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Autumn dreaming ….. 27 Aug 2013 | 07:42 pm
There are many things which make the bass angler unique. Creeping around in the dark, the secrecy, studying the winds, moon, tides & temperatures. Perfecting knots, checking hooks, seeing fishing oppo...
UKBASS on SKY TV 21 Aug 2013 | 09:15 pm
On Friday 28 th June 2013 Nigel Horseman , Andy Ford from SKY TV’s tightlines and I all fished together on Zen2 . The plan was to produce a nice little fishing film with an emphasis on highlighting th...
The tug is the drug 19 Aug 2013 | 06:16 pm
I’m often asked the question – Why do I go fishing? It’s not an easy question to answer, especially if you want to get an understanding response from anyone that cannot understand your logic. Apart f...
Think like a fish 15 Aug 2013 | 02:28 pm
Storm Lures had a saying on their lure boxes – ‘Think like a fish no matter how weird it gets’. Well I have woken up in the early hours many a night in a cold sweat, kicking & screaming. In my nightm...
Safety and risk – do or die? 2 Aug 2013 | 02:01 pm
‘Risk’ means different things to different people. So when we say something is ‘very risky’ it isn’t very helpful; not really very helpful at all. One bass angler’s ‘risky’ is another bass angler’s ‘s...
The Devil is in the detail? 28 Jul 2013 | 04:42 pm
Each year BASS gives a few awards for the biggest bass caught on bait, lure and fly from shore and from boat. And although I never get a sense anyone obsesses about catching the biggest fish just to o...
Getting a grip 22 Jul 2013 | 03:56 pm
The use of lip gripping devices in angling is always a controversial issue. Personally I use them & I will tell you why. After suffering a treble hook in my finger on two occasions I decided that kee...
THE BASS CRYSTAL BALL 20 Jul 2013 | 07:19 pm
I’m pretty sure that most anglers look forward to their fishing sessions with eager anticipation and part of that feeling is about NOT knowing what you’ll catch, or indeed IF you’ll catch. Anticipati...
The Duck Vs Seal trip 17 Jul 2013 | 02:21 pm
While some anglers seem to find it easier than others to look at more than just weights and numbers to measure the quality of a day fishing, I have yet to meet someone who cannot see there is some tru...
NEWSFLASH: Better Protection of EU Bass Stocks Might Just be Imminent. 11 Jul 2013 | 12:05 am
After years of decline in our breeding bass populations, it finally seems the message we have been taking to those that determine fisheries policy might at last be getting through and emergency measur...
