Awful conditions, but my mate got his first bass on a creature bait, lovely fish as well
Fishing like this makes me so happy!
I do love a good hard lure, but I do feel extra confident with soft plastics and that bigger, single hook
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
I convince myself that this sort of lure colour works best for me in a specific situation, then this goes and happens
Favorite Black Swan 772ML 7'7'' (2.31m) 4-18g lure rod review - £259.99 in the UK, weighs almost nothing at 84g
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
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
We took a bass from the open coast out in Ireland for our anglers to eat, guess what it had in its stomach?
Our anglers are enjoying some glorious bass fishing out here in Kerry
Are we close to being able to call our bass a legitimate all year round target species, on lures, from the shore?
Sakura Sensibraid 12 braid review - around £40 for a 150m spool, this is a high-end mainline
How on earth do you know where to go bass fishing in a massive estuary system?
Do bass feed differently at night compared to how they do so during the day in estuary based current?
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
They work! I do get such a kick out of catching bass on a lure or technique I haven’t fished with before
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
Does your headlamp shining on the water actually spook bass when you are fishing at night?
Every hit seems to be subtly different when I am fishing like this, you ain’t going to win them all!
BKK Fast Snap-41 lure clip review - a bit more expensive than the regular paperclip style lure clips, rather nice though
