Snowbee’s Deep Blue boat rods are pricey, but quality doesn’t come cheap says reviewer Des Westmore. Snowbee are a company whose history is rooted in fly-fishing, but the introduction of…
This tutorial is provided to assist those of you who may be interested in performing an upgrade of the drag system of your Shimano Torium 16, 20 and 30, and…
Without doubt, multi-tip rods are becoming popular for sea fishing and now virtually every manufacturer has a rod offering multiple tips fitting a common butt/handle, interchangeable solid glass or carbon…
Many compact fishing headlights fall short in the performance and build quality stakes, but the Lenser H7 LED headlamp bucks these negative trends to deliver exactly what is promised on…
Match rod rests, tripods, rod stands, call them what you will, are great for sand and shingle beaches. But as Planet Sea Fishing points out, there are also strong cases for…
Noticeable advances in component machining processes mean quality reels of this ilk are now stronger and sexier than ever. This has led to reels of a generic 6000-size (capacity of…
In this long term test Des Westmore appraises the Shimano Trinidad TN14 reel, and investigates how the internals have withstood many months of unrelenting hard labour. I first saw the…