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That’s a great idea, using a float is a really effective way to get those flies out there on spinning gear.

I couldn't agree more, there’s nothing quite like the take on a fly rod! 👍

I enjoyed this. I've been beach fishing (Netherlands) with surface lures as lesser weevers are on the bottom at the moment. I just bought a sbirolino float so I can beach cast flies with a spinning rod.

I do both, would take fly fishing everyday over lure, but it’s just not always as assessable as lure fishing! Great fun!

That was damned good fun . Thanks.

Thanks for the insights man. Every day is different. But glad to see I’m not alone with the success I’ve had with slow and low retrieve. In winter it’s even more pronounced. Hardly any movement in the lure or creature bait works a treat for me in harbours. It’s a question of confidence and trusting the method. Just because you might catch on a fast retrieve doesn’t mean that you won’t catch more or won’t catch bigger fish by slowing it down. Every day is different. Which is why we test everything.

Yep. I agree. but I’ve had great success recently on surface lures putting in a really long pause during the retrieve. Sometimes as long as five seconds. The larger fish have come to a surface lure worked fast and then completely stopped.

We’ve seen the same in Christchurch. Luckily Tuna haven’t made it our way in numbers yet. Hopefully they’ll stay away. Plague of locusts. Even some local charter skippers have given up their licenses to chase the Tuna. Not worth the candle. We’ve all done it and caught one or two on licensed boats. I’ve ticked that box and not fussed about doing it again. But for me it’s too much like hard work and too much hassle. Give me light tackle bass fishing any day. Devon and Cornwall can keep the Tuna!

@BassLureFish speed works best for me with poppers from shore.

Ps been fishing for over 50 years and can’t remember a better bass season.. Fewer dolphins and tuna, but plenty more mackerel. There might be a link.

This year in Torbay, slow and weedless works best. Large white shads bouncing off the bottom on large flooding tides, has caught me over 60 sizeable bass, largest 3kg. It’s a bumper season for the slower retrieve.

Thanks for the comment. I’ve been bass fishing for around 40 years, so I’m certainly not suggesting that a slow retrieve is always best. Speed can absolutely trigger fish in the right circumstances. I don’t do coarse fishing so can’t comment on the zander, pike and perch in fresh water.

But I strongly disagree that slowing, pausing or stopping a lure is bad advice. With soft plastics in particular, a very high proportion of takes come on the drop or immediately after a pause. In my experience, faster retrieves can also select for smaller, more aggressive fish, whereas some of my better bass have come from slowing things right down.

There’s no single “correct” retrieve — conditions, prey and the mood of the fish all matter. That’s really the point of these videos: we test different approaches on the water and see what the fish tell us.

As for the casting, I’ll keep practising. 😉. FYI I’m using. 1-7g rod most of the time and can’t beast a 15g -20g lure with it. And I’m on a boat often in 20m of water. Casting distance not necessary.

Err, I've been bass fishing for over 25 years, also lure fishing in general for pike, perch and zander. Predators react to speed, slow a lure down too much and you will rarely do well. Only when the fish are inactive will that be the optimum retrieve. Fishing lures at a decent pace triggers a lot more fish. Fish too slow and you'll be missing out on a lot of bass. You are giving bad advice pal. You might want to try casting a but further as well.

Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it.

Nice

Thanks man. Too kind

Absolutely brilliant 😊😊😊😊

​@BassLureFish slow pitching is cool in those deeper gullies certainly 👍 the pollack love em im bombarding for sea trout at the moment 👍

All day long. Watch for slack line on the drop. That’s the take on a SPJ.

I also used to use. Steel tubs hammered on the ends but with hook on bottom. Difference in this style is that you generally hook on the drop not the rise of the jig. It’s the injured fish flutter that instigates the attack.