Its easy to campaign for reduced bass landings.
At the weekend I found myself next to the water, without fishing tackle but in possession of my audio recorder. I might not have been able to fish for bass but at least I could pass on what I learnt at the recent BASS meeting – one intended to help give anglers like us […]
Petition for action to reducing bass landings
A succession of poor spawning years and increased fishing pressure has led to a steep decline in the bass spawning stock. The seriousness of the situation has at last been recognised by EU Fisheries after their scientific advisory board this year stated there needs to be an 80% reduction in bass landing. Plans are […]
The Hodges Brothers Part 3: Accuracy is Everything
In the 3rd part of their presentation Kim and Clive explain how going lighter on tackle produced more heavy-weight bass and they chart their progress as they plotted the next stage of their big bass campaign. • Nigel plays at being a bass • 90% or more of their bass are returnable using circle hooks […]
Touché
Having read Matt’s account of the disturbance I caused in the Spence household on Saturday morning, I almost felt guilty … but not quite. Although I may have to arrive bearing gifts next time I appear on his doorstep. There is a breed of bass anglers that seem to spend every waking hour, and quite […]
Breath-taking
An incoming text brings me out of my slumber. The room is dark and there’s no sign of light in the slither of sky visible through the gap in the curtains. Two pieces of information immediately leap to the forefront of my mind: firstly my fellow bass blogger Si told me he was going fishing […]