Hi everyone, one thing I forgot to mention was to check out 'The Lure Fishing Podcast' hosted by Cormac Walsh. So far there are 4 episodes which are available on Spotify (absolutely free) from some great anglers including, Michael Kelly (the creator of Evobass lures) Henry Gilbey, Marcin Kantor and myself. Here's the link if you’d like to have a listen, thanks! open.spotify.com/show/61SbJWAKh1HW650GINxF7Y?si=57f5c36803454aeb
Hi mate i commented on another video before if you remember me last year. I only just seen this video for beginners and was glad i found it. Id like to tell you a little about my situation now. Ive only just started lure fishing for bass been around 7 or 8 times but havnt caught a bass yet. It feels like until you have caught your first bass your confidence is as poor as ever and your thought patterns are negative because you havnt caught a bass yet. But im determined as ever to get my first one and i have the drive passion even though i havnt caught a bass yet. I got some surf seeker lures 2 white pearl ones as i heard this is the top colour for that lure. Also a black pearl one and the blue seeker. Im just fishing off the beach at the moment. Are the surf seekers all i need for the beach as far as lures go? Problem is i dont have transport and im limited to a few locations. Id also like to ask did you find it difficult to catch your first ever bass and did it take a while until you did? Id love to hear your story. I just subscribed because i forgot last year. A big fan of yours! Hope to hear from you again. Thanks mate.
@@ianroberts1417 Hi mate. Yeah, when you’re first starting out it isn’t uncommon to be blanking all the time. The best advice I could give you would be to not let the confidence fade. You will catch a bass at some point and once you do, you can build on that. If you’re only fishing 1 venue then I’d suggest fishing all states of tide, from low to high, then from high to low again. It’ll also be worth fishing it at first and last light too, plus in complete darkness. As far as the lures go, the seekers are great, I don’t use them too often myself but they’re a good lure. If there’s surf on your beach then fish the seekers in the white water. Any sandeel lure will do very well too. Could be a savage gear or westin, anything like that. It took me ages to catch my first bass! I fished a handful of venues and used the same lure constantly. It’s worth having a good variety of lures to cover all bases. It’s also worth speaking to anyone else who may fish the beach you go to. Be sure that bass are actually present there and that you’re not wasting your time and effort. Good luck with the fishing and I hope you catch one soon! Cheers.
Have fished off and on much of my life (now a 70yr old but still thankfully fit and able) and have managed certain types of fish quite well but fishing for BASS has always been a desire and dream but has always eluded me excepting occasional “lucky” and accidental hits! Videos and blogs like yours is JUST WHAT I HAVE NEEDED and I now see how ill prepared I was on my occasional Bass hunts!! I now know why I often blanked and at least something of what to do now to correct my mistakes (I hope)… You are a GodSend and I thank you sincerely!! Please keep going with the tips and suggestions, they are well appreciated. Kind Regards. Steve.
I start angling few months ago. I love it,because it seems to be infinitive. Thanks for the inspiration,thanks for the information.Greatings from Hellas.🇬🇷🎣
No problem mate and thanks for watching. I hope it helps you out a little. Keep at it and you’ll soon get into the swing of things 🎣🎣 it gets addictive 😂
I've just started sea fishibg today at age 46 ive always been a fresh water angler. But i moved to the coast 23 years ago. And decided to give sea fishing a go. As i love sea food. And will definitely take a nice size fish home for cooking. I didnt catch anything today though i was only fishing a couple of hours tried numerous lures but i think i need some more weighted lures. For casting distance.
Good to hear mate. I hope you enjoy your first summer of sea fishing. I agree, it's nice to keep a good size fish for the table every now and then. Good luck on your future sessions 👍🏼
Really informative Cal. I do enjoy these type of videos. I am forever learning. I realised I need to work a bit harder scoping out marks!!! 💪💪💪 Keep them coming.
Your welcome Cal. I know it takes a lot of work to run a TH-cam channel and make it look good. Not been out myself yet but I’ll let you know how it goes. All the best mate 👍
Awesome tips Cal! 👌 We're going to fish for Bass in Cornwall in few days. Very new into sea fishing, but will give it a good go with lures! Peace and tight lines from London! 🎣🤘
Thanks Cal, great educational video. It assures me I wasn't doing it wrong at all lol. I am fishing nearly 3 years, starting and loving rockfishing. The only one matter I feel I am not taught enough is braided lines and its diameters. Thanks dude !!
Thanks. Yeah sometimes it can seem as though you’re not doing something the right way but once you start catching regularly, it starts to make a bit of sense. I personally don’t pay too much attention to the diameter of braids. I use anything from 0.20mm down. Most braids I use are about 20lb breaking strength so they’re usually about 0.16mm. 👍🏼
Hi Cal. I love the vids and I’m so happy to announce I had my first decent bass the other day. Though I’m considering buying some new gear, could you suggest a buffet set up for all conditions, rod real and braided line. . Thanks allot for all the great info. Worth more than gold this..
Thanks Cal, for an informative and inspirational video. My aim is to catch my first Bass this year (NE Scotland). Looking forward to seeing future guides and I'll also check out the Podcast.
There are always lures to buy 😂 there are so many great lures out there which all catch bass. I tend to stick to a select few which I know will be productive and I can switch between them.
High Cal, nicely presented mate, a great insight for the novice angler. You've covered a good selection of topics and what to look for and how to put it to good use. 👍 Les.
Excellent advice. I always worry about losing lures and probably top water too much. I should walk more at low tide. Thanks for all the great tips. 👍 Caught my only bass to date on a 4" sidewinder...
Thanks again Cal, knowledge is the key! Since our last conversation I have bit the bullet and got myself a wider selection of lures, gravity stick kit, a couple of IMA Sasukes and a surface Patchinco to add to my other, ever growing selection 😂. I am going to get the navionics app shortly when I have more time to study it, the relief shading option looks brilliant for scoping marks out, gullys and ground, boulder beds ect. Hoping this will help my trips on the boat or from the shore 👍
Ahh nice. All of those lures will come in handy and definitely do the trick. It's a good time of year for the gravity sticks, worked slowly over rough ground. The Navionics app is really good from the shore or boat. It'll give you a better reading of the ground then something like google maps. Good luck 👍🏼🎣
Hi mate. Here are the 5 piece of advice you gave for the beginners (not only) 1) Lure choice (types & colours) 2) Marks knowledge 3) Weather and swell charts 4) Local knowledge and social media updates 5) TH-cam 😉
Superb vid cal. Very informative. Maybe next time you're out, you can show us what lure you are using and how to fish that particular lure. In another two or 3 months time we will be into summer. Hopefully you will be able to show us how to properly work surface lures. Anyway keep up with the great work 👍 and Tight lines mate. 🎣🐟 🐟 🐟
Cheers 👍🏼 Yeah I may revisit the surface lure video during the summer and show a few different varieties of surface lures that work really well. Thanks for checking it out 👍🏼🎣
You should be knighted sir. That is a brilliant informative video and I’m sure others will appreciate your videos as much as I do. I have worked out that if I want to improve my bass catches I need to move south of the border lol. Cheers👍
Really good informations I am confident that with your Videos every week, i will Catch some Bass during my Summer vacation My Personal Goal is a 55+ Fisch on topwater or subsurface Tight lines Do you fish on harbour Walls? or do you skip Thema because there are Lots of other anglers.
Thanks and good luck getting your 55cm 🎣 I don’t tend to fish the harbour for bass no. At certain times of the year they’re definitely in there but I tend to stick to the coast mainly.
Yes night fishing is generally a good time to target bass as they tend to come in that little bit closer to shore. It's actually pretty crazy sometimes, I've been out with smash fishing wading in water no deeper then knee deep and the bass will just swim around you!
Great video, Cal. I’m enjoying all your videos. Great entertainment and info. Just one question on swell - is a big swell good, bad or just plain dangerous?
Cheers mate. Big swell can be good, but it can also be difficult to fish in. Generally big swell means a lot of weed in the water too so it can be difficult to find the right area to fish. Usually big swell means good fishing though but of coarse, you have to be careful when fishing around big swells.
Yeah the vass jackets are pretty good. I have the lightweight version, they make a heavier one which is fleece lined. Mine is good for light rain but if it’s heavy then water gets in.
@@FISHINGWITHCAL thanks for that was looking for a lightweight jacket just for summer showers etc mind u in Scotland our summer showers are about 2 inches of rain lol👍
What’s your thoughts on hard lures with single hooks does it effect the swim action of the lure? And do you miss a lot of bites as I’ve seen a lot of people in the uk using single hooks..
Overall, I’d say that using single hooks doesn’t effect the way most lures swim. On some it can do but I think it helps to use the right size singles for each lure so it’s balanced right. You can miss fish every now and then yeah.
Hi everyone, one thing I forgot to mention was to check out 'The Lure Fishing Podcast' hosted by Cormac Walsh. So far there are 4 episodes which are available on Spotify (absolutely free) from some great anglers including, Michael Kelly (the creator of Evobass lures) Henry Gilbey, Marcin Kantor and myself. Here's the link if you’d like to have a listen, thanks!
open.spotify.com/show/61SbJWAKh1HW650GINxF7Y?si=57f5c36803454aeb
Hi mate i commented on another video before if you remember me last year. I only just seen this video for beginners and was glad i found it. Id like to tell you a little about my situation now. Ive only just started lure fishing for bass been around 7 or 8 times but havnt caught a bass yet. It feels like until you have caught your first bass your confidence is as poor as ever and your thought patterns are negative because you havnt caught a bass yet. But im determined as ever to get my first one and i have the drive passion even though i havnt caught a bass yet. I got some surf seeker lures 2 white pearl ones as i heard this is the top colour for that lure. Also a black pearl one and the blue seeker. Im just fishing off the beach at the moment. Are the surf seekers all i need for the beach as far as lures go? Problem is i dont have transport and im limited to a few locations. Id also like to ask did you find it difficult to catch your first ever bass and did it take a while until you did? Id love to hear your story. I just subscribed because i forgot last year. A big fan of yours! Hope to hear from you again. Thanks mate.
@@ianroberts1417 Hi mate. Yeah, when you’re first starting out it isn’t uncommon to be blanking all the time. The best advice I could give you would be to not let the confidence fade. You will catch a bass at some point and once you do, you can build on that. If you’re only fishing 1 venue then I’d suggest fishing all states of tide, from low to high, then from high to low again. It’ll also be worth fishing it at first and last light too, plus in complete darkness. As far as the lures go, the seekers are great, I don’t use them too often myself but they’re a good lure. If there’s surf on your beach then fish the seekers in the white water. Any sandeel lure will do very well too. Could be a savage gear or westin, anything like that. It took me ages to catch my first bass! I fished a handful of venues and used the same lure constantly. It’s worth having a good variety of lures to cover all bases. It’s also worth speaking to anyone else who may fish the beach you go to. Be sure that bass are actually present there and that you’re not wasting your time and effort. Good luck with the fishing and I hope you catch one soon! Cheers.
Thank so much for your advice, no luck on catching myself yet. I swear bass on lure are a magical art that could take decades...
Have fished off and on much of my life (now a 70yr old but still thankfully fit and able) and have managed certain types of fish quite well but fishing for BASS has always been a desire and dream but has always eluded me excepting occasional “lucky” and accidental hits!
Videos and blogs like yours is JUST WHAT I HAVE NEEDED and I now see how ill prepared I was on my occasional Bass hunts!!
I now know why I often blanked and at least something of what to do now to correct my mistakes (I hope)…
You are a GodSend and I thank you sincerely!!
Please keep going with the tips and suggestions, they are well appreciated.
Kind Regards.
Steve.
😂 I'm just turning 66 and thought I was too old to catch a bass!!
Mate your channel is great. As a relative newbie this has been a great resource. Cheers from sunny Devon.
Cheers Cal your experience is valued and I appreciate you helping others your a real fisherman 😉👍
I start angling few months ago. I love it,because it seems to be infinitive. Thanks for the inspiration,thanks for the information.Greatings from Hellas.🇬🇷🎣
No problem mate and thanks for watching. I hope it helps you out a little. Keep at it and you’ll soon get into the swing of things 🎣🎣 it gets addictive 😂
I never have lucls with lures, i have hu dereds of them and never caught using them so thank you for the tips
I've just started sea fishibg today at age 46 ive always been a fresh water angler. But i moved to the coast 23 years ago. And decided to give sea fishing a go. As i love sea food. And will definitely take a nice size fish home for cooking. I didnt catch anything today though i was only fishing a couple of hours tried numerous lures but i think i need some more weighted lures. For casting distance.
Good to hear mate. I hope you enjoy your first summer of sea fishing. I agree, it's nice to keep a good size fish for the table every now and then. Good luck on your future sessions 👍🏼
One of the best informative videos I've seen 👌 I'm re spooling braid this very moment can't wait
Thanks a lot 👍🏼 I'm glad you found it helpful, good luck on the bass 👍🏼🎣
Nice one Cal,great information and much appreciated
Really informative Cal. I do enjoy these type of videos. I am forever learning. I realised I need to work a bit harder scoping out marks!!! 💪💪💪 Keep them coming.
Thanks. Yeah it really does help to scope out the marks you’re fishing. It takes a bit of effort but it can help you in many ways.
Excellent video Cal and thank you for the tips, all very helpful. I look forward to your future productions.
Thanks a lot, I appreciate it 👍🏼👍🏼
Your welcome Cal. I know it takes a lot of work to run a TH-cam channel and make it look good. Not been out myself yet but I’ll let you know how it goes. All the best mate 👍
Big thanks for tis cal.very informitive,and easy to follow instructions.well done and tite lines as always.take care.
Cheers mate. Much appreciated 👍🏼🤙🏼🎣
Thanks for your time! A great video
❤❤❤ loves it Cal. ❤❤❤
And thanks for the tag means a lot 👌
No worries mate 🎣🎣
Brilliant many thanks indeed we are all always learning.
Exactly 👍🏼🎣
Thanks for all the information. That was well thought out. Great tips. Keep them coming all that information will come in handy in the future.
No worries, cheers 👍🏼
Hi From Jersey, shore angler here. Great video keep them coming and stay safe when out and about at sea.
Thanks a lot mate, you too 👍🏼🎣
Awesome tips Cal! 👌 We're going to fish for Bass in Cornwall in few days. Very new into sea fishing, but will give it a good go with lures! Peace and tight lines from London! 🎣🤘
Good luck mate. Should be a good time of year over there for a decent bass. 💪🏼
Some great advice There. Thanks very much Cal.
👍🏼👍🏼
Heading out to anglesey tomorrow after 12 hour night shift tonight 😅 wish me luck
Thanks Cal, great educational video. It assures me I wasn't doing it wrong at all lol.
I am fishing nearly 3 years, starting and loving rockfishing.
The only one matter I feel I am not taught enough is braided lines and its diameters. Thanks dude !!
Thanks. Yeah sometimes it can seem as though you’re not doing something the right way but once you start catching regularly, it starts to make a bit of sense. I personally don’t pay too much attention to the diameter of braids. I use anything from 0.20mm down. Most braids I use are about 20lb breaking strength so they’re usually about 0.16mm. 👍🏼
Hi Cal.
I love the vids and I’m so happy to announce I had my first decent bass the other day. Though I’m considering buying some new gear, could you suggest a buffet set up for all conditions, rod real and braided line. .
Thanks allot for all the great info. Worth more than gold this..
Thanks Cal, for an informative and inspirational video. My aim is to catch my first Bass this year (NE Scotland). Looking forward to seeing future guides and I'll also check out the Podcast.
Some great tips there Cal. I need to buy a few more lures for this summer to experiment with, a few you mentioned are now on the list to try out.
There are always lures to buy 😂 there are so many great lures out there which all catch bass. I tend to stick to a select few which I know will be productive and I can switch between them.
High Cal, nicely presented mate, a great insight for the novice angler.
You've covered a good selection of topics and what to look for and how to put it to good use. 👍
Les.
Fantastic information Cal, thanks. I've just taken up angling and will be in Guernsey in April..... can't wait!!
Ahh nice. Hopefully the fishing will be good! 👍🏼
Excellent advice. I always worry about losing lures and probably top water too much. I should walk more at low tide. Thanks for all the great tips. 👍 Caught my only bass to date on a 4" sidewinder...
Brilliant video cal, really enjoy your chats and reviews more please
Thanks mate, I actually try not to do many of them incase people find them boring. I’ll bare that in mind though, thanks a lot 👍🏼
Nah, there far from boring mate, passing on knowledge and helpful content is far from boring it's a massive help
Great video mate very well explained🔥
Thanks mate 👍🏼👍🏼
Nice one, Cal, thanks for sharing!
Cheers, I hope it helps a few people 👍🏼
Great video Cal. Love the content and nice to hear you talking to Cormac 👍
Thanks a lot I appreciate it. I was a bit surprised to be asked to do his podcast to be honest. He's had some great guests on there so far.
@@FISHINGWITHCAL you are up their with bass fishing royalty now Cal
Thanks again Cal, knowledge is the key! Since our last conversation I have bit the bullet and got myself a wider selection of lures, gravity stick kit, a couple of IMA Sasukes and a surface Patchinco to add to my other, ever growing selection 😂. I am going to get the navionics app shortly when I have more time to study it, the relief shading option looks brilliant for scoping marks out, gullys and ground, boulder beds ect. Hoping this will help my trips on the boat or from the shore 👍
Ahh nice. All of those lures will come in handy and definitely do the trick. It's a good time of year for the gravity sticks, worked slowly over rough ground. The Navionics app is really good from the shore or boat. It'll give you a better reading of the ground then something like google maps. Good luck 👍🏼🎣
Great video Cal. 👍🐟👍🐟👍
Hi mate. Here are the 5 piece of advice you gave for the beginners (not only)
1) Lure choice (types & colours)
2) Marks knowledge
3) Weather and swell charts
4) Local knowledge and social media updates
5) TH-cam 😉
Well put together cal 👏
Cheers Gav 👍🏼
Great vid. Expand the knowledge and desire for others. Good job bud😁
Thanks a lot 👍🏼🎣
Great educational content Cal! Well done mate - SMITHY 😉🤙🎣🐟
Thanks 👍
Superb vid cal. Very informative. Maybe next time you're out, you can show us what lure you are using and how to fish that particular lure. In another two or 3 months time we will be into summer. Hopefully you will be able to show us how to properly work surface lures. Anyway keep up with the great work 👍 and Tight lines mate. 🎣🐟 🐟 🐟
Cheers 👍🏼 Yeah I may revisit the surface lure video during the summer and show a few different varieties of surface lures that work really well. Thanks for checking it out 👍🏼🎣
Nice Top!😀
You should be knighted sir.
That is a brilliant informative video and I’m sure others will appreciate your videos as much as I do.
I have worked out that if I want to improve my bass catches I need to move south of the border lol.
Cheers👍
😂😂 no way. Yeah it does help being further south for sure. Thanks a lot, I’m glad you found it interesting 🤙🏼🎣
Really good informations
I am confident that with your Videos every week, i will Catch some Bass during my Summer vacation
My Personal Goal is a 55+ Fisch on topwater or subsurface
Tight lines
Do you fish on harbour Walls? or do you skip Thema because there are Lots of other anglers.
Thanks and good luck getting your 55cm 🎣 I don’t tend to fish the harbour for bass no. At certain times of the year they’re definitely in there but I tend to stick to the coast mainly.
My tip, and the biggest game changer for me, is to fish at night- bigger fish, and more sport overall.
Yes night fishing is generally a good time to target bass as they tend to come in that little bit closer to shore. It's actually pretty crazy sometimes, I've been out with smash fishing wading in water no deeper then knee deep and the bass will just swim around you!
Great video, Cal. I’m enjoying all your videos. Great entertainment and info. Just one question on swell - is a big swell good, bad or just plain dangerous?
Cheers mate. Big swell can be good, but it can also be difficult to fish in. Generally big swell means a lot of weed in the water too so it can be difficult to find the right area to fish. Usually big swell means good fishing though but of coarse, you have to be careful when fishing around big swells.
@@FISHINGWITHCAL Thanks. That’s just what I needed to know 👍
I enjoyed that bud fair play, nice hoody too ;-)
Haha cheers Mick 🇯🇪🇬🇬
I have a question about the vass jacket u wear are they any good was thinking of buying one ?
Yeah the vass jackets are pretty good. I have the lightweight version, they make a heavier one which is fleece lined. Mine is good for light rain but if it’s heavy then water gets in.
@@FISHINGWITHCAL thanks for that was looking for a lightweight jacket just for summer showers etc mind u in Scotland our summer showers are about 2 inches of rain lol👍
@@grahamharper5393 It’s good for light rain. Nice and lightweight to wear and has the large front pocket for storage too 👍🏼
What’s your thoughts on hard lures with single hooks does it effect the swim action of the lure? And do you miss a lot of bites as I’ve seen a lot of people in the uk using single hooks..
Overall, I’d say that using single hooks doesn’t effect the way most lures swim. On some it can do but I think it helps to use the right size singles for each lure so it’s balanced right. You can miss fish every now and then yeah.
I noticed some tail singles were mounted differently. Does it make a difference?
Nike 😁
Haha. They’re just standard nike's. I've been buying a few pairs of Jordan’s lately 😁
Bro catches more bass in 2 sessions than I do in a season. Listen up people!
😂😂😂