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

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Category: Guided Bass fishing

Client Catches – Particularly Precise…… (Part 2 of 3)

How a clean, sandy seabed with a specific type of feature can be more productive than rocky/reefy ground…

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Client Catches – Absolute Affirmation

The rewarding aspect to teaching both newcomers and experienced anglers the techniques to catch early-season bass.

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My Year in Review 2022 – Part 1 of 2 (Client Catches)

A spot of light reading for you in the run up to Christmas Day… The significant client captures of 2022…

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Client Catches – Varied and Variable…

The weather hasn’t been great, but the bass lure fishing has! Here’s how my clients have continued catching…

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Client Catches – If it’s ‘Bright or Night…’ Part 2 of 2

My take on the ‘whys and wherefores’ of utilising soft white lures in darkness…

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Client Catches – If it’s ‘Bright or Night…’ Part 1 of 2

Go for White!!! Significant ‘client catches’ on white soft lures in bright sunshine.

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Client Catches – Murky Madness…

How my clients’ 7lb+ bass was linked to bait fish activity outside of the typically recognised clarity conditions…

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Client Catches – Gutters & Gravity Sticks

The 12th 70cm+ client bass, in addition to the tactics and lure type that facilitated it and another 60cm client PB

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Client Catches – Mid-Season Report…

The prominent ‘facilitators’ that have contributed to what’s been a successful first half of my 2022 guiding season.

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Client Catches – Expect the Unexpected…

Skill, Knowhow, Tenacity or Luck? My thoughts on a near 70cm ‘client clonker’ landed in less than ideal conditions…

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Client Catches – Houdini The Bass!

The largest ‘client bass’ in daytime at 73cm, plus my account of what was a fantastic 3 Day Package.

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Client Catches – The ‘Art’ of Watercraft

The story of another client PB at 66cm and close to 7lb, that came about through observance, tenacity and skill.

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