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I decided to put in 90 minutes or so at a low water mark where I've never had any joy before. Arrived about half an hour after low to find that a slight easterly was stirring it up a bit. After a few casts a moment's lapse of concentration resulted in a lost Super Spook with no sign of a bass.
Looking around I could see a small outcrop that, with the easterly, formed a small bay with flatter water. Having got there I clipped on a small popper. On the second cast, directly into the setting sun, the instant I began to work the lure a fish took it. It dived and headed left towards the end of the outcrop I was on. A short fight resulted in a bass of 46.5cm.
In the next half hour I had one more hit and a follow.
As the sun was starting to touch the horizon a bass hit the stationary lure but missed.I immediately twitched the popper and bang, fish on.It too went left but further and deeper. Once it surfaced I was able to bring it along the top of a gully to my feet. This one was 50cm.
By now the rising tide was threatening to cut me off so I called it a night.
It was a wonderful evening to be out under the cliffs, let's hope there's a few more of them to follow.
Looking around I could see a small outcrop that, with the easterly, formed a small bay with flatter water. Having got there I clipped on a small popper. On the second cast, directly into the setting sun, the instant I began to work the lure a fish took it. It dived and headed left towards the end of the outcrop I was on. A short fight resulted in a bass of 46.5cm.
In the next half hour I had one more hit and a follow.
As the sun was starting to touch the horizon a bass hit the stationary lure but missed.I immediately twitched the popper and bang, fish on.It too went left but further and deeper. Once it surfaced I was able to bring it along the top of a gully to my feet. This one was 50cm.
By now the rising tide was threatening to cut me off so I called it a night.
It was a wonderful evening to be out under the cliffs, let's hope there's a few more of them to follow.