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Category: Guided Bass fishing

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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Client Catches – Perseverance is a virtue.

It only takes a second (and a 72cm bass!) to turn a quiet session into one you’ll reminisce about forever!

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Client Catches – Out of the doldrums

A veritable feast of lure caught bass for my clients, but it hasn’t been easy to find them, or what they want!

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Client Catches – Finicky, Fussy, Fun!

Recent client catches, in addition to examples of the capricious nature of the bass and how we’ve overcome this.

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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 – 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 – 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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