THE CONSTANT ANGLER
FISHING YOUTUBER

Inspired by late father, as a child I was obsessed with fishing for eels, flounder, bass, and mullet in my local river. Having passed my driving test, it was time to head further afield and start chasing cod, ray, and bass from the beach. I soon learned that the weather didn't always cooperate, and if I wanted to continue catching fish, I needed to adapt and change my target species rather than attempt to catch fish when I wanted to. This led me target carp and pike in freshwater. If the winds and tides prevented me from catching fish in saltwater, I could find a nice lake or river where I stood a chance of catching a pike, carp, or maybe a tench. I am happy fishing with bait or lures, but if I had to choose between the two, I guess it would be lure fishing. Becoming a father and having less time to spare, lure fishing allowed me to seize any opportunity to fish. I could travel light while remaining mobile and build up a collection of tackle that would enable me to target fish in both freshwater and saltwater. About ten years ago, I stumbled upon the writings of Keith and Kevin White from Jersey about lure fishing for wrasse with soft plastics. I had been fishing small crankbaits for wrasse but removing the trebles and replacing the back hook with an EWG hook (sourced via a mate who traveled to the USA) to which I added a curly tail grub. This helped, but when I saw the White brothers using a Texas-rigged soft plastic, the penny dropped, and I have been obsessed ever since. Having gained all this experience and pushed on by my family, I started a YouTube channel in 2019. It has been a lot of hard work, but with the aid of my son, I have gained the skills needed to actually make a-decent job of producing a YouTube video; more to the point, I enjoy doing it. So where am I today? Well, if you are reading this, you will know that I now have own webpage where I hope to bring you more of my thoughts and ideas via my blog. I'm new to writing but hope to get better as I go along, bringing you more content that I cannot always convey via my YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter sites. Please join me on my journey. I'm not professing to be an expert but rather someone who has over 40 years of experience and has picked up a few tips and tricks that might help you put a few more fish on the bank. Cheers.