First Bass Of The Season

[iMick]

Lovely day on the water today with little to no wind and blue skies.

Good little Bass just over the 30cm mark on my light Bream gear, first for the new yak.

Stumbled on some good looking string weed too, anyone want to share how to store it, fridge or freezer?

Got a few good Bream today too in the shallows and a couple of small Bass just as I was leaving.

Mullet were everywhere today, looks like summers going to be a cracker.

Mick

Edited September 8, 2010 by iMick

[paul.kenny]

Mick,

Nice and healthy little Bass - a good start to the season. I assume that water is fresh or brackish water?

[iMick]

Thanks mate, Tidal waters but more Fresh than Brackish I think, I had a small sip and it tasted fresh.

I reckon now is the time to get 'em... in transit upstream.

Mick

[Breambucket]

nice bass mate!

With the weed does it have a normal weed smell to it or not slimy?

If there isnt any smell and slimy it wont be any good (says the old bloke at work)

pete

[iMick]

Hey Pete, this weed doesn't have any smell and it's not slimey, is it any good? It's got a nice green colour and it come from tidal waters.

[SNAP-ER]

Hey Pete, this weed doesn't have any smell and it's not slimey, is it any good? It's got a nice green colour and it come from tidal waters.

Well done dude

[arpie]

Well done on your first yak bass, Mick!! The first of many, I reckon!!

Re the weed - you can freeze it in small quantities (ziplock bags are good.) Just leave one corner open & dunk the bag in water to express out any air, then close that final corner. Sometimes freshwater weed like that does go 'slimey' after a short while.

best thing would be to use it & see if the blackies take it!! Then only gather it in quantities as you would use it. You should never run out!!

Cheers

Roberta

[Stippy]

Good work on the yak bass mate, I took delivery of a new Hobie Quest yesterday and I'm itching to get out bass fishing soon.

Cheers,

Adam.

[iMick]

Well done dude

Thanks mate.

Well done on your first yak bass, Mick!! The first of many, I reckon!!

Re the weed - you can freeze it in small quantities (ziplock bags are good.) Just leave one corner open & dunk the bag in water to express out any air, then close that final corner. Sometimes freshwater weed like that does go 'slimey' after a short while.

best thing would be to use it & see if the blackies take it!! Then only gather it in quantities as you would use it. You should never run out!!

Cheers

Roberta

Thanks for that Roberta. I had it in the fridge for about a week and then used it in the Hawkesbury and I did have my float go down once (didn't hook up), so they do eat it.

Good work on the yak bass mate, I took delivery of a new Hobie Quest yesterday and I'm itching to get out bass fishing soon.

Cheers,

Adam.

Hobie yaks are great you'll have a ball with it, pedal yaks are handy but a paddle yak has it's advantage, like working the ultra shallow bass creeks without fear of bashing up your mirage drive.