The Jika Rig is a great option for heavy cover when you want to fish a lure close to the bottom – which is essentially what rockfishing or wrasse fishing is. The Jika rig falls vertically, meaning it punches through weed well and limits the chance of getting hung up. Traditionally, a Jika rig is made from three components – an offset hook, a split ring and a weight – although there are some options which I’ll cover further down. More
Japanese lure systems get me hard. When Tict launched their Grouper Game range I got quite excited. More
Great news this week. Prime Angling have gotten around to adding their range of imported LRF gear from Japan. More
I love Daiwa France. In Europe, they’re the closest link we have to the wonderful world of Daiwa Japan. More
My favourite Isome hook of last year. To give you some idea of how far behind we are, I purchased mine in Japan out of a bargain bin! Anyway, glad I can restock now. More
A few weeks back I decided to explore the benefits of Japanese style worm hooks and purchased a few examples from Decoy, Gamakatsu and VMC. More
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
