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a mouth holding two rows of
teeth wrasse are biters, taking
lures completely differently to,
say, a bass, that will inhale
and engulf your offering. It’s
the reason you often pull in
half a soft plastic. It’s also a
giveaway on a retrieve. “Here we
go!” shouts Danny as he starts
getting tap taps on his rod.
Following a bait often for quite
a distance wrasse will sometime
nip at a lure before taking,
although sometimes they’re
The colours are incredible, like
no other sepcies in Europe.
wrassing on a senko and in
neutral colours. Dark greens,
browns and blacks tend to work
better for the species, but that’s
not a given, so he has a range
of backup colours, sizes and
types in his vest pack.
Wrasse are a highly territorial
species, move around, keep
dropping into the holes, gulleys
and crags and you will find
them. Hiking over the rocks
along the coast line we keep
trying until we hit gold. With