Simple bass fishing using light tackle in a Welsh estuary - UK Sea Fishing
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Using minimal tackle and travelling light, I fished the mouth of a Welsh estuary targeting bass using a spinning rod and a simple running ledger rig baited with razor fish. The aim was to fish the first few hours of the flood, walking back as the tide advanced. There were plenty of bait fish showing, with the terns diving for sandeels and once darkness fell, I hooked into a nice bass. I hope you enjoy this short video and, if so, it would mean a lot if you could like, share and subscribe. Many thanks.
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I've done this for the last 12 years
I walk 10 to 15 miles a day and at 66 keeps me healthy
But I use lures
Walking the mudflats at 3 in the morning gives me peace and I forget everyday life ie the rat race
Thanks for your comment, I'll take inspiration from that. The world is a beautiful place that early in the morning.
Excellent video! With a very good demo for baiting up. 👍
Thanks a lot, glad it was useful.
I thank God that I’m lucky enough to live in such a beautiful country as this. Great fishing sir.
Me too, sometime I feel spoilt for choice! Many thanks for your comment.
Saved this ages ago. Really helpful. Stunning scenery.
Great ! Thanks a lot for that.
Beautiful place to fish and Bass my favourite fish.
One of my favorite fish too!
We are blessed to live in such beautiful countryside...well done on the bass 👍
Yes, there are some truly beautiful places around here. Thanks for your comment.
Great video mate, well done 👍 looked a great mark tight lines 🎣
Thanks a lot!
What a gem of a video 👍
Thanks very much - it was a gem of an evening.
inspiring fishing, you get the atmosphere across very well.
Thanks very much. One of those lovely evening that demanded an outing!
Great video and a beautiful location, would really love to get over there and give it a go with our weedless teasers on a soft plastic or top water lure.
Thank you! Sounds like a fun method.
Lovely peaceful fishing 🤞👍👍
It was, just love the calm and settled days.
As usual amazing footage and beautiful fish, oh and the landscape is breathtaking..I love the rod as well not to mention that sea bass is my favorite fish togheter with sea bream.
Greetings from Tuscany, Italy .
Two of my favourite fish too! Thanks so much for your kind comments.
Excellent video and bass,well done
Thanks a lot!
Seeing that rod I think I met you last year while lure fishing
Yeah maybe - in the mouth of the estuary? Was nice to fish with you, I remember the session well.
@@anglersbureau yep was low water by the two sand bars , if you fancie a session on the lures just say 👍
How much is that rod and reel worth to not only use it in saltwater but to lay it on the sand? Just asking as Hardy is a well known and very expensive brand of rod.
The reel is a Van Staal 150 completely sealed and originally designed for extreme saltwater fishing off the east coast of America where anglers wear wetsuits and swim out to rocks (skishing), completely immersing the reel in saltwater. It's also bailess (I've made a video about it) which is couter-intuitive but incredibly easy to use and minimises components that are prone to breakage. I use it because I wanted something basic, bombproof and good quality. It's not exactly refined like high end reels, but I have complete faith in it. It cost over £500 I think about 12 years ago, but I imagine it's already paid for itself by outlasting other reels I could've bought. As for the Hardy, it just happened to be the exact balance between portability and casting weight I was looking for for multi-use fishing. It's a Marksman Smuggler Spin, 10ft and 5 pieces with a casting weight up to 2 ounces, so I can use it for light ledgering. Maybe around £200 to 300, but I don't recall, except to say I rarely buy rods and reels, but when I do it's usually high end stuff to last. I rinse it after every use and there's no sign of corrosion after all these years.
Wales is truly the best place to live 🙌 🏴✌️
Yes, it's hard to beat.
Looks serene, which estuary is it?
Estuary fishing for bass here in Dublin has really picked up this year.
Looks like the river Conwy
great video! do you aim to sink the hook to the bottom and drag/spin it along the floor? cheers
Thanks! I usually just let the rig move with the tide, casting uptide and letting it drift up the estuary, then wind in and repeat. Or sometimes I'll just walk up the estuary matching the flow of the tide.
Which Welsh estuary?
Hi, what size line do you use and is it a lighter leader and how do you store the razor fish thanks , ( just learning) Tom
Hi, I was just using a 1.5oz weight with a 10lbs leader (12lbs main line). I collect the razor fish a couple of times a year, on the largest tides, and then shell them and freeze them.
Thanks for that, 👍🐟
Near Llandudno?
Did you fish the mouth of estuary
Pretty close to it.