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Category: Tackle Reviews

Client Catches – The Twilight Zone…

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

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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

10 Items of equipment I’d recommend from 2020

My annual review of the items that have served me well over the past season. To be read and enjoyed with a mince pie!

Eagle Claw hooks, Headtorches for night fishing, Landing nets for bass fishing, Marc Cowling Needlefish, Patchinko bass lure, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Shimano Vanquish, Sunslicker, Sunslicker lures, Taimen breathable waders, Taimen Onon, Taimen wading boots, Yamaga Blanks Ballistick

My Recent Catches – Switching it up…

How adjustments to my approach in line with ‘bass behaviour’ has brought about my recent catches.

Bass on lures winter, Keitech Easy Shiner, Magnetic Weight Shifting Needlefish, Major Craft lure rods, Marc Cowling Bass Guide, Marc Cowling Needlefish, MWS Needlefish, New Major Craft Limited Edition rod, Patchinko 100, Patchinko 125, Shimano Vanquish, Sunslicker Swimish, Winter bass lures

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 1 of 2

How changing the retrieve style has accounted for some recent captures.

Henry Gilbey, IMA Hound Glide, IMA Lures, Life Jackets, Marc Cowling Needlefish, OSP DoLive Stick, Popping surface lures, Tackle House Feed Popper, Wave Worm Tiki Bamboo Stick, Weighted hooks for soft plastics, Yamaga Blanks Ballistick

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 – 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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A new season, and some new lures…

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

Bear King Slim Skimmer, Fish Arrow Flash, Heddon Super Spook, IMA iBorn, Major Craft Jig Para, OSP DoLive Stick, Savage Gear Sandeel Pencil, Sunslicker Mishna Eel, Tackle House Feed Shallow, Tackle Hpuse Feed Popper, Wave Worm Tiki Bamboo Stick, Whiplash Factory Spittin Wire, Xorus Patchinko

10 items of equipment I’d recommend from 2019

So what’s made it into my list for 2019? Two rods, a reel, waders, boots, fluorocarbon and various lures!

Airflo breathable waders, APIA Dover 99F, Inspiration, Savage Gear Seekers, Scierra Wading boots, Seadra Spitta, Seaguar fluorocarbon, Shimano Dialuna, Shimano Stradic ci4, Shimano Vanquish, Tailwalk EGinn, Wave Worm Tiki Bamboo Stick

LFFB Blog Posts – How I utilise Needlefish Parts 1+2

Following a glut of enquiries I have re-booted this series covering everything from retrieve styles to types of marks

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Review – Abu Garcia Revo MGX 30

If you’re on the look out for a new spinning reel then Abu Garcia’s Revo MGX is definitely one to consider.

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