Resistance is futile they are saying, and particularly if you watch a good friend land a pleasant bass like I did the opposite day. I had no intention of going fishing on Wednesday, however one thing I learn in Marc Cowling’s new bass fishing e-book the night time earlier than acquired me serious about murkier water particularly. I knew my probabilities of connecting with a bass had been actually fairly low with my 100% report of by no means catching one in March, however you realize when an itch begins itching and you haven’t any alternative however to scratch it? That was how I felt on Wednesday morning once I awoke at 4am with this infernal bloody bouncing mind syndrome bouncing away with how a lot Marc’s new e-book has acquired me serious about a couple of issues specifically……………..
So off I went to see if what I had learn might probably translate into one thing tangible. If I blanked I might at all times blame Marc and his new e-book (which is out quickly and I actually imagine that anyone who lure fishes for bass ought to learn it, overview in the end when I’ve managed to soak up extra of the fascinating ideas and information contained inside). I used to be fishing alone, and as a lot as Storm loves any alternative to be outdoors and go for a stroll, even she was taking a look at me considerably suspiciously. How does a canine know that you’ve got by no means caught a bass in March? What she actually loves is watching a floor lure coming in throughout the highest, however that wasn’t going to be occurring right now of yr and with what I had learn and thought of.
I clipped on what for me has develop into a go-to bass fishing lure, the SG Slender Scoop Shad smooth plastic which in each the 13cm and 15cm measurement I’d as a rule rig on the 6/0 belly-weight weedless hook we made for the unique measurement Gravity Sticks. You understand me although. I prefer to strive stuff, and as a lot as I utterly belief a superb weedless hook design, I additionally surprise why I’m not swimming an everyday J-hook jig head with a light-weight head a bit extra. I by no means hear something concerning the Savage Gear Ball Jig Heads within the bass fishing world, and while I’ve nothing to do with these “meant for the freshwater market” jig heads, I actually fairly like them. It clearly helps that I can pay money for them for nothing as a result of it permits me to take a punt after which it doesn’t matter whether or not I like them or not. However I do like them. I had rigged a 13cm Slender Scoop Shad on one of many 5/0 5g SG Ball Jig Heads and that’s what I used to be retrieving once I hooked and landed my March bass.
With what I prefer to assume I do know and with what I had learn the night time earlier than, I selected the Inexperienced Silver color, 13cm measurement Slender Scoop Shad. If it’s any assist, what the freshwater Savage Gear folks name Inexperienced Silver is what most bass anglers know as Ayu (what color Spindle Worm did Marc catch on the opposite day?). You by no means go fishing with zero hope in fact, however right now of yr it’s quite a bit to do with the sheer pleasure at being out and about while clearly additionally hoping in opposition to the chances.
And blow me down if about half an hour into the session I acquired a kind of sharp bangs on my rod tip which then grew to become a hooked fish once I struck into the second bang (relax and preserve fishing the lure if the bass doesn’t impale itself on that first bang). I do know I yelped, Storm seemed much more quizzical than she already was, and very quickly in any respect I had what I reckon was a 3lb+ bass at my ft. I grabbed my digital camera to try to get a couple of fish in hand pictures within the water, and as a lot as I at all times love watching a bass swim strongly away, the palpable sense of reduction at getting the monkey off my again was particularly prevalent. Over the frigging moon in fundamental English!
I’m sorry in case you have discovered my quest for a March bass on right here to be a bit tedious. Attempting to catch bass on a lure in each month within the UK has been an actual factor of mine ever since we moved over to dwell in SE Cornwall and I started to understand the potential round right here. As you realize there has by no means been any grand plan with this weblog so I assume I simply discuss concerning the contents of my head and sufficient of you form folks learn these things and remark and interact to make me wish to keep on with it.
The world isn’t going to vary one single bit now that I’ve managed to realize one thing I got down to do, however that one modest bass from Wednesday morning means a hell of quite a bit to me. Monkey off my again and all that, however extra so it proves to me but once more how an open thoughts and willingness to strive totally different stuff is absolutely the key to profitable lure fishing for bass. You all have a superb weekend and thank f&^% there isn’t a extra worldwide rugby for some time as a result of I’m not certain my coronary heart can take it. One factor we’re celebrating right here at house is that cross nation season is over so my spouse and I are getting extra of our weekends again. For certain it’s again to Park Run, varied native street races and crusing – we do all we will to assist our two women and what they like to do – however not having to drive as much as Loughborough and Nottingham and so forth for some time is fairly good. Anyone else actually twitching with pleasure on the yr of fishing forward?
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