Goby slayer nounNot to be confused with insanity (or anyone with murderous intentions), someone who enjoys targeting gobies. Fashionable fish they are not, the majority of them are tiny and go unnoticed… Gobies aren’t top of most angler’s wish-lists; to the species hunter though, they are a goldmine. If, like me, you enjoy geeking out…
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LRF Basics – Choosing The Right Weight
One of most common and simplest mistakes you can make when starting LRF, is fishing too heavy. I know this because I did it when I started. To fish a jighead or Dropshot weight under 2g was madness in my eyes back then. As I have Lerfed more, I have found how effective going lighter…
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…
Mount Batten LRF – A New Rod & A Big Wrasse
Plymouth has a lot of well known fishing marks, one of the most popular and reliable is Mount Batten Pier. Although technically a breakwater, being built into the seafloor and surrounded with large boulders. It is an icon of the Plymouth foreshore and a top notch place to catch fish. I cut my teeth here…
LRF Abroad – Koufonissi
The word paradise is used a lot in fishing and every angler’s paradise will be different; I think I have found mine in Greece. As always, this is going to be a picture heavy blog, as my modest writing skills can only get across a little of how beautiful this place is. I will also…
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