[keith Ogden]

Alright guys im out for the first time tomorow and was wondering what you guys look for in an early season marcheers guys.

 

[Mark Sleep]

Baitfish would be a good start, either by spotting the fish themselves, or spotting birds. Cormorants active in the area (as opposed to roosting) would normally indicate baitfish present that the Bass could feed on.

Where are you fishing?

 

[keith Ogden]

cheers mark gonna look at cricieth north wales shallow beach strewn with boulders and a small estuary too

 

[Mick Ward]

How did you get on Keith?

 

[keith Ogden]

How did you get on Keith?

blanked mate but was expecting that really anyway got out to play with the new plastic though i've posted a few pics of the mark on the welsh coast section .by the way loving the z-claw and the patchinko cheers mate.

 

[Tim Griffin]

Baitfish would be a good start, either by spotting the fish themselves, or spotting birds. Cormorants active in the area (as opposed to roosting) would normally indicate baitfish present that the Bass could feed on.

Where are you fishing?

We saw a number of cormorants working close inshore yesterday and yet we blanked. I think this was due to lack of clarity and low water temps yet we knew the cormorants were onto something....

 

[Darren Edwards]

never mind keith bud,love your mark by the way.....can see you takin fish there soon mate thats for sure,cheers daz

 

[trev]

i was working in criccieth yesterday,the sea was quite rough and the water very coloured,also on the bird thing,cormarants feed on a wide range of things and their presence should not be taken as a given that the kind of fish a bass preys on are there,still a bit early up here and the water temp at in the criccieth/porthmadoc area is a couple of degrees lower than the north lleyn peninsula/ dinas dinlle ,newborough/aberfraw/rhosneigr areas,where bass have started to show to bait.

 

[Mark Sleep]

Of course they wont indicate there is Bass there, but on a stretch of coast where you dont know where to start, starting somewhere where there is obviously a food source of some kind like that is better than just starting closest to the car.

I blanked last night :-(

 

[Ritchie Campion]

Of course they wont indicate there is Bass there, but on a stretch of coast where you dont know where to start, starting somewhere where there is obviously a food source of some kind like that is better than just starting closest to the car.

I blanked last night :-(

Did you fish till 2am? Blimey mate you guys are keen!

 

[Mark Sleep]

Got into bed at 3. I can feel a little lie down under my desk is in order later. Completely shattered

 

[Ritchie Campion]

Got into bed at 3. I can feel a little lie down under my desk is in order later. Completely shattered

NUTTERS!!!!! I had a nice early night and will be out again tonight (till a sensible hour) lol

 

[jamo]

where were you guys fishing? was around st caths area on saturday evening as was working earlier on and missed the meet. Had a quick plugging session using the RB 270 and have to say that after using the TR4 the RB 270 felt like a scaffolding bar, a least no worries about snapping the tip. lol

 

[keith Ogden]

i was working in criccieth yesterday,the sea was quite rough and the water very coloured,also on the bird thing,cormarants feed on a wide range of things and their presence should not be taken as a given that the kind of fish a bass preys on are there,still a bit early up here and the water temp at in the criccieth/porthmadoc area is a couple of degrees lower than the north lleyn peninsula/ dinas dinlle ,newborough/aberfraw/rhosneigr areas,where bass have started to show to bait.

Your right about it been coloured trevor stopped in then continued to the north side of the lleyn still blanked though won't be long till it picks up though now.

 

[billy]

i had a go in newborough last friday night(home village). nothin doin.the water was very cloudy .i`m goin again tomorrow night,will let you know how i got on.having just bought a 145 tide minnow off mick,do you guys think it might be too big early season?i had a lot of joy using jts last year but they don`t cast very far to be honest.