Bass Anglers’ Sportfishing Society

Fighting for Bass and Bass Anglers’ since 1973

Beware of Rock Falls!

If you frequent various bass fishing related forums, it’s not unusual to read posts about anglers who have injured themselves whilst moving around on rocky shores. Given I also have a professional interest in this area; I tend to keep tabs on such mishaps. The list of these injuries I’ve noted over the years consists […]

The Trophy Shot

Memorable fishing trips aren’t just the ones that end with the obvious trophy shot. Six years back, when in Cornwall on holiday I had my fishing friend Chris staying. A national paper needed a picture of him with a bass for a weekend supplement article about a soon to be published book. When we are […]

At one with your bass fishing

This is a piece about nature, now I know you may decide to read no further but indulge me just for a moment. Blogs about nature tend to be very worthy or even prescriptive bemoaning the state of the nation and the fact that (pretty much like fisheries) all politicians haven’t a clue about what’s […]

Staying Dry!

It’s my experience that spending money in the hope it will bring more bass can sometimes actually work. Yet it’s not investments in better rods, reels and lures that have noticeably increased my returns compared to money spent on getting afloat, on travel, or on buying effective weatherproof clothing. The benefits bass fishing attire bring […]

Getting wet !

Bass anglers fall into that strange breed of people that often revel in getting wet. Indeed one of our blogging team insists that if he isn’t getting wet, he’s not going to catch ‘the big one’. Therefore getting creamed by a wave is something he regards as a good sign ! There are differing ways […]