who had just purchaced a Caravan right on the sea front ,what a location on a bass beach,,now asking me to come out to Barmouth in West Wales to show him how to catch Bass ,,Steve was saying that he and his family had not caught a Bass in 18Years of fishing and with my web site and stuff that is on TV he made the move to get in touch,,,,NO PRESSURE ON ME THEN!! this was a challenge i just could not resist,,,
so throwing in all the Bait and Plugging Gear i set off with Carol and Arron to a not so sunny Barmouth,,we met up with Steve and Matt his son outside the beachcaster tackleshop in barmouth town a great part of the country ,,but the weather was stinking,,,and set off to do some plugging and chucking a few plastics in the Estuary,,,,,the previous nights weather had been terrible with 2/3inches of rain falling over night ,,spoiling the chances of a fish or two out of the estuary,but i very quickly realised that these guys were not too bothered about catching bass they needed imfomation how to fish Rods,Reels,methods,Lures,Line, extras such as fish grips and waders,,
why should 3 guys want to be taught lures,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
i was very humbled to be brought over to wales to teach 3 guys about the ins and outs of Bass fishing and i found out some very astonishing things from them ,these guys are quite experienced anglers but were a little lost in the Plugging and lure side of things ,even to Fishing for Bass off the Flat surf beach ,,,,
The teach in was well into the evening and we agreed the adjacent surf beach from 9 till 11 on a rising tide into darkness 7 bass took our fresh lug Bait the guys were over the moon with the Bass ,nothing big , but great stuff and to see the exitement on their faces when holding the rod when a Bass Takes is Priceless,,,
That bait got me out of Jail and the 18year wait is over,,,,
Below a nice Bass on Black Lug
Below is Steve and Matt after a hards morning plugging session and teach in i am sure they will benefit over this season and the coming years what i taught them over this single weekend
On Reflection,,,,,,,,,,,,,In todays fast lane plugging with all this hi tech gear around and blogs galore calling for more technical stuff tackle shops giving out buy this buy that!! Elitist Forums and Plug anglers with their Red Rods, Rapala Bags, joined at the hip all looking the same manufactured Peas in a pod i would call them the guys with all the gear and no idea ,
, out there are we forgetting the normal Joe the real salt of the earth fisherman with general fishing experience that wants to get into plugging has the sense and is very wary of what he sees in the plugging world today and fearing the big rip off ,,,
Lure fishing is advancing that is plain to see for all of us but is it going too fast ,,keep it simple i heard a few years ago from famous voices,,its far from simple now a days but you can rest assure that i will keep it simple and its effective i will gaurantee that and i know what works in the world of plugging today and help the undecided for the rest of my days thats for sure ,,,
any how ,,thanks for a great weekend steve and great to meet your family we will do it again soon to see how you have advanced along the Rocky Road of Lure Fishing,,,
Anybody out there with similar conundrums Contact me on grahamhill@seabassfishingonline.com for any guidance any time just as Steve and his family have done it makes sense in the hard sell of todays plugging world,,,,
5 comments:
well put graham , your so right , does make me laugh when you see a large group of pluggers together , nearly all look the same , rod , slingbags , waders , etc etc ,
keep fighting for the normal bloke in the street , the type like me , that after all your bills are paid , you may have 50 pound for the month to spend on a hobby you love .
Not having to feel that unless you look like the rest of the pees in the pod , you dont fit in .
Last thing a bass sees is your lure , not all the thousands in bling attatched to it .
Keep up the GREAT work with the lures , but stop selling them so fast .
Can never get the ones I WANT .
Brilliant to see plugs UNDER 20 quid , or lot less , just what us ordinary blokes want
(ps , i wonder if the all drive the same car lol , if they do , bet its RED , )
Great lures , great prices , love it .
great report Gee,,super to see you are helping guys coming through in the plugging world,,
keep up the great work
Guys with all the gear and no idea.. You are very right.
Dont believe the hype.
I've really enjoyed this post, thanks.
I think you should do a lecture here by the dutch delta. :)
Top report Gee! - looks like the guys had a great time & Im sure theyre set to catch a few more now theyve got the basics covered ! (hell of a wait 18 years!)
Thanks for the write up Gee.
About time to have a down to earth view on bass fishing!
You don't need all the gear to catch a fish, it's been said before, watercraft.....
A pet hate of mine is being sold the idea of you must have this and that or you won't catch, god help anyone new coming into the sport!
Maybe some of the extra bits coming on the market may improve things but they certainly won't mean that your going to catch just because you have the best gear money can buy!
Just because the price tag is expensive, doesn't mean it's the best.
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