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We have a few spaces left on our co-guided Ireland based lure fishing trips...
OK, OK, as much as it pains me I must do this - well done Ireland on winning the Grand Slam and so comprehensively beating us that I reckon come the summer tests against South Africa we will surely be...
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With what I want from a headlamp these days, I really like the look of this...
I don’t know about you, but what I want from a headlamp these days is somewhat different to what I needed when I was bait fishing so much at night - plus of course the advent of LED lighting has...
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Anybody else here suffering the worst case of cabin fever you can ever remember?
What the hell is it about this particular winter and the outrageous state of cabin fever it seems to have left so many of us suffering from? For a while now I have been getting the distinct impression...
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You’ll never know unless you give it a go
It’s not as if there are suddenly a load of bass around for all us shore anglers to catch and of course near the end of March rarely tends to be a prolific time of year for most of us, but on the other...
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Do we tend to default to fishing the same spots with the same lures because...
Monday’s blog post really got me thinking, and not just because Charlie landed that fine fish before the end of March. As his mate Jody said to me on Facebook, he could literally hear my brain buzzing...
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I wonder how much of my lure fishing I could do in a pair of breathable waist...
As much as that day we did with the RNLI at their training tank in Poole was principally about wearing auto-inflate lifejackets and finding out how invaluable they can be if something goes wrong,...
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HTO Shore Game S932ML 9'3'' 7-30g lure rod review - £339.99 UK RRP
I’m going to make this nice and easy if you want to save yourself from reading another of my lure rod reviews - this brand new HTO Shore Game S932ML 9'3'' 7-30g lure rod is the best “available off the...
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A follow makes a glorious early season blank feel so much better
Not a fish was caught yesterday yet it was the most intensely enjoyable few hours of fishing - the sun was out, it actually felt like spring, the water was beautifully clear and green, the swell was...
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Crewsaver Crewfit 165N Sport lifejacket review - well under £100 with the...
If shore based anglers are going to wear a lifejacket for some of their fishing - and I include me here - then it’s got to be as light as possible, very comfortable, and not remotely annoying when it’s...
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I love that buzz of getting out there and walking around and looking for new...
I didn’t grow up by the sea and I will never lose that thrill at having all that fishing so close by and so easy to access. I don’t take it for granted but on the other hand I love how a seaside kind...
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Has anybody here had much fishing time with these not very expensive Savage...
We gave it a go yesterday morning in some increasingly bouncing conditions that I so wish had not come in because things are definitely starting to happen out there on the bass front (nice follow...
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We’ve had a cancellation so one space has become available on our second July...
Just a quick blog post today to let you know that a space has suddenly become available on one of our co-guided lure fishing trips over in Kerry, south west Ireland. If you read my blog then you will...
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K.T.S.A.N.B.I.G.O - Keep Things Simple At Night Because I’m Getting Older
A while back I blogged about these rather sublime little lure clips that to me are essentially a loop knot in your leader but easier to use because you haven’t got to keep retying knots when you want...
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Major Craft Triple Cross TCX-942SSJ Super Light Shore Jigging 9'4'' 15-40g...
I don’t think I have reviewed a Major Craft lure rod for a fair while now, not since this Japanese company in all their wisdom ceased production of the outstanding Skyroad range. I understand how...
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How will I top that epic start to the bass season?
Isn’t it interesting how you can literally feel the world around here really waking up after winter? That glorious cacophony of birdsong early in the morning, swallows coming back, hearing cuckoos,...
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The second video from our day with the RNLI - waders and trying to climb out
Whilst I have a whack load more to learn about how breathable chest and indeed waist waders behave if you end up in the drink, I am kind of embarrassed at how little I knew about these items of...
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Breathable waist waders - where have you been all my life?
My chest waders are as important to me as a good rod and reel, but up until a few weeks ago I had never even tried a pair of the shorter length breathable waist waders - and to be honest I feel like a...
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I’ve got high hopes for this brand new, medium sized Xorus Patchinko 125
As much as I obviously have a thing for chucking soft plastics like the DoLive Stick around - and for me the hit on a lure like this that’s rigged weedless and weightless is always such a thrill -...
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Is using a thicker braid leader a case of me missing something blindingly...
If there is one thing that makes my day as regards doing this blog it’s when I get feedback and ideas from you people, and yesterday an angler from South Africa left a really interesting comment on a...
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A very clever way of getting a rear hook into a soft plastic, and it works
I do love this night fishing for bass thing, and I particularly love it when you get that unmistakable thump on the end of your rod and the fish is hooked up good and proper. Now it might just be me...
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