26 Jun 2023

OPEN BASS LURE COMPETITION

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Combe Martin SAC are hosting an Open Lure Fishing Competition with High Street Tackle Ilfracombe. If the event is well supported it is hoped it will become an annual event that can be built upon each year if the appetite is there to share the wonderful lure fishing for bass that can be enjoyed along Nortb Devons coast line. The coast line offers a wide variety of marks to target bass with a wide range of lure tactics proving successful.

Shallow rocky shorelines –
Taw and Torridge Estuary

 

Bass tempted on a soft plastic
One of North Devons rocky headlands from the sea.

 

Sandy beaches have great potential for bass on lures

The boundaries for the event are the entire North Devon Coastline from County Gate to Welcombe Mouth.

https://northdevon-aonb.org.uk

This  event is shore only.

The entry fee is £10.00 Competitors must book in at High Street Tackle Ilfracombe.

There is a first prize of £100 and £50 for the runner up. Additional prizes may be added if support is good.

The presentation will be held at Ilfracombe Pier, Outside the Aquarium at 6:30pm on Sunday July 2nd.

All those who attend the presentation will be entred into a raffle for a lure donated by High Street Tackle.

The prizes are for the longest bass nose to tip of tail caught using an artificial lure. A photo of bass and tape must be provided in addition to picture with captor if possible.

Fishing is from 00.00 June 29th until 6.00pm July 2nd.

All entries to be sent to CMSAC via their facebook page or to North Devon Angling News via social media or [email protected] 

Advice on lure fishing for bass along with a huge sellection of lures are avaialble at High Street tackle.

26 Jun 2023

South Molton Angling Club – Boat Trip Clovelly

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A quick report from Ed Rands on South Molton Angling Clubs 4hr Clovelly evening sea trip on the 19th of June.
We met doug the skipper aboard “independent charters” at 5pm motored out for 10 minutes and set anchor.
We put squid baits and mackerel baits down and started catching fish and it never really stopped until we came in at 9:30.
We caught the inevitable dogfish, a few smoothound, probably 30 bull huss into double figures and we had a few mackerel to bring home to eat as well as a few scad which were not eaten! The weather was pretty good and flattened the sea out well by the time we had finished.
Thanks to Jim, Danny, Bob, Nigel and Craig for attending and doug looked after us admirably with tea and coffee, although we did Craig’s coffee again later!
19 Jun 2023

COMBE MARTIN SAC – LURE FISHING LEAGUE UPDATE

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Combe Martin SAC – Mebers Lure Fishing Competition.

Shaun Quartly has registered three bass measuring 72cm, 60.5cm and 56cm for a three fish total of 188.5cm.

This puts him into second place behind Mark Jones who has three for 193cm.

Mark Jones.  3 bass  193.5

Shaun Quartly 3 bass  188.5

Reece Woolgar 2 bass 116

Mark Tossel 1 bass 69

 

A reminder that the Open Lure competition hosted with CMSAC and High Street Tackle commences on Thursda, June 29th at 00:00am.

 

 

18 Jun 2023

BOAT SPORT OFF ILFRACOMBE

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Daniel Welch has been some superb boat sport off Ilfracombe ctaching some stunning wrasse using lure fishing tactics. Dans best wrasse a stunning ballan of 5lb. The sport was shared with his good friend Ross Stanway and son Solly Welch.

“Another fantastic day out on the boat, with perfect weather. The plan for the day was lure fishing with light spinning setups the main target a big ballen and a cuckoo wrasse. The day didn’t disappoint we caught good numbers of decent sized hard fighting pollack on the wrecks on the way down, once at the island we had great sport on the wrasse all catching good sized fish the biggest a boat and lure pb for me of exactly 5lb I also managed my main target and another first for me, catching not one but two cuckoo wrasse on a lure in quick succession. We thought we would pick up some fresh bait to drift for the tope on the way back and found good numbers of large launce and some mackerel. Prime fresh bait but an hour drift only produced one tope we fished some small baits at the same time and picked up weavers, a few gurnard and lots of little whiting. We finished the day off with some more wreck pollack on the way home. Lures used were a mix of slow jigs with single
hooks, creature soft plastics, savagegear Sandeels and black minnow.”
17 Jun 2023

COMBE MARTIN SAC – Bass Lure Competition Update

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Mark Jones has enjoyed recent success with lures whilst fishing from his boat with Craig Mcloughlin of Braunton Baits.

“Great day on my boat with Craig Crafty Mcloughlin 💥 Sun flat sea & no easterlies for a change😩Had 3 shark trips now but doing more lure fishing as well in between sharking🦈 Landed this beauty 70cm plus & it went like hell on my slash 28g lure rod what a fight won’t forget that in a hurry!!!! C&R”

Mark now has three bass totalling 193cm

Reece Woolgar has two for 116cm

Mark Tossel one for 69cm