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Review – Fladen Vantage Dropshot 5-20g

By Ben Bassett On May 22, 2017 · 3 Comments · In Reviews, Rods
With dropshotting as popular as ever, I was intrigued to see what this very reasonably priced rod from Fladen could bring to the table. Stop wait I said the F word, for a long time Fladen has been associated with cheap, almost disposable tackle but recently there has been a shift in focus, with the company [...]
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LRF Profile – The Long Spined Sea Scorpion

By Ben Bassett On March 23, 2017 · 1 Comment · In Reports, Species
Certain fish species are just icons for their respective scenes. The bass is the poster boy for heavy rock fishing, the carp for specimen coarse fishing and when it comes to LRF, one species is synonymous with the technique, the long spined sea scorpion. It’s easy to see why this species is so popular, it’s [...]
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Chasing Winter Silver

By Ben Bassett On March 7, 2017 · 5 Comments · In Plymouth, Reports
On a blustery and damp Monday night in February, I find myself searching for silver. The ‘Tamar Tarpon’ (I unfortunately can’t take credit for that excellent nickname) aka the Atlantic herring, rumoured to be in the river in huge numbers. An LRF angling opportunity on my doorstep I’d be a fool to miss. Not one [...]
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LRF Profile – The Giant Goby

By Ben Bassett On February 15, 2017 · 3 Comments · In Reports, Tips
With the continued popularity of Light Rock Fishing, it perplexed me that there are not more detailed guides on mini-fish species. Having spent all of 2016 species hunting, I wanted to put my own mini-guides out there for the intrepid LRF angler, starting with one of the biggest and, in most places, rarest rockpool predator. [...]
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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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The Pen Rod – Mightier Than The Sword?

By Ben Bassett On September 6, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Reports, Reviews, Rods
You will have likely seen a ‘Pen Rod’ in your time perusing the internet for fishing tackle. If you’re not familiar, they are a very cheap and short telescopic rod, that collapses into a comically oversized pen, complete with lid (though lacking any ink!). For the bargain price of little over five pounds you could [...]
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The Mackerel Rush – The Good, The Great & The Ugly

By Ben Bassett On July 24, 2016 · 7 Comments · In Cornwall, Reports, Tips
In the 1800’s the Californians had the great Rush in shades of Gold, this week in the South West we’ve had our own in shades of blue, silver and black… Yes, the Mackerel are here, and they are here in huge numbers. With the combined help of social media, word of mouth and good ol’ [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 18th August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 18, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Reports
I dragged myself out of bed for 5am this morning to go and try and catch myself a birthday Bass down the Bill. I had a quick look down the Bill last night and it looked set to be perfect this morning. When I arrived I was greeted with grey water and a large and [...]
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Fishing forecast for Chesil Beach, Portland & Weymouth. 2nd August 2012

By Sean McSeveny On August 2, 2012 · Add Comment · In Reports
The wind is picking up this afternoon and gusting to almost 30mph. It is a good opportunity to have a go for a Bass on Chesil Beach. Use a large bait such as a Mackerel head very close in and wait to see if a big Bass comes along. More big summer Bass are caught [...]
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