Seeker Sportfishing

06/09/2026

02/09/2026

The Daiwa Legalis Range 🖤

It’s all in the video…

29/08/2026

I decided to stitch yesterday’s stories together as there was some cool video bits from hosting Tatsuya from Daiwa UK.

I put this bit of footage up on stories in sections but I figure there’s no point keep letting these mini edits disappear after 24hrs.
I’ve found that I really enjoy looking back at things that I’ve posted and, with time, I’m usually pretty glad I put it out there.

Enjoy a bit of easy going footage from a day catching a few fish and having the mackerel schools all to ourselves. We had to move away and find the bass over 2miles away on the same bait - sprat.

27/08/2026

Daiwa day tomorrow.

These happen about 3-4 times a year - mainly for filming projects and shooting for new products. Sometimes it’s a lot more focused on product development, working alongside their developer and out of waders (for the most part).

Tomorrow I’m guiding and meeting Tatsuya, one of their Japanese staff that’s now based in the U.K. to advance Daiwa UK saltwater and lure. He’s also a very good angler!

We’ll be casting the prototypes for a new range that I’ve been working on and testing for a while now, and we’ll be flicking around some new tasty looking lures.

I’m excited as ever to get out there and find some fish with Tatsu tomorrow, it’ll be as much guiding as it is work and building new relationships.

I’m sure I’ll also learn a huge amount.

Let’s hope they’re biting and we see some good fish🤞🏻

25/08/2026

I got out today and found my season PB on the very first cast - a fin perfect 73cm fish 🤩

Taken using a slightly finesse approach, with a 3” Sawamura One’up Shad in ‘Midnight’ paired to a 5gm 2/0 Xorus Eel Evo Jighead - in Sardine.
10lb leader and tied direct.

I get asked a lot if it’s really necessary to reduce leader diameter, increase length, and drop the clip - the answer is often ‘no, not really’ but in some scenarios I’m positive it makes all the difference.
I know I’d rather be holding the fish that I’d set out to catch and ask that question to myself later, rather than find out the other way.

These big ones tolerate very little and often don’t give you any second chances. Moving off silently, leaving you to think they were never there to begin with. Total masters of concealment with heightened restraint and a low BS tolerance. They’ll never fully master their restraint however 😉
Get everything right and they’ll fall on the first cast, each attempt after that and they’ll be working you out faster than you’re working them out.

23/08/2026

These are a brilliant option if you don’t want to spend a lot but you still want a lot! It doesn’t usually work that way but with this range that’s exactly what you get!
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Performance, action and stylish Daiwa aesthetics for a price you wouldn’t expect.

Pair it with the latest Legalis reel, or even the brand new BG to keep that sleek black & gold setup 💛🖤

21/08/2026

2 days where topwater stole the show!! 🤩

Another fantastic couple of days spent guiding a client that’s been with me from the very beginning and still we continue to fish on new marks together and see PB’s caught.

2 days spent in a variety of locations, catching fish in various ways. We definitely did the miles but we also got the smiles 💪🏼😁


On two sessions in particular I was rightful greedy for more, resulting in a few fish in the 50’s that were unhooked in the water with no photo (others got some video footage to play with when I get time).
It made sense to be quick when there had been some huge rolling bow waves and a few single slurpy attempts that made us pretty sure the biggest out there wasn’t caught, all in between landing bigger fish and convert loads - up to a measured 60cm one.
I’d felt quite sure an even bigger fish could be just casts away when they came on the feed so well. And for that reason, I tried to keep the pace high when it happened because like a light switch they calmed down. Nowhere to go but still around us (and probably fairly nearby) but not a single fire up once the tide had expanded their grounds on to the flats and control of the fry was lost.

Patchinko 125 and 100 were the top performers. Graham fishing his Labrax 8’8” 3-19gm and aiming for the horizon on a large range of topwaters. 🚀 It does it all perfectly!!

Another season with some epic memories made with this legend. He’s had to move some Autumn dates but is hopeful to get down one last time to chase monsters very late in the year.

21/08/2026

Lovely one to start the morning on Day 2 of Grahams trip.

4” Pro Blue easy shiner on 2/0 3.5gm Decoy VJ36 Jighead. Deadly combo.

20/08/2026

Day 1 of 2. Some of the best fun of the season happening on topwater today. 💥

There’s something special about watching huge torpedoes roll up on your lures in really choppy conditions. Graham converted a really high percentage of the fish that came in hot - some absolute U-boats growing in size, and some repeadetly hitting and swirling before they hit the hooks. A really perfect opportunity to discuss all things topwater, work the right lures in the right manner and make them eat it 💥

Graham had 3 well in to the 50’s and his longest bass he’s put on the mat, and a likely PB, of 60cm. 💪🏼

Day 2 - were both hoping not to walk 17.2miles again and just hit the best bite times throughout the tide. There’s a few new marks and some sight fishing in store.

17/08/2026

More of that creature bait good stuff from today.

This style of fishing is so incredibly visual, watching them take up each centimetre of ground as they slowly approach with caution, inspecting and deciding as they stare at the lure.
Heart in your throat as you watch their behaviour intensely, reading whether they’re going to commit or turn away, and choosing when to give it that tiny bit of movement to get them to softly pick it up…

….and then strike 💥

Another creature bait first for an awesome return client that I thoroughly enjoy guiding.