Bass on lures

[Phil Rogers]

Decided to spend the summer lure fishing for bass - which seems to be a fairly unusual occupation for these parts judging by the lack of response I've had to earlier posts on different threads. And the limited info available on the interweb.

Anyway I'll keep you posted with any success (or lack of )

If anyone else does dabble I'd be only too pleased to swap info either by pm or e-mail if you want to contact me

Phil

[ryan123]

Have a look on here pal, there are plenty of Bass around, although they almost exclusively are caught by Anglers with Baits. To catch them on Lures I would say you will need some clear(ish) water, and you have to wade out and cast. Good Luck.

holderness-coast-fishing.co.uk/forum/index.php

[tommy1]

Thats the site i pm'd him yesterday ryan, good site for sea angling.

[Phil Rogers]

Thank you gents

I have already registered on their forum - but it would seem sea lure anglers are few and far between

[ryan123]

Here you go mate, it is a question I asked before but I never actually got round to fishing for them, would like to at some stage though.

Hope this helps

[jerseyman]

www.worldseafishing.com/lures/topsixbassplugs.html

this bloke has a track record.

Lot of plugging done over here Phil, in all water and weather conditions, so the dirty water you experience isn't a total bar to success
There is a local forum, i'll find the link and you can have a look.

[Phil Rogers]

Yes conditions are a lot more conducive in your neck of the woods - as Henry Gilbey would testify

In fact I've booked a week on Jersey for later in the summer so fingers crossed

The main problem with the Holderness coast as far as lure fishing is concerned is the lack of rock ledges where you can access deeper water. Flamborough and Filey Brigg will be my main targets initially
It is possible to lure fish in the surf on steeper shelving beaches if you can wade out some distance so I might be giving that a try later on if I can find anywhere suitable

[jerseyman]

Pm me, before you come, and i'll do some digging for you.
there is a bloke doing a guiding service, but i nearly spilt my pint when i saw his rates

have a look here.
www.jerseybassguides.com/bassfish/blog1.php/2009/10/09/just-getting-setup

another place is here
mrfishjersey.blogspot/

[Phil Rogers]

Cheers jerseymen

Couple of trips so far for just one possible hit and no fish. I must say its going to be huge learning curve. Just getting to know some venues and how accessable (and fishable) they are at the various stages of the tide will be a fairly daunting task in itself

Great fun just being thigh deep in the waves and lashing out big lures as far as I can tho. Using 50lb powerpro on the reel and havent lost a lure yet which is definately a positive with some of them costing £20+

One thing I have learned is seagulls like floating poppers lol

[Deleted]

I've tried this a few times on rocks in Wales and in surf in Yorkshire. Not caught anything yet but as you say it's a learning curve. My biggest problem is trying to cast any distance with lightweight lures. I like the rock hopping with a waist bag and a rod. As for wading, my waders are only thigh high, perhaps I should invest in some chesties. It would be nice if I could find some to fit tho. Gail

[tiddlers]

I put a bomb on my spinners for extra weight and have caught lots of Bass,Pollock,Garfish,Sea Bream and Mackeral on my Barbel rods loaded with 15lb line.But then its alot easier in Cornwall.

[Phil Rogers]

Jun 30, 2010 8:59:10 GMT @gail said:

My biggest problem is trying to cast any distance with lightweight lures. I like the rock hopping with a waist bag and a rod. As for wading, my waders are only thigh high, perhaps I should invest in some chesties. It would be nice if I could find some to fit tho. Gail

Yes I've had to buy a lot of heavier lures in the 18 - 30gram bracket. Some have a moving weight inside to aid casting - I can get around 70yds with these.
I've seen plenty of ladies trout and salmon fishing in chesties so they must be available unless they just make do with mens

Have caught pollack and mackerel so far but no bass

[jerseyman]

If you have any gullies or rock formations that hold the weed in, especially if over a nip tide, when the next spring comes round ,with luck you will have some seaweed maggots in, they are normally a good place to start, though i appreciate the tides up there are smaller.

[messer]

I know someone who swears by the Zalt crankbaits

[Phil Rogers]

I've read on other forums that spring tides are generally the most productive and I've certainly been concentrating on deeper gullies.
There's been a lot of floating weed about lately which hasn't helped either
I'm still lovin just being by the sea and learning how my new collection of expensive lures perform.

On the down side apparantly bass have a nickname amongst the keen - 'shirleys'. Aaagh!

Joel - I have a couple of zalts in my collection

[Phil Rogers]

Not really relevant to Yorkies but I spent the weekend at Aberdovey on the Welsh coast

Great fishing off the rocks at the head of the estuary. Saturday morning kept getting weak hits on the divers so changed to surface lures
Finally hooked a 4lb bass - on a patchenko. Gorgeous fish returned to fight another day.

Surface hits on lures must be the most exciting way of fishing there is