Does the miracle recipe exist?
If I were to give you the magic keys that would lead to the catching of the biggest fish of the year, I would have to clean up my act and keep only the most suitable choices for this challenge. So we are not going to redefine surfcasting in its entirety, but to put point by point all the elements that can lead to the catching of a last beautiful fish, such as the choice of the moment, the most suitable fishing place and the most judicious baits.
Choose your moment, the bad weather will have to be present
The last months of the year are probably the ones that offer the most opportunities to track down the trophy fish of the year before letting them breed peacefully. The salvaging bad weather gives the fish the necessary ingredients to build up their fat stock. This bad weather has to last, two or three days in a row is fine, three or four days is even better.
As the days go by, large quantities of food are detached from the bottom. The bass are not mistaken and the quantity of fish present on the spot depends directly on the quantity of food located on the bottom of the fishing area. In addition to the food that the bad weather raises, we must also take into account the tide.
A large coefficient is always better than a too small one, simply because of the displacement of the food stored on the bottom. A small coefficient would limit the progression of the food towards the edge while the large massive waves of a coefficient would bring it back very quickly on the beaches. The moment dreamed by all the fishermen in surfcasting is thus the following one: the two days following the total fall of the winds should not be missed, and you will have to arrive on the spot at the end of the falling tide to fish the first hours of the rising tide. Then you must define and choose a favorable and promising fishing spot.
Choose your fishing place, the bay and the estuaries in priority
The optimal area is the one that creates the necessary conditions for the massive arrival of fish. The logic of reflection is simple, the fish always go where the greatest quantities of food accumulate. The two places to be privileged are the bay and the estuaries.
The baïnes are interesting, because the food accumulates in the basin and makes it turn during the rising tide. It is necessary to fish at the exit, because the fish enter the bay against the current. The first two hours of the rising tide are extremely favorable for trapping big fish.
Estuaries are also very interesting because the freshwater current literally cuts off the coastal currents. They create food piles on the adjacent beaches or shoreline downstream of the coastal current. The clash of the freshwater current and the sea swell also creates ideal conditions for biting large bass. For estuaries, the last two hours of the incoming tide may not be more favorable than on the beach because of the freshwater inflow that is too present at the beginning of the tide.
It is essential to do some scouting before going fishing, so don't wait until the weather is bad to wake up. A scouting is not done blindly, it is necessary to anticipate the tidal coefficient and to go to the site on a day of equivalent coefficient to identify as precisely as possible the level of water withdrawal and the filling area. Once this identification is done, you are ready and can wait for the right moment.
Targeting just on the mounts
Catching a big fish at the end of the year should leave no room for doubt. To catch a big fish, you need big baits and therefore adequate rigs are necessary. It must be emphasized that although the period is favorable, this should not make us forget that the fish are approaching the spawning period. It is therefore not reasonable to keep your fish.
The mounting plays a key role in preserving the fish from being traumatized and injured.
An assembly to a long stack with a nice bait is a must. It will be self-feeding based on the support point created by the broken ring. When the fish takes the bait in its mouth, it immediately takes support on the weight of the lead and is self-shod.
Opt for large hooks that will bite at the edge of the mouth. A size 4/0 is a minimum, and you can increase the size up to a 6/0 or 6/0.
Big bait for big bass
If you want to catch big fish, don't ask questions and choose big baits. Two to remember are squid and cuttlefish.
To catch a bass weighing several kilos, do not compromise on the size of the bait. A bait of about twenty centimeters will not scare him.
Put this big bite on two hooks and don't compromise on freshness. The best is of course to fishing in eging . You may wish to also buy them by ensuring that their level of freshness is optimal, a catch of the day is of course ideal.
This way you will only catch beautiful fish worthy of your efforts, and you will be able to return them to their element after having oxygenated them properly before seeing them off.
