Henry's Guide to Bass Fishing | Catch More Sea Bass with Soft Plastics

Watch the complete guide to catching Sea Bass on soft plastics with renowned UK angler Henry Gilbey. In this episode of Henry Gilbey’s Complete Guide to Bass Fishing, Henry takes you onto the shoreline for a practical, step by step guide to Sea Bass fishing, covering lure choice, soft plastic techniques, retrieves, presentation, tides and how to read the water. Filmed along the spectacular Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales, this episode is much more than a fishing session. Henry shares his complete approach to shore fishing for Sea Bass, showing you how to read the coastline, identify promising fishing spots, understand the influence of tides and conditions, and choose and present the right soft plastic lure. The focus is on catching Sea Bass on soft plastics, with Henry demonstrating how and when he uses Savage Gear lures including Gravity Sticks, Slender Scoop Shads, Collapser Shads and Sandeel V2. He explains his lure choices, retrieves and presentations, while showing how he adapts his Sea Bass fishing tactics to different types of coastal marks. From rocky coves and boulder covered ground to rocky beaches with surf pushing in, Henry takes you through the decisions involved in finding and catching Sea Bass from the shore. This practical how to guide and complete Sea Bass fishing tutorial is designed to help you understand not only what Henry is doing, but why he is doing it. Sea Bass are powerful, mobile coastal predators that respond to changing tides, water movement, structure and available prey. Understanding these factors is often just as important as choosing the right lure. Henry shows how careful observation, lure selection and adapting your approach can help you make the most of every mark and fishing opportunity. Whether you are new to Sea Bass fishing, looking to learn how to catch Bass from the shore, or want to improve your soft plastic fishing techniques, this episode is packed with practical knowledge, tactics and insight from an experienced UK Bass angler. Watch, learn and fish alongside Henry as he takes you through his approach to catching Sea Bass on soft plastics from the shore. 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell to stay updated 👍 Like if you enjoy Sea Bass fishing 💬 What is your go to soft plastic for Sea Bass? 👇🎣 Share your fishing story in the comments, we reply to every message! 📲 Stay connected for more Savage Gear action: ➡️ Instagram: / Instagram: savage_gear_official ➡️ Facebook: / Facebook: savagegear ➡️ TikTok: / TikTok: savage_gear_official 🌍 Learn more & explore all Savage Gear lures: ➡️ Official Website: https://www.savagegear.com/ #savagegear #seabass #fishing 00:00 Opening Scenes 00:49 Introduction 01:31 First Cast 02:11 Sandeel V2 Bumping the bottom 03:52 Gravity Stick 04:37 Slender Scoop Shad how to rig and fish effectively 06:09 First fish caught on Slender Scoop Shad from turbulent water 07:07 Slender Scoop shad rigging tip. Pushing the belly weight up for a different action 08:26 Soft plastics open up ground you can’t fish with hard lures 12:35 Naked rigging (no belly weight) 13:42 Choosing the right lure for the conditions (a comprehensive breakdown of the two key types of soft plastic lure) 14:53 Using current to fish more effectively 16:24 How to rig Gravity Sticks 17:55 Searching the water column with Sandeel V2 20:43 Fish on Sandeel V2 21:32 Last cast Bass caught on surf beach using Gravity Stick Paddle Tail