Casts well, swims well, bumps well, but is this style of rigging going to effectively hook fish? — Henry Gilbey
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Fishing An Irish Angler's World
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Let's talk about…………..paddletails/shads — Henry Gilbey
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Bumping lures along the bottom in a fast current - is there a more exciting hit and scrap in bass fishing? — Henry Gilbey
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Blog - Henry Gilbey
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Big boulders, bouncy conditions, the fish are going to be very close in - do you go longer or shorter? — Henry Gilbey
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Soft plastics — Henry Gilbey
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Blog — Henry Gilbey
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Blog - Henry Gilbey
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Do many of you swim paddletails nice and shallow for bass? And yes, my brain is in churn mode……. — Henry Gilbey
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Catching Sturgeon - Anglers Journal - A Fishing Life
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Beneath The Surface
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Rigging for swimming — Henry Gilbey