Bass Fishing

I had a reader question a few months ago asking the difference between Sea Bass and Bass. Well here is the answer……
In the UK over more recent times I have noticed restaurant menus refer to this fish called the Sea Bass. Now if it were serving up Bream, I could understand the need to differentiate [...]

I have been hearing of some great Bass fishing from the South Devon coast. All methods seem to be working well, but the best for night fishing seems to be ledgered sand eel on a long trace with a small watch lead. Allow the bait to be moved around the sea bed and find the [...]

I keep hearing from a number of anglers who fish lyme bay on a regular basis that some of the wrecks and reefs are producing large numbers of good Bass.
I have not been told of the exact marks, so off you go, get the chart, look for inshore features and bag your self a few [...]

Just a very quick post…. Do any of you fancy a Kayak sea fishing trip to the Manacles? I have fished it a few times by my self ( here is one link to sea fishing the Manacles on a kayak) but some company would be great. Get in touch by commenting on this post [...]

At the time of writing this the sunshine is here! And the fish are moving in. Summer species are being caught, Mackerel, Bass and Mullet are moving around. Sand eels are growing in their population, but how do I know this you ask? Well, I ware shades!
If you come from a game fishing background then [...]

I have paid my subs today thanks to the guys at Atlantic Fishing tackle based in Helston and Porthleven (hint, hint if you haven’t). Having done this I thought it was important to explain why you should consider joining a local sea fishing club.
The hardest thing to master, if you are new to sea [...]

This Bass fishing book is a real must have if you want to open the envelope on your Bass fishing. If you feel frustrated with the sport or are brand-new to Bass fishing then you must read the contents of this great Bass fishing book.
Remember it was written a few years ago and times have [...]

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A question asked recently by a reader on the fishing-blog was how do I detect a bite when I am sea fishing. There is no simple answer and it depends upon a lot of factors which I will try and explain in a bit of detail below.
How to detect a bite
There are many factors that [...]

Now is a great time to start plugging and working your lure hard around the beaches, rock marks and other inshore features. Good size Bass are often caught at this time of the year.
A lot of species are feeding hard in the last of the warmer summer water ready to migrate away from the shore [...]