Flashback to 2002, as a 12 year old Ben Bassett was just learning about the zander. A fish that had been introduced to the Fenlands, where I was living at the time, many years before. Since then I have always been fascinated by this vampire fanged cousin of the perch. On a recent trip away…
YouTube – How To Catch Flounder The Exciting Way
Sean McSeveney of http://www.fishingtails.co.uk has been a long time collaborator with me. It started off with some early articles for his website, which was a great boost for my fledgling blog back in 2016. I have recently been repaying the favour by helping with some YouTube videos. This is a brand new move for me,…
2020 Review – My Lure Caught Species (Saltwater)
This is my species list for the year of 2020. Did I beat my 2019 result of 31 species on artificial baits/lures?
LRF Basics – How To Tie A Dropshot Rig
The Dropshot Rig is one of the quintessential tools in the LRF angler’s armoury, using it to fish right under the rod tip and also searching clean ground. There’s a couple of ways to tie it, in the following post I will go through how I tie it. I have used 50lb braid in this…
Hookpoint – The LRF Flounder Calender
Here’s my most recent article for Hookpoint Magazine. This time I am talking (for a change!) about LRF flounder. See below the image for the link… https://hookpoint.co.uk/the-lrf-flounder-calendar/ Find more of my recent posts below:
Flounder In The Torchlight
It had been a slow evening, the occasional smelt, goby and whiting had shown – classic winter species. The calm clear night was perfect for ultralight lure fishing, even the tiniest of bites could be felt tugging at the fine Japanese braid. With barely a breath of wind, the harbour looked like a sheet of…
LRF/Light Game – Harbour Gurnards
Autumn had truly arrived in the South-West, the leaves were abandoning the trees, hastened by strong winds and heavy rain. The duality of the season is that we know the fishing could be spectacular, but the conditions could also be against us. That was the conundrum I had found myself in – with time and…
Rod Review – Majorcraft N-One NSL-S662H/AJI 0.8-12g
Here I am in uncharted waters… Reviewing a rod with a RRP of £229.99! Reviewing a rod of this calibre is similar to what I imagine reviewing a supercar on Top Gear is like; you know it’s going to be special, it’s clearly going to be expensive and for sure it’s going to be fun!…
Hookpoint – The Wonder Of Weedless
So much of my fishing is thanks to the wonder of weedless rigging, in this article for Hookpoint I give my tips for snagless lure fishing. Check the link out below the ballan wrasse… https://hookpoint.co.uk/the-wonder-of-weedless/
Essex Anglers – A Week In LRF
I was recently asked to write a guest blog article for Essex Anglers – something I was all to happy to do! You will find the link below the mullet… https://essexanglers.co.uk/a-week-in-lrf/ Find me on Instagram by clicking one of the images below:
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