FOLKESTONE

Folkestone Warren: 27th Sept.1997

Up at 4am to fish at 6.30am.... just Karen and myself...... kept on telling Karen it was a good idea, that it's the early bird that gets the Bass (or something similar)... I regret to say that her reply was not very ladylike.... but she came along anyway.....

Started at the first apron using a variety or Rapalas... J13 (blue/white) (silver), Rattlin (fire tiger) (gold), HJ-14 (silver/blue), and a weighted purple Redgill.....

Rising water, with high tide at about 8.30am, wind was stronger than I expected..... gusting to around force 4 from the East, rather than the force 3 or less that I was expecting... made life interesting!!!!!!!!

Geff came along with his float gear around 7.30am, by which time we'd seen nothing...... Geff informed us that he'd had 3 school bass the night before around dusk, and a chap from Dover who was also float fishing took a 3lb'er...... not sure what the chap from Dover was using but Geff was using lug..... having seen large bass cruise up and down the apron wall, I would think that live floated prawn to a depth of around 4 to 6 ft would be the way to go..... I think if I can get hold of some live prawns I shall give it a go, but it's rather hard being 80 odd miles from the venue..... I shall have to have words with Tony and see what he thinks...

Anyway, moved off to the Nags Head around 7-45am..... second cast and bang, I'm in...... something sure liked the J13 (blue/white).... five minutes later, and with help from Karen with the landing net, a nice 3 and 1/2 lb Bass.. photographed and kept for the pot......

8.10am using the Rattlin Rapala (fire tiger), a small bass of around 12" snapped at it just as I'm lifting it out of the water.... photographed and returned......

Changed over to the HJ-14..... 8.30am and I'm into my third fish..... landed, weighed in at 1 and 3/4 lb, photographed and returned..... By this time Karen was convinced there was a conspiracy against her even though she was using the same equipment and lures as myself..... claims that Bass hate her and that Cods a much nicer fish!!!!!!!

Returned to the first apron, but no joy, despite seeing a large bass cruising up and down the apron wall again.... oh for some live prawns!!!!!!!

Packed up around 10am....... went to fish the Beach below the Pier..... no go, they are demolishing the old slip way and platform and fencing it off..... not very happy at loosing one of my favorite bass spots...... flicked a J13 along the Rotunda beach up to Mermaid point and back, but it was rather late in the day, and nothing doing....... left for Kingston at Mid-Day.....

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