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Absolute monster of a bass landed on the Portugal trip I was meant to be on,...
You have probably gathered that I was pretty gutted to miss out on my week of bass fishing in Portugal the other day, and when I got a very excited video call from the rocks one morning towards the end...
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51 might well be a nothing kind of birthday, but I am so glad to still be...
I try my absolute best not to dwell too much on the day I had my heart attack last August, but on the other hand I refuse to shy away from one simple fact - I am very lucky to still be here. I put my...
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Heading over to Guernsey today to check out some of their winter bass fishing
Rather hoping my plane from Exeter takes off this morning and I don’t get a repeat of my not getting to Portugal fiasco, because if all goes to plan I will be in Guernsey in the Channel Islands by...
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Caught a bunch of February bass out here in Guernsey, I’d almost forgotten...
This is going to be a short blog post because I am writing it on Sunday evening and I am struggling to keep my eyes open. I went for a 5k run first thing yesterday morning in some really hectic weather...
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Had such a blast over in Guernsey - amazing ground, what a fascinating winter...
I have always stood by my belief that, for the most part, anglers are some mighty fine people. The lad who I have been corresponding with for a good while now didn’t need to reach out and invite me...
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Savage Gear SGS5 9’ 12-46g 2-piece and 4-piece lure rod review - under £150
Yep, I was directly involved with the development of these rods, and the 9’ 12-46g version would not have existed without me hassling the powers that be for it. I continue to be blown away by how good...
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I know that some anglers get frightfully overexcited about this - but leader...
Maybe it’s a bloke thing in the fishing world with how a percentage of anglers seem to enjoy telling other anglers exactly how to do things. You have to use this length of rod, so and so spinning reel...
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Fantastic news - there will be no net based fishery in the Salcombe estuary,...
Around yesterday afternoon the news broke that any angler would have wanted to hear - “There will be no net fishery within Salcombe Estuary!”. If you are wondering what on earth I am on about then you...
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A few options and costs if you want to have a bit of a play with these...
If you fancy having a go at fishing with these creature baits for bass (crab/squat lobster etc. imitation-type lures) - check this blog post here as an example of what is very possible - then I thought...
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One of the most humbling comments I have ever received, plus I hope to see...
I took the decision to share what happened to me with my melanoma (skin cancer) and then my heart attack last year. I saw no reason not to be very open and honest about it all and I am very aware that...
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A lot of interesting lure fishing gear at The Big One Show……….
That was some weekend. I tend to really enjoy fishing shows like these because I obviously enjoy meeting anglers, and I love talking about fishing to a lot of different people. As much as I believe...
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I am pretty sure it’s not going to catch me any more fish, but I’m really...
This started to take shape in my addled brain when a white coloured braid arcing out across a moody sky in some of my photos so noticeably jumped out at me as I was editing stuff down here at home, but...
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Hope to see some of you at the Glasgow Angling Centre’s “Spring Open Weekend”...
I feel really rather honoured to have been asked to come along to this event over the weekend. I will be there in a work capacity for the various Pure Fishing brands which my fishing world covers, but...
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How much do you love the walking, scrambling, wading etc. that’s part and...
When I was much younger I used to obsess about owning a fishing boat. I know next to nothing about boats and navigation I might add, but I always hankered after my own boat that I could use to access...
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With so much extra freshwater in our estuary systems, I wonder how long it...
I remember a specific winter when I was heavily into my bait fishing and I was fishing the extensive River Tamar a lot for winter cod especially. To those of you who don’t know, don’t let the word...
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Daiwa BG MQ 4000D-XH spinning reel review - around £200 here in the UK
Caveat - I wrote this review a few weeks ago, but out of the blue the other day the anti-reverse failed on this reel. Daiwa UK kindly repaired the reel for me and it’s all working fine now, but it...
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How to successfully lose a perfectly good lure!
I wanted to check out some new ground the other day, so I went fishing but knowing at the same time that I have never caught an open-coast bass in the UK in March. I also wanted to re-familiarise...
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Oh yes, I caught my first ever UK open-coast bass in March!
It might have gone all of 2lbs I reckon, but on Wednesday of this week I reckon I was the happiest and most elated angler in the UK! I did manage to land my first ever lure caught bass in March last...
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SuRPpa lure cases - an interesting way to carry your lures, £9.99 for ten of...
Please note that I am not remotely looking for a different way to carry my lures with me when I am out fishing, but when something comes across my radar which I think that some of you might find...
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You obviously go fishing feeling confident, but I didn’t think I’d catch a...
In many respects I am most satisfied because I made the right call yesterday, but in reality it was only last week when I landed my first ever few bass from the shore in the UK in March. So does that...
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