Fighting for Bass and Bass Anglers’ since 1973

The Hodges Brothers Part 5: “The Big Fish Aren’t Gonna Last”

Kim and Clive round off their presentation with the answers to several questions from the audience and explain how they rig their mackerel baits; how they see the future for big bass and what they do with their bait at the end of a bad days fishing. • The ‘right’ conditions to fish for bass […]

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 […]

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 […]

The rules of lure fishing …

There are no laws to be applied to the culture of lure fishing – it’s all trial and error and the individual’s best guess on the day as to how to persuade the elusive bass onto the hook! There are, however, many laws that seem to gravitate to individuals when in hot pursuit of this […]