The Talica 10 2-speed lever drag from Shimano is smart, slick and carries a price tag indicative of a of a top-end performance reel. Des westmore and the kit-crunching crew…
Daiwa’s flagship 7HT MAG ST beach reel is here. Arguably the most audacious and acutely engineered casting reel to date, it pushes previous boundaries and takes an almighty leap towards…
A tough, reliable, uncomplicated reel that does the hard work of spreading the line evenly across the spool, and requires minimal maintenance is the stuff of dreams… right? Wrong. The…
Shimano’s Baitrunner system is legendary and it continues to earn worldwide acclaim as design and new fishing applications are developed. There are four different sized reels in ‘D’ range of…
Gone are the days when sea anglers were forced to employ fixed spool reels designed for freshwater use, and there is now an excellent array of beefed up reels built…
Fin Nor is a name that doesn’t spring instantly to mind in general UK fishing terms. But the brand is responsible for some excellent fishing equipment, as Des Westmore found…
Des Westmore takes a look at the appropriately named Santiago big game reel from Fin Nor and discusses the reel’s background, the world famous brand, and the future with Zebco’s…
Correctly judging the amount of expensive braided line required to fill a reel is a source of frustration for a huge number of anglers, but you don’t have to be…
Abu have put much fresh thinking and bundles of new technology into there latest Soron range of fixed spool reels. Under-spool bearings and a special braid-specific spool are just a…
The casting and fishing worlds are buzzing with talk of just how good the new TG-F1 reel really is. Dutch surfcaster, Chris Banham travelled to the UK where he tested…