Autumn dreaming …..
There are many things which make the bass angler unique. Creeping around in the dark, the secrecy, studying the winds, moon, tides & temperatures. Perfecting knots, checking hooks, seeing fishing opportunities whilst watching television, drivelling at the sight of white water & breaking waves, these along with countless other factors combine to cause the bass […]
The Devil is in the detail?
Each year BASS gives a few awards for the biggest bass caught on bait, lure and fly from shore and from boat. And although I never get a sense anyone obsesses about catching the biggest fish just to outcompete their fellow members, I am sure, like me, many harbour a desire to win one as to do so means you have […]
Getting a grip
The use of lip gripping devices in angling is always a controversial issue. Personally I use them & I will tell you why. After suffering a treble hook in my finger on two occasions I decided that keeping my fingers away from the danger area is paramount to me. Any fish with a hook in […]
The Duck Vs Seal trip
While some anglers seem to find it easier than others to look at more than just weights and numbers to measure the quality of a day fishing, I have yet to meet someone who cannot see there is some truth in the old cliché that there is more to fishing than catching fish. I have […]
Is there method to your methods?
The other day, when seeking to use the internet angling forums as a substitute for being on to the water, I read a post from someone relatively new to lure fishing for bass. He was pondering the worth of owning numerous similar plugs that all fish apparently familiar ways, when for example one of the […]