Digging for victory

How do you prepare for a pleasure session on a venue you’ve never seen before?

Bass may be opportunistic feeders but the key to big fish success is tempting them with the dish of the day – as James Batty explains

I reckon that taking a break from specimen-hunting to go pleasure fishing is a tonic for the soul

When weed, silt and submerged sticks threaten to ruin your session, it’s time to break out the rake

Honest advice to help you to catch more fish on every trip, without breaking the bank

Wayne Thomas looks back at some of the classic lures of yesteryear and asks whether modern lure design and technology is more about catching anglers than fish