My first bass session of the year

[Snatcher]

Looking forward to the reunion then Colin

 

John

[Brett W]

I too went out last weekend on my first bass session of the year at Exmouth, Devon but this time with my wife on her first ever trip out with with me

 

After a quick lesson in rig set up and hook tying she was off and fishing by herself, apart from baiting her rags after I told her they bite

 

It was the usual simple set up, ball weight, with a 2 foot trace to a size 8 hook and rag worm bounced along the bottom

 

It was about 10 casts or so before I was into my first about 20 yards out was only about a pound but that was enough to the get the heart racing and eager to rebait and catch another. This made the wife a little jealous but gave her more determination to stick at it and catch one of her own and sure enough she did, bigger than mine too

 

Time to get serious, I can't be beat by a woman, let alone the wife she'd never let me live it down. I was in again able to use my power and cast a lot further than she could to reach a spot where I though I'd just seen bass surfacing and I wasn't wrong. Within 30 seconds of it hitting the water I was in and this time it felt a lot better, it scrapped a fair bit on my light set up and when I finally got it in she weighed about 4lb

 

A few more smaller ones between us and it was time to pack up and head home. The next day I had my arm forced up my back and was forking out for a new rod and reel for her, a bright pink set up at that, not that I mind means I get to go fishing a lot more without the nagging so hopefully its gonna be a win win situation

Edited June 22, 2010 by Brett W

[Snatcher]

Nice report Brett. No shame in being outfished by the women,you get used to it after a while !!!!

 

John