Interested to see what this new sub-£150 Savage Gear SGS8 4000 spinning reel is like (I was nothing to do with its development so it’s brand new to me)
Some of the gear that worked and didn’t work so well in Ireland, always interesting how different anglers and guides do things
Bass are great, but we’ve used this glorious weather/trickier bass conditions to also do some awesome pollack fishing out here
First group has left, second group arrives this afternoon, I didn’t quite appreciate how much I have missed all this
Amazing first day and a bit of guiding with our first group, damn it feels so good to be back out here and I get to call this work!
Bumping lures along the bottom in a fast current - is there a more exciting hit and scrap in bass fishing?
I’m no reel technician, but the first thing I do when my reel suddenly sounds “raspy” is oil or grease the line roller
A night fishing session on Friday threw up a bunch of questions
You can only use one colour of lure (hard, soft, surface, metal etc.) for all your bass fishing for evermore - what's it going to be?
Let's talk about “paperclip” style lure clips because I am hearing about some anglers having issues with (my favourite) Breakaway Mini Link
In my mind it’s a side wind that kills “feel” the most (slightly nerdy Monday morning?)
What could I have done to connect with a few more of the (somewhat finicky) hits the other day?
Regular diving hard lures continue to fascinate me, but I find myself using them less and less
I’ve found some much cheaper and really good alternatives to the Under Armour “tights” that I always wear under my waders
I have finally found a way to carry a landing net for some of my bass fishing which doesn’t annoy me at all
Fishing is meant to be such a relaxing thing to do, but do you ever come home with steam coming out of your ears? (ABITSIWALD)
If you want technical appraisals and tear-downs then this is not the place - my reviews are personal opinions based on actually fishing with the gear
I’ve finally found a good little set of weighing scales that can live in my rucksack - weigh or measure?
A video review after fishing with the brand new, smaller size Penn Slammer IV 2500 for 6+ months, available in October I think
Leech X2 Dusk polarised sunglasses review - £84.99 here in the UK
