I was recently down in Weymouth for a week long fishing holiday and decided to meet up with Weymouth Angling Society Chairman and long time fishing friend Billy Short for a catch up session and chat.
A basic lure rig designed to be fished sink and draw
The Weymouth International Boat Angling Challenge, the WIBAC, first took place in 2001 and was known as the YYS International Challenge for the first ten years.
A couple of years ago I was out for an exploratory St Kilda trip with Angus Campbell onboard the predecessor to the beast that is Orca III and talk turned to what might be lurking in the deeps on the edges of the Continental Shelf.
A day afloat with Dave Gibson on board his fast, stable, dedicated angling boat The MeerKat; wreck fishing in the English Channel for cod, pollock and bass. Lures and booms supplied by seabooms.com
A basic LRF rig with running weight
A simple but effective LRF rig
During the summer months, the Isle of Man can boast some of the best species fishing found around the British Isles.
Some great footage from the FIPS-M World Casting Championship showing the power and techniques involved.
Boat Fishing Monthly’s Dave Barham travels to Pembrokeshire to target bass with surface lures, guided by Mat Rickard from Bass Fishing Wales.