I really look forward to this time of year for bass fishing, even if my first session back home was a big fat blank!
Back home, knackered!, itching to go fishing
Last day guiding, heading back home tomorrow, this Slender Scoop Shad lure continues to grow on me - and our anglers
Interesting bit of weather for our third group’s first day with us
Some good fishing, some tough fishing, that is always going to be bass fishing is it not?
Such fun with our first group, it’s always so interesting what you continue to learn when anglers are fishing together
My thoughts on the new Penn Authority 3500 and 2500 spinning reels after fishing with them for a while (in the UK now, not cheap!), off to Ireland tomorrow
I tend to fancy it when I get down to my fishing spot and it smells of fish - like this morning
I don’t go out bass fishing without some kind of simple metal lure to reach fish if they are feeding at range. Sometimes it pays off……
With braid, how do you decide what breaking strain, diameter or PE# to go for? (I ask because I had an interesting chat with an industry insider)
What is the cheapest way to buy these soft plastic “weedless paddletails on jig heads” lures? (Black Minnow, Sandeel V2 Weedless etc.)
My brain isn’t wired this way! Fishing on my own, not catching, make one obvious change, start catching - why?
Compared - two similar rated lure rods, very different prices. £500+ Shimano Exsence Genos 9’ 8-48g v £200 Savage Gear SGS6 8’3’’ 12-42g
It makes me so happy to be able to help a couple of friends catch some bass
I would respectfully suggest that we will never fully get to grips with the whole lure colour thing
Conditions, conditions, conditions - first proper bit of bounce for ages and it was alive with bass
Do you ever sharpen your hooks? (because I can’t recall seeing a bass lure angler doing so when they are actually fishing)
How often do fish refuse our lures but we never even know about it? (some rather interesting video footage!)
Saw a bunch of really interesting lure rods for £100 and less, I’m a bit embarrassed that I haven’t seen some of them before
After a specific sort of waterproof smock, does anybody have any ideas?
