If you've been following our Twitter account (@fishingtackleuk) you'll know we were lucky enough to attend this year's Salon Europeen des Peches en Mer fishing show in Nantes, France. It was a real eye-opener for all sorts of reasons but the one that really stirred my emotions was how the French tackle industry appears to be evolving and transforming the way that they fish - opening up their sport to new audiences (like urban dwellers) and bringing Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for February, 2011
Bringing kids into Fishing – the French way
On February - 23 - 2011
The Big One 2011 Fishing Tackle Show
On February - 16 - 2011
With many of us in the fishing doldrums this time of year one highlight on the angling calendar has to be The Big One tackle show held by FishFace Promotions in Farnborough. Fishing-Tackle.co.uk has attended the last Read the rest of this entry »
Daiwa Morethan Branzino Lever Brake Drag (LBD)
On February - 1 - 2011
Just spotted a planned addition to Daiwa's Morethan Branzino range of spinning reels on Japanese tackle site plat.co.jp - the Morethan Branzino 2508SH LBD.
I know what you're thinking, it's the current Morethan Branzino reel with an extra lever bolted on. Well I guess it is really. Yet another tackle innovation from Japan sees the Lever Brake Drag (LBD) form factor added to Morethan Branzino range. It's hard to see this being a popular reel outside of Japan, but I shouldn't knock what I haven't tried.
I've been aware of this type of reel from Daiwa for a few years after seeing some shots in a Japanese catalogue but quite where the origin of this design lies, I don't know. I'm sure your conclusions on the use will be similar to my own - clearly the lever offers more Read the rest of this entry »
