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Had a couple of hours out after work tonight checking out a new mark over high tide. We've had off shore winds all week and dying swell so was pleased to find the water clarity really good with probably about 6 foot visibility.
I'd not fished here before so tried a couple of shallow divers that I've been stockpiling over the winter. Nothing doing so thought I would try an ayu xlayer slowly along the bottom as this would be most likely to succeed when the water is still cold.
After about half an hour managed a bite which turned out to be a small coalie of about 12 inches. This is the first fish I've had on soft plastics, so although not very exiting I was well pleased. I only tried a couple of times with them last year and hadn't caught anything so my confidence was low, but now I can see myself persisting with them a bit more.
I've got a load more marks in mind to test before the Bass turn up so it's nice to know there may actually be something there to catch if you try the right methods.
First post on this section of the catch reports as well. Ha.:mrgreen:
I'd not fished here before so tried a couple of shallow divers that I've been stockpiling over the winter. Nothing doing so thought I would try an ayu xlayer slowly along the bottom as this would be most likely to succeed when the water is still cold.
After about half an hour managed a bite which turned out to be a small coalie of about 12 inches. This is the first fish I've had on soft plastics, so although not very exiting I was well pleased. I only tried a couple of times with them last year and hadn't caught anything so my confidence was low, but now I can see myself persisting with them a bit more.
I've got a load more marks in mind to test before the Bass turn up so it's nice to know there may actually be something there to catch if you try the right methods.
First post on this section of the catch reports as well. Ha.:mrgreen: