South West Quick session

[John Mitchell]

I got a fishing pass yesterday so grabbed my lure gear and went , the mark I chose was a flood tide mark with high around 6.20 pm , I got there at 3.45 my second cast bass on wow , on a big patch . Was I surprised as it was a blazing sun . I thought here we go but sadly not , I saw loads o bass following my lures and turning at the last moment, quite a few swirls behind the lures , so I tried shallow diver a deep diver a seeker and finally I found the fish on a FBM but they were wrasse and nice size rod bending wrasse 5 in total biggest was around 4lb I recon, I had one more bass on the surface as high tide approached , so I had 2 and a half hours and caught 7 fish not bad .

 

[Mr Fish]

Well done John, great session there!

Must admit I’d probably rather catch the wrasse than the bass!

 

[Tatunka joe]

Flicker ????

 

[John Mitchell]

Well done John, great session there!

Must admit I’d probably rather catch the wrasse than the bass!

I was glad I had my landing net for the wrasse no way was I lifting them out of the water using my rod , when they hit the FBM the lure just stops then they take line , great scrap at first, and a great sight to see them coming up in the clear water

 

[John Mitchell]

Flicker ????

??????

 

[ouchthathurt]

Good drills mate, good result ??

 

[Warby72]

Got to love the wrasse. I always think that they look like they should be swimming around in tropical waters.

 

[John Mitchell]

Got to love the wrasse. I always think that they look like they should be swimming around in tropical waters.

Looks a bit like a giant grouper coming up in the water , but a lot smaller ???

 

[Mr Fish]

Looks a bit like a giant grouper coming up in the water , but a lot smaller ???

Yep, gotta watch out for the gropers on those rocks ???

 

[Wolf]

Nice catch mate ?,I agree with Mr Fish,I like wrasse bashing

 

[John Mitchell]

Yep, gotta watch out for the gropers on those rocks ???

A 4lb wrasse looks like a grouper ?

 

[Mr Fish]

A 4lb wrasse looks like a grouper ?

It’s the gropers you’ve got to watch for though ???

 

[Si-fly]

Nice session John ?.... Cracking few hours that... Wrasse are great ?

 

[Dutchman]

nice fish, i don't think i have ever caught a wrasse ( may have as a kid)
Do they fight like a bass?

 

[Tatunka joe]

nice fish, i don't think i have ever caught a wrasse ( may have as a kid)
Do they fight like a bass?

They fight hard for about 20 secs then give up

 

[Bass&Chips]

Cracking couple of hours.

 

[Mr Fish]

They fight hard for about 20 secs then give up

Yes but they’re pretty ?

 

[spiderfur]

Cracking session, thanks for the pics. ?

 

[Shirleycodlin]

Great photos, lovely wrasse ?

 

[Trampster]

Nice one John! Good session, nice report & great photos. ??