Bass man and Lure Fishing Podcast host Cormac Walsh found the time to tackle some bass this week- here’s his report on the action:
I managed to find a bit of shelter over the weekend from the westerlies unfortunately there was a good bit of weed in it which made things a bit tricky.
Shallow divers, metals and sandeels were all getting clogged up with weed. I found the top water was working the best with maybe 1 in 5 casts come in all the way without getting weed on it. I might only get 10 seconds of a retrieve until the lure was weeded up, however, I stuck at it as an early swirl behind the lure had given me a glimmer of hope.
As soon as the tide turned and began to drop back the fish came on the feed. Four bass were landed, the best a fat 60cm with many more missed hits off the top.
On other occasions I wouldn’t have persisted due to the weed but staying at it proved successful on this occasion.
