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Real UK lure fishing. Put to the test.

Sea bass fishing.
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Lure colours. Retrieves. Budget versus premium.
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Paddle-tail shad

Titan Shads

13cm · 40g · two pre-rigged lures

A substantial shad for a larger profile and deeper presentations. Start here if you came from our Titan Shad colour test.

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Three Titan Shad colours, one filmed session.

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Renaissance V2 Eels

10cm / 16g or 13cm / 26g · two lures

Two sizes and standard or weedless choices. Toby’s boat-fishing suggestion is the heavier 26g version.

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Two Renaissance V2 sizes, one on-water test. Watch the comparison before choosing your size.

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Renaissance V2 Predator Pack

Five V2 eels · 16g / 10cm or 26g / 13cm

A box of five Renaissance V2 eels in different colours, with standard or weedless options. Build a V2 selection in one order.

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The Evidence Finder

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23 filmed field sessionsReal catches. Recorded conditions.Every finding has a source

What happened on the water

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Lure colour

Does lure colour matter for sea bass?

Total bass: 50
Super Pearl — 16 bass
Candy King — 13 bass
Dawn — 10 bass
Dusk — 9 bass
Yellow One — 1 bass
Pink One — 1 bass

Results, conditions & footage →

Retrieve techniques

Static vs active lure fishing for bass: the recorded comparison

The static presentation won 4–0. Four fish came to the static approach while the active retrieve produced none in the test.

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Tackle & line

Cheap vs premium bass fishing tackle: what did our tests show?

Both setups caught bass. The premium outfit produced the biggest fish of the day, while the ultra-budget setup still proved it could catch serious fish.

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Methods & learning

Fly vs lure fishing for sea bass: the field comparison

Fly: 34 bass

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YouTube thumbnail: Stopped by Fisheries… Is Your Livebait Legal? Do Bigger Lures Catch Bigger Bass?

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Field notes / 24

Stopped by Fisheries… Is Your Livebait Legal? Do Bigger Lures Catch Bigger Bass?

Ebbrox Renaissance V2 small: 14 bass Ebbrox Renaissance V2 large: 6 bass Sidewinder Skerries Pro small: 9 bass Sidewinder Skerries Pro large: 3 bass The small Renaissance V2 caught 2 bass over 42cm. The large Renaissance V2 caught 4 bass over 42cm, with the largest measuring 55cm. The small Skerries Pro caught 1 bass over 42cm. The large

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Lure colour

Does lure colour matter for sea bass?

Retrieve techniques

How should you retrieve a bass lure?

Tackle & line

Does tackle change what you catch?

Lure choice

Which lure should you try next?

Finding bass

Where should you look for sea bass?

Methods & learning

Which fishing method fits the session?

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Good questions to start with

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YouTube thumbnail: Stop Retrieving Your Lure… Seriously.

19:05

#8 · Retrieve techniques

Static vs Active Retrieve for Sea Bass

The static presentation won 4–0. Four fish came to the static approach while the active retrieve produced none in the test.

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YouTube thumbnail: Budget v Premium Fishing Setup — One Caught a 10lb Bass

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#12 · Tackle & line

£20 Budget vs £1,000 Premium Fishing Setup for Sea Bass

Both setups caught bass. The premium outfit produced the biggest fish of the day, while the ultra-budget setup still proved it could catch serious fish.

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YouTube thumbnail: The Truth About Lure Colours For Sea Bass

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#5 · Lure colour

Do Lure Colours Matter for Sea Bass? Six Colours Tested

Six Sidewinder colours were rotated in one on-water experiment. The test produced a clear pattern worth testing again in different conditions.

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Last Weeks Catch Reports

Reported bass, tackle and conditions from the previous seven complete days.

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The catch. The conditions. The context.

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Dated accounts that connect the numbers, tackle and conditions with the original footage. Follow the evidence as it develops.

Stopped by Fisheries… Is Your Livebait Legal? Do Bigger Lures Catch Bigger Bass?

FIELD REPORT / 24

Lure choice

Stopped by Fisheries… Is Your Livebait Legal? Do Bigger Lures Catch Bigger Bass?

Video published 11 October 2026

Ebbrox Renaissance V2 small has the highest listed catch count (14) across the 4 reported options. The figures describe this account; they do not establish which approach will catch most on another day.

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Sidewinder Skerries Pro colour test: 50 sea bass recorded

FIELD REPORT / 23

Lure colour

Sidewinder Skerries Pro colour test: 50 sea bass recorded

Video published 3 October 2026

This account records 50 fish at Christchurch Ledge, Dorset, England, UK. Super Pearl has the highest listed catch count (16) across the 6 reported options. Super Pearl and Candy King together account for 29 of 50 recorded catches (58%). This is a share of catches, not an effort-adjusted success rate. The figures describe this account; they do not establish which approach will catch most on another day.

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Ebbrox Titan Shad colour test: White, Khaki and Mackerel

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Lure colour

Ebbrox Titan Shad colour test: White, Khaki and Mackerel

Video published 19 September 2026

White has the highest listed catch count (9) across the 3 reported options. The figures describe this account; they do not establish which approach will catch most on another day.

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Toby and Monty holding a sea bass on the water — Toby & Monty / The people behind the tests

Father. Son. One shared obsession.

Not experts.
Just obsessed.

Anglers have opinions. We test them. We fish the comparisons, show the catches and keep the conditions and limitations with every result.

We are anglers, not a laboratory. Watch what happened, read the context, and decide what to try on your own water.

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Sea bass fishing.Put to the test.

Your next lure.20% less.

Your next sessionstarts with a question.

Start with a result.

Find your next useful watch.

The latest field session.

Stopped by Fisheries… Is Your Livebait Legal? Do Bigger Lures Catch Bigger Bass?

Less guesswork.More to go on.

Lure colour

Retrieve techniques

Tackle & line

Lure choice

Finding bass

Methods & learning

Go straight to a comparison

Go beyond the headline.

Last Weeks Catch Reports

From the waterto the record.

Not experts.Just obsessed.

Come out on the water.

Sea bass fishing.
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Your next lure.
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Your next session
starts with a question.

Less guesswork.
More to go on.

From the water
to the record.

Not experts.
Just obsessed.