Popular Post Plaicehunter Posted April 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2021 Well that's what it felt like this afternoon - cold, overcast with a bitter NW wind and the sea temperature back down to 9.7C. Still, getting out in the boat for three hours on a rising tide seemed like a good idea, so padded out in layers of thermals I motored gently upstream to a favourite mark. I was fishing over shallow ground but I knew the bass wouldn't come to the surface or even to a shallow diver. Until the tide flooded further, deeper divers would just be dredging up weed. So as the afternoon was dark and stormy I picked out a lurid Hound Glide which hopefully would dive to just the right depth. A strong following wind flattered my casting, and the Glide is a distance lure, so I was getting a long way, fishing across the tide. It wasn't long before the lure was hit a good 50 yards out with a real wallop. Like all my bass so far this year, this was a modest schoolie but still a satisfying catch. A lot of hard work produced two more to the same lure, then I lost one which hit me close in and thrashed on the surface, throwing the barbless treble. I tried numerous lures with no response until I moved a couple of hundred yards and lost one on the Megabass Flatbacker. Then the tide turned and I went back to the original mark and picked up one more schoolie on the Glide. Soon the water will be warm, baitfish will appear and four schoolies in three hours will be a flop. Today it felt like a result! PH Andy135, suzook12, Saintly Fish and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemc Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Well done PH , Great effort again . Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 good effort - i'm going to chuck a lure tonight form the shore - high tide around 5.30 - ill fish the ebb out of the fleet at ferry bridge and see if there's any early bass about! Davemc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 55 minutes ago, mike farrants said: good effort - i'm going to chuck a lure tonight form the shore - high tide around 5.30 - ill fish the ebb out of the fleet at ferry bridge and see if there's any early bass about! Good luck Mike. We wait with anticipation for the report containing an early season double!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 1 hour ago, mike farrants said: good effort - i'm going to chuck a lure tonight form the shore - high tide around 5.30 - ill fish the ebb out of the fleet at ferry bridge and see if there's any early bass about! I reckon you should do well at Ferry Bridge. Got to be a few big girls waiting for all the small stuff to be washed out of the Fleet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Well done PH - a very good result for early April I'd say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemc Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 5 hours ago, Andy135 said: I reckon you should do well at Ferry Bridge. Got to be a few big girls waiting for all the small stuff to be washed out of the Fleet. I have fished it many times and had lots of scad and Mack's Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 nothing last night = 4 of down there with soft plastics - will try again tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 3 hours ago, mike farrants said: nothing last night = 4 of down there with soft plastics - will try again tonight! Unlucky. Tonight’s the night💪🏻 Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: Unlucky. Tonight’s the night💪🏻 Could soft plastics be your problem? Geoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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