Big school, they exist--Migrating bass.
 

Finally saw a school of good fish, 40-inch class. Maybe 20 or 30 of them. I've been free diving about 2 to 3 times a week--for the past few months-- mostly looking for blackfish, which my family likes to eat as a replacement for beef and chicken.

But I haven't been seeing many bass. And often bass and blackfish share a similar piece of real estate. Where are the bass? Where are the big bass?

Anyway, today, I dove down and immediately head the thump thump thump of big broad tails moving through the water. A big school of bass is loud--I learned that today. The low frequency sound vibrations, unmistakable, nothing inconspicuous about it. I held my breath and clung to a boulder 18 or so feet down. I waited. And sure enough, in moments, I was surrounded by bass. I didn't even pull the trigger. Just watched them pass.

Pretty cool. They exist and they exist within the realm of the surf caster. One good heave of a needlefish would land you in the spot.

That had to be an amazing site to see.
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It was very cool.

I went back to the surface for air. Went back down. Saw them again, then they were gone. Bound for the southwest.

Rattle rattle. Here comes the cattle.
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Just one big school. Came and gone.
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A friend of mine has free dove off Race Point in the spring. He said the sound they make when coming up from the deep water is incredible.

Thump Thump Thump.

It must be neat to hear them bf actually seeing them.

I'm new to it, a rank amateur. I'm a surf caster/ r&r guy who has taken up free diving. It burns more calories than a good session in the bedroom. Anyway.

A guy told me to listen. You'll hear fish before you see them.

With blackfish you hear them chew. I think they're using those teeth in the backs of their throats to grind up crabs and mussels. When you're in a spot that has a lot of feeding blackfish the sound is like hundreds of stones rolling over and grinding against each other.

But the bass noise--the big bass noise--is new to me. But now I know. A guy told me it's the pressure wave of water being displaced from their broad-sweeping tails.

Very cool.

Very cool is right

Great report and no sport burn.

I need a hydrophone for the plug bag....