Berkley NanoFil did NOT win either Best New Monofilament or Best New Braid at EFTTEX 2011. Berkley did win 'Innovation of the Year' with NanoFil though. How so?
"Not a Mono. Not a Fluoro. Not a Braid." That's how the advertising video for Berkley NanoFil ends. Okay, so apart from ruling Berkley out of every line award at this year's tackle shows, what does NanoFil mean to us, the Read the rest of this entry »
Power Pro fought off stiff competition to be voted Best Braided Line at the recent European Fishing Tackle Trade Exhibition (EFTTEX) with new Power Pro Super 8 Slick braid.
Super 8 Slick sees Power Pro follow a growing trend in 8 strand braid, gaining popularity in many fresh and saltwater disciplines here in the UK. The use of 8 strands (sometimes known as 'carriers') produces a very round and smooth braid.
The Honeywell Spectra fibre used in manufacture is braided under high tension to produce a very high grade fishing line.
It's good to see a Read the rest of this entry »
This is a nice product. I picked up the Daiwa SP-MH reel case when I visited The Art of Fishing in St Merryn, Cornwall. It's imported from Japan (no English on the packaging) and the quality shows. It's a sad fact that Daiwa's Japanese range of tackle is better than that available on our home shores but it makes this kind of stuff more alluring I suppose.
So what to say about a reel bag... Well, as I already remarked the quality is about as good as it gets in neoprene reel covers - the neoprene is a luxurious 5mm thick and 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 »
This was meant to be a happy post about how thrilled we were about the launch of Fish n Tips - a brand new fishing magazine with a fresh, fun approach. Unfortunately I've just read the sad news on fntmag.co.uk that the magazine has not managed to secure enough advertising revenue to put the second issue to print.
I thumbed Read the rest of this entry »
