What’s essential for successful bass fishing and what should you leave at home? Big bass specialist James ‘Leakyboots’ Batty strips his kit down to the absolute must-carry essential items of any serious bass angler

Fishing is all about stacking the odds in your favour, and this set-up is one of the best for doing just that!

This month Henry asks: is there anything you can’t do in bass fishing with soft plastics?

THE ADVICE YOU NEED TO GET THE BEST FROM YOUR FISHING

CHAMPION ANGLER STEVE TAKES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT YOUR ANGLING PROBLEMS

THE ADVICE YOU NEED TO GET THE BEST FROM YOUR FISHING