ISSUE 633
SPRING 2024
Spring is just about here. Let’s hope it doesn’t drag its heels or, worse, subject us to a last-minute ‘beast from the east’ just when we thought it was time to pack the thermals away.
For me and other followers of the meteorological calendar, the first day of March marks the start of spring (whatever the weather outside) and thoughts immediately turn to longer days and the arrival inshore again of some of our favourite species. For many this means the giddy excitement that bass fishing will be with us again soon. This month we’ve got some outstanding tips and expert advice on nailing an early season spring bass.
In his first feature for Sea Angler since a major health scare last year Henry Gilbey explains, starting on page six, why less is so often more when it comes to bass fishing with lures. Confidence is a massive part of being a successful angler. Deviating from your tried and tested techniques can be hard to persist with when catches on new lures or methods don’t come early on, no more so than when using lures with very little action in the water. Heed Henry’s words of wisdom: there’s no one more experienced at helping you start your spring bass season with a bang!
Dr Roger Munro is back again this month with another superb feature on how to boost your bass catches this spring. Packed with facts and brimming with research Roger explains how you can use the behaviour of bass to turbo charge your hook-ups. Don’t miss his top tips for success starting on page 18.
MAKO!
With the sad passing of Mike Millman last year we lost a contributor to Sea Angler with a unique skill in bringing to life tales of historic catches and I know his style will be missed by many. This month I’m therefore delighted to be able to being you one story from a new book due to be published this month. ‘Mako! A history of encounters in the British Isles’ is a lifelong passion project of Ian Harbage, current vice president of the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain, and tells the story of 98 recorded angling encounters with the rare and elusive mako shark – the ultimate sportfishi
