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The Lure of The Bass – Reserve your copy

A modern approach to catching European Sea Bass on lures by Marc Cowling.

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My Recent Catches – Only by the night…

How I landed a mid-winter ‘Pit Bull’ in addition to a clutch of ‘night time marauders’ since the New Year.

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My Year in Review 2020

Happy New Year! 2020 brought about numerous challenges – some obvious, and some less so. Here’s my summary of events…

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10 Items of equipment I’d recommend from 2020

My annual review of the items that have served me well over the past season. To be read and enjoyed with a mince pie!

Eagle Claw hooks, Headtorches for night fishing, Landing nets for bass fishing, Marc Cowling Needlefish, Patchinko bass lure, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Shimano Vanquish, Sunslicker, Sunslicker lures, Taimen breathable waders, Taimen Onon, Taimen wading boots, Yamaga Blanks Ballistick

My Recent Catches – Switching it up…

How adjustments to my approach in line with ‘bass behaviour’ has brought about my recent catches.

Bass on lures winter, Keitech Easy Shiner, Magnetic Weight Shifting Needlefish, Major Craft lure rods, Marc Cowling Bass Guide, Marc Cowling Needlefish, MWS Needlefish, New Major Craft Limited Edition rod, Patchinko 100, Patchinko 125, Shimano Vanquish, Sunslicker Swimish, Winter bass lures

Client Catches – Time for one more!

Confidence in a lure and a method overcomes the ‘winter doubts’ to put a 6lb+ bass on the deck!

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The MC Magnetic Weight Shifting ‘Surf’ Needlefish.

Very, very proud to be officially releasing these longer casting models. In new colours too!

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My Recent Catches – A ‘Purple Patch!’

The reasons ‘why’ I’ve been using the Patchinko so much during (ironically) a memorable period of catches…

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My Recent Catches – Fun in the Sun!

Prohibited to guide clients but able to fish myself – I’ve used this time to experiment with venues and methods.

Berkley Fusion Swimbait hooks, DoLive Stick Sight Special, Graphiteleader, Graphiteleader ASPRO, Keitech Easy Shiner, McMurdo Fast Find Locator Beacon, OSP DoLive Stick, Patchinko 100, Patchinko 125, Shimano Vanquish, Sunslicker Swimish, Tackle House Feed Popper, Whiplash Factory Spittin Wire, Xorus Patchinko, Yamaga Blanks bass rod

My Recent Catches – Learning with lures.

A ‘paddle tail lure that was recommended to me becomes an instant hit in terrible conditions…

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My Recent Catches – Retrieve to achieve! Part 2 of 2

When to change the lure. Plus, more tweaks to the retrieve that ‘worked!’

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My Recent Catches – Retrieve to achieve – Part 1 of 2

How changing the retrieve style has accounted for some recent captures.

Henry Gilbey, IMA Hound Glide, IMA Lures, Life Jackets, Marc Cowling Needlefish, OSP DoLive Stick, Popping surface lures, Tackle House Feed Popper, Wave Worm Tiki Bamboo Stick, Weighted hooks for soft plastics, Yamaga Blanks Ballistick

Client Catches – Ending on a high…?

With no guiding between the 5 Nov -2 Dec, this could very well be the final ‘client catches’ post of 2020…

Gary Yamamoto Swim Senko, Keitech Easy Shiner, Keitech Shad lures, OSP DoLive Stick, Patchinko 125, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Swimbait hooks, Weighted hooks for soft plastics, Whiplash Factory Spittin Wire, Zenith Z Claw

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