Nine: That’s how many bass I caught this morning, and that’s also what time I stopped fishing. “Nine bass!” you say, but before you start asking for autographs, let me tell you - while the quantity was nice, the quality wasn’t, I’m sad to report. (click on below pics to see full-sized images – the panorama is 2000X601 pixels)
Every one of the fish I caught today were about the size of the one above and not a one weighed even close to a pound. After the third bass, I started checking their mouths for holes because I was starting to think that I was catching the same one over and over but nope, different fish each time. I wish I knew where the big ones are hiding out this time of year because they’re not in the spots I’d expect to find them. Heh, you may notice the obligatory soju bottle floating in the water…sadly, they’re everywhere you go (Nomad’s pet peeve #27).
This is the area I fished today and I thought it would be perfect. Deep water, lots of weeds, trees, and brush, which make perfect cover for bass to hide out in and ambush bait fish and whatever else happens to swim by. Well, I was partially right – the bass were there but unfortunately, none of them were of decent size. On another note, the weather was absolutely gorgeous this morning and it felt really good to get out there bright and early to spend a few hours doing something I love to do.
Nice job, hopefully I can do just as well tomorrow.
Dave
I took the family out to the lake this afternoon and hooked a nice one, but he was a little much for my 4lb test. I did manage to pull in a medium size one. It’s amazing how difficult it can be to fish seriously with the little one’s. I’m trying to teach them patience, but dad’s not real good with that either. Maybe we’ll try again tomorrow.
OK here’s my Sunday report. Took the clan (me, the rugrat, and my two cousins stationed here at Osan as well) out to the Hwy 301 Seawall (Google Earth Coordinates: longitude 126.6853137790505 latitude 37.11434017273458) I went loaded for bear. Took the 10′ medium-heavy Daiwa Beefstick surf rods loaded with the Jarvis Walker 8500 Spinning reels laoded with miles of mono. I thought I was prepared. I get to the seawall and the whole 6km of it is lined with barbed wire fences on the Ocean side. The only ocean access is right at the flood gates on the rocks lining the channel and of course that area was packed with Koreans. So we went to the fresh water side of the channel on the rocks about 200m up from the flood gates (less people) and set up. The bait of choice today was fresh squid I picked up last night at E-mart. We set up the long rods, bait multiple hooks with squid, and launch several ounces of lead and bait halfway across the channel. Within minutes we start getting bites, but everytime we go to set the hook, Snag! This went on for a little while, donating lead, tackle and bait to the channel. I don’t know what is on the bottom of the channel, but it is unfishable. So I go over and see what the Koreans are doing nearby. I notice they are pulling in lots of smaller fish in the 10″ range. I don’t know what they were, but they were yellowish brown with darker markings, eyes on top of their large head instead of on the side, and sharp little teeth. They were sure catching a lot of them. They had baskets full of them. And they were fishing with bobbers or fly rods. So now it is time to change tactics, luckily I had brought some smaller gear as well. I put away the big stuff and set up smaller rods with bobbers about 4 feet above two hooks baited with small chunks of squid. Within minutes, my cousin has one on the bank, and my daughter soon follows. They kind of looked like the Sogari that I saw over at the Anglerstown website. I don’t know for sure what they were, but we started hammering them, within the next 30 minutes, we had landed dozens of them. My daughter was having a blast as she was outfishing everyone else 3 to 1. We could have caught hundreds of them as they were really attacking the cut squid, but the skies opened up and let loose a rain of biblical proportions and we scooted out of there, plus they had to open the flood gates and the current really picked up. I didn’t even get to fish at all. Between cutting bait, setting up rods, and removing my daughter’s fish for her, I never even got to catch one. I was just glad to see her really enjoying it. The locals were keeping the fish that they were catching, but they were all in the 10″ range. I wouldn’t even know how to clean or cook them. Overall we had a great but very shortened good time.
Dave,
Sounds like you had fun and I bet your in-laws would know exactly how to clean and cook those fish
If you’re talking about the Asan Seawall I drove across it at around 1100 this morning. Good to see that you got out there at least, and it sounds like your daughter had a blast, which is always a good thing.
Rob, Actually it was the Hwa Ong sea wall northwest of the Kia factory (due west of Osan AB about 25km). Couple miles of nice Yellow Sea frontage all fenced in where you can’t get to it. I’ll definately have to go back, but leave home the shark gear this time.
LOL Dave! And don’t forget your bolt cutters for the fence!!
My daughter’s excitement made the whole trip. At one time she even had a double. I added her pix to my website. Just click on my name to get there and go to rene’s page. Her slideshow is at the bottom. If it doesn’t load, just click refresh.