Credit score to my mate Mark who prompt we strive the early flood tide versus how I might often goal estuary waters on the ebb, however yesterday morning Mark couldn’t make it so it was simply me and Storm. I used to be attempting to time it so the water was simply beginning to flood again into the system, however I received the timing unsuitable and ended up strolling round totally different options till I may really see the water nudging in. I had tied (and intentionally not clipped) a MegaBass Sleeper Craw to the top of my 0.330mm/17lb Sufix Advance fluoro chief as a result of with water this shallow I reckon that if a bass is transferring in, it’s on the hunt for crabs and prawns till there may be extra water to help baitfish. I don’t know this for a truth I would add, it’s simply what I used to be pondering.
So it felt just like the time was proper to provide it a go. I walked out throughout some mud and shingle and tried my greatest to not be an important large horizon-breaker and spook the life out of any fish which might be transferring round. As I received nearer the water I couldn’t frigging consider it – there was a bass, as plain as day, transferring on up with the tide in some very shallow water. We’re speaking in regards to the fringe of a typical estuary if that’s any assist, very early within the flood tide, simply as that “new” water begins to creep in on a small tide.
I noticed the bass out of the blue activate its aspect and hit one thing on the underside. I noticed the gills flare out and no matter meals supply it was I presume received munched. Clearly I considered chucking my lure all of about 5 yards to see if the bass was , however the wise aspect of me – sure, it’s in there someplace! – stated to the opposite aspect “don’t be daft, that bass is both going to spook right away, or else there’s no means it will ponder chowing what shouldn’t be that small a lure in such shallow water” (the Sleeper Craw). However I clearly needed to have a solid!
