Tackle and Tactics
Mike Ladle

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Merry Christmas.

Just a few pictures to remind you (and me) of what the fishing was like for me, my friends and my family in 2014! Of course there was a lot more fishing, a lot more fish and a lot more people catching them so this is just a flavour. The two 'different' approaches I took this year were freelining big deadbaits, on my 4Surespin and circle hooks, for bass and spinning with a big Mepps on my Teklon rod and light braid. Both were very successful so I'll probably do more next year. HAVE A GOOD CHRISTMAS AND LOTS MORE FISH FOR EVERYONE IN 2015:-

If you have any comments or questions about fish, methods, tactics or 'what have you.'get in touch with me by sending an E-MAIL to - docladle@hotmail.com

Richard and Jasmine.

Nice Brazilian crevalle.'

Alan Bulmer.

Trevally from New Zealand.'

Me.

Antiguan rock lobster.'

- and again.

Barracuda from Antigua.'

Grandson Marcel.

Wrasse from Worbarrow.'

Bass.

On a weedless Slandra.'

Bass.

On a circle hook.'

Black headed gulls.

Good mullet indicators.'

Me.

Good bass on bait.'

Phil.

Freelined bass.'

Me.

Another one on bait.'

Bill.

One of his many lure-caught bass.'

Nigel.

Cracking fly-caught thicklip.'

Bass.

One of my better ones on a soft plastic.'

Bass.

Yet another on freelined bait.'

Wrasse.

This one took a Redgill Evo-Stix lure.'

Bass.

One of my better bait caught fish.'

Youngster.

After I showed him how to catch a perch.'

Grayling.

A beautiful fish for Nigel.'

Perch.

This one took my Mepps.'

Richard.

A seatrout caught on his only river session in the UK.'

Me.

I caught a few seatrout too.'

Carp.

On my freelined crust.'

Salmon.

One of several I had while spinning for seatrout.'

Seatrout.

On my Mepps.'

Perch.

On my livebait.'

Big chub.

My six pounder on a Mepps.'

Pike.

Also on the Mepps.'

Thieu.

With a near 40lb striper from 'THe Canal' in Cpae Cod.'

Lookdown.

For Richard in Brazil.'

Golden catfish.

Another nice fish for Richard.'

Alan.

A cracking New Zealand rainbow.'

New Zealand.

A 'blitz' on halfbeaks.'

Rainbow.

Part of a big catch for Alan in NZ.'

Golden grey.

Caught by Steve Pitts in Fuerteventura.'

Pike.

One of my most recent bits of excitement!'