dogs-n-natives 1,181 Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Hi Newkid, Nice catch mate Ive never fished for bass much, but I did catch a nice one off Nova Scotia, tasty it was, cooked there on the beach.... How do you gather the sand eels? And are they noticeably better than lures? I prefer using natural local baits whenever I can. Cheers DnN Quote Link to post
NEWKID 26,501 Posted June 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Hi mate On the 2 estuaries I tend to fish you can buy the live eels, £5 a scoop ( which is around 50 eels) so I don't collect my own. IMO they are much better than a lure every time, I've caught on lures but I'm far more confident on the real thing.. Live eels or peeler crab are the stand out baits IMO 2 Quote Link to post
NEWKID 26,501 Posted June 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Well they were lovely.. Spuds and mint from the garden and fish from the estuary down the road.. Don't get better than that.. 15 Quote Link to post
dogs-n-natives 1,181 Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Appreciated! And I agree, i rarely buy meat or fish, you just cant beat getting out and catching your own! Im getting hungry looking at that lol DnN 1 Quote Link to post
geordieh 74 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 16 inches that smaller one is deffo undersize be carefull what you put up it may come back and bite you on the arse.Get it eaten quick The minimum landing size for bass is 36cm 14.25" fact. TC Have a look at British sea fishing.co.uk shore caught bass minimum size 16ins/41cm I think you will find 14.25 ins/36cm is defra sizes for commercial/boat fishing Quote Link to post
Tiercel 6,986 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) 16 inches that smaller one is deffo undersize be carefull what you put up it may come back and bite you on the arse.Get it eaten quick The minimum landing size for bass is 36cm 14.25" fact. TC Have a look at British sea fishing.co.uk shore caught bass minimum size 16ins/41cm I think you will find 14.25 ins/36cm is defra sizes for commercial/boat fishing The 16" rule is voluntary code, and merely club rules for bass to count in competitions. The legal size is 36cm no if's and's or but's. There is no distinction between shore and boat caught fish in law. TC Edited June 22, 2014 by tiercel 2 Quote Link to post
Lid 194 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Photos can be deceiving, I'm definitely not one for giving anyone ammo.. I thought it was 14" and knew they were way over that, we've all got to be a bit careful with picking the bones out of each other's posts too!! We wouldn't want to give them ammo that isn't there.... Would we? No malice or mischief intended whatsoever - that's why I tried to be careful in what i said (especially as I am also a new member) and everything is more than good anyway! I apologise if my post was seen in any other way! I hope they tasted good too! 2 Quote Link to post
NEWKID 26,501 Posted June 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Photos can be deceiving, I'm definitely not one for giving anyone ammo.. I thought it was 14" and knew they were way over that, we've all got to be a bit careful with picking the bones out of each other's posts too!! We wouldn't want to give them ammo that isn't there.... Would we? No malice or mischief intended whatsoever - that's why I tried to be careful in what i said (especially as I am also a new member) and everything is more than good anyway! I apologise if my post was seen in any other way! I hope they tasted good too! No problem mate, they were lovely lol Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Excellent report and result as usual Kev, really need to get my ass out there! Working long hours at the minute though, I'm too knackered to go anywhere at the minute. Need a few weekends off.. Quote Link to post
NEWKID 26,501 Posted June 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I'm the same Mal, always too busy, just got to grab it where you can. Got a christening today, but decided I'm not going to drink and grab a couple of hours after the bass again later... Quote Link to post
RubyTex 1,957 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Corr they look tasty! Quote Link to post
NEWKID 26,501 Posted June 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Well I've left the lads on the piss, I'm heading down the estuary again..... 1 Quote Link to post
nakednutt 58 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 d-n-n you can catch eels on small sabiki type rigs, we used to use them under a float for pollack 1 Quote Link to post
the_stig 6,614 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) fook me kev your keen I don't know as I`d give up a few hours on the beer with the lads on a day like today for a couple of small bass -----look forward to seeing the photos at the side of that giant bucket Edited June 22, 2014 by the_stig Quote Link to post
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