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BassLureFish field video #9. One recorded session or video overview is not proof of a universal fishing rule.
| Archive | Video #9 · 22 available long forms |
|---|---|
| Published on YouTube | 2026-07-05 |
| Duration | 26:19 |
| Evidence type | Original filmed session / field notes |
| Species | European sea bassOriginal BassLureFish field notes |
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What we tested
With-tide, against-tide and across-tide approaches were compared during the same outing.
What this session suggests
Retrieve direction changes how fast a lure moves relative to the water and how naturally it tracks. It is worth treating direction as a variable, not habit.
What this does not prove
Direction also changes lure speed, depth and line angle; the fish may have moved during the comparison.
Read the current YouTube description
Mid-video we switch tactics. We start fishing for wrasse with the new Ebbrox Renaissance V2 weedless lure (designed for snag‑prone waters). Instantly the action picks up: fish after fish on the cross-tide retrieve. This clear result shows cross-tide retrieving delivered the biggest hauls on light tackle.
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🌊 Let’s settle the debate right now 👇Most fishing books tell you to always fish one specific way with the current, but my results completely challenged that today.Cast your vote below: Are you Team With Tide, Team Against Tide, or Team Across? Tell me your go-to strategy!
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Posted 2026-07-14 · checked 2026-10-07.It was a slow drift. 0.5kts II Spose. We will test it again in future videos on a big spring tide and also at slack water. See if it makes any difference. Any thoughts?
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Posted 2026-07-08 · checked 2026-10-07.Thanks man. Yes that makes sense. Nice one.
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Posted 2026-07-08 · checked 2026-10-07.Well across the tide your always in contact with the lure making it swim as its ment to. How many bait fish do you see swimming against the tide? Its to much energy waisted hey want to grow? With the tide you have to keep up with the lure coming towards you any stop the lure drops leaving slack then you miss it. Fairplay to you to test.
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