Fighting for Bass and Bass Anglers’ since 1973

Naming my marks

To those that fish with me who have seen the title and are now having palpitations, please calm down! I am not about to name our marks, just give a light-hearted account of how some of our favourite marks acquired their names.  It not one of our regular short(ish) and sweet blogs posts, but is […]

BASS Magazine 144 . . .

BASS Mag 144 dropped through members letterboxes last week and, to celebrate our 40th Anniversary, it was a bumper edition with full colour from cover to cover. As ever, there was a wide selection of articles: BASS Magazine Number One – 1974 Soft Plastics in Estuaries – by Steven Neely The Wedding Party or Ireland […]

BASS Magazine142 . . .

BASS Mag 142 dropped through members letterboxes last week and, as ever, there was a wide selection of articles: Kerry Gold – by Shaun Sorenson Bass Scale Sampling Guide – by Geoff Gonella Waxing Lyrical – by Leigh Davies Double Figure Bass – by Clive Hodges Woof! Woof! My First Report – by Poppy the […]

BASS Magazine 141 . . .

BASS Mag 141 dropped through members letterboxes last week and, as ever, there was a wide selection of articles: The West Wales Fish-in – by Steve Butler Hybrid Soft Plastics – by Steve Pitts Things Change – by Philip Goddard Bass Fly Basics – by Colin Riley An Angler’s Poem – by Ruth Lewis On […]

Perspectives by Malcolm Gilbert

It’s after eleven and I’ve decided to go to bed. I’m just on the verge of dropping off and the cordless phone on the dressing table brings me back to full consciousness.Hello, I answer apprehensively. Is that Malcolm Gilbert? asks the caller. Yes, I respond. The caller continues, A few mates and me are going […]