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Tag: Savage Gear

Client Catches – Topsy Turvy…

Some VERY keen anglers, added to some great tides and conditions, meant the ‘winter bass’ would surely play…?

Bass Lure Fishing, Estuary bass fishing, Fiiish Black Minnow, Lures for estuary bass, Patchinko 100, Patchinko 125, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Sunslicker Swimish, TC Lures, Winter bass fishing, Winter bass on lures, Winter bass tactics, ZIPP WAKE

My first double-figure bass and a new PB!

83cm and 12lb 2oz! The dream has finally become a reality! Here, I describe the moment, and what it means to me.

Bass lures, BASS Tape, Berkley electronic scales, Gravity Stick Paddletail, Henry Gilbey, Major Craft lure rods, Major Craft Seabass Custom, Rapala Sling, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Shimano Vanquish

Client Catches – Sense or Sight? (Darkness)

This follow-up discusses some fine client catches, and how bass may hunt through sensing movement and noise…

Albie Snax, Bass lures, Hard diving minnows bass, Hard lures for bass, Hard minnows bass, IMA Hound Glide, Lure fishing bass, Lure Fishing in Darkness, Needlefish Lures, Pulse Tail Gravity Stick, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Manic Prey, Senkos, Shingle beaches bass

Client Catches – Sense or Sight? (Daylight)

How good is their eyesight? And did a very conspicuous lure colour make the difference for this client 7 pounder?

Bass fishing, Bass lures, belly-weighted weedless hooks, Guided Bass fishing, Hi-Viz Bass Lures, HTO N70 Labrax Special, OSP DoLive Stick, Paddle Tail Lures for Bass, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Shimano Stella, Soft plastics, Soft Plastics bass lures, White bass lures

Client Catches – How shallow is shallow…?

The final part of the series covers how I’ve guided my clients onto lure-caught bass in exceedingly shallow water.

Bass Lure Fishing, Bass lure fishing guide, Bass lures, Bass on soft plastics, Keitech Easy Shiner, Keitech Shad lures, Marc Cowling Bass Blog, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Sea Bass Blogs, Soft Plastics bass lures, Soft plastics for bass, Weighted hooks for soft plastics

Client Catches – How precise is precise…?

Occasionally obvious, but more likely not – how presenting a lure into precise zones increases your chances…

Albie Snax, Bass lures, Gravity Stick Paddletail, Lure fishing bass, OSP DoLive Stick, Paddle Tail Lures for Bass, Paddletail lures, Pulse Tail Gravity Stick, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Gravity Stick

Client Catches – Perfect Paddle Tails…

A post detailing numerous client catches just recently, all of which have one thing in common…

Bass fishing, Bass lures, Daiwa Shoreline Shiner, IMA Hound Glide, IMA Sasuke, Keitech Easy Shiner, Lure fishing bass, Megabass Spindle Worm, Megabass Zonk Gatatide, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Gravity Stick

Client Catches – Back on the hard stuff…

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

Bass Lure Fishing, Bass lures, Daiwa Shoreline Shiner, How to use lures for bass, IMA Hound Glide, IMA iBorn, IMA Komomo, IMA Sasuke, Lure fishing bass, Marc Cowling Needlefish, Marc Cowling's book, Maria Angel Kiss, Patchinko 125, Patchinko II, Rapala J11, Rapala J13, Savage Gear, Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow

Client Catches – Murky Moments…

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

Bass lures, Bass on lures from muddy creeks, Lure fishing bass, Lures and bass in muddy creeks, Megabass Spindle Worm, Muddy estuary bass lures, OSP DoLive Stick, Paddel Tail Gravity Stick, Paddle Tail Lures for Bass, Pulse Tail Gravity Stick, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Gravity Stick, Weighted hooks for soft plastics, Weighted swimbait hooks

Client Catches – Right place, right time

With the sea temperature peaking the bass go wild for a surface lure – but first you have to find them!

Bass fishing guide UK, Bass on lures, bass on surface lures, catching bass on lures, HTO, Lure fishing bass, Marc Cowling Bass Guide, Savage Gear, Seadra Spitta, UK Bass fishing guide, UK bass lure fishing, Veal Mail Order

10 items of equipment I’d recommend from 2018

A reel, mainline, leader, rucksack, a safety essential, a bag and a host of lures…

Bass lures, Braid, Breakout Dry Bag, Daiwa, Fluorocarbon leader, Lure review, needlefish, Patchinko, Personal Locator Beacon, REVO MGX, Savage Gear, Savage Gear Silencer, Shoreline Shiner, Spittin Wire, Tackle review

My Recent Catches – The night owl…

With limited opportunities to fish, it’s been late evenings and darkness only for me!

Autumn, Bass marks, Bass videos, Catching bass in darkness, Daiwa, Devon, IMA, Jim's Lures, Savage Gear, Seaspin Pro 120, Silver lures, South Devon, The Lure of The Bass, Z120F, ]bass at night

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