Fishing Reports – Joker Jigs and Lures

The bass fishing has really fired over this last set of spring tides with up to 70 bass a day caught onboard Silver Halo on some of the trips. Not a single bait has been used and the vast majority of fish of course have been caught on the trusty JOKER jigs and lures!

Personally, the new ORCA jig has really stood out for me as I really like to mix the speed of my jigging. The Orca jig responds well to the faster pitches bringing it up through the water like a speed jig, after a volley of quick pitches covering approx5mI stop and jig slowly and with short and long lifts, before going another 5m quickly. This method is deadly for the bass and especially useful when they’re not just lying on the sea floor. The method also has the advantage of keeping away from those pesky pout that are lurking closer to the wrecks structure.

The Orca mixed pitch jig is currently available from 150g to 350g and 5 colour combos. You can find them HERE.

Please check out the latest ‘CATCH GALLERY’ update which shows a larger selection of some of the captures!

Here’s a few of the catches in July on the trusty ORCA Mixed Pitch Jig by JOKER Jigs & Lures!

The Orca Jig by JOKER in Cotton Candy colours!

Matt with a nice bass caught with the Orca Jig by JOKER, Black Mack colours!

A cracking bass caught on the Orca Jig by JOKER in Cotton Candy colours!

The Orca Jig by JOKER, Green Goblin colours!

And here, further below, are a few of the cracking bass caught on the excellent Mayhem jigs in July!

Now’s a great time for stocking up as there’s a JOKER SUMMER HOLIDAY SALE that’s now been extended to run for the whole of August!

Please don’t be afraid to reach out with any questions, advice, sales or indeed if you fancy a genuine charter onboard Silver Halo out of Torquay in Devon!

Good luck and tight lines, Matt. 07970 176604

So the 2026 bass season opened on 1st April and guess what!? Just about all the bass dissapeared from our Lyme Bay wrecks! Through March we had a good number of bass on a few of the more offshore wrecks, on some days we were catching dozens of them and the smaller fish were becoming a pest! They were on their way further offshore and by the time the season opened in April they’d upped and gone! Now I expect we’ll be waiting a good month or more before we see new fish start to return.

Not to worry though, as we’ve had some solid pollack fishing with plenty of big fish into double figures. The JOKER Slammer and Cobra got the most use as many of the trips were in pretty grim conditions with stiff Easterly breezes. When the wind is moving the boat off it’s natural drift you need these streamline jigs to help hold your line vertical a bit longer. They get down fast and can handle faster jigging so work well when conditions get tougher.

On the calmer days we were quick to try other options and the Imp and Mayhem got a bit of time, these also caught well. The smaller profiles and additional flutter are always welcome!

Here’s a few of the catches in April on the trusty JOKER Slammer slow pitch jig: