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

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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

Client Catches – Winter Warmers!

One fish that warmed a cold old night, and another successful session that also warmed the heart!

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My Recent Catches – Frustratingly good…

How the weather and the associated sea conditions has hugely influenced my approach in the past 6 weeks…

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My Recent Catches – Back on form!

How fishing a mark outside of the ‘ideal conditions’ paid off following a period in the doldrums.

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Client Catches – Opposites do attract…

Another client PB! How differing sea and tidal states influenced the use of two very different lure types.

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My Recent Catches – A prosperous week!

How did I utilise a bit of ‘me time…?’ By fishing and catching some lovely bass of course!

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Client Catches – Top Water Tactics (Part 2)

Two more methods relating to ‘how and where’ I ask my clients to cast and retrieve their surface lures!

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Client Catches – Top Water Tactics (Part 1)

In Part 1, two examples of how a surface lure can be highly effective on those very bight, sunny days.

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Client Catches – Storm Force Bass!

How understanding the way specific marks react to the adverse weather conditions proved very rewarding.

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Client Catches – Black Magic…?

The black senko at dusk… Could there really be something to their use in twilight conditions?

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Hard Diving Minnows – My Approach (Parts 1+2+3)

Still the quintessential bass lure? This is what I look for and how I now use them in my final posts for the LFFB site

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Client Catches – Keep your eyes peeled

A ‘swirl and a splash’ gives away it’s position, and within seconds a complete novice is holding a 5lb bass

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