Old faithful- the Yo-Zuri Mag Popper

Battered and bruised but still floating. It was all about the surface action today. There are some days when the good old Mag Popper out fishes anything in the box. I'm glad I've got a few tucked away, no idea why Yo-zuri discontinued this lure, on its day it's irresistible. At 18g and with a longish drop from the rod tip and a snap cast to get the internal weight system working, it can live with any of the modern lures of similar style/weight.Twice today I had a hooked fish come off only to be replaced by another that must have been following. Despite trying a few different approaches I only had a solitary fish on an another lure, a khaki FBM. With nothing much bigger than about 40cm it was nice to find the fish where I had previously blanked a couple of years ago. Still, with the number I caught today I was surprised I didn't sneak out a better one despite it being a nasty neap tide. Thanks for the tip Craig.

A couple of trips

I've fished the last two Fridays. I took a half day off work on the 6^th and I spent the rest of the week questioning my decision making. Having done more prospecting for Bass this year than actual fishing I realised that with 4 hour return journeys and life I don't have the time. I had some pollack on the reefs and packed it in after 4 hours.

I'm liking the latest software upgrade on my Lowrance though. The fish ID makes the down-scan on the right more useful. Previously the fish would show up as tiny dots that you could hardly see and it was more about showing structure clearly. These are pollack.

I set off at 2am yesterday and after leaving my head torch at home I launched later than I hoped for at 4.30am.

I shouldn't really complain, 7 school bass and at least I was catching again.

An early late start

Up at 2am and on the road for 2.45am I was wondering why I went to bed really. Having looked at what I have on in July I'll miss the nice set of tides around the middle of the month. Today was a bit of a push to get my first Bass of the year, in other words I'm late getting off the mark this year.

A lean 71cm

Gutted about the pic being out of focus( the other blurring is deliberate BTW) I had a magic fight off this fish and while it was resting in my net I set the camera on timer. In doing so I changed the mode to scene. I didn't muck about as I wanted the fish back so didn't check till I got back to the car. Lean for its length it will pack the weight on over the summer till the next time it does what it needs to do.

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 Four bass and a lot of fun with some pollack that seemed to be up for a party despite the bright sunlight and low tide combination. Great days fishing, well the worth the effort and early start.