Bass aboard!

When I first got my Outback one of the target species high on the list was Bass. For one reason or another I’ve just not got around to putting the time in giving myself a chance of a few fish. Thankfully this changed today, mainly driven by todays weather, I dropped onto a spot that I’ve caught fish at LT and the first part of the flood from the shore. It was a dirty day, grey and wet, the rain started when I put one foot out of the car and pretty much didn’t let up.

Despite having had Bass here before I was caught by surprise not long after starting, the rod hooped over and I felt a Bass shaking its head, great start!

My first kayak caught Bass, wouldn’t have used the picture otherwise. Having taken two shots the lens was smudged in the conditions, part of one of today’s camera fiasco. Part two followed soon after when I hooked another fish. I hit record on the GoPro remote, giving it a bit of chat then holding the fish up before slipping it back. When I looked at the remote it told me there was no SD card in it, happy days.

Let’s try again shall we? Fish three…

 

 

A bonus Tub Gurnard liked the SG Sandeel as well.

  I then went on to cover a lot of ground but couldn’t track the fish down again, can’t complain, mission accomplished and another target species for the kayak campaign.

These Bass were lean and fairly modest, hope to catch up with a few larger specimens over the course of the summer. My Sea Trout season fizzled out on a run of blanks but my Bass season has started well, 14 fish in two sessions and before the end of May. Tope next, if the weather plays ball.