Right, Bass Anglers... listen up, this is a big one!
'Fiiish Black Minnow'
Fiiish, not Fish. Count the i's. One... two... three of 'em.
Quite why we didn't tell you about them when we got home from the show in Nantes last year, is anyone's guess. But thankfully, we got a massive slap in the Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
We always enjoy discovering what Savage Gear have been up to and there were quite a few 'finds' at this year's T&G Show. One of the most visually impressive was the new range of Savage Gear Salt Spinning Rods.
These lure rods look fantastic in pearlescent white and while they Read the rest of this entry »
Avid Carp have a fantastic new range of 'carp care' products designed and tested with the assistance of their consultancy team. We examined two of them at the Tackle & Guns Trade Show - the Carp Couch and the new Retaining Sling. Both looked the absolute bees knees in both design and materials used.
Ian Russell demonstrated the Avid Carp Couch and I have to admit, as far as fish care goes, this is 5-star. Some will Read the rest of this entry »
We commented that Avid Carp were definitely a tackle manufacturer to watch after last year's Tackle & Guns Trade Show. Here we are 12 months later and they've sure proved us right. Avid Carp is arguably one of the most innovative producers of carp fishing tackle and after visiting this year's trade show we're pleased to say that this looks to continue well into Read the rest of this entry »
