Help Save Our Wrasse - please, please support this new Angling Trust campaign, even if you don’t actually fish for wrasse yourself
Finally, some “UK bass size”, off the shelf and not very expensive needlefish are now available in the UK - yippee!
Being comprehensively outfished doesn’t bother me one bit if I come away from the experience a better angler
Sometimes I’d like to give myself a damn good thrashing - good old fashioned bad angling!
People say you shouldn’t do it, but have you ever actually damaged a rod ring due to clipping your lure in it?
Sufix 832 8-strand braid review - under £20 for a 120m spool here in the UK (is there another 8-strand braid that's better suited to the rough and tumble of lure fishing?)
Obviously I don’t need it, but that’s missing the point - I want it, which is another thing entirely……….
It always amazes me how many people or indeed anglers don’t ask questions, and therefore don’t keep on learning and improving
Favorite Skyline SKY-862M 8’6’’ 6-21g lure rod review - £279.99 UK price
How’s your local bass fishing been? Strange year so far?
It niggles me when you don’t get a spare spool included with a spinning reel, but I’ve found a solution for this sublime Shimano Exsence C14+ 4000XGS
Sufix Super 21 FC fluorocarbon review (150m spools for £9.99) - why spend any more on your leader material?
If you’ve ever had a problem with the FG knot, then these might be the two reasons (angler error? Never!)
Is there a reason why we measure bass to the tip of their tail and not the fork-length?
The OSP DoLive Stick - what the hell is it about this lure that makes it so lethal for bass?
Is it sod’s law that what might well have been the biggest bass of this Ireland guiding trip smashed a surface lure on the very first cast of the morning?
Do you use a leader that is longer than the longest bass you could ever hope to catch?
Helping your clients catch bass like this is the best job in the world
Tailwalk Saltyshape Dash Seabass 90ML 9’ 7-28g lure rod - £179.99 UK price (have I finally found a sub-£200 9’ lure rod that can live with the 9’ Skyroad?)
Off to Ireland to do a couple of weeks of co-guiding work today - Kerry bound………..
