Tackle talk!!

Tackle Talk....

Well where do i start!!

there is soooooo much gear out there at the mo!! here in the UK we are very behind in tackle terms! we seem to be stuck in a rut!! we have sooooo much to learn from the far east!! Japan and Oz are at the cutting edge of what tackle needs to be today!!

Im a bit of a tackle tart and have numerous reels and lures imported from the far east, and in my eyes if you want the best the look no further..... personally i only use SHIMANO reels and rods as these are THE best in the market today!! even my shimano tackle is imported as UK kit is still no where near there Japan models.

Braided lines are the way forward, i personally use Berkley whiplash-30lb for most of my everyday rubber chucking, but step upto 65lb when whipping out my big gun rods when fishing large Dawgs, plugs and shads!! Trace wise i use standard 7 strand wire for general traces, but step upto solid leaders for the big boys!!

...................................................

LURES!!!!!

Well this is even more confusing!!

The choice is endless... I have hundreds of different types and styles starting from tiny ultra light RAPALA's to massive Fish-Tech shads and Bull dawgs! most of my lure fishing is using mediam sized lures as most of my local waters are fairly shallow between 2-7ft deep. so no need to get to fussy!! most fast working lures such as X-raps, Shad raps, jointed divers most surface lures through the summer. Plus spinners and spinner baits all in various colours.

Then you have the Big gunz!! im talking 9-15inch lures from various companys around the world... Jerkbaits, Shads, Bucktails, Dawgs rubber and wood/plastic!! with every style and type with its own action....

..................................................

Rods and Reels.

As i said earlier, im a big Tackle tart ha ha!

Using Baitcasters for nearly all my fishing apart from very ultra light!! for general purpose i use a 15-3ogm casting rods, matched with either 101 or 201 sized baitcasters, my favorites are ranging from the SHIMANO Chronarch101b's and Culcutta101ti's to my pride A Calais DC201b

all imports from japan.

Rods for BIG lures are either by FOX or TFG with SHIMANO diaflash for fixed spool.... Mostley between, 6ft and 7. with the longer 9ft rods for big water/sea fixed spool work, ranging from 50gm to 200gm casting weights.