Amazingly most of my big bass were caught in the November / December time when you can only ever fish one tide with the lack of daylight hours. The bass were much chunkier and well fed up compared to those in summer especially after spawning in May / June. The bass in the sea bass scenery video was caught in the end of November on a spoon bait close in ( less than ten yards out ) as i saw her first and then cast to her she took the spoon on the drop just before i could spin it. The bass took off at high speed and straight into the kelp but being used to this i always use 20lbs heavy guage mono shock leader especially for its abrasion qualities and pulled the bass out easily.Fishing with braid you can feel every move and turn of the fish as it doesn't stretch like mono and i played out the fish fast as not to tire it out too much because the big fish take longer to recover after a fight. The bass weighed over 14lbs and was rested for ten minutes before releasing it. You can hold a bass easily in water with a boga grip until it recovers without harming either you or the fish, that's why i love using the boga because you don't even have to touch the fish just a flick with the disgorger and your fish is released unharmed.
1. Early morning tide just as dawn breaks, low light conditions.
2. Fish close in and keep an eye on the water around you for moving fish.
3.Spoon baits, they always work.
4.Cover a 180 degree arc, starting from your left shoulder right around to your right shoulder.
5.You may only get one take make it count.
6. Heavy clear 20lb mono tippet.
7. Sharpen your hooks after every session as they become blunt after hitting rocks etc.
8. I cover my spoon baits with yacht varnish it stops the colour fading / chipping.
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