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Ah, I fish in about 15 metres with a 26g Renaissance over rough ground. Works ok, but I will try your technique of casting uptide (45 degrees?) Just received some 40g shads to try- thanks for the discount code!

Yep. I get that. I’m the skipper on my boat so I approach it much the same as you do for the shore marks.

@BassLureFish not cheating, just a completely different activity to angling. It's why i could never really get into boat fishing. Nothing beats finding a mark, working out how, when, where to cast and then building on it over a period of time,tides and weather conditions. Don't get me wrong i have caught plenty fish from boats but unless i'm in water shallow enough that casting makes a difference to the catch rate i always put all the fish i catch down to the skipper and his knowldge.

​@BassLureFish My bass fishing has changed this year. I always fished two piers on the Dutch coast around Ijmuiden, but a broken bike pushed me onto my local beach at Zandvoort. I've moved from my regular jigheads (and only catching lesser weever from the beach) to bombardas and flies to my current light Carolina rig with a soft plastic and a tandem surface fly, with a bass every few casts. ChatGPT (free version) designed every rig.

What fly rod weight was he using ?

Fly is so much fun great filming 😊😊

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

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

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

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.

It's Jigging full stop. 50 yrs ago we used chrome car door handles.

Slow pitch jigging — brilliant method or massively overrated?

I’ve become a real convert, but I’m interested to know what everyone else thinks.

Have you tried SPJ for bass?
👍 Yes — and it works
👎 Tried it — not convinced
🤔 Never tried it, but I would

And if you already use it: what weight jig catches you the most fish? 👇

This trip nearly made me quit fly fishing… the ending changed everything. Would you have stuck it out?