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Tag: Marc Cowling Needlefish

My Recent Catches – Bouncing For Bass!

Although forced into it somewhat, I’ve found some early-season success from a variety of venues – here’s how.

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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 – 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…

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My Recent Catches – The March Marauder!

The remarkable story of my ‘new Personal Best Bass’ – what a way to start the season!!!

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My Recent Catches – Only by the night…

How I landed a mid-winter ‘Pit Bull’ in addition to a clutch of ‘night time marauders’ since the New Year.

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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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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!

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My Recent Catches – Switching it up…

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

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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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My Recent Catches – Retrieve to achieve – Part 1 of 2

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

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The Marc Cowling Signature Needlefish

Excitement, Contemplation, Confirmation, Conception -components that brought an idea to reality!

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