MARCH 2026

 

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Hope to see some of you at The Big One fishing show this weekend
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February might not traditionally be the best time to try and scratch an estuary bass related itch, but it worked!
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Emotionally damaged from Saturday’s rugby, had no intention of going fishing, but then the sun came out. Glad I went, lovely fish was landed…….
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Westin W4 Super Finesse (lure) bag review - around £65 (I’ve given up trying to get another HPA Chest Pack, can’t find them anywhere)
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Westin W4 Super Finesse (lure) bag review - around £65 (I’ve given up trying to get another HPA Chest Pack, can’t find them anywhere)
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Grundens Full Share waterproof jacket (£120) and Grundens Transmit X waterproof jacket (£180) review
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It’s official - Cornwall had its wettest January on record. But bass are still being caught in estuaries. Do you ask yourself what you’ve been missing?
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A couple of years ago I’d never have caught the two bass I landed yesterday. But how do you know these things Henry?
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Don’t let my wife read this, but I am admitting to having some faults - I need to push shallower water more and stop walking away from it
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What’s your go-to leader strength or diameter, do you think that going lighter can make a difference?
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These incredible fish will never cease to amaze me. February estuary bass after biblical amounts of rain?
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JANUARY 2026

 
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Prawn imitation lures?
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For a long time I was obsessed with the one lure rod to do it all for me, but I require a bit more these days (yep, this weather isn’t helping!)
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When the weather is this consistently rubbish I tend to disappear down memory lane
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I am really starting to like this Berkley X9 braid, but the labelling is so confusing it can easily put you off using it
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Sometimes the conditions seem to be so perfect that I am left completely confused when I blank!
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It continues to fry my brain how much more water there is to check out
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I find the “connection” to a lure rod more involving than I used to find the connection to a beachcaster
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Tried and failed to catch a bass before Storm Goretti came in, hope you’re all okay
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Happy New Year, nearly back home after an amazing trip, seriously itching to go fishing!
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DECEMBER 2025

 

NOVEMBER 2025

 
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Favorite Skyline '25 862M 8'6'' 8-24g and 862ML 8'6'' 5-18g lure rods review - around £270 (but there is 15% off everything at Veals Mail Order for a few days!)
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A few lure related Black Friday offers I found on Veals Mail Order
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So interested to see what might happen this winter……….
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With how thin many braids are these days, is there much advantage to going lighter/thinner for the more finesse stuff? (frigging labelling!)
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With how thin many braids are these days, is there much advantage to going lighter/thinner for the more finesse stuff? (frigging labelling!)
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Can or does a rattle in a soft plastic produce more bass? Previous sneaky behaviour stuff comes to light!
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Awful conditions, but my mate got his first bass on a creature bait, lovely fish as well
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Awful conditions, but my mate got his first bass on a creature bait, lovely fish as well
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Fishing like this makes me so happy!
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I do love a good hard lure, but I do feel extra confident with soft plastics and that bigger, single hook
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This potentially wonderful time of year for bass fishing can often be a juggling act!
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Putting your head above the parapet means you’re going to cop it from time to time, but I’m going to call some stuff out as unacceptable (Monday rant!)
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Putting your head above the parapet means you’re going to cop it from time to time, but I’m going to call some stuff out as unacceptable (Monday rant!)
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OCTOBER 2025

 
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Amazing how this bass hit me in such shallow water and so close to the beach, all this estuary fishing is also helping my open coast fishing
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I convince myself that this sort of lure colour works best for me in a specific situation, then this goes and happens
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I convince myself that this sort of lure colour works best for me in a specific situation, then this goes and happens
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Favorite Black Swan 772ML 7'7'' (2.31m) 4-18g lure rod review - £259.99 in the UK, weighs almost nothing at 84g
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As much as I am enjoying the discovery of so much more estuary fishing than I ever realised, heading for the open coast is always magical
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It might be “just a hook”, but this brilliant Eagle Claw Lazer Sharp L12 Weedless hook with moulded keeper is so good for TPE soft plastics especially
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It’s an emotional day when a band you have loved since you were 16 - Coroner - releases their first album in 32 years. I feel old!
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We took a bass from the open coast out in Ireland for our anglers to eat, guess what it had in its stomach?
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Some more photos from fishing with our first group of anglers out here in Kerry
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Our anglers are enjoying some glorious bass fishing out here in Kerry
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25+ years of taking ferries over to Ireland and I reckon that’s the first time my sailing has been cancelled
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SEPTEMBER 2025

 
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Are we close to being able to call our bass a legitimate all year round target species, on lures, from the shore?
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Sakura Sensibraid 12 braid review - around £40 for a 150m spool, this is a high-end mainline
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How on earth do you know where to go bass fishing in a massive estuary system?
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Such a confidence boost when a good bass turns up on a new mark which you are just starting to fish, throws up various questions as well
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Such a confidence boost when a good bass turns up on a new mark which you are just starting to fish, throws up various questions as well
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Do bass feed differently at night compared to how they do so during the day in estuary based current?
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Do bass feed differently at night compared to how they do so during the day in estuary based current?
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Retrying the first 8-strand braid I fished with (Varivas Avani Sea Bass Max Power PE X8) to see if it’s as good as I remember
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They work! I do get such a kick out of catching bass on a lure or technique I haven’t fished with before
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I know these Savage Gear Dragon Tail Slug lures slay for wrasse, really interested to see if they do the same for bass, love trying different stuff
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Does your headlamp shining on the water actually spook bass when you are fishing at night?
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Every hit seems to be subtly different when I am fishing like this, you ain’t going to win them all!
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BKK Fast Snap-41 lure clip review - a bit more expensive than the regular paperclip style lure clips, rather nice though
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Felt so good to get back out on the coast, how quickly has autumn arrived? Never seen this before though………….
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AUGUST 2025

 
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I would not have caught this bass six months ago - never stop learning!
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You want to know if something different is going to work? Gotta get out there and do it to gain that confidence (night creatures)
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It makes me so happy when this kind of thing happens in fishing
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This is where I am currently at with choosing and rigging creature baits - somewhat cheaper options that catch bass and give me more control
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I find it so exciting when you suddenly “see” a bit of ground in a somewhat different light
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Review - the three 9’ Favorite Black Swan rods - 902M 6-24g (£280), 902MH 10-36g (£290), 902H 16-56g (£320)
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Exactly two years since my heart attack, really rather glad to still be doing this living thing!
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BKK Titan Rider and Titan Diver weedless hooks review - not particularly cheap, but they are rather good
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BKK Titan Rider and Titan Diver weedless hooks review - not particularly cheap, but they are rather good
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There’s estuary fishing for bass, and then there’s ninja-style estuary fishing for bass (nice fish!)
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There’s estuary fishing for bass, and then there’s ninja-style estuary fishing for bass (nice fish!)
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Can a stealthier approach sometimes pay off in bass fishing? (nice fish!)
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JULY 2025

 
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Can I blame it on a bluntish hook? (The MegaBass Sleeper Craw is such a clever lure, but I do think the hooks could be better)
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I had almost forgotten how much I like this YGK Nitlon DFC fluorocarbon leader, but has anybody got a clever way to decant it onto smaller spools?
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RIP Ozzy Osbourne
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When you aren’t expecting many hits, it kinda helps if you don’t go missing them!
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Some handy lure boxes for the smaller stuff - IMA Lurecase 3010 and the HTO Double Latch Box 20.5cm, both under £10
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Why do we assume that if there are loads of bass around they’re going to hit literally anything? Match the hatch?
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A blast with our second group of anglers out here in Ireland, so good to see so many signs of life
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Such fun with our first group of anglers
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Out in Ireland for a couple of weeks of guiding
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Heard about another double figure bass on the Gravity Stick Paddletail, it’s always such a buzz when these lures work so well for an angler
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JUNE 2025

 
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Westin W2 SBass 9' 9-35g lure rod rod review - at £94.99, another very interesting sub-£100 rod
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Moving a little bit of weight to the front with some of these smaller twitchbaits is really interesting
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Easy to get locked into your localised bass fishing bubble, when in fact things can be so different all around the UK and Europe
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I am at Gerry’s Fishing tackle shop this Saturday (21st June) for an Open Day, hope to see some of you there!
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A load of bass around, could see them busting on bait, they took some working out though
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A load of bass around, could see them busting on bait, they took some working out though
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When a good bass continues to refuse my offerings, I sometimes wonder whether seeing the fish I am chasing is good for my health!
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Is there a bit of a move back towards some of the slightly shorter lure rods again? How do you gauge what’s going on out there?
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Sometimes a touch hasty to add weight to paddletails? Could the “naked” approach help with a specific situation?
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Why do so many anglers make it so awkward to change a lure when you’re fishing?
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The Gomexus TPE Power Knob 27mm is doing a touch more for me than just being a replacement spinning reel handle
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The Gomexus TPE Power Knob 27mm is doing a touch more for me than just being a replacement spinning reel handle
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MAY 2025

 
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Sakura Ryokan 902MH 9' 9-35g lure rod review - under £100
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Slowing down with this subtler estuary fishing is causing me to see a lot more interesting stuff going on, embarrassing language though!
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When you haven’t fished a particular method for a while, I sometimes wonder if I can really feel it. And then you get hit!
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When you haven’t fished a particular method for a while, I sometimes wonder if I can really feel it. And then you get hit!
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If you use a leader, what influences which one you use? Trust or price or availability or whatever you have lying around?
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Sakura Iconic RS “Distance Finesse” 802ML+ 8' 5-15g (but easily fishes 25g) lure rod review - around £275 in the UK
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Far more experienced anglers than me tell me that these are bass feeding holes
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So much “feel” with this lighter gear that I felt a bass literally pick up (inhale?) my lure and then reject it
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Was it a fluke? Only one way to find out - get back out there!
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So pleased to catch my first bass on a creature bait which wasn’t the (rather amazing) MegaBass Sleeper Craw
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Pretty sure that was my first, purely sight-fished bass in an estuary, what a buzz!
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Pretty sure that was my first, purely sight-fished bass in an estuary, what a buzz!
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Tailwalk B-Breamer SSD S710M/SSL (short solid tip) 7'10'' 5-21g lure rod review - £239.99 UK price
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APRIL 2025

 
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As good as paddletails are, over some ground it sometimes feels like only a “twitch stick” will get the job done and produce fish
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As good as paddletails are, over some ground it sometimes feels like only a “twitch stick” will get the job done and produce fish
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Working with the people you’re fishing with to find out what the fish want, and how they want it presented
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Working with the people you’re fishing with to find out what the fish want, and how they want it presented
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That one small bass from yesterday morning might end up being the most exciting fish I catch all year
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That one small bass from yesterday morning might end up being the most exciting fish I catch all year
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Letting lures wash around in turbulence, I don’t do it enough
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Saw a US fishing video where a bloke said something like “let’s be honest, paddletails are all pretty much the same”. Is that really the case?
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Very cool to see some keen youngsters fishing so well
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Our brand new Savage Gear Defiance SG8 and Defiance SG4 lure rods are on the market
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Our brand new Savage Gear Defiance SG8 and Defiance SG4 lure rods are on the market
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A fascinating new video from Ultimate Fishing specifically about fishing for bass with the MegaBass Sleeper Craw lure
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A fascinating new video from Ultimate Fishing specifically about fishing for bass with the MegaBass Sleeper Craw lure
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Most gorgeous start to spring since we were first locked down in the pandemic?
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When rigging soft plastics for shallowish water, what are your reasons for going with either a belly-weighted weedless/offset hook OR a weedless jig head?
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When rigging soft plastics for shallowish water, what are your reasons for going with either a belly-weighted weedless/offset hook OR a weedless jig head?
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Scaling down and getting subtler to catch more and/or bigger bass?
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Scaling down and getting subtler to catch more and/or bigger bass?
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MARCH 2025

 
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I know it’s March, but this morning’s blank is going to niggle me for a while
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There is so much more to jig heads than I realised, I am still finding stuff out about them that I didn’t know
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I know it’s still March (easy to get overexcited), but I am interested to see what might happen when the conditions change, later in the week?
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Do you make any modifications to the fishing tackle or gear that you use? (would love to hear your ideas, I’m always up for messing around with stuff)
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Could a mainline like Berkley FireLine make any difference at all around the really rough stuff?
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Could a mainline like Berkley FireLine make any difference at all around the really rough stuff?
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Favorite Totem 842M 8'4'' 6-24g lure rod review - £159.99 (remarkably close to the incredible Favorite Black Swan 8’5’’ 6-24g rod)
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More bass on the creature baits, itching to experiment with different lures and presentations, feels like there needs to be more fish around for that
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More bass on the creature baits, itching to experiment with different lures and presentations, feels like there needs to be more fish around for that
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Was I really going to catch? Had to have a go, conditions were lovely, the light went loopy, and I got to play with some lures I bought over the weekend
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Great few days at the Glasgow Angling Centre, yapped to plenty of anglers and saw far too much nice gear
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Never has the one tiny bass meant so much! Hope to see some of you at the Glasgow Angling Centre today and tomorrow
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The Big One Show was better than ever for lure fishing
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FEBRUARY 2025

 
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Never realised how much extra roll a football-style jig head can put on a paddletail when you swim it
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My first audio blog post, please tell me what you think. The Big One Show this weekend, hope to see some of you there
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My first audio blog post, please tell me what you think. The Big One Show this weekend, hope to see some of you there
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Automatically turning to heavier lures the rougher it gets isn’t always the best way
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Automatically turning to heavier lures the rougher it gets isn’t always the best way
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Looking at and thinking about water I already know (and need to check out) with a different set of eyes - what have I been missing?
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Unrealistic expectations for this time of year? Who knows……………..
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It’s not every day you see a bass like this in the UK in the middle of February
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Sequence of photos showing a good bass so nearly landed, then suddenly lost in an instant, then the anglers’ (priceless!) reactions - this is fishing!
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Sequence of photos showing a good bass so nearly landed, then suddenly lost in an instant, then the anglers’ (priceless!) reactions - this is fishing!
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The bass fishing is not easy out here, but it’s about as exciting as it gets, next hit could be the one
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JANUARY 2025

 
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A few bass coming in, a few bass lost, broken rods, broken reels, bloody knees, lost lures, what’s not to love about fishing in Portugal?
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Off to Portugal for a week (hope my flight goes this time!), thank you for all your feedback to my previous post
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Are you interested in audio or visual types of blog posts?
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Creature questions - are these lures really imitating a crab, or is it more important that they are something vaguely appealing fished tight to the bottom?
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Fenix HM65R ShadowMaster headlamp review - around £100 in the UK
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Catching my first few bass on creature baits - is it really a game changer or am I just getting overexcited?
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I broke my creature bait virginity yesterday and I’m heading over to Guernsey today for some fishing/filming, brain won’t shut down!
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Favorite Totem 842MH 8’4’’ 12-36g lure rod review - £159.99 (SO close to the £269.99 Favorite Black Swan 8'5'' 10-36g)
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I never go fishing without a few metals in my lure box, doing so got me a long-range bass yesterday
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Daiwa J-Braid Expedition X8 braid review - around £38 for a 150m spool or £60 for a 300m spool
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Daiwa J-Braid Expedition X8 braid review - around £38 for a 150m spool or £60 for a 300m spool
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More January bass and a very early contender for my fishing photograph of the year
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More January bass and a very early contender for my fishing photograph of the year
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Off and running for 2025 with a chunky January bass - the thrill is as great as ever!
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Off and running for 2025 with a chunky January bass - the thrill is as great as ever!
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I caught my best bass of 2024 on 26th March, so I see no reason not to keep giving it a go at this time of year
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Stunning New Year’s Eve bass session, absolutely bouncing, Happy New Year!
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DECEMBER 2024

 

NOVEMBER 2024

 
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Major Craft Seabass Custom Marc Cowling Edition 88ML 8'8'' 6-32g lure rod review - £479.99 (£408 at Veals for the rest of this week)
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Help, it’s 15% off at Veals Mail Order for the rest of this week!
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Help, it’s 15% off at Veals Mail Order for the rest of this week!
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When you probably should walk away, but specific little areas look just about fishable and you can’t resist
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Keep moving and fishing and moving and fishing, or stick and twist?
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If I’d been on my own, would I have fished this far up a creek so early into the flood tide?
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Broke my “creature bait in an estuary” duck (crab imitation lure?), but it wasn’t with a bass……….
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Anybody out there who fishes for bass and doesn’t love a great big boulder field?
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Is there anything more exciting in fishing than taking a calculated punt on new ground and then catching fish?
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Is there anything more exciting in fishing than taking a calculated punt on new ground and then catching fish?
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Shimano Stradic C5000XG (2023 model) spinning reel initial impressions - around £220 here in the UK
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Haven’t been broken off by a bass for a while, gutted!
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Such an effective technique which I sometimes almost forget about, it so often produces bass
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Fascinates me how pink lures seem to work so well in deeper water, wouldn’t it be amazing to know what the fish are actually seeing?
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OCTOBER 2024

 
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Anybody else worry about snagging your lures up when in reality it doesn’t happen very much?
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Almost uncanny how often a lure change produces a bass
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One simple addition/change which I think improves a number of different spinning reels
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Reckon this is my favourite fishing photograph of the year so far
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Silly numbers of bass in warm autumn sunshine, about as much fun as a couple of “mature” bass anglers can have
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Heading back home today, SO looking forward to going fishing!
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Tough bass fishing out here at the moment, but we’ve got good backups and our anglers are a blast
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Sufix Advance fluorocarbon leader review, plus some general stuff about fluoro
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Such a fun few days with our first group of anglers
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Such a fun few days with our first group of anglers
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Rather glorious first morning’s fishing out here in Ireland
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Rather glorious first morning’s fishing out here in Ireland
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SEPTEMBER 2024

 
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Driving over to Ireland today for some guiding work, hoping the ferry sails!
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Driving over to Ireland today for some guiding work, hoping the ferry sails!
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Favorite X1.1 902MH 9' 12-36g lure rod review - a rather incredible £89.99
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Favorite X1.1 902MH 9' 12-36g lure rod review - a rather incredible £89.99
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Toit Fishing 7 inch scissors review (yep, I am reviewing a pair of scissors because they are so damn good) - £26.99 in the UK
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Toit Fishing 7 inch scissors review (yep, I am reviewing a pair of scissors because they are so damn good) - £26.99 in the UK
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Last minute cancellation has opened up a short-notice spot on one of our Irish lure fishing trips
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Last minute cancellation has opened up a short-notice spot on one of our Irish lure fishing trips
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Samson '36 Strong braid initial impressions - £34.99 for a 300m spool or £24.99 for a 150m spool
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Samson '36 Strong braid initial impressions - £34.99 for a 300m spool or £24.99 for a 150m spool
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Quite possibly the most savage ground I have lure fished for bass in the UK
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Quite possibly the most savage ground I have lure fished for bass in the UK
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Very un-epic session, but catching the one bass in the dark with a lot of moonlight shining on the water gave me a boost
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How many types of lure might you carry for a typical bass session? (note the word “type” here, carrying too many variations of the same type of lure?)
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Sometimes you have to hold your hands up and say yep, I fished like a tit!
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Why do you like a specific braid? Is it purely the price, do you trust it implicitly, does your mate use it etc.?
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I want to get better at fishing the waves as they tumble around the shoreline
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If I had broken this lure rod it would have been my fault completely, only realised my error when I zoomed into a photo
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HPA Chest Pack back in stock in the UK - I’m essentially tied to carrying my lures like this, it’s the best side-bag I can find
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AUGUST 2024

 
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APIA Foojin'RS Art Magic 90ML+ (UK Custom) 9' 5-36g lure rod review - £399.99 UK price
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Feels strange to do, but I need to try and keep getting better at taking photos of myself fishing
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The new HTO Kamikaze 125 surface lure (125mm, 18g) - I really like surface lures around this size and weight for our bass fishing
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I tend to keep a casting jig or two in my lure boxes, sometimes they get me fish when nothing else does, best way to rig them?
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I tend to keep a casting jig or two in my lure boxes, sometimes they get me fish when nothing else does, best way to rig them?
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Deliberately went to a lighter Seeker in some lovely surf yesterday morning, it worked!
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I think I need to play around with the weights of my Seekers for different marks
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Split rings made from braid - worth a look? Can’t beat testing stuff out by fishing with it, just like this morning
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Split rings made from braid - worth a look? Can’t beat testing stuff out by fishing with it, just like this morning
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Yesterday was one year since my heart attack, I am very glad that I am still here!
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Yesterday was one year since my heart attack, I am very glad that I am still here!
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Lovely 70cm bass yesterday morning on the lethal little, not very expensive, and very long-casting Berkley DEX Strider 9cm surface lure
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Caught my first Isle of Wight bass!
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JULY 2024

 
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With my family, no blogging this week, anybody else struggling with so much weed around?
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Do you ever get that “pulling” feeling?
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Walkie-talkies - one of the most important items of fishing tackle I own and use
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Walkie-talkies - one of the most important items of fishing tackle I own and use
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Do you ever sort of see a fishing spot all over again, almost like you’ve got a different set of eyes?
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Favorite Black Swan 852MH 8'5'' 10-36g lure rod review - £269.99 - ridiculous amount of rod for the money, wand!
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Greys Tital and Kinetic X5 breathable chest waders initial impressions - both can be found for well under £200
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Heading back home today, we have had a lot of fun out here, learnt loads more as always, so much food for thought
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Good few days on the bass, it’s almost silly how often the Savage Gear Sandeel Pencil sorts the fish out
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It’s remarkably helpful to shout “bloody hell I love watching fishing” right behind one of your anglers when they go and hook another bass!
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Travelling over to Ireland today for a couple of weeks of guiding work, managed to get some fishing in last week
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JUNE 2024

 
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Favorite Black Swan 852H 8'5'' 16-56g lure rod review - £289.99 (the rating doesn’t tell the story at all, this thing is ridiculously versatile)
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Processing Canada in my head - when we found the fish it was incredible, but like anywhere you can also bleed
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Last day of fishing out here, how quickly could I become a Canadian citizen?
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The striped bass fishing out here on Prince Edward Island is ridiculous!
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Flying to the east coast of Canada tomorrow, striped bass time!
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Flying to the east coast of Canada tomorrow, striped bass time!
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I do love a good shortie (really enjoy fishing with some of these shorter lure rods)
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I do love a good shortie (really enjoy fishing with some of these shorter lure rods)
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Initial impressions - Gosen Answer Casting PE X16 braid (pretty sure this is the most expensive braid I have tried)
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The angriest bass I’ve ever caught?
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The angriest bass I’ve ever caught?
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I need to get back to twitching lures around a bit more (do you find that something you used to do sometimes gets a bit forgotten?)
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I need to get back to twitching lures around a bit more (do you find that something you used to do sometimes gets a bit forgotten?)
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A stunning bass in tough conditions, what do we really know?
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MAY 2024

 
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This lad’s first ever cast in Ireland - and he goes and hooks a bass!
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If you want to catch bass on creature baits, it helps if you don’t fish like a tit!
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Heading over to Ireland today, going fishing where I do my guiding work - we also have a few spaces left on our guided fishing trips
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That was a slightly different kind of follow!
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That was a slightly different kind of follow!
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How much do you add no extra weight to those paddletails you swim over shallow ground? I think I need to do this more…………..
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Sometimes the one, rather modest size bass means everything (plus initial impressions of the new £199.99 Greys Tital BCWs)
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Anglers Only Performance Fishing Shirts - reviews and info, various prices for different tops, great value for money
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Longest casting, very shallow-diving hard lures?
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Longest casting, very shallow-diving hard lures?
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Huge congrats to a thoroughly nice lad who caught his double figure bass of a lifetime on a creature bait a few days ago
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Favorite Black Swan 852M 8'5'' 6-24g lure rod review - £259.99 (at 97g I am sure this is the lightest lure rod I have used for bass fishing)
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Very excited to be at the Irish Spring Angling fair this weekend, hope to see some of you there
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APRIL 2024

 
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Rather liking these (heavier belly-weight) OMTD Big Swimbait Weighted Hooks
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A bunch of Savage Gear lure fishing gear is on sale at the Art of Fishing
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HTO Nebula IKA Hunter 2.65m, 2.5-4.5 egi (squid) rod review, makes for a lovely 8’7’’ 30g bass rod - around £100
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Catching good fish on a new lure absolutely wrecks my head! (Craft Bleak)
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Some interesting thoughts from Z-Man on choosing and rigging paddletails
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Gosen Roots PEx8 braid review - £23.99 for a 150m spool
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Luxuriating in glorious weather as if we've never seen it before, heading back home today
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Savage Gear SGS6 (Long Casting) 9’6’’ 10-35g lure rod review - wasn’t going to review this rod but it’s on sale at an amazing £99.99
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Gotta love how the Japanese have had a think about the cheb weight system, then came up with this - Decoy Switch Head
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Gotta love how the Japanese have had a think about the cheb weight system, then came up with this - Decoy Switch Head
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When you do actually hook that fish of a lifetime - be honest here - is there a tiny bit of panic and worry?
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Nothing like fishing to bring you crashing back down to earth!
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MARCH 2024

 
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You obviously go fishing feeling confident, but I didn’t think I’d catch a 76cm bass from the shore in March!
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You obviously go fishing feeling confident, but I didn’t think I’d catch a 76cm bass from the shore in March!
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SuRPpa lure cases - an interesting way to carry your lures, £9.99 for ten of them
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Oh yes, I caught my first ever UK open-coast bass in March!
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How to successfully lose a perfectly good lure!
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Daiwa BG MQ 4000D-XH spinning reel review - around £200 here in the UK
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With so much extra freshwater in our estuary systems, I wonder how long it might be until things kick off?
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How much do you love the walking, scrambling, wading etc. that’s part and parcel of shore based lure fishing?
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How much do you love the walking, scrambling, wading etc. that’s part and parcel of shore based lure fishing?
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Hope to see some of you at the Glasgow Angling Centre’s “Spring Open Weekend” this weekend, flying up today
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I am pretty sure it’s not going to catch me any more fish, but I’m really liking white coloured braid
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A lot of interesting lure fishing gear at The Big One Show……….
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A lot of interesting lure fishing gear at The Big One Show……….
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One of the most humbling comments I have ever received, plus I hope to see some of you at The Big One Show this weekend
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FEBRUARY 2024

 
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A few options and costs if you want to have a bit of a play with these creature baits/crab imitation lures
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Fantastic news - there will be no net based fishery in the Salcombe estuary, well done to all of you who got involved!
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I know that some anglers get frightfully overexcited about this - but leader or no leader? (the lads in Guernsey got me thinking about this again)
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Savage Gear SGS5 9’ 12-46g 2-piece and 4-piece lure rod review - under £150
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Had such a blast over in Guernsey - amazing ground, what a fascinating winter bass fishery
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Caught a bunch of February bass out here in Guernsey, I’d almost forgotten how exciting it is to fish these waters, the ground and currents are incredible
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Heading over to Guernsey today to check out some of their winter bass fishing
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51 might well be a nothing kind of birthday, but I am so glad to still be around for this one!
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Absolute monster of a bass landed on the Portugal trip I was meant to be on, check out this report with photos (guest blog post)
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Absolute monster of a bass landed on the Portugal trip I was meant to be on, check out this report with photos (guest blog post)
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Winter bass aren’t easy, so it’s always extra special when you do see one………..
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JANUARY 2024

 
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Which do you prefer - a waterproof jacket or smock? (plus the best wader tip ever?!)
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Guest blog post - Marc Cowling catching bass at this time of year by using a soft plastic lure to essentially imitate a crab
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Guest blog post - Marc Cowling catching bass at this time of year by using a soft plastic lure to essentially imitate a crab
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Penn Overseas II Inshore 9'10'' 30-60g 4-piece lure rod - under £100 (plus it comes with a hard tube that fits in a typical holdall)
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I’d love to be showing you photos of blue skies, impressive swells, and big bass - but my flight never went so I’m at home
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Off to Portugal on Sunday for a week, fully expect to be humbled again, but a friend who is already out there did catch a 10lb+ bass yesterday
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What’s the one thing we don’t really imitate in bass fishing, and what’s the one thing so many bass feed on? Rabbit hole warning!
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APIA Foojin'Z Testamatta 88MH 8'8'' 8-56g lure rod review - available in the UK, horribly expensive (not exactly an increased cost of living thing, sorry)
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Smith’s Diamond retractable sharpener review - really handy little hook and knife sharpener, around £12.00
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I got my January bass, I’m coming for you February!
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I got my January bass, I’m coming for you February!
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You may have noticed that I shoot a few photos of myself fishing these days - apologies for this, but there are reasons for doing so!
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Please sign up and “attend” this online forum on Thursday 4th January at 6pm, it’s all about the proposed netting that threatens the Salcombe estuary
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Happy New Year 2024 (and I notice that a load of white Surf Seekers have come into stock)
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DECEMBER 2023

 

NOVEMBER 2023

 
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We are never going to land every bass we hook, but is this another way of doing it when it’s like I talked about on Monday?
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Big boulders, bouncy conditions, the fish are going to be very close in - do you go longer or shorter?
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Black Friday 15% off everything at Veals Mail Order until midnight tonight, use the code BF15 at checkout, here are a few rather nice bargains
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My fault completely, I ruined a (not very expensive) spinning reel that I was really starting to like
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How much do you trust that the bass can sometimes be so close in? (Can you literally deserve a fish?)
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How much do you trust that the bass can sometimes be so close in? (Can you literally deserve a fish?)
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I have used the Best-Grip boot studs for years now, and I reckon these specific ones are the best for most boots
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It never ceases to amaze me how close in bass can hit lures when it’s really bouncy
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Anybody starting to wonder if it’s going to be one of those autumn and winters?
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Tailwalk Crimson S88H-F 8’8’’ Max 50g lure rod review - around £290 here in the UK
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Some of the dirtiest water I reckon I’ve tried to catch bass from, let’s call it desperation fishing!
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Hope you’re all okay after that storm, I’m thinking of looking around for a hair care sponsorship!
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Sufix 91 braid review - around £27 for a 150m spool or £50 for a 300m spool
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OCTOBER 2023

 
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If I don’t catch a bass in these conditions I’m selling my gear and giving up fishing
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Catching bass between the biggest lines of swell rolling in
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Got back home, first fishing session and I hooked a bass on my second cast - itch scratched!
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Back home this evening, water started to look really good on our last day of guiding, found a few fish
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Back home this evening, water started to look really good on our last day of guiding, found a few fish
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The weather gods despise us at the moment, but we’re still working away out here
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Helping our lads catch bass over some of the most gorgeous shallow rough ground you could ever hope to fish
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Helping our lads catch bass over some of the most gorgeous shallow rough ground you could ever hope to fish
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It’s such fun helping and watching anglers smash plenty of bass on surface lures (easily as fun as doing the fishing yourself)
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It’s as special out here as always, and I am not taking any of it for granted
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Driving to Ireland today for some guiding work, very excited but also feeling slightly nervous
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Savage Gear SGS5 10’ 12-46g lure rod review (it’s a cannon!) - as of October 2023 I can find it for well under £150 in the UK
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SEPTEMBER 2023

 
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Please respond to DEFRA’s “Consultation on the proposed Seabass Fisheries Management Plan”, easy to do, all details below, urgent
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How often does weed completely ruin your fishing?
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The more ways I can fish with the one way of rigging, the better it has to be in my book
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Give me the excitement of fishing green, fizzed up water all day long (especially when there are sample rods that need thrashing)
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Penn Authority 2500 and 3500 spinning reel reviews - £400+ in the UK
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Ever get the feeling almost straight away that you’ve made the wrong plan? I’m on the excellent “The Lure Fishing Podcast” again
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A few more surf fishing photos from the other day
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One of those sessions where you can’t stop giggling because it’s such fun (every bass in the surf is still worth double!)
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One of those sessions where you can’t stop giggling because it’s such fun (every bass in the surf is still worth double!)
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I can officially go fishing again, had a few fish, how good does it feel! Rugby World Cup starts this evening……….
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I can officially go fishing again, had a few fish, how good does it feel! Rugby World Cup starts this evening……….
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I caught a bass yesterday evening, and it was magnificent!
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Four weeks of no fishing gets me thinking about my fishing a lot
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How long do you give it before you decide whether you really like a new lure rod or not?
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AUGUST 2023

 
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I am being sensible because I have to be, but not being able to go fishing (and running) is driving me up the wall!
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Via my work I don’t pay for a lot of my fishing tackle, but I’m still slightly obsessed with making it last as long as possible
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Via my work I don’t pay for a lot of my fishing tackle, but I’m still slightly obsessed with making it last as long as possible
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I’m such a good angler when I can’t go fishing!
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My heart attack (don’t worry, last one I think!) - why, what if, recovery etc.
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My heart attack - the warning signs which I didn’t pick up on
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My heart attack - how it happened (please indulge me while I work through this, it really helps me)
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I’m still here! Thank you so much for so many kind messages
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I’m in hospital because I had a severe heart attack yesterday
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Targeting currents created by onshore conditions - convergence fishing?
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Further down the cheb-tastic rabbit hole, it’s making a lot of sense (big thanks for a specific comment)
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Cheb-tastic! The only way to properly test something out is to actually fish with it and catch on it (long, slightly nerdy post!)
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JULY 2023

 
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I always do these simple things to any spinning reel before I fish with it, and it works really well - for me
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First open coast session since I got back from Ireland, found a bunch of fish, I did some happy yelping!
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First open coast session since I got back from Ireland, found a bunch of fish, I did some happy yelping!
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ABU Superior 3000SH spinning reel review - less than £100
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Wow these lures look good in the water when rigged like this
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Wow these lures look good in the water when rigged like this
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Heading home today
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Such a fun start with our second group, but a rather embarrassing “guiding” moment from me!
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Tough fishing with our first group, but we got a few, second group starts fishing today
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A couple of days in with our first group of anglers
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Off to Ireland today for some guiding work, seriously excited, I will blog when I can
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Do you ever stop and think about your casting and what you actually do?
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Do you ever stop and think about your casting and what you actually do?
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Away doing some filming with Savage Gear, hectic!
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JUNE 2023

 
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I have to take sun protection very seriously (but then I did anyway) - hope that some of this info on how to protect yourself might be helpful
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That first bass hit after not fishing for a week+ was like an electric shock
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No fishing stuff today, my dad died a year ago and I don’t really feel like it
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A few paperclip style lure clips which all do the same thing really rather well (this is what not being able to go fishing does to me!)
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I’m not meant to fish for a week and I bet you there are bass everywhere!
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Why don’t more bass anglers carry a landing net? Is it a macho thing? (most exciting day so far this year, the Ashes cricket is finally starting!!)
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APIA Foojin'RS Lynx 93M 9'3'' 6-42g lure rod review - £389.99 in the UK
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Plenty of bass around but I could have easily blanked, never seen them being so picky about the lure (how often are we not giving them what they want?)
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Plenty of bass around but I could have easily blanked, never seen them being so picky about the lure (how often are we not giving them what they want?)
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Back to fishing next week because I wanted to say a huge thank you to some incredibly kind people for donating to my Race for Life 5k tomorrow
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Daiwa BG MQ 4000D-XH spinning reel, around £200 - initial impressions after a month of fishing with it
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I am running the Plymouth Race for Life 5k next weekend (Cancer Research UK), any donations are gratefully received, but please, no pressure
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One species of fish with infinite possibilities, where could we be another few years down the line if anglers keep challenging what we think we know?
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One species of fish with infinite possibilities, where could we be another few years down the line if anglers keep challenging what we think we know?
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MAY 2023

 
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Penn Conflict Elite 9’6’’ 6-32g lure rod review - around £320 here in the UK
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A fascinating couple of fishing tackle trade related days
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My amazing wife is 50 today
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Fishing isn’t quite fishing to me unless I’m trying a few new places and experimenting with how I fish
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I’d sure love an inkling as to why bass seem to like pink lures in deeper and often murkier water
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There’s something about that hit on a lure in the dark which seriously does it for me (but not so much the photography side of things)
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APIA Foojin’RS Springer 88ML 3-32g lure rod review - £379.99 in the UK
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I know we obsess about the changeable weather in this country, but this is getting ridiculous. I don’t like it for bass fishing at all.
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RBB Surf Supporter II lure bag review - around £95 here in the UK
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Bestard Wildwater Pro (wading) boots - a slightly cheaper alternative to the outstanding Bestard SA Pro Water Rescue (wading) boots
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APRIL 2023

 
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Have a good Bank Holiday weekend, I am driving over to Ireland today
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Penn Conflict Elite 8’ (2.44m) 6-32g lure rod review - just north of £300 here in the UK
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Working the bottom is what did it, innit
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The rather brilliant Irish Spring Angling Fair is next weekend (29th and 30th April 2023), and they have even gone and asked me back!
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10% off everything at Veals Mail Order for today only (Weds 19th April)
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I know virtually nothing about using “creature baits” for bass fishing, but they look incredible in the water
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Savage Gear SGS6 9’ 7-35g ML lure rod review (APIA made me do it) - around £200 in the UK
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Carrying hooks and soft plastics, keeping things nice and simple and efficient
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Book review: “Bass Lure Fishing – A Guide’s Perspective, Volume 2” by Marc Cowling (just buy it!)
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It’s started……………but did it ever really stop?
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MARCH 2023

 
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Good riddance to March, but the good news is that Marc Cowling’s new book is now available
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Major Craft Flatrek 5G FR5-1002M 10' 7-45g lure rod review - around £300 here in the UK
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Very shallow water, loads of bladderwrack, big bass are in there, how do you get at them?
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I finally caught my first ever lure caught UK bass in March!
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I finally caught my first ever lure caught UK bass in March!
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A nice March bass was caught, but worry not, my 100% record is still intact!
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Penn Conflict Elite 9’6’’ 8-45g lure rod review - £300+ here in the UK
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Belly-weight, clip on weight, or cheb weight for when you need to add a bit more to your soft plastics?
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An interesting way to carry your lures, going to give this RBB Supporter II thing a bit of a go (initial impressions)
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No fishing stuff today, heading up to Loughborough
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I returned to Cornwall after the weekend, full of hope for a March bass, went out fishing - and blanked!
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The Big One fishing show was massive, amazing how many people wanted to talk about bass fishing (at a predominantly freshwater event)
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APIA Foojin’RS Sky High 99M 9’9’’ 8-42g lure rod review - around £400 in the UK
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APIA Foojin’RS Desire 95MH 9’5’’ 12-50g lure rod review - around £400 in the UK
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FEBRUARY 2023

 
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APIA Foojin’RS Vivogue 96ML+ 9’6’’ 6-38g lure rod review - around £390 in the UK (ML+ means so much here)
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Anybody else literally feeling sick with excitement about the (fishing) year to come?
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Nitecore NU33 headlamp review (a bit bigger and more powerful than the tiny and perfect Nitecore NU25) - around £50 here in the UK
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More February bass, Ioving the challenge, March is looming........
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Penn Conflict Inshore 822MH 8’2’’ Max 45g (under £100) and Penn Conflict XR Inshore 862MH 8’6’’ Max 45g (£170+) lure rod reviews
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It fascinates me when somebody fishes one of “my” lures in a way that I haven’t and catches fish (and they are kind enough to tell me about it)
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It fascinates me when somebody fishes one of “my” lures in a way that I haven’t and catches fish (and they are kind enough to tell me about it)
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Caught another February bass yesterday morning, still smiling!
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Caught another February bass yesterday morning, still smiling!
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Sub-surface hard lures - whack and crank or do a bit of twitchy stuff?
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Sub-surface hard lures - whack and crank or do a bit of twitchy stuff?
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I turn 50 tomorrow, not quite sure how that happened, I’ve had my birthday present already - a February 2023 bass!
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I turn 50 tomorrow, not quite sure how that happened, I’ve had my birthday present already - a February 2023 bass!
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New Savage Gear Surf Walker 2.0 surface lures info/review - all under £12, my growing obsession (ignore if my working with Savage Gear bothers you)
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If your braid suddenly starts breaking I would suggest that your braid isn’t actually at fault (I was given a really clever tip by an angler I know)
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JANUARY 2023

 
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Sneaked in there with a UK January bass, plus a new fishing podcast by a fantastic Irish angler (who kindly asked me to record an episode with him)
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Sneaked in there with a UK January bass, plus a new fishing podcast by a fantastic Irish angler (who kindly asked me to record an episode with him)
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Penn Conflict Inshore 9’ Max 30g (around £100) and Penn Conflict XR Inshore 9’ Max 30g (around £160+) lure rod reviews
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Bass fishing in SW Portugal, Part 3 - the rods, reels and lines we used, what I think has the potential to work and what didn’t
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Bass fishing in SW Portugal, Part 3 - the rods, reels and lines we used, what I think has the potential to work and what didn’t
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January bass are not easy to come by, but one was nearly caught early yesterday morning (clutching at straws?!)
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January bass are not easy to come by, but one was nearly caught early yesterday morning (clutching at straws?!)
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Bass fishing in SW Portugal, Part 2 - the fishing tackle that the bloke who catches some huge bass out there uses
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Bass fishing in SW Portugal, Part 1 - ever felt intimidated by the fishing and humbled by your lack of knowledge?
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Heading back home from checking out some bass fishing in SW Portugal
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Nitecore NU25 headlamp review (new 2022 version, around £40) - how do you improve upon perfection? RTFM
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Nitecore NU25 headlamp review (new 2022 version, around £40) - how do you improve upon perfection? RTFM
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Away for a week, don’t think I will be able to blog, see you when I get back
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Penn Conflict Elite 9' 7-38g lure rod review - £300+ in the UK (first review of 2023, I know we’re all a bit skint, but I so want to tell you about this rod)
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Penn Conflict Elite 9' 7-38g lure rod review - £300+ in the UK (first review of 2023, I know we’re all a bit skint, but I so want to tell you about this rod)
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Happy New Year, an epic first fishing session of 2023 - in terms of the light and conditions but sadly not the fish!
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