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- Yeah right !! I am not thinking much at all about all those lovely rods, reels and lures (and more lures) at the Nantes fishing show (watch my nose grow as I type that sentence). I have spent so much time in France, and I love the country and the people, but this will be my first real chance to properly delve into the French sea fishing scene. And obviously the bass fishing is a big part of what fascinates me here......
- In all seriousness, weird rigs and strange set-ups don't do much for me at all, but give me a glimpse of high end rods, reels and those lovely, shiny "please buy me" lures and the tackle tart within me comes out to play. I've used countless different beachcasters over the years, and in my honest opinion I think we are making them about as good as they need to be, but the massive potential within the lure fishing side of things is what is driving me forward at the moment.
- On that front, check out pages 120, 121, 122, 123 and 124 in the brand new issue of Sea Angler magazine. There is a very cool feature of mine on fishing for bass with shallow diving lures - I know I would say it is cool because I back my own photos (modesty eh ?), but the guys at Sea Angler are really making the magazine look very strong at the moment. All credit.
- If you are interested in stunning photography, then I implore you to check out the outrageously incredible work by a photographer I have just stumbled upon. I love awesome photography of the world around us, and my wife gave me one of the most stunning photography books I have ever seen for my birthday the other day. Galen Rowell was an American photographer and environmentalist who tragically died in a plane crash in 2002. I can't believe that I have only just "found" this guy, but his work was and is truly inspirational. His use of light in his photography is truly jaw-dropping and it makes me realise just how far I have got to go before I am close to being fit to even carry the gear for these kinds of photographers.
- Galen Rowell's website is here, and the (awesome) book my wife got me is called "North America - the beautiful" (the cover is above) and you can get it from Amazon right here. There are plenty more books by the same guy here as well. I love my photography and I feel that I am getting better and better every year, but when you see a collection of work from a guy as talented as Galen Rowell then you realise just how powerful a medium photography really can be. If my kind of work can better help to show fishing off in the best possible light, then that is what I strive for.
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4 comments:
Tackle tart never!
It's quite normal to want to get hold of as many shiny lures as possible just to see if they work! and then experience that hart wrenching moment when you lose you favourite one to the watery abyss. (moral, always buy at least two.)
Hope your French is up to it, have a good time. (Is their better plugging rod than a Tenryu? well this looks like the place to find out.)
Buy at least three - two to take fishing in case you lose one, and one to keep at home, nice and "clean" for photography purposes. Great way to justify to myself that I always need new lures !!
French is a bit rusty, will get by - going to try hard not to look at all the red rods and drool......should be very cool.
"Buy at least three - two to take fishing in case you lose one, and one to keep at home, nice and "clean" for photography purposes."
Or should it be one to keep at home in the box so you can remember it's name!
Just remember - the best way to beat temptation is to give in to it :)
Oh - another photographer worth looking at, I've only just discovered this bloke even though i must drive past his gallery all the time, is Glyn Davies - serious great photos of Anglesey
Stu
Sea Fsihing and Walking in the UK
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