Just to let everyone know this blog page has now been moved and built into the main website of Dorset Fishing Rods
The blog page is here - DFR Blog
Many thanks
Richard
The blog page is here - DFR Blog
Many thanks
Richard
Monday, 27 July 2015
Saturday, 6 June 2015
DFR custom LRF rods
A quick few photos of LRF rods available for a custom build.
Japanese T-Russell blank, Matagi custom rod components.
Fuji titanium torzite guides.
The rear cork grip has been flat sanded on the top edge to try and stop any roll when fishing with the rod on the under arm.
Japanese T-Russell blank, Matagi custom rod components.
Fuji titanium torzite guides.
The rear cork grip has been flat sanded on the top edge to try and stop any roll when fishing with the rod on the under arm.
Friday, 29 May 2015
Custom rod builds from DFR
A few sample pictures of custom rods built over the last few months.
There are lots more pictures available to view over on the Dorset Fishing Rods Facebook page. Please take a look and click like my page.
Many thanks for viewing and I hope you like the rods.
Lots more to come and the blog will be live!
DFR custom 6ft9' / Max 5g / Max 4lb solid carbon tip.
DFR custom built - Century Vectura staggered tip 7ft7' / 5-28g.
The wrasse were not caught by myself. Andy Green's fish and some of the photos courtesy of him also.
DFR 8ft6' bass lure rod casting 8-28g with a PE rating 0.6-1.5.
Last Year (2014) Ireland - Chasing a double!
Memories and yes this post is very late, but thinking about this year.....
After fishing the Irish Bass Festival (2014) and blanking.........a trip was arranged to go back in the autumn!
Waiting and watching reports the time came to get packed up and make the journey to the emerald isle for a few days; the weather wasn't great leading up to the trip, but the ferry had been booked and accommodation paid for!
I've been chasing a double figure bass for endless years in the UK on a lure and it's still haunting me!
So what does Mark Padfield do......? Go and catch a bass of 13lb 6oz off the top on a surface lure....salt in the wound but what a fish and the memories of the fight it put up will stay with me forever.
We named his fish 'Bubba', as you can see a slight deformity giving it a stubbed nose.
Bubba might have been ugly but look at the babes she hang's around with. I had a red letter day two days after this with a bass measuring 77cm and weighing 11lb on the nose, smashing my PB, nearly doubling it.
This was followed up with a 70cm weighing 7lb 8oz, I was completely made up.
Total length 223cm, thats about 7'4" of bass not including the cheeky little three pounder I also caught.
Red letter day!
Days and trips like these....This was a first for me to catch like this and I will never forget this trip.
A great deal of appreciation goes out to the others in the group which made it such a great journey; Mark Padfield, Joe, Tom, Martin & Steve. Great company and well here's to this year!
A thanks to Blair Woodland who we met whilst fishing and he did a report for Sea Angler.
Though I wasn't finished, I then spanked a 76cm bass which weighed even more than my previous double at 11b 8oz, another PB.
Total length 223cm, thats about 7'4" of bass not including the cheeky little three pounder I also caught.
Red letter day!
Days and trips like these....This was a first for me to catch like this and I will never forget this trip.
A great deal of appreciation goes out to the others in the group which made it such a great journey; Mark Padfield, Joe, Tom, Martin & Steve. Great company and well here's to this year!
A thanks to Blair Woodland who we met whilst fishing and he did a report for Sea Angler.
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Its been a while!
Time has disappeared....
It has been a long winter, but the time is getting closer to cast a line again for the bass. Lots of things to get ready, cleaning the tackle I forgot to do last time I used it.......
Trebles to replace, lures to clean up, soft baits to rig, spool up new line on reels and generally get everything in order.
Lots of new lures to try this year - I had a great trip to Florida and spent way to much time in Bass Pro, well that's what the family said?
Soft baits, hard baits all waiting to hit the water and hopefully catch the returning fish.
Some of the new lures from the States are listed below:
Hard baits;
It has been a long winter, but the time is getting closer to cast a line again for the bass. Lots of things to get ready, cleaning the tackle I forgot to do last time I used it.......
Trebles to replace, lures to clean up, soft baits to rig, spool up new line on reels and generally get everything in order.
Lots of new lures to try this year - I had a great trip to Florida and spent way to much time in Bass Pro, well that's what the family said?
Soft baits, hard baits all waiting to hit the water and hopefully catch the returning fish.
Some of the new lures from the States are listed below:
Hard baits;
- KVD (Kevin VanDam) Sexy Dawg in both sizes / colours 'Blue Gizzard' & 'Sexy Ghost Minnow'.
- KVD jerbait HCKVDJ200 / colours in 'Clearwater Minnow', 'Silver TN Shad' & 'Sexy Ghost Minnow'.
- A couple of Bomber poppers.
- Heddon - Spook / One Knocker 'Foxy Shad/G-Fin'.
- Lucky Craft - Sammy100 'MS Aurora Shad'.
- Bass Assassin 6" 'Black Shad Twitch' & 'Silver Phantom'.
- Yum 5" Money Minnow 'Pearl Black Back'.
- Trigger X 4 1/2" 'Pearl' Slop Hopper.
- Berkley Gulp 5 1/2" Sand eel ' Silver Mud'.
- Lunker City 4 1/2" Slug-Go 'AYU'
- Lunker City 6" Slug-Go 'Smelt', Ice Shad' & 'Golden Shiner'.
Well, what else has been happening?
Of course how could I resist the lures from my favourite lure shop on the South Coast....Chesil Bait 'n' Tackle
The shop is outstanding on the lure front, rods, reels, and as many lures as you'll ever need (unless you're as addicted to buying...like me).
I have added a Shimano Sustain 4000 to the armoury this year;
This range is easy to be identified by its a stylish new black and Chrome finish that incorporates features like X-Ship, Aerowrap and A-RC line management spool. Its CI4 rotor ensures this reel to be lightweight!
- X-ship providing rigidity and tremendous amount of crancking power
- "Magnumlite" CI4 rotor making the reel lighter in weight and providing enormous smooth rotation
- AR-C spool reducing backlash
- New Rapid Fire drag allowing the anglers to quickly adjust drag to ideal setting during fight
- Approved for saltwater use
I normally get to the shop once a week to see if anything new has come in?
I have gathered quite a 'collection'....over the winter.
To mention a few;
- Megabass - DOG-X in 3 colours
- Megabass - FX9
- Megabass - Cutter's in 90, 115 & 125
- Lucky Craft - Gunfish, G-Splash & Sammy's
- IMA - Sasuke's in 75 & 140
- IMA - Popkey, Skimmer & Calm
- IMA - Komomo's
- IMA - Sobat & Hound Glide
The past winter I have been fishing the 'Winter Championship' matches on the river with Gillingham & District Angling Association , it has been great to meet up with some old friends again and fish the river Stour where my fishing started. I will be back there this winter, but I will also be there this summer once the season starts.
Good numbers of chub, roach, perch, dace & bream. The summer will be great moving from swim to swim, lure and bait.
Rods....Not quite caught up from last years delays, but I will get there. Some new pictures to come, just need the time?
Hopefully the next few posts will be with rods and fish, thanks for reading.
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About Me
- Dorset Fishing Rods
- My name is Richard and I have been fishing for over thiry years. Some might say I was born with a fishing rod in my hand. I have fished my way through chalk stream trout to beach fishing for cod, and of course living so close to Weymouth, one of the largest charter boat fleets in England I have to fish a few charter boat trips a year. I have had the pleasure of bass fishing in France to fishing the Atlantic surf of Co. Clare, Eire. My fascination continues with the sea and the casting of plastic trying to fool the fish to attack my plastic lures.