I know we obsess and complain about the weather all the time here in the UK, but how much rain can there actually be in the sky? Interesting new lure rod coming for a test though. Bass fishing, Fishing tackleHenry Gilbey17 February 2020Shimano Lunamis, February 2020 Comments
I look in my lure boxes with a growing suspicion that I should be carrying more darker coloured lures, and I blame the Black Pearl coloured SG Seeker for this Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishingHenry Gilbey12 February 2020Fiiish Black Minnow, Savage Gear, IMA Comments
I haven’t been lure fishing for that long and I wonder how bass anglers were targeting fish back in the good old days over some of the ground we now treat as normal Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishingHenry Gilbey10 February 2020February 2020 Comments
When using paddletails on jig heads, do you turn to a weedless or an exposed, J-hook version more? Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishingHenry Gilbey5 February 2020Savage Gear Sandeel, Fiiish Black Minnow, paddletails, February 2020 Comments
So when will the new season kick off? Bass fishing, Lure fishingHenry Gilbey3 February 2020February 2020 Comments
How light can a spinning reel actually be and are ever more lightweight reels the be all and end all? Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishingHenry Gilbey31 January 2020Penn Slammer III, Shimano, January 2020 Comments
Do you tend to concentrate on specific parts of the water column if and when you chase bass on lures at night? Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishingHenry Gilbey29 January 2020night fishing, white senko, DoLive, needlefish, January 2020 Comments
How in touch are the big tackle companies with “modern” lure fishing for bass? It will be interesting to see what Shimano Europe does with these new Shimano Japan “Lunamis” lure rods………. Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, Saltwater fishingHenry Gilbey27 January 2020Shimano, January 2020 Comments
A couple of days with the main man at Savage Gear and my brain is fried, and Seekers are trickling back into the UK Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishingHenry Gilbey24 January 2020Savage Gear, January 2020 Comments
Off to Copenhagen for a lure fishing related meeting, catch you at the end of the week Henry Gilbey20 January 2020Savage Gear, January 2020 Comments
Is a soft plastic paddletail/shad in its many different forms the most versatile bass fishing lure out there? Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishingHenry Gilbey17 January 2020paddletails, January 2020 Comments
When I was talking about fluorocarbon leaders last week, I forgot to say that I don’t really subscribe to them being more “invisible” than mono Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishingHenry Gilbey15 January 2020Sufix, Leader, January 2020 Comments
Hard or soft fluorocarbon leaders - does it make any difference? Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishingHenry Gilbey10 January 2020Berkley, Varivas, Savage Gear, Fluorocarbon, Sufix, January 2020 Comments
Warms my winter heart to know how little protection our local bass stocks are actually getting ConservationHenry Gilbey8 January 2020 Comments
IMA lures officially back in the UK and bass are still being caught on lures - Happy New Year to that! Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishingHenry Gilbey6 January 2020IMA, Payo Perca, January 2020 Comments
Wherever you are, have a Very Happy Christmas and thanks for reading this blog Henry Gilbey23 December 2019 Comments
A tale of two lures - an original Shimano hard lure and a direct copy Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishingHenry Gilbey20 December 2019Shimano Comments
My Monday moan went and worked! We got some conditions and fish were found…….. Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishingHenry Gilbey18 December 2019IMA, IMA Hound 125F Glide, Payo Perca Comments
I know it’s mid-December, but damn this weather is doing me in…………. Henry Gilbey16 December 2019Weather Comments
