Following the tide for bass
Channel: Fishwish
Date: 25/08/2021

Following The Tide for Bass

In previous visits to Christchurch Harbour in Dorset, I have learnt how to catch different species of fish with good success, but the bass always seem to present an extra challenge - especially the larger ones.  I can catch a one pound fish fairly easily, but bigger than that requires more thought.

In this video I visit this wonderful catch and release venue with just a lure rod and an aim to try and better understand the changing migration and fish feeding patterns of the resident bass as the tide comes in and out. If I can figure it out properly, I hope to return with a fly rod.  I start off fishing in just a foot of water over weed, using a Tackle House Shallow Feed 128 (see the link below), which is an absolutely ideal bass lure for very shallow water as it head rolls and dives just under the surface without getting snagged.  I've yet to find any other lure quite like it.  Apologies in advance for the big fish little fish camera trick!

Once the tide floods the estuary, I switch to a cultiva rip'n minnow to work the deeper water, which is a lure I rarely see used in the UK, but is extremely popular in the USA.  High tide bass fishing can be a bit more hit or miss. Lure fishing for sea bass (or just 'bass' as we say in the UK) is an exciting and growing discipline of angling and something that I'm hoping to do more of in the years to come so if you enjoy the video and are thinking of following the same path, please subscribe to the fishwish channel and if bass fishing isn't your thing, please have a look at some of the other vids on the Fishing Vlogs playlist.  

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