fish a few minutes later. Fish measured 47 cm and weighed 3.5 lb :1a:

 

[jim1969uk]

well good to see the bass are coming in at last great fish hope you get a bigger one:clap3:
cheers jim

 

[MAT BARR]

Thanks jim, might try an get out this weekend again to catch his older brother lol

 

[nickid]

Very well done. I've still not had one yet as I am always fishing for other fish but White park bay, a place a fish in the winter will be getting a visit at weekend
Was your bass on rag?

 

[MAT BARR]

Caught on razor fish and lug cocktail, plenty of elastic so juices where flying out of it.

 

[nickid]

oh right never tried. been told ragg is the best bait down there?
i am going to try white park bay friday or saturday night

 

[MAT BARR]

Ive tried rag there many times we no luck, this time i took a selection of everything, 10 baits to be precise. Good luck this weekend

 

[Ulsterman]

oh right never tried. been told ragg is the best bait down there?
i am going to try white park bay friday or saturday night

be carefull, high tides this weekend.


....nice fish BTW Matt. Patience is the greatest of all virtues. I'll be out myself after some bass this weekend.

 

[BigPhil]

well done on the bass, have a couple of mates who fish the bass regularly on the north coast beaches, they have had bass in every month so far this year.
almost all on rag
they reckon its simply a matter of being there at the right time of tide and right conditions, otherwise forget it!

 

[Ulsterman]

almost all on rag
they reckon its simply a matter of being there at the right time of tide and right conditions, otherwise forget it!

Agree Phil. Rag is thee bait on the north coast. If the bass aren't there at least a flatty might be about.

...and the tide and conditions are key too. One beach likes it at low-tide the other is better at high, and they're only a few miles from each other....:huh::fishing::clap:

I spent hours and hours figuring that out LOL:yawn:

 

[nickid]

I am trying white park bay Saturday low to high and see what's happening there

 

[DocWito]

HEHE nice one mate good on you good luck with his older brother

 

[weedave]

Agree Phil. Rag is thee bait on the north coast. If the bass aren't there at least a flatty might be about.

...and the tide and conditions are key too. One beach likes it at low-tide the other is better at high, and they're only a few miles from each other....:huh::fishing::clap:

I spent hours and hours figuring that out LOL:yawn:

whats your theory on that???
is it possible by the time they have hunted around the low tide beach that its nearer high tide before they are are the high tide beach.??

 

[weedave]

@ Mat -well done on sticking out the weed and getting your bass.

 

[kenny1975uk]

benone fishs best on high tide and white park bay on the low tide
fished benone sunday high tide just turning three fish in 20 mins as tide went out nothing but weed all day very poor
cheers kenny

 

[nickid]

I fished tide going out at White park bay when I knew not to but I had no option to fish it any other time because o had to get the wane back to get ready for school. The joys of being a dad.

 

[Ulsterman]

whats your theory on that???
is it possible by the time they have hunted around the low tide beach that its nearer high tide before they are are the high tide beach.??

If you're fishing a 12hr stint, that would be your best option. However I don't think they parole the beaches, hanging around until the conditions are right, it's either one area or the other. It's unusual for both areas to be fishing the same on the same day. The bass seem to visit marks independently on those long beaches, instead of feeding up the whole strand. That's what I've noticed over the years.

 

[weedave]

If you're fishing a 12hr stint, that would be your best option. However I don't think they parole the beaches, hanging around until the conditions are right, it's either one area or the other. It's unusual for both areas to be fishing the same on the same day. The bass seem to visit marks independently on those long beaches, instead of feeding up the whole strand. That's what I've noticed over the years.

i see what your saying. i'd have to agree that they dont feed up the whole strand.
thanks for your input
dave

 

[MAT BARR]

A bit of luck is involved then when fishing the north coast for bass, that they are actually feeding in the area you are fishing.

When i fish it i try to fish 2 hours before low water till 2 hours after high water

does anyone know if bass are caught around this area all year round, or is October the last month of the year as alot of the books say.

 

[weedave]

does anyone know if bass are caught around this area all year round, or is October the last month of the year as alot of the books say.

I firmly believe they are here all year round. i've caught them in nearly every month going, even in -5deg on christmas night with ice on the rod rings.

i had a 3lb fella last night an hour before high tide. good scrap on my light bass rod.