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Category: Guided Bass fishing

Client Catches – The Twilight Zone…

Another client PB, and an example of how a certain lure was utilised within arguably the ultimate fishing period…

Bass Lure Fishing- A Guide's Perspective, Bass lures, Dusk for bass, Fishing Devon, Guided Bass fishing, Marc Cowling ZIPP WAKE, Marc Cowling's book, Marc Cowling's Lure, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Surface Lures, TC Lures ZIPP WAKE, ZIPP WAKE Surface Lure

Client Catches – ‘Firsts’ with fortitude?

It’s a family affair as the Marc Cowling/TC Lures ZIPP WAKE comes to the fore – after an element of luck…

Art of Fishing, Lure fishing bass, Marc Cowling lures, Megabass Spindle Worm, OSP DoLive Stick, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Sunslicker Swimish, Tailwalk HiTide SSD, TC Lures, Veals, Xorus Frosty, ZIPP WAKE, ZIPP WAKE Surface Lure

My Year in Review 2021 (Part 2 of 2)

Recounting numerous highlights during the second half of 2021, when many remarkable bass were landed.

Keitech Easy Shiner, Keitech Shad lures, Lure fishing bass, Major Craft Seabass Custom, Marc Cowling surface lur, Megabass Spindle Worm, Megabass Zonk Gatatide, Needlefish Lures, Needlefish Marc Cowling, OSP DoLive Stick, Patchinko 125, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Shimano, Shimano spinning reels, Sunslicker Swimish, ZIPP WAKE

Client Catches – Topsy Turvy…

Some VERY keen anglers, added to some great tides and conditions, meant the ‘winter bass’ would surely play…?

Bass Lure Fishing, Estuary bass fishing, Fiiish Black Minnow, Lures for estuary bass, Patchinko 100, Patchinko 125, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Sunslicker Swimish, TC Lures, Winter bass fishing, Winter bass on lures, Winter bass tactics, ZIPP WAKE

Client Catches – A different animal…

A 10th client recently joined the ’70cm Club’, Here, I discuss via a compendium of catches just why they’re so special.

Albie Snax, Keitech Easy Shiner, Keitech Shad lures, Megabass Spindle Worm, Needlefish Lures, OSP DoLive Stick, Patchinko 100, Pulse Tail lures, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Soft Plastics bass lures, Surface lures for bass, Wave Worm Tiki Bamboo Stick

Client Catches – Sense or Sight? (Daylight)

How good is their eyesight? And did a very conspicuous lure colour make the difference for this client 7 pounder?

Bass fishing, Bass lures, belly-weighted weedless hooks, Guided Bass fishing, Hi-Viz Bass Lures, HTO N70 Labrax Special, OSP DoLive Stick, Paddle Tail Lures for Bass, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Shimano Stella, Soft plastics, Soft Plastics bass lures, White bass lures

Client Catches – ‘Operation Big Bass’

Is there a way to ‘target’ the larger bass only? The capture of this 68cm beauty adds weight to another theory I have….

Albie Snax, Art of Fishing, Bass fishing, Bass lures, Chug Bug, Guided Bass fishing, Keitech Easy Shiner, Patchinko 125, Rapala Bass Lures, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Skitter Pop, Storm Chug Bug

Client Catches – How shallow is shallow…?

The final part of the series covers how I’ve guided my clients onto lure-caught bass in exceedingly shallow water.

Bass Lure Fishing, Bass lure fishing guide, Bass lures, Bass on soft plastics, Keitech Easy Shiner, Keitech Shad lures, Marc Cowling Bass Blog, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Sea Bass Blogs, Soft Plastics bass lures, Soft plastics for bass, Weighted hooks for soft plastics

Client Catches – How precise is precise…?

Occasionally obvious, but more likely not – how presenting a lure into precise zones increases your chances…

Albie Snax, Bass lures, Gravity Stick Paddletail, Lure fishing bass, OSP DoLive Stick, Paddle Tail Lures for Bass, Paddletail lures, Pulse Tail Gravity Stick, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Gravity Stick

Client Catches – How murky is murky…?

The first post in a short series depicting client catches in what may be perceived as far from idea situations…

Bass fishing, bass guide, Bass Lure Fishing- A Guide's Perspective, Bass lures, Guided Bass fishing, Keitech Easy Shiner, Keitech Shad lures, Lure fishing bass, Marc Cowling's book, Murky water bass lures, Retrieving bass lures, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Soft Plastic lures for bass, The Lure of The Bass book

Client Catches – Bang on trend…!

In a spectacular contrast (or similarity?) to last year an ‘in form’ lure type keeps on producing. Here’s my thoughts…

Bait fish and bass, Bass fishing with lures, Bass Lure Fishing, Bass lures, Megabass Spindle Worm, Patchinko 100, Patchinko 125, Patchinko II, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Soft Plastics bass lures, Surface lures bass

Client Catches – Perfect Paddle Tails…

A post detailing numerous client catches just recently, all of which have one thing in common…

Bass fishing, Bass lures, Daiwa Shoreline Shiner, IMA Hound Glide, IMA Sasuke, Keitech Easy Shiner, Lure fishing bass, Megabass Spindle Worm, Megabass Zonk Gatatide, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Gravity Stick

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