Bass Anglers’ Sportfishing Society

Fighting for Bass and Bass Anglers’ since 1973

Sudden and Tragic Death of John Leballeur

It is with great shock and sadness we report that John Leballeur, the leading campaigner for bass conservation and restoration, died suddenly last Saturday 10th April 2010. He was 60 years old. John worked tirelessly in the campaign to protect and restore bass stocks. John had been a keen member of the Bass Anglers’ Sportfishing […]

Irish Bass stocks update

Your letters and emails needed now. Don’t let quality bass disappear, photo courtesy Tony Hooper, a regular visitor to Ireland Join Henry Gilbey, Matt Hayes, Paul Young, and others in the campaign to protect Irish bass Following on from our report of 9th February 2010 (see below) there has now been a re-shuffle of the […]

Do you go bass angling in Ireland?

Please help to protect the Irish bass stocks Irish bass caught in an Irish net, photo courtesy Allan Hughes If you visit Ireland to fish for bass you need to know that your future fishing is in danger. The Federation of Irish Fishermen (a commercial fishing organisation) has placed a proposal before the Irish Minister […]

Bass Lure Storage System

Durable, Transparent, Light Weight Its O.k. untangling a box full of lures at home, but when bass are on the bite, you need lure changes to be slick & trouble free (I tried lure bonnets . . . but always ended up dropping/losing them). Using individual lure boxes makes changing lures quicker & hassle free. […]

Henry Gilbey shows his support for BASS

Henry Gilbey, fanatical sea angler, angling photographer, journalist and broadcaster, who is well known for his television fishing shows and his work in the angling media, has this week given a ringing endorsement to BASS and the conservation and political campaigning work we do. Henry has his own website and in his latest blog he […]