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An Intro To LRF (Light Rock Fishing)

By Ben Bassett On February 19, 2021 · Add Comment · In Lure, Tips
LRF has been a part of the UK saltwater lure fishing scene for over a decade now. For most though, it’s still either a curiosity or a mystery – why are these LRF anglers so excited to spend their days catching tiny fish? I guess the quick answer to that is: it really isn’t just [...]
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Micro Jigging, a Mackerel Killer?

By Mohammed Assi On July 21, 2020 · Add Comment · In Lure, Lure, Reviews, Species
Mackerel are always fun to catch. They are a true pelagic fish in that they are continuously swimming and feeding. They hit just about any lure or bait presented to them, however some techniques are more fun and productive than others. Micro jigging is a technique that is very productive and can prove very successful [...]
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Baitcaster Vs Spinning reel

By Sean McSeveny On May 6, 2020 · Add Comment · In Lure, Reels, Reports, Rods
Baitcasting set ups are slowly becoming more popular with UK lure anglers, but they are nowhere near as widely used, as they are in other countries. This article looks at the reasons why you would want to choose a baitcaster over a traditional spinning or fixed spool set up and if its the right choice [...]
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Desperate Poppers

By Gavin Tyte On April 29, 2020 · 7 Comments · In Fishing Abroad, Lure, Lure, Reports
What do you do when you’re living by one of the best rock fishing marks in the world, you are literally thousands of miles away from the nearest tackle shop, and you have no lures? This is the situation I find myself in as I pen this article. A few weeks ago I moved to [...]
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Garfish – The LRF Acrobat

By Ben Bassett On November 24, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Lure, Plymouth, Reports, Tips
Bizarre, aggressive and athletic – there are few more entertaining fish than the gar. A streamlined pelagic predator, they become a regular catch to shore anglers from late summer to winter’s beginning. Following the baitfish shoals along with the mackerel; fisherfolk all around the country can quite realistically go out and catch one. But why [...]
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aww, a little fluffy duckling….. how cute!

By Corsican Dave On July 27, 2016 · Add Comment · In Freshwater Fishing, Lure, Lure, Reports, Tips
Ever wondered why there’s always a few less ducklings every time you wander past your local pond? Well, I did; so I designed a fly to catch the culprits! In this article I will show you  step by step, how to make a duckling fly. Firstly, let me apologise for both the photos and the [...]
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War Pigs – Putting The ‘Rock’ into Heavy Rock Fishing

By Ben Bassett On June 29, 2016 · 5 Comments · In Cornwall, Lure, Lure Fishing, Plymouth, Tips
If you’re looking for true ‘heavy metal’ fishing, there is one form of fishing in the UK that guarantees arm-wrenching fights, scrambling over jagged rocks and battered lures – and that’s lure fishing for Ballan Wrasse. There are a million and one articles and how-to’s on this technique but I absolutely love it and can’t [...]
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Which Lure Next?

By Paul Bassman Gordon On February 2, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Lure, Plymouth, Reports
It’s been a tough few weeks recently with the miserable weather conditions and the water clarity of mud it’s all too easy to go a bit stir crazy stuck in the house. So let me try and bring some knowledge and inspiration to you from my new friend and LRF fishing expert Age Lundstrom.  Age is [...]
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The Art of Squid Fishing (Eging)

By Sean McSeveny On November 19, 2015 · 6 Comments · In Lure, Tips
What is Eging? Basically its fishing for squid with special jigs made to look like prawns or in Japanese “egi”. In its most simple form it’s jigging for squid  with a selection of different lures but like most things if you are prepared to dig a bit deeper into the subtleties of the technique the rewards [...]
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Squid fishing from Bournemouth Pier

By Leo Toms On October 1, 2015 · Add Comment · In Lure, Poole Harbour, Reports, Tips
I was recently invited out on a squid fishing trip by an old fishingtails pal Marlon and having never really specifically fished for squid before I thought it would be fun to try for a new species. I had heard that some good catches had been made in the last week with ten or fifteen squid [...]
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How important is the choice of colour when Lure fishing?

By Sean McSeveny On March 10, 2015 · 3 Comments · In Lure, Tips
What is the best colour lure  for Bass fishing, or does it even matter? I recently read an article written by Steve Starling, which I have had permission to  include in this post. I will let you read it, then you can read my observations at the end of it. Steve ‘Starlo’ is Australia’s most [...]
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Lure fishing for Thin Lipped Mullet

By Sean McSeveny On April 23, 2013 · 14 Comments · In Lure, Tips
I was really excited when I heard that the Mullet had finally come back into Weymouth Harbour, after what seems to me to be the longest winter I can remember. I had a trip down to the harbour on Sunday and I can tell you the Mullet were around in large numbers. I spotted at [...]
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How to rig a lure with a weedless hook

By Sean McSeveny On February 1, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Lure, Tips
I will be totally honest here and say that most of this article is not my own work. I was about to do a post on rigging weedless lures when I noticed that Steve Butler, a fellow Scotsman and friend of mine now living in Cornwall had created just what I needed. So with his [...]
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