columbus Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 Doe's anyone here fish for the king of sea fish in this country the Bass (dicentracus labrax). That is the main occupation of mine through out the summer months ill try any meathod from taking them of the top with a red gill when they are shoaling to drifting with live mackrel for big fish. But the favorite has got to be crab on the stones. Anyone else into bass in as big a way as i am perhaps we can swop ideas things that work in your area that perhaps we hav'nt tried, and viki verka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergame Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 I've done my fair share of bass fishing mainly in Cornwall. My favoured methods are Plugging and night time surf fishing. If I had to choose between the two methods it would have to be plugging. You cant beat travelling light with minimal tackle and rockhoppping the Cornish coastline, casting into likely looking gullies and bays here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 The only time I deliberately target bass, is when I spin for them from the shore at Folkestone, without a great deal of success. I do catch them when fishing redgills in Ireland for pollack and when jigging/spinning for thin lipped mullet. I have caught them drifting the Shambles at Weymouth, on live sandeel and even caught schoolies on mackerel feathers. Its only in fairly recent years, that the stocks have recovered sufficiently in this area, to make fishing for them, worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean johnston Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 Hi columbus.We do a fair bit of bass fishing up here in cumbria mainly when conditions are not suitable for salmon and seatrout.We use two methods mainly which are a redgill(Translucent one with orange eye) on a 5 ft trace with a bomb of suitable weight.The other method is using poppers which is very exciting,to see the fish come to the lure on the surface nearly takes your breath away.I am going to try a fly for them this year using both surface lures and sandeel imitations,i bet they will fight well on the fly rod,we shall see. Sean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbus Posted March 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 Sean ive never used a popper before how does it work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooktrout Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 Bass?, Now you are talking FISH mate. Mumbles lighthouse point for schoolies, straightout facing the Devon coast, early in the year between May and June. {soft red edibles}.Later on in the year move down onto Paviland, between Porteynon and Rhossilli. {green or red peelers}often into Novemberfor those big loners. One hell of a walk back up those cliffs though, but nobody said that Bass were easy. Now this info is strictlybetween you and I Columbo, so how about a little info on those Pwll or Burryport hotspots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean johnston Posted March 10, 2003 Report Share Posted March 10, 2003 Hi columbus.A popper is just a floating lure similar to a rapala but the head is shaped in such a way that when jerked through the water it pops and causes a wake,this is what draws the attention of the bass and they work very well.I will speak to my uncle to find out where he buys them,i am not certain but i think it is harris angling.I will post it up tonight. Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergame Posted March 10, 2003 Report Share Posted March 10, 2003 Sean, where on the cumbrian coast do you fish for bass. Some mates of mine used to fish Heysham for schoolies. There chosen method was redgill or small a small toby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbus Posted March 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2003 Brooktrout i only fish for bass from a boat but can give you some good marks for the boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted March 11, 2003 Report Share Posted March 11, 2003 You could have a look here: http://www.anglingforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=189 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted March 11, 2003 Report Share Posted March 11, 2003 Columbus; dicentracus labrax sounds very similar to our freshwater largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede), and our smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieui (Lacepedp). The fishing methods also sound similar; drifting with a minnow, poppers at night, crayfish (crabs) on the stones, and one of my favourites cast and retrieve of a Rapala Rattlin Rap. The sound vibrations drive them nuts. The smallmouth bass is probably the hardest fighting game fish in North America when compared pound for pound. My own personal bests have been a 6.2lb small mouth and a 11.4 lb largemouth, for our coldwater fresh lakes this is about the top of the scale and I don't believe you would catch a larger one unless your travelled south into the warm water states. How big do your sea bass go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted March 11, 2003 Report Share Posted March 11, 2003 nttf, The English Bass, has more in common with the US Striped Bass, being a sea fish. I know that there are Stripers in land locked waters, but the main populations are in the sea. The methods of fishing for them are the same also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbus Posted March 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2003 NTTF i think that the welsh record is about 18 lbs but i think the british record is about 24 lbs caught at dover i think. My personal best is 13 1/2 lbs caught on live mackrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviddjlloyd Posted March 11, 2003 Report Share Posted March 11, 2003 :( :( :( :( :o hi all just an observation, isnt it wonderful to know that pigeon shooters are fishermen as well. we are all hunters at heart.and isnt it great to be either on sea shore, peir riverside or lakeside . and those who have never experienced the thrill of catching a fish do not know what they are missing. REMEMBER THAT TIME SPENT FISHING DOES NOT COUNT IN A LIFE SPAN tight lines and good hunting to all : :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted March 11, 2003 Report Share Posted March 11, 2003 Have always wanted to go striper fishing, buy have never had the chance. I believe New Brunswick is the closest Canadian Province to me for that, only about 14 hour car ride. Although if I fished New York state it would only be about 8hours away. However if I'm going to the states I want to hit Alabama, or South Carolina for an Aligator bow hunt and to fish for aligator gar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbus Posted March 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2003 Daffydd if thats the case im going to celabrate my 10th birthday this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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