CHAPTER 8 – PROTECT AND SURVIVE Walls Have Ears Should you find some good undiscovered or forgotten bass fishing marks, be careful who you tell. It is not a question of being selfish or secretive. Inshore bass are very vulnerable to netting, and to rod and line
Read more →CHAPTER 8 – PROTECT AND SURVIVE Catching The Smallest Bass Over twenty years ago a major change occurred in my bass activities. Conventional fishing for bass of respectable size was first reduced, and then abandoned altogether, never to be revived. It is strange now to reflect on
Read more →CHAPTER 8 – PROTECT AND SURVIVE Bass Tagging 2000 – 2003 PART 2 – ‘A TAGGED BASS IS LIKE A MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE’ Let’s fast-forward to autumn 2002, and things have moved on. Over these last two years, a total of 2553 bass over 1kg have
Read more →CHAPTER 8 – PROTECT AND SURVIVE Bass Tagging 2000 – 2003 PART 1 – ‘BASS TAGGING PROJECT CAPTURES THE IMAGINATION’ Tagging appeals to the naturalist in us all – it opens a window of opportunity for us to discover where fish go when they are not here.
Read more →Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants – Bryan Meade From reading the recent blog: Bass legislation – A Summary, it is clear that 1988 was a turbulent year in the history of legislation relating to bass management and the fight to protect immature fish from the rampant
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