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Professionally guided lure fishing for bass, from the beautiful south Devon coastline.

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Client Catches – Odds-on favourite

When bass are fixated on one food source, is there a tactic you can use to enhance your chances? I believe so…

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My Recent Catches – Striking it lucky!

Watercraft, instinct and the right lure – added to a huge dollop of luck! How I landed a recent whopper!

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Client Catches – In the mood!

A dossier of client catches, including the methods, lure types and the reasons behind the tactics.

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Client Catches – The perfect session?

How to take an inexperienced bass lure angler and turn him into bass catching machine!!!!

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Client Catches – Out of the gloom…

With my guiding season having been delayed due to COVID-19 it feels great to be releasing this post!

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My Recent Catches – Finding the formula…

The very specific type of venue, lure type and method of retrieving it that has started my season off nicely!

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My Recent Catches – A Writer’s Retreat!

An almost perfect session as fellow angling writer, guide and photographer Henry Gilbey makes the trip over the border to south Devon.

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My Recent Catches – The Needle has landed!

An account of my 7lb+ ‘slab of silver’ lured on my self-designed needlefish – plus, that of a former clients’ 6 pounder!

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My Recent Catches -Things are looking ‘up!’

From guilt and apprehensive to feeling utterly elated! Catching bass ‘off the top’ has that affect on you!

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Cautiously dipping my lures back in the water…

Alas, we can now fish. However, I won’t be commencing my guiding season just yet…

A new season, and some new lures…

Alongside restocking the proven favourites, these are the lures I’m adding to the armoury for 2020…

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Season clearly ‘on hold’ until further notice…

Until our Government deems it safe and/or appropriate, I will not be fishing or guiding.

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