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APIA Foojin’RS Sky High 99M 9’9’’ 8-42g lure rod review - around £400 in the UK
You might be wondering why on earth I am reviewing another APIA Foojin’RS rod today which sounds so similar to Monday’s (awesome) Vivogue 96ML+ 9’6’’ 6-38g, but this APIA Foojin’RS Sky High 99M 9’9’’...
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The Big One fishing show was massive, amazing how many people wanted to talk...
All I really knew about The Big One fishing show was that it was a big carp fishing thing. I am used to the iCast show over in the US where you expect something like that to be huge - and it is - but...
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I returned to Cornwall after the weekend, full of hope for a March bass, went...
Nobody ever said that catching a March bass or two on a lure was going to be easy, but after talking about fishing for two days solid at The Big One Show last weekend, I was primed for it. If I am...
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No fishing stuff today, heading up to Loughborough
Leaving in a short while to drive my youngest girl up to Loughborough for the county cross country nationals tomorrow - epic Premier Inn evening ahead! - and I need to clear some work. Hope you all...
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An interesting way to carry your lures, going to give this RBB Supporter II...
Take ten shore based bass anglers and I bet you they all carry and access their various lures in slightly different ways when they go fishing. Because of always carrying a waterproof rucksack with...
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Belly-weight, clip on weight, or cheb weight for when you need to add a bit...
I have no idea if there is any kind of definitive answer here by the way, but once again it’s the way my brain works and I can’t help but pick up on things and think about them. I saw a comment from an...
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Penn Conflict Elite 9’6’’ 8-45g lure rod review - £300+ here in the UK
Can you have such a thing in lure fishing for bass as a finesse-style but more powerful lure rod? I was so interested to see this longer and more powerful Penn Conflict Elite 9’6’’ 8-45g lure rod after...
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A nice March bass was caught, but worry not, my 100% record is still intact!
Yesterday morning I got to see what I believe was the first March bass I have seen caught on a lure in UK waters. My mate Mark had a nice fish in March a few years ago but we were a long way apart on a...
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I finally caught my first ever lure caught UK bass in March!
Resistance is futile they say, and especially when you watch a friend land a nice bass like I did the other day. I had no intention of going fishing on Wednesday, but something I read in Marc Cowling’s...
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Very shallow water, loads of bladderwrack, big bass are in there, how do you...
There is a specific estuary spot which my mate Mark and I sometimes fish that really, really gets me thinking, both with what we have seen, what we have caught, but almost more importantly, what...
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Major Craft Flatrek 5G FR5-1002M 10' 7-45g lure rod review - around £300 here...
I have fished with a few 10’ or so lure rods for bass now - including various samples which may or may not end up on the market at some point - and whilst I don’t personally feel inclined to add one to...
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Good riddance to March, but the good news is that Marc Cowling’s new book is...
At least around February half-term you start to get a distinct sense that spring is on the way with lighter mornings and afternoons, various flowers beginning to appear again, and a lot more birdsong....
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It’s started……………but did it ever really stop?
I am sure it depends a lot on where you live and/or do the bulk of your bass fishing, but I do wonder if the word “season” is no longer really applicable with what is going on. Since I have lived here...
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Book review: “Bass Lure Fishing – A Guide’s Perspective, Volume 2” by Marc...
This is the third Marc Cowling bass fishing book I have reviewed on here - Book 1 review here, Book 2 review here - and I happen to think that this one is easily his best. It’s absolutely bloody...
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Carrying hooks and soft plastics, keeping things nice and simple and efficient
A while ago I stopped pre-rigging my soft plastics on various weedless hooks because I was ending up with far too many different lures on far too many different hooks which were then gradually going...
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Savage Gear SGS6 9’ 7-35g ML lure rod review (APIA made me do it) - around...
Sometimes you need to go backwards to move forwards I guess. I remember waggling this Savage Gear SGS6 9’ 7-35g ML lure rod a fair while back and thinking mmm, loads of grunt in the mid and butt...
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I know virtually nothing about using “creature baits” for bass fishing, but...
I went for a bit of a play yesterday afternoon, and although there were birds working on something way out of range, I didn’t manage to trouble the scorer. To be honest though I really wanted to have a...
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10% off everything at Veals Mail Order for today only (Weds 19th April)
This wasn’t planned, but because I subscribe to the Veals Mail Order news and offers thing, an email dropped into my inbox last night with details of a flash sale of 10% off everything. Use the code...
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The rather brilliant Irish Spring Angling Fair is next weekend (29th and 30th...
Yep, I am getting to go to Ireland again a bit earlier in the year than I would usually expect to, and as you can imagine I am rather excited. The second Irish Spring Angling Fair is next weekend -...
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Working the bottom is what did it, innit
Saturday evening into the dark's session is not going to set the bass fishing world alight, but you know how I like yapping about specific instances when something a bit different happens or something...
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