Shimano Stella STL-4000FD

Well i said i was going to get one and Taking advice of anglers that have one swung it for me!!,, ,the Shimano Stella 4000 FD has a 4.8:1 gear ratio which is a perfect retrieve rate for my type fishing ,Line capacity on the FD deeper spool is 200yds of 12lb mono ,,i backed up the spool with a larger Braid 50lbs then 150yds of 20lbs yamamoto braid,setting up the spool i placed one supplied washer behind the spool to slightly cone forward the line lay this suits Braid,line lay and Casting ,,

For some reason Stella came right handed ,normally on delivery the Stella will be delivered Left handed changing from left to right is a simple operation make sure you have the correct size screwdriver for the handle grub screw undo and the assembly will come apart then change for the Left hand shaft handle that is supplied with the reel, Reassemble and fix in reverse order ,,,simple

DUO TERRIF DC-11 TYPE II-J

Again i found in japan a jointed minnow type lure price delivered £13.00 price comparison with the UK dealers at £19.95 for the standard DC12 Bullet,of which is not at the top of my list ,so you ask yourself why the DC11 TYPEII-J First it was the colour Dark Back silver Flanks Red Belly shallow diver that caught my attention and a smaller lure that is jointed!!!all this adds up fishing a very active lure, fishing it slower (what the joint gives it) in running water that is cloudy like the Blackwater in Essex perfect for sunny days  

The silver flanks give that flash on a sunny day and the dark back/red belly gives silhoutte in dark esturine water

Fitted with Singles just looks the part ,

Just a bit of time out from the Fishing just let me thank all of you out there that bother to read my ramblings and have made the effort to join my site a  big thanks from Me!!

More winter Bass

I have so much respect for fishermen expecially lure fishemen that get out in the middle of January and with this year been so mild there are Bass still around with reports coming from all over the place and  of course the mighty Chesil; Beach my mate Adrian who has had just a amazing start to 2012 bagged a few more bass up to 4lb on Friday of course the Megabass Zonk and Gataride have played there parts,have a look here some great january prices, 

 Mark with a January Bass off the top!!!!!great stuff mate no doubt on the old faithfull gunfish keep up the fine fishing mate and thanks for sharing...

I got a new lure over the weekend too a Duo Tide Minnow SLD-S 125 sinking you can get Duo lures from a lot of outlets in the UK and Ireland i personally go to a friend of mine Henry Linem Henrys Tackle in Dublin fantastic choice of Duo lures,,but i have checked all over the UK and the SDLS-S 125 is unavailable at the outlets i have checked in the UK that includes  Mr Fish ,,

This little sinking beauty came direct from Japan £14.39 delivered and i have simply fallen for it,,,a super lure to have in your box,,,,a slow sinking long casting minnow,a killer in the right hands,,

Double Trouble in the UK

New years day evening on tramore strand Ireland looking for that stray bass in the dark surf bait fishing is the only way i have fished this beach for years now and i always say its a long casters beach you need to get out there beyond that last established wave for the cod ,coalfish and chance of a Bass after dark i had a schoolie a couple of days back and was brimming when setting up my bait gear ,,

a clip down with a 2/0 pennel and half a live black making a small bait greys triplex 16ft tapered leader to 10lb main line ,,wade out into them surf tables then hit the cast as hard as you can beyond those waves if you can,this is the skill of Tramore  ,,like  the picture below and you will be in business 

 i have won a few gold medal competitions off tramore beach and similar Munster beaches in the past with fish like this coalfish ,below,the first of the night the coalies were coming thick and fast at distance and i was enjoying myself ,, then

 a slack liner gave notice to the first codling of the session Tramore can produce some super fishing in the correct conditions but the Angler has to be switched on too ,,at the end of my new years day eve session i walked off the beach quite content with a bag full of coalies and 4 codling and a couple of prime storm beach flounders and a couple of monster bites missed ,some really tidy fishing i must say i felt very content as the memories of this beach came flooding back ,,

 JOE! JOE!JOE!!!!!!!!! Getting back to my Jeep the phone had been banging ,,and no wonder,,, take a look at this Double Figure Bass Joe nailed on a 120 Megabass Zonk pearl rainbow what a fantastic angling achievement caught on New Years Day  and to back this up !!!!!!!!!

 a 6lber next cast ,,,well done Adrian fantastic fishing ,,made my Irish cod and coalies look a Little like bait fish,,,,

Anyway let me wish a Happy new year to one and all,, these images have made my year and thanks to Adrian and Mark for showing the world your talents this is special for UK shore caught lure Bass,,,,,
what a way to End ???? start a year,,,,,,,,,