Whitebridges Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 The mackerel are in locally. I popped down the beach yesterday and didn't catch any macks but caught 14 schoolies in no time including this "full-house" of bass. Never done it before and probably never will again. Mate Ollie is holding me rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin1 Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Well done..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Christ, at first I saw two and didn't clock the rest, I bet that took some bringing in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Very well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted July 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Cheers lads, in 40 years of fishing along the shingle in North Norfolk it's never happened to me before. They pulled against one another Pin but they were feisty little fish and good scrappers. I put them all back to fight another day as they were a tad undersize. We are getting more and more schoolie bass this way as our waters warm up. There are theories out there that they do a lot of damage to the more traditional sea fish stocks. For example they compete with other fish for food and eat a lot of baitfish (spratt, herring, mixed fry). Not sure if anything could or should be done? Anyway I find them great fun and the bigger ones are a serious challenge. Hoping for a mackerel or two soon, as I love them fresh out of the sea. They are about in large numbers if you can pick the right tide. Cheers all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 I wonder if they are eating what the cod used to eat?Never caught a bass but would like to in future.Well done that man!Had 2 sea trout ,small tho on a team of flies,but nothing like that.Hope you bag up soon on mackarel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Nice catch and a few inches bigger they would have tasted excellent from the Bar B Q. Since the creation of bass nurseries, they are almost the most common fish caught from the shore, round the Kent coast. The larger ones are still hard to find, but the shoals of smaller ones do suggest a better future for this species. They are notoriously slow growing, but do stay in their year group shoals. Still no mackerel in any numbers off the Kent coast, they are a bit late this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead-eye Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 what a catch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Nice catch Only ever caught one bass and that was off tenby Beach....Looking forward todo some Mackeral fishing soon ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted July 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Nice catch and a few inches bigger they would have tasted excellent from the Bar B Q. Since the creation of bass nurseries, they are almost the most common fish caught from the shore, round the Kent coast. The larger ones are still hard to find, but the shoals of smaller ones do suggest a better future for this species. They are notoriously slow growing, but do stay in their year group shoals. Still no mackerel in any numbers off the Kent coast, they are a bit late this year. First and foremost Cranfield I would like to apologise to you for my outburst the other week. I'm sorry. I hear Kent and the Thames estuary is full of small bass. As you say it takes years for them to get any size. I hear one of the reason the bass Minimum Size limit didn't go through was because it would jeopardise the livlihood of the fishermen in this area. I've found that if you can get a good 'un there is every chance on another, which backs up your theory. Our macks were late arriving but are about in numbers, at least for the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 what a catch Dad had a full string of Bass last month on holiday fishing off the rocks only a few miles from Tenby. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckytrigger Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Nice catch and well done! Bet you were chuffed to bits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 well done anybody any tips on what bait to use for mullet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBLATCH Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 well done ,excelent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 well done anybody any tips on what bait to use for mullet? Bread. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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