

You can use the same method with the rag just enticingly dropped down the side of a jetty or pier, which can produce immediate bites! If there’s no tide run, then a long trace on a needle point hook baited with a wild, angry, ragworm could catch you that biggest bass of a lifetime.

Hooked through the head and gently cast into the surf, ragworm can be deadly. Bass absolutely love to munch on a lively ragworm!

All these have their place at certain times and in certain weather conditions, but if there is one go to bait for all conditions on the Essex coast then it has to be ragworm. BAITīass can be caught on all types of bait: squid, fish baits, ragworm, lugworm, shellfish and peeler crabs. The Essex coast has always been a great place to head for targeting bass, and with some local knowledge it can produce some very big bass too! Don’t be afraid to ask in your local fishing tackle shop this is always the first place to head for and they will be all too willing to provide valuable information and supply that all important bait. Heading to the Essex coast this summer? John Popplewell shares the secrets to success for bass fishing in the shallow waters of his home county
