It’s all about conditions (Part 2) …
… lure fishing for bass with Dave Campbell. In the aftermath of the 2012 South Devon Bumble, the conditions just got better and better. I arranged to meet up with South Devon top-water bass specialist Dave Campbell. I arrived extremely early at the rendezvous point – in fact I beat the locals to it! Wow, […]
It’s all about conditions (Part 1) …
… lure fishing for bass with Nick Bennett In the aftermath of the 2012 South Devon Bumble, chief organiser and BASS member Nick Bennett and chief bottle-washer and BASS member (me) were to be found sitting, drunk and forlorn on the wall overlooking the beach at 1.30am. One bass was all the masses had landed […]
Any Port in a Storm
With the “famous” West Wales BASS fish-in event taking place over the weekend it seems topical to post an article first used in our BASS column in Sea Angler several years ago. The meeting is about far more than fishing alone – which is just as well given my catch record there – and this […]
Weedless, weightless soft plastics …
What’s all the fuss about ? Soft plastics are becoming increasingly popular amongst Bass anglers, be it bumped down an estuary, deep spun off the rocks or jigged out from a boat. The variety in makes, shapes, sizes and colours are staggering but one method which still leaves many people baffled is weedless, weightless. Jargon […]