Beach Bass

[RossW]

Went up to one of the sandy beaches in Northumberland Sunday morning (don't want to be secretive but remembered that someone once warned that people sometimes net the beaches). Anyway I was just flattie bashing and didn't really expect much. So I was chuffed to catch my first ever size Bass - about 2lb. Gave me a lovely slack-liner too.

Feel daft about not saying where but, to be honest, they can turn up on any of the sandy beaches can't they? I'll certainly be out after more tho.

Cheers everyone.

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Nice One Ross

 

[phill_itofish]

Went up to one of the sandy beaches in Northumberland Sunday morning (don't want to be secretive but remembered that someone once warned that people sometimes net the beaches). Anyway I was just flattie bashing and didn't really expect much. So I was chuffed to catch my first ever size Bass - about 2lb. Gave me a lovely slack-liner too.

Feel daft about not saying where but, to be honest, they can turn up on any of the sandy beaches can't they? I'll certainly be out after more tho.

Cheers everyone.

nice one mate well done

 

[seanyrooroo]

Well done and well done for keeping the mark quiet.

 

[jimmy]

Well done and well done for keeping the mark quiet.

and i will 2nd that, if people want info mate keep it to PMs

 

[broony]

Nice one mate. Well done.

 

[critchaz]

well done matey

 

[g-force]

Well done mate; yeah, keep those bass marks under yer hat!

Cheers, Gary

 

[Ramblin' Rich]

Went up to one of the sandy beaches in Northumberland Sunday morning (don't want to be secretive but remembered that someone once warned that people sometimes net the beaches). Anyway I was just flattie bashing and didn't really expect much. So I was chuffed to catch my first ever size Bass - about 2lb. Gave me a lovely slack-liner too.

Feel daft about not saying where but, to be honest, they can turn up on any of the sandy beaches can't they? I'll certainly be out after more tho.

Cheers everyone.

Well done mate, great fish to catch unexpectedly, nice size too. Only wish I could catch them more often by accident cos I haven't caught one when I've deliberatley set out to catch one.

 

[adam.d]

Think I'd be in a bit of a dilema if and when I catch 1, should I put it back or should I eat it?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Think I'd be in a bit of a dilema if and when I catch 1, should I put it back or should I eat it?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!

the legal keeping size is 36cms

people can and do argue the morals here and elsewhere about whether the legal size is big enough but as it stands that is the size limit

the same dilemna applies to Whiting, Cod etc as a "just size" fish for a lot of species is pitifully small

Caught a 40cm bass in S/W Scotland...only the second Bass I've ever caught...tasted great

 

[seanyrooroo]

Although the MAFF size limit is 36cm the NFSA size limit is 41cm. Even at 41cm I think the limit is still too low.

A 41cm bass weighs around 1lb 6oz, and the fillets tend to be quite small. Great tasting fish, but better to take fish over 2lb imo.

 

[broony]

I fish catch and release when it comes to Bass, but I wouldn't think less of anyone taking a fish for the table.

However I agree with Sean, 45 - 50cms, which should be around to 2 - 3lbs should be the minimum in my opinion. At that size, the fish would probably be 7 or so years old and had a chance to spawn a couple of times.

The 35cms size is still a juvinille fish (Although it will probably be about 4 - 5 years old) and may not yet have spawned yet.

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

The NFSA (National Fed' of Sea Anglers) doesn't actually exist anymore...it's now Angling Trust and it seems that all of the previous guidelines for sizes have gone and they now defer to the size limits laid down by DEFRA (if anyone knows different please jump in)

http://www.defra.gov.uk/marine/pdf/fisheries/minimumfishsizes.pdf

Which is why a lot of clubs introduce their own minimum sizes that are above the legal sizes laid down

 

[seanyrooroo]

The NFSA (National Fed' of Sea Anglers) doesn't actually exist anymore...it's now Angling Trust and it seems that all of the previous guidelines for sizes have gone and they now defer to the size limits laid down by DEFRA (if anyone knows different please jump in)

http://www.defra.gov.uk/marine/pdf/fisheries/minimumfishsizes.pdf

Which is why a lot of clubs introduce their own minimum sizes that are above the legal sizes laid down

They need to sit down and sort proper sizes out!!!

 

[BigLoada]

I fish catch and release when it comes to Bass, but I wouldn't think less of anyone taking a fish for the table.

However I agree with Sean, 45 - 50cms, which should be around to 2 - 3lbs should be the minimum in my opinion. At that size, the fish would probably be 7 or so years old and had a chance to spawn a couple of times.

The 35cms size is still a juvinille fish (Although it will probably be about 4 - 5 years old) and may not yet have spawned yet.

Me as well, and also I agree with ye about the size. I had a few 41cm ones the other night but they were canny thin. I think the recommended limits are too small for most fish anyway.

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

They need to sit down and sort proper sizes out!!!

Preaching to the converted mate vested interests involved among other things as we all know

I only commented that I'd kept a legal fish to demonstrate the point that I was acting within the rules laid down. If I caught one over this side of the country I wouldn't hesitate to put it back as the N/E fishery by all accounts is still to establish itself

 

[seanyrooroo]

Preaching to the converted mate vested interests involved among other things as we all know

I only commented that I'd kept a legal fish to demonstrate the point that I was acting within the rules laid down. If I caught one over this side of the country I wouldn't hesitate to put it back as the N/E fishery by all accounts is still to establish itself

Not having a go mate, just stating a point.

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Not having a go mate, just stating a point.

I know that bud...Forum, discussions, opinions etc

 

[moocher]

The UK Government, via DEFRA, lay down only certain Minimum Landing Sizes (MLSs). However, with conservation in mind, the AT provide Recommended Retention Size Limits (RRSLs) for the majority of fish likely to be caught in UK waters. An RRSL is a suggested size for a fish below which it should returned to the sea. Should there be any dispute on the measurement of a fish, the Match Organisers Master Measure will be the deciding measure. All fish are to be measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail fin, except Skates and Rays which are to be measured wing tip to wing tip.

SPECIE
DEFRA
MLS's (cm)
BOAT
RRSL's (cm)
SHORE
RRSL's
Bass
36 (note 4)
45
45

Bream
23 (note 3 & 4)
24
24

Brill
30 (note 3)
35
35

Bull Huss

58
58

Coalfish (Saith)
35
35
35

Cod
35
35
35

Conger Eel
58 (note 3)
120
91

Dab
23 (note 3)
20
20

LS Dogfish

46
38

Flounder
27(note 3)
25
25

Garfish

38
38

Tub Gunard

28
28

Haddock
30
35
30

Hake
27(note 4)
30
30

John Dory

33
25

Ling
63
72
72

Mackerel
30(note 1)
30
30

Megrim
20 (note 4)
25
25

Mullet
15 (note 3 & 4)
33
33

Plaice
27
28
28

Pollack
30
30
30

Pouting

25
18

Poor Cod

18
18

Rockling

18
18

Silver Eel

38
38

Spurdog

58
58

All Skates & Rays (note 2)

41
41

Smoothhound

51
51

Sole
24 (note 3 & 4)
25
25

Scad

25
25

Trigger Fish

30
30

Turbot
30 (note 3)
41
35

Whiting
27
27
27

Witch
28 (note 3)
28
28

Ballan Wrase

23
23

Unclasified

20
20








kg
kg

Halibut

10
3

Monkfish

7
7

Sharks

23
18

Tope

*
*



* Members should be aware that there is a national restriction on landing tope caught whilst fishing from a boat, which includes kayaks, by rod and line. The fish so caught should be returned to the water as soon as possible commensurate with any tagging and in all other cases returned immediately

Local Sea Fisheries Committee Bylaws must be observed if applicable.

Notes:

1. 30 cm in North Sea, 20 cm elsewhere.

2. Rays and Skate measured across the wings.

3. Southern Sea Fisheries impose the limits shown, note the further classification: Black Bream 23 cms, Lemon Sole 25 cms, Red Mullet 15 cms.

4. Cornwall Sea Fisheries impose the limits shown here
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