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North Wales, The Llyn and Anglesey 2016
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Diving did not disappoint - the bass were not there in numbers but they were there in size - only 7 spotted in total, weirdly enough, I don't think we saw one under 6lbs which was pretty crazy for North Wales. One huge one came in right at the end of a breath hold as I was just about to head to the surface - I don't know how big it was but it was big, really big - way bigger than anything I've seen before - long and very pale silver, not like the others I'd seen that day which were dark and thick-set - it was left to swim another day - magnificent creature. Not many mullet about at all, would have expected a lot more. I've heard chatter around the fishing forums that the mullet haven't been showing well this year.
Was surrounded by a big school of garfish while breathing up, some of which took it upon themselves to bump my gun / spear - one came back about 4 or 5 times - I've seen mullet and bass rubbing themselves on the sand, I presume to remove parasites etc - maybe the gars were doing the same? I quite like the taste of garfish but was more than happy just to watch them, they stayed with me for a minute or more which was pretty special.
Came across some huge Echinus esculentus - the big, pink sea urchins about the size of grapefruit - at depth - had never really had a chance to see them up close before - really cool.
Two big bass
One monster bass and one good bass
Bonus pic - lucky crab!
Was surrounded by a big school of garfish while breathing up, some of which took it upon themselves to bump my gun / spear - one came back about 4 or 5 times - I've seen mullet and bass rubbing themselves on the sand, I presume to remove parasites etc - maybe the gars were doing the same? I quite like the taste of garfish but was more than happy just to watch them, they stayed with me for a minute or more which was pretty special.
Came across some huge Echinus esculentus - the big, pink sea urchins about the size of grapefruit - at depth - had never really had a chance to see them up close before - really cool.
Two big bass
One monster bass and one good bass
Bonus pic - lucky crab!
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Agreed.
Hopefully Ian may post a full report of his recent adventures without any photoshopped pics.
.......... Enjoy that One Air Ian
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Yeah, they are not the best but to be honest, they showed very clearly the exact place we were fishing - my interest in giving away the location of a hard won spot just so you can have a pretty background to look at is pretty minimal.
I'm just trying to add a half decent bit of content to the forum - not win a National Geographic prize
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Going to have to give that a go, there's a fair amount of meat there on a decent bass
Way more meat than expected - you need to have a good ferret around - the muscles that move the mouth and eyes was some of the best as well as the collar section, which I think was my favourite.
Make sure you eat your heads warm, don't let them go cold otherwise the set pretty tough - the quantity of gelatin that is released when they're cooked is crazy - once it's cold, it sets like glue! Found that out the hard way.
For reference, I cooked mine at 170 for 45 minutes in a glass dish with about a cup of water in the bottom, drizzled with lemon juice, olive oil and garlic powder, covered with brown paper to stop it drying - turned out great, definitely worth it!
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You might have just put me off LOL
Thanks for the advice, can always go down the chippy if it doesn't work out
Guys since I left this thread is so boring!
Guys since I left this thread is so boring!
I don't know Dario, the photoshop skills are better since you left ;-)
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