UK distributor, Top Water Lures had cleverly got top French lure manufacturer Fiiish on their stand at the Tackle and Guns show today. It gave me an opportunity to see the new, baby Black Minnow 70. It measures 3 inches and features the same super-soft body, large paddle tail and fish catching action as the bigger models. The finely matched 3g head holds an offset hook that is fished weedless. Look forward to trying it out.
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New Marukyu Isome
For the first time it was clear that Marukyu wanted to make some distinction between its Power Isome product and their Ecogear lure brand. In contrast to last year’s Tackle and Guns show, Marukyu decided to host a separate stand for Ecogear (more on that later), while keeping the main stand exclusively for its many bait products.
Tackle and Guns Trade Show 2012
Set off early this morning, not to go fishing, but to visit the Tackle and Guns trade show at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. I’ve been a few times before and was keen to see how UK distributors and manufacturers are servicing lure fishing in 2012 and beyond – especially to get a better idea of whether the recent hype in LRF is leading to business for those involved.
Biodegradable Fishing Lures
On my recent trip to Plymouth I encountered a first – reeling in someone’s lost LRF tackle – just shows you how popular LRF is down there. What was pleasing to see was how the lure
Corkwing Bonanza
I like the end of the summer season. Fish species seem to turn on in waves. If last week was boom time for Cuttlefish, this week was peak for Corkwing Wrasse. There were dozens feeding at both the marks we fished and very eager to take an artificial worm. Such was the ferocity of the Corkwing it was nearly impossible to catch anything else with this tactic
Bream on Ima Shirasu Snake
Was playing around with a few new items yesterday and had this small Black Bream on an Ima Shirasu Snake in Solid Red colour. Nice action when fished dropshot. Image taken from GoPro video footage
Bite Marks from Squid/Cuttlefish
Bite marks in an Ecogear Grass Minnow from either a small squid or cuttlefish