The Brits First Report

[ShaggyRS6]

So we went to Ramsey outdoors today and got out licences rods and reels. We did not go mad on gear at the moment as I can see us getting "hooked".

We ended up getting 6" 6" rods , 1 each, a nice little tackle box with plenty of trays, a load of lures of all different varieties and a few packs of the Fake worms.

The reels, we gave them a lot of thought, and because we knew we would want to get other gear in the future we did not go mad at this point I got a Saros 3000FA with 6lb line and my son got a Sedona 2500FD with 6lb line.

So we went to Darlington lake in Mahwah at about 5:00PM, we had driven by the lake on the way back from getting the fishing gear and a lovely guy advised us on how to tie the lures and how to present the worms. He gave us so o-rings as well which he said would stop the hook breaking the worm. I cant remember the method we used but it has a funny name, basically it was having the hook halfway along the worm.

Having really never done any lure fishing before we had a look at a couple of other people at the lake and the guy at the shop said we need to jig deep. We kind of had an idea but and after a little while and some common sense thinking I had the knack. I was basically letting the worm sink right down had jigging so i could actually feel the worm jump, make sense? This learning process took about 30 mins, but after that I could feel some inquiries from the fish.

Then i was into my first bass. I kept the rod high, it jumped, it got away. All part of the learning process, i then had another, kept the rod low, it fought, feisty little buggers, and I was no longer a Bass virgin. I got 3 in total.

My son was getting frustrated at this point. so I put my gear away and spent 10 mins with him just going through the process I had done. Within 5 mins he had his first bass, probably the biggest out of the lot.

It was a great first day. We are going to try some trout and bass tomorrow at Ramapo Cant wait.

[MikeNJ]

Great report and congrats on your first bass of many!!!

[ATH1089]

I have a Sedona 2500 myself. One thing to be aware of, the bail tends to stick when you try to flip it back into its reeling position. Just keep that in mind. Nice bass; I believe the technique you are referring to is 'wacky rigging'?

[The Sinker Man]

Nice first day...keep up the reports and good luck with the trout..

[Skunk City]

Good stuff! Glad to see you guys on some fish. That's wacky rigged, and its a bass KILLER. My favorite bass rig by far. Cast, let the worm drop for 2-5 seconds, then twitch-twitch-pause-reel. You'll find your own way that works, but make sure to let it drop and to make pauses. They will hit it on the drop!

[AndyS]

Time for a pint and a steak and kidney pie !! Thanx for posting.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Great report! Congrats and great job getting the kid hooked up!

[ShaggyRS6]

Originally Posted by Skunk City

Good stuff! Glad to see you guys on some fish. That's wacky rigged, and its a bass KILLER. My favorite bass rig by far. Cast, let the worm drop for 2-5 seconds, then twitch-twitch-pause-reel. You'll find your own way that works, but make sure to let it drop and to make pauses. They will hit it on the drop!

That's it, a Wacky rig. We actually went to Ramapo State forest this morning to try for trout. First time again at this type of fishing. Its much harder, I need to do some reading on how to fish for them. We stayed for a couple of hours and both got frustrated.

So we will go back to Bass this evening at Darlington. we will probably spend the rest of the day trying to find some more good Bass/Trout spots Suggestions are welcome.

[ATH1089]

Originally Posted by ShaggyRS6

That's it, a Wacky rig. We actually went to Ramapo State forest this morning to try for trout. First time again at this type of fishing. Its much harder, I need to do some reading on how to fish for them. We stayed for a couple of hours and both got frustrated.

So we will go back to Bass this evening at Darlington. we will probably spend the rest of the day trying to find some more good Bass/Trout spots Suggestions are welcome.

Do you know how to fly fish?

[ShaggyRS6]

No, never done before.