Fields of gold

Again that superb bubble head mega bass lure nails a 5 lb er one of my fave close up bass pictures from my recent visit to see the boys in Ireland notice the jaw grip for total control for unhooking procedures and a safe return of the hard fighting bass in the fast shallow water

I just couldn't resist this picture the now 20 month old gold van staal in a field of barley
i think it would make sting proud it certainly does me!! my own piece of bling but what a reel this is ,,it has had a trial over the last 20 months and has passed with flying colours i just cannot imagine any Japanese make or any other coming close to the class act of the van staal for pure ruggedness and most of all reliability in the world of lure fishing

whooo!!! just look at this place ,,just fishing heaven,,the place we stayed in Ireland recently
got its own pier,launching points and just masses of peeler crab two bathrooms,very comfy and sleeps six easy all bookings for this heaven on earth call me any time on the blog and pat services will be included too ,,so a week of pure magic Bass fishing can be arranged for you

A smiling Henry after a sucsessful mornings Bassing and pat pictured above with a 8 lb plus Bass taken off the top,, and Cian and still working their lures during the walk back in the hope of another cracker,,,Henry alias bandana man dosent look too pleased ,,check out below,,


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAfxEtrcdaE

here another one from the Ireland trip Henry trying to get to a fishing spot further out than anyone else ,,he did not make it but by goodness he tried,,





we had a great time especially for a few fish as August is not the greatest of months for Bass fishing in Ireland i am already planning trips for the big Bass in October and November and off our marks with Pat and Cian we will certainly bump into a big fella or two,,there is a record potential this year for sure....... check out pats guiding blog below to wet you Bass appetite
http://seirelandlurefishing.blogspot.com/


any one interested in a back end this year for some spectacular Bass fishing give pat or myself a call

Heres pat with a superb estuary caught Bass on a Megabass METAL-X Bubbleheader what a nice lure and very effective in the yellow pattern i think it was 16g weight plenty to hold the fast current where the Bass lurked
A great day was had by all

Above is the Ayu feed shallow by far the most succsessful shallow running lure around at the moment deadly over the shallow grounds in Ireland,,,

We had a fantastic time in Ireland last week with the boys and heres a little taster of what is to come
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swz3ro2ZBE4

we always new Henry was a headbanger

http://www.youtube.com/user/cazgee1#play/all/uploads-all/1/xSY7afcTZFQ

and Andy ,,,well done on the retreive

Irelands Call

I am jumping at the moment with the thoughts of returning over the water to my beloved Ireland ,,,i have been planning this trip for a while now with my best mates pat and cian and of course Henry will be of course at the center of the action ,,its going to be 7 days of Basstastic fishing with a load of secret squirrel stuff,,,,,,,heres a couple of lures
that will make your hairs tingle

This is a upside down jig wobbler looks like a new revelation for the Bass a lead articulated jig head jointed to a very well made plug body this is a lure i am sure going to try in Ireland next week heres more including a sea trout wobbler i recon these hybrids will nail the bass

the larger is 18g and the smaller 8g i would like to thank Simon Price of jig wobbler lures for sending these proto types over from Finland to get the show on the road with these little gems

Heres a Fantastic portrait picture of carol and arron at my daughters wedding night do a fantastic time for me!!!

so what next ???? a trip to bass heaven in Ireland wexfords finest the bannow bay this is going to be great Henry ,Andy and myself are off again we will meet up with Pat and Cian for a trip of a life time seriously cool !!!the legend returns to Ireland to a serious spot on the Bannow a place imfamouse for Big Bass,,we have got a cottage in the middle of the bay!!!you can hear the crabs rustling at low water ,the Bass topping ,sea trout rolling and salmon crashing all from your bed on the night this is truly Bass heaven contact me on the mail!!! for more details

Heres me and Carol your chef and guide on your trip to the bass heaven on the Bannow , i will keep you all informed on our progress in august startin on the 2nd !! we just cannot wait

The Plastic Princesses

Here's a few plastic lures that came to our attention on our trip to the magic isle of Bel Ille the french adore these lures but yet to be adopted by the standard UK lure angler in a big way last year right up to Christmas we had a great deal of Bass on the x slayer

This x slayer is the ayu pattern rigged on a 2/0 1/2oz straight jig head for twitch and draw method deadly !!



Just take a look at this goby immitation little gem the hazedong with 1/8th oz mega bass head you will need a flick tip supermix rod using these goby immitations

great for fishing the weed margins and close gullies but with a very fast rod and you will sure nail that illusive bass with this gem of the lure world


Heres a de le lande cut down 4inch blue/black GT Shad i think it looks so impressive used in waterford Ireland last winter with fantastic results and while we are on the subject of fishing in winter what about these i found today £ 12.00 a pair the ultimate 3 fingerless plugging gloves,,,

Great for them cold winter months

The Red Reveloution

What a Fantastic few days i have spent on the isle of Bell ille off the French coast with Henry and the staff of ultimate fishing including the man himself father of all our lures Yannick Cordier The visit to the Ultimate Fishing HQ was for me a life changing experience what a place walking down the isles opening boxes of lures that went to the ceiling all them little sparkling eyes looking back shouting buy me ! buy me! OH MY GOD !!!!!Where am i??The next corner revealed plain boxes stacked 10 high and peaking over the edge were packs and packs of xslayers thousands ,tens of thousands of these wonderfull plastic lures,then the jig heads the poppers the sea trout stuff feed shallows,megabass zonks in there hundreds with there little green eyes peering back at me ,,up the next isle masses of z claws, tide minnows all sizes and colours of the rainbow and the then when i thought i could not get any better than this my jaw hit the floor when i wandered round the next corner and saw a Forrest ,masses of Red Tenrhu Rods ,have i died and gone to heaven?? no this was real ,very real what a sight to behold i dug in like a man possessed stuff i had never seen before,open shad victory,super mix 210,240,270 steel red system,red luck top water new stuff due out soon like the injection !!!that's one to watch

Heres Henry desperately trying to keep his wallet in his pocket with Yannick the God Father

i desperately searched among the forest for the dragon but to no avail yes you have guessed it !! all sold out !!

I Think Henry wants to be lashed while holding on to the x slayers there were millions in them boxes

Buy me !Buy me!! Henry is just a tackle tart but just look at all them tide minnows

But honestly i cannot begin to scratch the surface of Ultimate fishings operation on Belle ille with these few pictures on our first day visit,,, but as i said what a day just life changing and i must thank Yannik ,Henry,the one that holds the fort at home and all the staff at ultimate for making me a very happy chappy

What a place for fishing too a wild and wonderfull part of the world and all interested in a guided life changing tour of the factory please, please let me have first refusal to show you round!!