So 3 weeks ago Adam had a non-boat angler friend he wanted to take out and we went west to St Aldhelms and Kimmeridge.
We had a good fun day with some rays and bts and pieces. Also, did some drifting and lures chucking over the Kimmeridge ledges. Need some big cahoonas doing that in JV and 10ft water that drops to under 4 quickly in gin clear water!
Anyway, result was 1 bass and a plan to be back!
Saturday just gone - a similar plan was hatched.
We headed west to try St Aldhelms ledge for bass, Ad had one quick off the mark and i missed a boat load! even brought one following my lure to the boat! Ad had a load of Wrasse, how we laughed!
So off to anchor for thornies, LSD etc but no tope showed.
Then, once the tide built it was off to the ledges. On arrival I was deployed in the stealth bass hunter (tender with 2.5hp) and off i went in to the shallows whilst the mother ship stood of in slightly deeper water plugging away.
Anyway - the inflatable delivered and no sooner had i started my troll in the preferred location and directing then "bang" bass on! great scrap, i drifted on to some breaking waves on the super shallows but survived, without even getting out to walk.
Unfortunatley, T\T JV developed a fuel leak and was playing hard to start, so that was the end of that. But, we had proved the method (and found the right lure).
I am sure we will be back.
Rob