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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 – Back on the hard stuff…

Some recent client catches landed the ‘hard way’ – on hard diving minnows, top-water and needlefish lures.

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Client Catches – Murky Moments…

An insight into how my clients have extracted some recent lure-caught bass in murky water conditions.

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Client Catches – On your marks…

Darkness, the right lure, the right technique and some accurate casting after ‘reading’ the ground save the day!

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Client Catches – Creatures of the night…

My first 3 Day Package of 2021 has confirmed what I suspected – the big ones are waiting until nightfall to feed…

DAM Kick S Minnow, IMA Salt Skimmer, Marc Cowling Books, Marc Cowling Needlefish, Maria Chase Lure, Patchinko 100, Patchinko 125, Shimano Lunamis, Shimano Twin Power, Wave Worm Tiki Bamboo Stick, Whiplash Factory Spittin Wire

Client Catches – Drawing them in…

With colder than average temperatures, this early season cracker proves that the correct tactics can yield results.

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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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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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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 – Retrieve to achieve! Part 2 of 2

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

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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

Client Catches – The ‘Mighty DoLive!’

An array of tips on how I/we utilise the DoLive Stick, plus the story of the second largest ‘client bass’ this season.

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Client Catches – Beginners luck?

Facilitating and witnessing the success of someone who had never cast a lure before – what a buzz!

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