Well my patience and perseverance has paid off Had 6 Bass last night, largest was 44cm, kept 2 and all the others went back I know they arent massive but its a start. I reckon Id have had more but I had a few rig/equipment problems early in the session. Am still pleased tho

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44cm thats a bit small to be taking home mate in my opinion but if its your first time its alrite but remember the more you take home the less there are.

can you give us more info, i.e. rigs, bait, distance etc

did you manage to get any pics

Top notch - Well done m8. You mind if I ask about what type of bait and rig you use Skips???

[ 27. July 2005, 05:19 PM: Message edited by: @SUMMER@ ]

Well rig wise I tried some of Mike Ladel and Alan Vaughn's suggestions to start with but I couldnt get on with them kept getting tangled so I went back to a single Paternoster with a 3/0 on a 18" snood. and was using lug rag and a slice of sandeel to keep the worms on. TBH I think lug on its own was just as good as rag as guy next to me was using just lug and he had similar success. Learned a lot about the Brigg off him too as he said that was his speciality and was the first time hed fished for bass from the bay.

nice one mate, a couple of 44cm bass tacken for the pot is fine with me, its nowhear gready.I keep the occasional bass of that size, I also most seasons let more go than most shore anglers catch.

Got to Laugh, sorry Skips . Didnt someone say exactly the same when you caught your first shore codling. Cheeky buggers. . They are over the legal size limit and I bet they taste amazing. Id give me right arm to catch fish like them.

[ 27. July 2005, 05:46 PM: Message edited by: @SUMMER@ ]

simon:

I think thats out of order to preach to a guy who's caught his first bass, haven't you taken home a bass
that size...ever?.So what size to do you take home?

Either way you ain't going to win!

skippy; well done and i hope you enjoyed your hard earned first bass of the season.

[ 27. July 2005, 06:45 PM: Message edited by: Pugs ]

and before anyone says anything:

I usually release all my bass but I do keep the odd one and I would retain only those between 3 to 5 lbs.

Angling is about conversation but it also about the hunter/hunted instinct and if I've had a sh**te season then a odd 3 pounder for the pot ain't a bad thing or is it?

yes i did pugs but i didnt realise it was his 1st bass.

maybe it wasn't, but every year's bass are like you're first(is for me and i appreciate each and every bass caught) and every season you are entitled to the odd one for the pot