As I mentioned in my previous blog post and Audio Clip (here), in this blog post I would like to cover precisely ‘how’ I am asking my clients to retrieve the Needlefish and Pencil lures.

Of equal importance, when you take into consideration the ‘being in the right place at the right time’ aspect, is my reasoning as to ‘why’ I positioned my client (Matt) on the rock he was stood on when he caught the bass in the images above and below:

In position
Intercepting bass movement then, and as I will expand upon in the Audio Clip below, for me, this is one of the fundamental components to being a successful bass lure fisherman. Get this right, through an appreciation of how bass like to transit the inter-tidal waterways and tidal races, and you will massively increase your chances of catching…

Audio Clip
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