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As far as light tackle fishing news goes, this is right up there... Daiwa have released the new Saltiga spinning reels in smaller sizes, including a baby 3500. Happy days!

When Daiwa released the new Saltiga range of spinning reels back in the tail end of 2010, questions were rightly asked over what this meant for the excellent Daiwa Saltiga Game range. Well our questions (and prayers) have been answered in the form of the new 3500 & 4000 sized reels launched recently in Japan. Unlike the Saltiga Game range, the new reels have kept the aesthetic appearance of their big brothers. They don't appear to be disadvantaged in any way either - just pint sized versions of the bigger reels. New features such as the lightweight Zaion Read the rest of this entry »

The East Solent from the Isle of Wight across to Selsey really comes alive in the spring. From mid-April onwards a wide variety of fish come into reaching distance for boat anglers. There is a genuine chance of a record weight Smoothhound or Tope (catch and release please) and local charter boats take out stacks of anglers looking for drag-busting fun but you may just be missing out on one of our best kept secrets.

The humble Black Bream arrive right across the south coast from Read the rest of this entry »

Here at Fishing-Tackle.co.uk we love to support smaller fishing tackle manufacturers. Not because they need our support, but because generally a small tackle manufacturer is less about marketing and more about well thought out products. This is certainly the case with Dene Conway's Rite Gear brand and their first product, the Rite Gear Matchman Rod Holdall.

It shows that 4 years of prototypes and testing went into what Read the rest of this entry »

Lesson learned yesterday. Stick with what you know.

Plaice season is in full swing on the South Coast where I fish and in recent seasons we've changed the way we fish for these handsome flatfish - namely with spreader booms.

Although slightly cumbersome out the water, fished from the boat these spreaders do appear to hold an advantage over our preferred tackle of previous years - running ledger, spoons, etc. Whether that's because they facilitate Read the rest of this entry »

Thanks to the good people at Hitwise we're able to accurately rank the top 10 best fishing websites in the UK for the last year, ranked by visitor numbers (popularity).

With our sport being so diverse it's interesting to look how the top 10 splits out. We've added our own categorisation Read the rest of this entry »