As ever, much of the first day of the Nantes Tackle Show (Salon Europeen des Peches en Mer) consisted of collecting each of the many, first class fishing catalogues available from the manufacturers and distributors exhibiting. And what a superb collection it was again at the 2012 show. Inevitably, with the limitations on rack space, these catalogues are invaluable in discovering every last new item of tackle each brand has released. It's great to see that so many Read the rest of this entry »
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Top LRF Tackle a Year On
On January - 25 - 2012
We're 24 hours away from starting a lengthy journey. Driving down to the south coast, we'll be catching the cross channel ferry from Portsmouth to Caen. Once in France we'll need to drive a further 180 miles to Nantes - all this for a fishing tackle show. But to quote a friend, "if Carlsberg did fishing events, it would probably be close to the Salon European des Peche en Mer in Nantes" from the 27th to the 29th of January.
Two of us have been before - last year. It was a hugely enjoyable event for us (despite not speaking good French) Read the rest of this entry »
New Fishtec Discount Code
On November - 4 - 2011
The good people at Fishtec have given us a new Fishtec Discount Code to pass on to our readers.
The following voucher code gives Free Delivery on all UK orders over £30 from Fishtec until the 11th November 2011.
China Guangzhou International Fishing Fair 2012
On October - 30 - 2011
The 3rd China Guangzhou International Fishing Fair 2012 (Fish Guangzhou 2012) will be held in the largest exhibition hall at Asia-China Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex across March 9th-11th next year.
'Fish Guangzhou' has been successfully held twice with the support of famous Chinese brands like American Eagle Claw, Etuoh, ANATEC, etc. Fish Guangzhou 2011 attracted 127 companies across 10,000 square Read the rest of this entry »
Marukyu, Ecogear, Nories and the Future for the UK
On October - 22 - 2011
On day two of the Tackle & Guns Trade Show I had the absolute pleasure of spending 20 minutes or so with Peter Koppman of Marukyu (thanks to Ben @ Art Of Fishing for the recommendation). Peter works for Marukyu, but more specifically on the Ecogear and Nories sub-brands - I guess you could say, the lure side of things. Peter is an Aussie and resides in Japan - the homeplace of Marukyu. He's an angling nut from an angling family (his parents ran fishing tournaments when he was a kid) and he speaks Japanese. In short, he's a pretty interesting guy and no doubt a Read the rest of this entry »
