New Daiwa Saltiga 3500 & 4000 Released

New Daiwa Saltiga 4000As far as light tackle fishing news goes, this is right up there… Daiwa have released the new Saltiga spinning reels in smaller sizes, including a baby 3500. Happy days!

When Daiwa released the new Saltiga range of spinning reels back in the tail end of 2010, questions were rightly asked over what this meant for the excellent Daiwa Saltiga Game range. Well our questions (and prayers) have been answered in the form of the new 3500 & 4000 sized reels launched recently in Japan. Unlike the Saltiga Game range, the new reels have kept the aesthetic appearance of their big brothers. They don’t appear to be disadvantaged in any way either – just pint sized versions of the bigger reels. New features such as the lightweight Zaion Continue reading “New Daiwa Saltiga 3500 & 4000 Released”

Okuma Andros – UK Release Date

Okuma AndrosThanks 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!

The Big One 2011 Fishing Tackle Show

The Big One 2011With many of us in the fishing doldrums this time of year one highlight on the angling calendar has to be The Big One tackle show held by FishFace Promotions in Farnborough. Fishing-Tackle.co.uk has attended the last Continue reading “The Big One 2011 Fishing Tackle Show”

Daiwa Morethan Branzino Lever Brake Drag (LBD)

Daiwa Morethan Branzino LBDJust spotted a planned addition to Daiwa’s Morethan Branzino range of spinning reels on Japanese tackle site plat.co.jp – the Morethan Branzino 2508SH LBD.

I know what you’re thinking, it’s the current Morethan Branzino reel with an extra lever bolted on. Well I guess it is really. Yet another tackle innovation from Japan sees the Lever Brake Drag (LBD) form factor added to Morethan Branzino range. It’s hard to see this being a popular reel outside of Japan, but I shouldn’t knock what I  haven’t tried.

I’ve been aware of this type of reel from Daiwa for a few years after seeing some shots in a Japanese catalogue but quite where the origin of this design lies, I don’t know. I’m sure your conclusions on the use will be similar to my own – clearly the lever offers more Continue reading “Daiwa Morethan Branzino Lever Brake Drag (LBD)”

Okuma Andros – New Information Released

New Okuma Andros 511We 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 Continue reading “Okuma Andros – New Information Released”