Those of you in Europe that, like me are fanatical about Black Bream fishing might share my interest in these promotional videos I stumbled across by ace Japanese tackle manufacturer, Owner.
They're both aimed at Chinu (Black Sea Bream) anglers and although focused on Owner's excellent hooks and line, there's plenty of dedicated Black Bream 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 »
Thanks to those of you who have contributed and asked us when the Okuma Andros 511 will be available in the UK.
Svendsen Sport, the UK distributor have just confirmed that the first Andros reels will come into the UK in May.
As yet it's not clear which retailers will be stocking the Andros. If you are a retailer that will be stocking the Okuma Andros this year, get in touch and we'll give you a plug!
As far as I can tell there are only two reasons you won't buy the new Team Daiwa Z boat rod and Daiwa Saltist LD20H lever drag reel. The first reason is they're a bit pricey and its true, with a retail price of £225 for the rod and £315 for the reel the money could be better spent on paying almost a whole months gas bill(!). Secondly, you think that you already have all bases covered in the boat rod department - but Read the rest of this entry »
We spotted a hugely insightful post on the official Okuma Blog with regards to the forthcoming release of the excellent Andros 511 reel we recently sighted at the Tackle & Guns Trade Show. This post has confirmed some of findings we highlighted in our recent preview and released a lot more.
Okuma have confirmed that the Andros is a brand new Read the rest of this entry »
