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We've talked about the recent uprising of specialist lure fishing shops before now, but I wanted to highlight one in particular - 'Jacks LRF'.

I want to call Jacks LRF a 'cottage industry' type of business - I'm hoping neither Andy or Jack take offense at that. You see with Jacks LRF there's a level of interest in ultralight lures that's above the norm. The service is fantastic and friendly, and I can get unique, quality lures that I can't obtain anywhere else. It's specialist ... Read the rest of this entry »

The Sportfish Sale is pretty spectacular as far as fishing tackle sales go. At this time of year Sportfish is busy readying itself for delivery of a whole host of new angling products for the coming season and that means they need to clear stock to make room. The Sportfish Mid Season Sale sees discounted items across its Fly Fishing, Spinning and Carp & Specialist lines of tackle giving anglers the limited opportunity to purchase premium ... Read the rest of this entry »

Publishing giant, Bauer have just released a new digital magazine on fishing tackle - and what's more - it's free!

iTackle magazine comes from the makers of Angling Times and being digital offers the fisherman much more in terms of a tackle review than traditional press.

The pilot issue of iTackle is out now (get it here) and features Shimano's new Aero Technium Mgs carp reel that we featured last month, as well as the new Middy 14.5m MTDI Shock Core Fusion XP45 pole and the feature-packed Nordik Tackle Octbox Mk2 seatbox.

We wish Bauer all the best with iTackle. We like it a lot. The oscillation rate demonstration on the Mgs is fantastic.

Well, it's that time of year again (at last). The big tackle trade shows of EFTTEX and ICAST are behind us and fishing tackle manufacturers' attention turns to consumer PR, building the buzz for next seasons tackle releases.

As ever, there's an awful lot of new releases this year. The big manufacturers will use their marketing might to make their products stand out against the rest. It's normally quite a show.

Australia seems to be ahead in this process every year. Check out this promotional video from Shimano Australia for 2012: ... Read the rest of this entry »

I've done this a couple of times and a mate, once more. So now's the time to share the secret in getting hold of the superb Daiwa Certate dirt cheap.

Search eBay for a Daiwa Certate - especially in the UK - and if you didn't already know they were high price items, you might get a shock. We're certainly talking upwards of £200 plus postage for these spinning reels. The price is justified. Arguably the Certate is Daiwa's answer to the Shimano Stella. In fact some anglers prefer the finesse of the Certate over the Stella.

In time the Daiwa Certate has earned a following. In an auction market such as eBay that generally means fair pricing and ... Read the rest of this entry »