What is it about lure fishing that seems to be increasingly floating so many angler’s boats?
I know this is a bit spoilt considering we are only just out fishing, but please could we have some proper surf conditions sometime soon? Anglers eh?!
Rods have been talked to, my lures have had quite enough stroking, my Epic Berlingo has asked for its rod racks back - it’s time to get back out there boys and girls!
Is lockdown and not going fishing causing you to examine your own fishing and how you could do a few things a bit differently when we are back out there?
Do you ever wonder how often bass might refuse our lures, and if they do, is it because we might not be effectively imitating what the bass are actually feeding on?
Another fishing related thing I can do during lockdown is repair and mend my soft plastics. Yes, it’s getting to me!
About the only time I have wished for genuine ill fishing fortune upon a fishing mate
One of the best examples of CFO (Complete Fishing Obsession) I have ever seen
One crumb of comfort at not being able to go fishing is that conditions around here have been pretty crap since the lockdown began, but my head is still wrecked!
“I reckon I can break a big tarpon’s will on the strike” (you can’t!) - the world’s most perfect sport fish?
Have you ever had a rod ring/guide suffer any damage via clipping a lure onto it?
Come on, who’s been reliving particular fish or lost fish or fishing sessions and planning what you might do when we can get back out there?
I’m going to reverse my braid on a couple of spinning reels because why the hell not - this is how I do it, plus how I load a reel up from empty
Some of the new fishing tackle I was starting to play with and/or I’ve got here waiting for a bit of a go when we can get back at it
So what exactly is a needlefish lure, and surely a bunch of other lures work in a similar way?
The brand new, stunning looking Marc Cowling Signature Needlefish, plus some brilliant thoughts and info (not mine!) on needlefish lures and our bass
Does it really matter how long your lure fishing rod is?
I hear some bass anglers saying that they find fishing with soft plastics a bit boring, but why is this?
If there was one part of your bass lure fishing you'd like to improve upon or learn more about, what would it be?
Savage Gear Waterproof Rollup Rucksack 40L review - you should be able to find it for around £50, plus how I use rucksacks and what I expect from them
