Lure fishing for Bass

Another day, another session after a few bass, this time accompanied by Tony and Graham. Well the forecast wasn’t right today, the warmer weather and light breeze had been replaced with a cold wind made even worse by the lack of any sun, I shouldn’t of left that fleece in the car. But the conditions looked fishy and despite a sea that was building the clarity of the day before was still there.

It was tricky today, this is rough ground and at certain states of the tide casting needs to be precise to avoid smashing your lure into a boulder or getting it snagged, the wind didn’t help and I suppose with only one loss and we did OK. I think it was a bit rough for the shallower areas to produce any fish but when we got the chance to push out a bit and access some deeper water I connected with a bass, you guessed it the Gataride Yoro-Yoro, PM Rainbow Pearl did the business again.

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A full working week, well I tried, but it just wasn’t going to happen once I saw the forecast for Friday and so it was that I was heading off again to the coast with that slightly guilty feeling, really I should be at work. I have a love / hate relationship with any journey to go fishing, questions running through my head, will I catch, will it be too windy, will the water clarity be OK the anticipation is exciting and it’s hard not to let your right foot push that little harder on the loud pedal which isn’t the best idea especially when your studying clouds and looking at the tops of trees to get a feel for the strength of the wind.

Anyway I arrived at the mark and conditions looked great, the best conditions I’ve found this year, fairly good clarity, a little wind but despite the warm sun it was surprisingly cold. It was just after high tide and the plan as usual was to keep pushing out as far as I could with the dropping tide, accessing more ground with each move and pushing the limit to which I can safely wade without getting a soaking.

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