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Hi Adam I launched mid March but blanked on fish - Was going to launch today but it seems the offshores are going to pick up quite a bit so may have to wait. Haven't heard of any spinning catch reports yet but I was catching this time last year. cheers

ah yeah we have a limit don't we! will clear out cheers and tight lines

hi Pav, hows it going? Are you talking about the solid Bass Bandit which i think is featured a lot in Veals catalogue or do you mean the TraceAce Bass Bandits and Assassins? (basically leadheads with different flapping tail configurations) If its the latter, then we use them and find they catch on the troll or cast & retrieve - its more about the depth and conditions round our way. Been out much? catching? rich

hello mate, have a look at the projects on SM's site here: http://www.anglersafloat.co.uk/Prowler_Fishfinder.htm should answer some of your questions. Rich

Hi Steve Yeah we were on the Pacific coast and toured from the south up to the Nicoya Peninsula. We stayed in some pretty nice hotels but I know you can get super cheap digs if needs be. Some buddies that were there at the same time were getting hotel apartments at £50 a night and splitting that 3 ways, they had air con and a kitchen. There are cheaper and more expensive available of course, but all in all I found it good value. Ah the Roosters! The Kayak hire guy would tell me each day where they hung out but alas I didn't catch one or land one anyway, definately had a couple of large unknowns on but they got away - Ah that old gem. Cheers

Hello Chaps, Just got back from a grand trip to Costa Rica, the place is truly blessed. Thought I'd share a few photees with you. I always intended to fish here when I was planning the trip but I didm't want to go down the road of expensive Chartered Sport Fishing trips, plus I wanted to get a bit of yakking in too. So I slipped a cheap spinning rod into my surfboard bag and assorted lures, swivels, traces etc into my kit bag, and I was off in hope of catching. I'd tried to do some research before I set off regarding shore fishing and inshore waters but they are so "off shore charter" orientated it was tricky, what I did find confirmed that similar tactics to spinning here apply and that I could encounter such exotics as Snook or Mahi Mahi! Although I didn't catch these or catch the size of the fish the guys on the charters were catching, I never expected the fun I did have. There were schoolie Tuna jumping all over the place and after a paddle of about 1km out I was in to my first fish. My reel was literally screaming, these little Tuna I guess must have been around the 3 - 5 lb mark with very dense barrel shaped bodies their outlines belied their weight. I hooked into a couple of bigger fish which really fought, doubling the rod over and threatening to rip the tackle off at which point I thought I may have come under gunned - they both threw the hooks. Great fun, I've got to go back. Meanwhile we're waiting for the surf to die down here in North Devon as its around 6ft at the moment! Cheers Rich

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Happy New Year dudes from sunny north devon Ah how the days are getting longer!

nice one - cheers lads

cheers Yakity looks good, will have a butchers - waterproof aswell! thankyou

hello chaps long time no posty posty ive logged in a few times and kept a breast (stop there) of shinanigans which have been great! Ive done the froogle and kelkoo thing but i'd like your advice on the pending purchase of a headlight set up. As many of my purchases dictate it needs to be my first and last purchase but not too expensive. thanks rich

hello chaps long time no posty posty ive logged in a few times and kept a breast (stop there) of shinanigans which have been great! Ive done the froogle and kelkoo thing but i'd like your advice on the pending purchase of a headlight set up. As many of my purchases dictate it needs to be my first and last purchase but not too expensive. thanks rich

hi Zippy, lads What did your mate catch the Bass on? good trip hey!

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