The 2012 Daiwa Luvias has landed in Europe. Looks like a great upper mid-range reel from Daiwa. Nice to see a shallow spool on the 2506H. Perfect for light lure fishing with braided line. [seen in-hand at Salon Europeen des Peches en Mer 2013]
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Nantes Fishing Show 2013
To say I’m excited would be a real understatement. In just 10 days time Dan and I will be commencing our third intercontinental soiree to France to attend a very special fishing show in Nantes
Grauvell Teklon Rock Fishing 702UL
It looks like Spanish fishing tackle manufacturer, Grauvell plans to add dedicated Rock Fishing rods to its extensive range – including one LRF model.
Fishing with Andy Ford
Dan and I had the pleasure of fishing with Andy Ford today, on my local stretch of the Kennet and Avon. You may know Andy as the enthusiastic, roving reporter from ‘Tight Lines’ on Sky Sports. Even if you don’t subscribe to Sky you can still watch Andy’s excellent features online. They cover literally all facets and disciplines of our sport – yes, even LRF! In fact, Andy has just launched a new website where he plans to catalogue all the excellent footage he has captured over the years. You can find it here – https://stourfisher.wordpress.com/ – check it out!
Vanfook Minnow Expert Hooks
Don’t like twin assist hooks on your jigs? Then Vanfook also do these tasty little singles. With their large eye, these small hooks will sit nicely below an LRF sized metal jig. Next time you need to pimp up your jigs, check out these Vanfook ME-31BL Minnow Expert Hooks
Vanfook Twin Dancer Assist Hooks
I’ve become almost addicted to fishing small metal jigs this year. I’ve learned that swapping average hooks (especially treble hooks) for top quality assist hooks can make a world of difference to hook-up rates
Shallow Spools from Shimano
It was good to see that Shimano has finally started designing spinning reels for the UK market with shallow spools for use with ultra thin braided lines – even if they haven’t yet released smaller models suitable for light rock fishing.
Berkley Nanofil in New Colours
Berkley Nanofil is now available in 3 colours. In addition to the White Mist, you can now get Lime Green and Dark Green variants. Have seen mixed feedback on Nanofil as an LRF line but it’s certainly an affordable, thin line with low stretch and great sensitivity.