The White Stuff – Part 5
News is that the Cornish Federation of Sea Anglers have quietly increased their minimum qualifying weight for bass in shore or boat competitions to 3 pounds – for those who prefer to measure their bass in length, this equates to about 51cm (BASS Tape Measure). Standalone changes like this may seem insignificant, yet a growing […]
He who dares !!
This is the business end of the season for bass anglers ! Some anglers have already cleaned their gear & put it away for the winter, and whilst that might be the right move in some of the Northern areas of the country (perhaps), as you head further South, if you aren’t thrashing the sea […]
Too many lows: not enough highs
The weather of late has been as frustrating as I can remember. From July onwards I waited for the bass to show on my favourite south coast marks. My wait was long and it wasn’t until early October that my plans came good when two trips brought me 11 bass including a seven pounder, two […]
My Location X
Bass anglers once had a reputation for being sneaky secretive types who skulk out under the cover of darkness and would rather sacrifice a limb than share a secret bass mark. How things have changed over the last few years eh! Each set of spring tides we see a giant super shoal of Bass sweep […]
On the Edge
I have recently returned from 8 days lure fishing in Ireland with Julian Fox. The fishing was challenging, but varying our methods and locations seemed to buy us more success. Yet the fact success does not come easily is no different from each of our 10 previous years of visiting Ireland. For us a flexible […]