Easy to get locked into your localised bass fishing bubble, when in fact things can be so different all around the UK and Europe
I am at Gerry’s Fishing tackle shop this Saturday (21st June) for an Open Day, hope to see some of you there!
A load of bass around, could see them busting on bait, they took some working out though
When a good bass continues to refuse my offerings, I sometimes wonder whether seeing the fish I am chasing is good for my health!
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?
Sometimes a touch hasty to add weight to paddletails? Could the “naked” approach help with a specific situation?
Why do so many anglers make it so awkward to change a lure when you’re fishing?
The Gomexus TPE Power Knob 27mm is doing a touch more for me than just being a replacement spinning reel handle
Sakura Ryokan 902MH 9' 9-35g lure rod review - under £100
Slowing down with this subtler estuary fishing is causing me to see a lot more interesting stuff going on, embarrassing language though!
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!
If you use a leader, what influences which one you use? Trust or price or availability or whatever you have lying around?
Sakura Iconic RS “Distance Finesse” 802ML+ 8' 5-15g (but easily fishes 25g) lure rod review - around £275 in the UK
Far more experienced anglers than me tell me that these are bass feeding holes
So much “feel” with this lighter gear that I felt a bass literally pick up (inhale?) my lure and then reject it
Was it a fluke? Only one way to find out - get back out there!
So pleased to catch my first bass on a creature bait which wasn’t the (rather amazing) MegaBass Sleeper Craw
Pretty sure that was my first, purely sight-fished bass in an estuary, what a buzz!
Tailwalk B-Breamer SSD S710M/SSL (short solid tip) 7'10'' 5-21g lure rod review - £239.99 UK price
As good as paddletails are, over some ground it sometimes feels like only a “twitch stick” will get the job done and produce fish
