Sea Bass Battle. Sea fishing UK 2024 with epic results.

Fathers' Day shore fishing from Freshwater Beach Holiday Park, Dorset, UK. It was a sunny day with an inshore wind and some weed was visible. I decided to fish in honour of a good friend Nigel who sadly passed away in April 2024. We had fished this beach together many times. RIP Nigel my good friend.
I started fishing at 2:00pm and within 10 minutes I had my first rod rattle but I didn't catch, it was either weed or a fish had spat the bait and hook out. Although there was weed about it wasn't blanket weed so although it was annoying at times, the sea was still fishable. The sea was tumbling with moderate waves which made it look like there could be Sea Bass about. I kept that in mind but didn't want to jinx it by saying so at the beginning of the video. Sea Bass like it when the there are tumbling waves as it disorientated the smaller fish and as Sea Bass are a predatory fish, this makes it good fishing for the Sea Bass themselves. After the second rattle on the rod, I picked up my rod and could feel a fish for sure but again it spat the hook and I didn't catch however, this was a great indication to me that there were fish out there on the feed and so my expectations of catching a fish or two increased.
After refining my fishing tackle to cope with the conditions I was feeling rather confident of catching fish. Not long after I had started fishing (around 20 minutes) I caught my first fish of the day, a Dogfish, I was well chuffed as it proved my theory that fish were out there and feeding. I love shore fishing and how it makes you think about every move you make in regards the tackle, bait, distance etc. I continued using medium to large fish baits in the hope that something large was out there, for example a Sea Bass. I kept the hook size to a modest 1/0 size and tried my best to achieve a decent casting distance but the inshore wind was preventing me casting any further than 70 meters.
I went on to catch 4 Dogfish and each one was getting bigger in size however, all I kept thinking to myself was, "I must fish through the Dogfish to get to something bigger and better" And boy did I come up trumps and WIN. A cracking bite came along and the battle began. I wasn't sure if it was another larger Dogfish or maybe more weed together a smaller fish until a felt the fight. I was quietly confident that I had a better fish on as I was battling to bring it in. After reeling in and I was roughly about 30-40 meters by now, the line suddenly went slack and I thought I had lost the fish. Then all of a sudden, the fish was fighting hard in the surf and it felt heavy. Eventually I had successfully landed a beautiful Sea Bass. The Sea Bass measured 61cm (24 inches) and was quite chunky around the belly. My scales hadn't been used for quite a while and when I went to use them, they had rotted inside the battery compartment and was broken for good. The Sea Bass had a lice on it's tail and so my first job was to remove the lice that sucking away at the Sea Bass's tail. I was overwhelmed at catching this amazing Sea Bass especially as I was fishing in honour of Nigel. What a great afternoons fishing and thankfully it was caught on camera for all to see and enjoy.
I hope enjoy watching this video.
Best wishes!
Rob.
#seafishing2024 #beach #fish

[@hardcorefishermanofhull7438]

Well done rob, there was some really nice fish there and that big bath at the end was lovely. Hope it tastes really nice. Keep up the great video.

[@1RodRob]

It was a great 4 hour session despite the inshore wind, the Bass was a big bonus. Thanks for watching and commenting. 🙏

[@hardcorefishermanofhull7438]

@@1RodRob your welcome mate

[@1RodRob]

@@hardcorefishermanofhull7438 Cheers Scott mate!

[@fishdisco3107]

Yes👊🏻! That’s a great day buddy, some dogs to keep you busy and an absolutely cracking Bass…you broke into a full-on sprint down the beach there mate 😅take care Rob 🏃 😎👍👍

[@1RodRob]

Yeh a cracking afternoon's session, really enjoyed it and the Bass was a bonus. I did think my trot down the beach looked a little camp but hoped no one noticed, thanks for that lol. Thanks for watching and commenting. Catch up soon matey. 👍

[@Paulglover76]

Cracking bass that rob, well worth wading through the dogfish to pick that up at the end, nice one mate,

[@1RodRob]

Exactly what was going through my mind at the time, fish through the dogs. A 4 hour session with a bonus Bass towards the end, well chuffed. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@gary.southamptonangler]

Well done rob cracking session and a lovely bass at the end.

[@1RodRob]

Yeh a cracking afternoon's fishing for a few hours with a bonus Bass towards the end. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@KerbsideClassics]

well done Rob cracking fish mate just shows persistence always pays off

[@1RodRob]

Despite the inshore wind I had a great afternoons fishing, the Bass was a big bonus. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@carldawson832]

Eazy rob you ok my mate, you keep the vids coming man when you can. Well done chief. All the best from the humber estuary.

[@1RodRob]

Hi Carl, I'm all good mate, hope you are too? Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@acereflectionsfishing]

happy days rob nice little session there mate and a cracking bit of silver🎣

[@1RodRob]

Fighting through the Dogfish paid off with this bonus Bass towards the end of a 4 hour session, well chuffed. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@richardjarvis4968]

Well done Rob Cracking session finished off with a lovely bass.👍

[@1RodRob]

A great afternoon's fishing in memory of a good friend. Really enjoyed it and the Bass was a fantastic bonus. Any chance you could share please. Cheers Richard. Thank you for your awesome support. 🙏

[@richardjarvis4968]

@@1RodRob Already shared out.👍👍

[@1RodRob]

@@richardjarvis4968 You're the best. Thank you!

[@castersfishingwales2038]

Nice one Rob brother! cracking session there mucker xx

[@1RodRob]

For a 4 hour session it wasn't bad at all. The Bass was a big bonus catch. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@leightongroves1509]

Nice one rob great video as always. 👌👍

[@1RodRob]

Cheers for your kind words. A nice 4 hour session with a big bonus Bass towards the end. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@karens138]

Congrats nice catch of the day, well done.

[@1RodRob]

Thank you. I will get a bigger one though soon.

[@CornishFishingTales-dc4rw]

Booom great fish mate well done 👌 👌 👌 👌

[@1RodRob]

@CornishFishingTales-dc4rw Yeh not bad aye. Cheers buddy 👍

[@ModellingwithMartin-zl1qi]

Congrats Rob

[@1RodRob]

Thank you Martin.

[@bazontherocks7159]

Cracking Bass Rob, well done 👏

[@1RodRob]

Yeh not bad at all, well pleased with it. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@Oligoesfishing]

Cracking fish 🎣 👍🏻 well deserved

[@1RodRob]

Yeh not bad. Cheers Oli. P.s this was the beach I was texting you from on Sunday.

[@Oligoesfishing]

@@1RodRob I know .. coulda woulda shoulda 😁 well done 👍🏻 next time I will

[@brightonangler1278]

Thats nice fish 🐟 did you put it back

[@1RodRob]

It was a great 4 hour session with the Bass coming in towards the end. Thanks for watching.

[@albertcross4275]

Can't anglers carry fish properly anymore. 🐟🐟🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@1RodRob]

No idea mate, why what have you seen?

[@steverpcb]

I was spectating from west bay harbour on fathers day, did not fancy the wind in my face from the beach or the dredger ropes in the harbour. The dredger is back due to yacht keels hitting bottom when mooring at the pontoons.

[@1RodRob]

Hi Steve, yes the dredger is back but only for a few days. No issues with that a Freshwater Beach though however, the wind was strong enough to be annoying. Thanks for watching and commenting. Come say hello if you see me about. 👍