Bass PB - Light Gear Action! 13-09-2011

Headed out to the same spot I finished up on yesterday afternoon, with a Bass taken off the top. Today the winds were still blowing, this spot offering a little shelter, and being the mouth of the Helford, safe from the raging seas down here at the moment in West Cornwall. Fished from an hour after high, on the ebb, spring tide conditions., with gin clear water, over the sandy sea bed, interspersed with rock and weed.

Tackle of choice was the light gear, with a Nories Slow Retrieve 0.9-5g rod, Daiwa '10 Certate 2506 loaded with Sunline Small Game 0.4PE 8 strand. Selection of small plugs, in the 2-5g range.

Waded out onto a rock, and started out with the Ecogear MW72F (4.7g 72mm). Working a slow retrieve, casting close to the submerged rocks, had a solid take within the first few minutes. Quickly became apparent it was a decent fish on the other end, rod was working well, line being taken off the drag, with the familiar head shakes of a Bass.Then when it came to the surface, could see it was gonna be a PB from the size of it. Played it carefully intowards my feet, and into the scoop net, the fish barely fitting into it. Onto the sandy beach for a few measurements, came in at 62cm and 5lb 1oz, smashing my previous PB by around a pound! Started to rain, so got some soggy pics, including one on self timer;

Slipped the fish back in, and it swam away strongly. Fished on, changing from rock to rock. Slipped on a cheap 45mm lure, and second cast, was into another fish, giving a good account of it'self on the light gear. Landed, and a few measurements and pics. Came in at 51cm and 3lb;

Tide was starting to drop quickly now, and waded out to a deeper rock, this time using the Ecogear CX 40HS (40mm 4.5g), deeper diving with a real buzz through the water. Casting out over the clear sandy bottom, using a very slow retrieve, felt a take and another fish on. This one was smaller, but a real scrapper, making strong runs in the estuary flow. Came in at 2lb 1oz;

Tide was getting low, and started seeing less fish cruising by, so called it a day after a couple of hours, happy with the results, very happy with a new PB, and for it to come on the light gear puts a big smile on my face. This spot has been fickle for me, usually on the flood, so might try the ebb again next time, see if the results are the same. Finally a look at the 3 lures that did the work today;