ouchthathurt
Well-known member
- Joined
- May 15, 2021
- Messages
- 2,935
- Reaction score
- 12,710
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Hastings East Sussex
- Favourite Fishing
- Shore
So after my boys freshwater efforts culminating in a PB catfish and a shed load of carp, he reminded me of his wish to catch his first bass. So some lugworm was secured for last nights evening tide.
Life, however, got in the way and we didn’t manage to get out last night, and with a run of shifts starting tomorrow, today was the only chance he was going to get. We headed down to Pett level at lunch time, 2hrs before high water and all the way there, I wasn’t confident. The grape vine had it that the days have been fishing poorly, with bright sunshine and calm seas, and with my eyes blinded by the sun and the temp gage in the care showing 22c, I really wasn’t feeling it. Still, better to blank than throw away a load of bait unused.
On arrival, what hit me first was the strong, blustery wind cutting across the beach, with a good choppy swell, the sea was colouring up quite nicely. My son rigged up his two beach casters with 2 hook clipped down rigs and whacked them out about 40-50yrds into the swells… I went and put my rods back in the car! The wind was blustery enough that I could foresee problems ahead so felt 2 rods were quite enough!
Within minutes, his rod was wrenching over… a seagull had hit his lines and got tangled! That rod was brought in with the bait stripped, which didn’t bode well.
The boy thought he’d check his next rod and was soon cranking it in. Well blow me down, there’s a fish on the end!
And it was his first bass!! Well basslet
He was well happy! Rods went back out. He decided to keep checking his rods every 10-15mins and soon had a small flounder on the shore too. 
Next cast produced a small pout 
he cast back out and snagged up, which led to a snap off. I quickly retackled and he whacked it back out. This produced another…
Bass!!
Next cast produced another little flatty
this turned out to be the last of the session, he lost an eel and a pout but he wasn’t too bothered!
Shows what I know, I’d written it off before I’d even arrived!
Life, however, got in the way and we didn’t manage to get out last night, and with a run of shifts starting tomorrow, today was the only chance he was going to get. We headed down to Pett level at lunch time, 2hrs before high water and all the way there, I wasn’t confident. The grape vine had it that the days have been fishing poorly, with bright sunshine and calm seas, and with my eyes blinded by the sun and the temp gage in the care showing 22c, I really wasn’t feeling it. Still, better to blank than throw away a load of bait unused.
On arrival, what hit me first was the strong, blustery wind cutting across the beach, with a good choppy swell, the sea was colouring up quite nicely. My son rigged up his two beach casters with 2 hook clipped down rigs and whacked them out about 40-50yrds into the swells… I went and put my rods back in the car! The wind was blustery enough that I could foresee problems ahead so felt 2 rods were quite enough!
Within minutes, his rod was wrenching over… a seagull had hit his lines and got tangled! That rod was brought in with the bait stripped, which didn’t bode well.The boy thought he’d check his next rod and was soon cranking it in. Well blow me down, there’s a fish on the end!
And it was his first bass!! Well basslet
He was well happy! Rods went back out. He decided to keep checking his rods every 10-15mins and soon had a small flounder on the shore too. Next cast produced a small pout he cast back out and snagged up, which led to a snap off. I quickly retackled and he whacked it back out. This produced another… Bass!!Next cast produced another little flatty
this turned out to be the last of the session, he lost an eel and a pout but he wasn’t too bothered!Shows what I know, I’d written it off before I’d even arrived!
Good session and report.Nice pics.The lad looks chuffed.
Nice session mate, and the lad enjoyed it, that is the main thing.
