Articles by Russ Symons Russ Symons Russ Symons has been an angling Photographer/Writer for over thirty years, the last twelve of which, writing about and photographing the sea and its fish being his full time occupation. Progressing from a black and white darkroom in the attic of his Plymouth home, to the exacting colour requirements…
What is it about a fish that will take a free swimming live bait, plugs, fly, spinners, float fished baits or a substantial fish, crab or squid bait legered hard on the bottom. Could it be that the Bass is a fish which allows you to fish however you want to, or is it the…
The rod tip bucked and kicked yet again, the angler smiled quietly to himself as the fluorescent orange spotted Plaice flared and kited in the translucent green water sweeping hard over the legendary Skerries sandbanks, to the West of Dartmouth.This fish was no fluke of chance, it was the result of weeks of detailed planning,…
The big angler grinned his delight, slotted his rod butt into the belly pad, reeled hard to take up any slack line and lifted the rod to set the hook. The heavy thirty pound class rod heaved over into a carbon cracking hoop reaching its power thirty fathoms deep to pry the stubborn fish from…
Articles by Russ Symons Russ Symons Russ Symons has been an angling Photographer/Writer for over thirty years, the last twelve of which, writing about and photographing the sea and its fish being his full time occupation. Progressing from a black and white darkroom in the attic of his Plymouth home, to the exacting colour requirements…
What if I could tell you of a place where it is not unusual to catch at the least half a dozen fish each trip, where it would not be unusual to see several double figure pollack, big ling, maybe a bass or two, occasionally cod, maybe even conger if the skipper decided to anchor…
Articles by Russ Symons Russ Symons Russ Symons has been an angling Photographer/Writer for over thirty years, the last twelve of which, writing about and photographing the sea and its fish being his full time occupation. Progressing from a black and white darkroom in the attic of his Plymouth home, to the exacting colour requirements…
I have talked before about what I use and how much of it, but at the moment the topic I have fresh in my mind is, when to introduce it. This is certainly nothing new, think of the match angler for example. Trotting a nice glide. Only can they reap the most from the swim…
Carp anglers often talk about using popped up baits over weed as a means of stopping the bait from becoming hidden. Time for a reality check here, most weed grows in thin strands, many of which can be several feet in length. Even when the weed is patchy most of it will be quite long….
Perhaps first we should clarify what we mean by the term groundbaiting. Groundbaiting means literally what the word says, ‘baiting the ground’ to attract fish to an area. This can be done before fishing or during fishing. I will cover both positions although of course it could be said that groundbaiting before fishing is in…