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Lure fishing first outing the season…and the buzz is back!

I had a few new perch lures arrive today and i simply couldn’t wait until the weeked to try them out! Unfortunately i only had 45 minutes of light remaining by the time i hit the Medway after the train home from work and thankfully that was plenty of time to bag a few fish on the spro u/l rod.

First out was a white marabou jig, on testing the jig in the water a small perch attacked but didn’t take it so the first cast was to be made, BANG i was in straight away and a small perch of approx 6ozs had nailed it! Happy days – thats sure not happened in a while but damn was i chuffed to bits. A few subsequent casts were made and a few nibbles but no more takes.

On went a red tipped green 2″ kopyto and a few casts later a perch of similar proportions to the first had gobbled the lure! I was in again! Blimey it seems lure fishing has gotten easier than i remember!

Fish returned happily, the next cast was made along the reed lined bank, silver fish scattered and hello FIIIIISH ON! This time i knew it was no perch, the sedona went on to the drag and this bad boy was taking line! I got it back closer to the bank and oops a daisy it managed to nose dive itself into the reeds… i thought for a few moments it was gonna be lost… but with the spro bent double and giving the fish as much pressure as i could it managed to back out of the reeds to the open water and off it was on another run. This time it had had enough and with the chin up the fish was eased over the lip of the net, Estimated at a 8lb pike! damn these lures were doing the business!

With the last of the light a few more casts were made and low and behold something else had taken the lure, a feisty little perch probably the same stamp as before had engulfed the shad… i quickly unhooked the little fella, put him back and legged it back to the car just as the gates were about to be locked. Phew that was a close shave!! Thank god i didn’t try for another or i’d have been walking home…!

What a night! I simply cannot wait to get back out on Saturday morning to have another go… damn i love this time of year!!!!!!!!

What a week, high winds and what seemed like an endless amount of rain plummeting out of the skies.  For river fishing that’s about as bad as it can get! 

To numb my pain on Wednesday my latest tackle purchase arrived, a nice new Savage Gear Bushwhacker 10-30g 7’ spinning rod.  I had been reading everywhere about how nice they are to use and with that I couldn’t resist purchasing one for myself.  What does a new lure rod need?  You got it… some lovely new lures.  So I met up with a local chap who sells Rapala’s and treated myself to five new uns.  A couple of X-Rap Shads and a couple of Glass Shad Raps hopefully these would tempt a few perch to play! 

Luckily I managed to get a few hours of lure fishing in on Friday afternoon before darkness in between the heavy rain spells.  I was hoping where I had in mind wouldn’t have been too badly hit by the weather.   

On arrival at the lake I was quite happy that it wasn’t coloured up at all, although it had risen about 6” since my last trip.  I plugged away for an hour hopping swims without a touch, admittedly I hadn’t seen much movement either which was weird for this place.  When I was here carp fishing for a few nights over the summer I saw loads of perch chases on the surface.  Maybe the cold had sent them down a little. 

On went the x-rap shad and I cranked it down… I felt a little tap tap and struck but unfortunately it was just a little weed.  Back out it went this time a little shallower and BANG I was on to a half decent Perch, phew I only had about 30 minutes till darkness and the smile on my face would take some beating!  Yee haa!  I had managed to christen a new rod and lure in one outing, lovely jubbly!  Unfortunately no others came my way but still I could not have been happier.

Below is a link to a video of the X-Rap’s action so you can take a look and see what you think… I will definitely be spending more time trying these out on this lake and other waters nearby! 

Rapala X-Rap Shad Lure

Its just a shame with work that I won’t get out again now for a week and a bit.  Grrrr!