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Major Craft Triple Cross EU Custom 9’ 10-30g lure rod review - £199.99 UK price (all hail the new Skyroad!)

Major Craft Triple Cross EU Custom 9’ 10-30g lure rod review - £199.99 UK price (all hail the new Skyroad!)

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey19 September 2018Major Craft, Triple Cross, Skyroad Comments

One year down the line with the Shimano Twin Power XD C3000HG spinning reel

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey17 September 2018Shimano, Penn Slammer Comments

Shimano Dialuna S90L 9' 5-25g lure rod review - €289.95 (and I am off to Ireland today)

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey5 September 2018Shimano, Xorus Patchinko Comments

Penn Slammer III 3500 spinning reel review - under £150 in the UK

Penn Slammer III 3500 spinning reel review - under £150 in the UK

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey27 August 2018Penn Slammer, Penn Clash, Spiderwire, Shimano, St. Croix Comments

Apia Grandage 96ML 9’6’’ 7-28g lure rod review - £309.99 UK price

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey20 August 2018APIA, Grandage, Xorus Patchinko, Fiiish Black Minnow, OSP DoLive Stick, HTO Shore Game, major craft Comments

Vision Ikon Guiding Stockingfoot waist waders review - around £200 (and I now believe a whole heap safer than chest waders if you end up in the drink)

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, Reviews, SafetyHenry Gilbey6 August 2018Vision Ikon, RNLI, Waders, Waist waders, Chest waders, lifejacket, Crewsaver Comments

I had a quick go with the new waterproof and sealed Van Staal VR50 spinning reel - how much sense does it make for our lure fishing?

I had a quick go with the new waterproof and sealed Van Staal VR50 spinning reel - how much sense does it make for our lure fishing?

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey18 June 2018Sufix, HTO Shore Game, Van Staal Comments

Nitecore NU25 rechargeable headlamp review - £36.95 UK price - can a headlamp for night lure fishing get any better?

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey1 June 2018Nitecore, head, night fishing Comments

Have you seen these new Daiwa LT (Light & Tough) spinning reels?

Have you seen these new Daiwa LT (Light & Tough) spinning reels?

Fishing tackle, ReviewsHenry Gilbey30 May 2018Daiwa, spinning reel, Light & Tough Comments

Favorite Cobalt CBL-902M 9’ 9g-28g lure rod review - £69.99 UK price

Lure fishing, Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, ReviewsHenry Gilbey23 May 2018Favorite, Xorus Patchinko, Nebula, OSP DoLive Stick, HTO, Cobalt Comments

Hodgman Aesis Shell (waterproof) Jacket review - £200+ here in the UK

Hodgman Aesis Shell (waterproof) Jacket review - £200+ here in the UK

Fishing tackle, Fly fishing, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey18 May 2018Hodgman, Vision Comments

Shimano Exsence Infinity S906M/RF 9’6’’ 6-38g lure rod review - imported from Japan, not cheap

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey14 May 2018shimano, Exsence Infinity, HTO, Nebula, Shore Game Comments

I’ve got high hopes for this brand new, medium sized Xorus Patchinko 125

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey2 May 2018Xorus Patchinko, Daiwa, IMA Salt Skimmer, Tackle House, Lucky Craft, Surface lures Comments

Breathable waist waders - where have you been all my life?

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey30 April 2018Vision Ikon, Scierra, Waist waders Comments

Major Craft Triple Cross TCX-942SSJ Super Light Shore Jigging 9'4'' 15-40g lure rod review - £199.99 UK price

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey23 April 2018major craft, Triple Cross, HTO, Nebula, Savage Gear Line Thru Sandeel Comments

Has anybody here had much fishing time with these not very expensive Savage Gear Seeker ISP metal lures?

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey16 April 2018Westin, Savage Gear Seeker, Savage Gear Line Thru Sandeel Comments

HTO Shore Game S932ML 9'3'' 7-30g lure rod review - £339.99 UK RRP

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey6 April 2018hto, Shore Game, DoLive, black minnow, Xorus Patchinko Comments

With what I want from a headlamp these days, I really like the look of this new Nitecore NU25 - can great things come in small packages?

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey21 March 2018Nitecore, headlamp, night fishing Comment

I really want to do more surf based lure fishing, but these lovely smooth Japanese spinning reels don’t like being dunked at all - so I’ve got a Penn Slammer III 3500 reel here to try

I really want to do more surf based lure fishing, but these lovely smooth Japanese spinning reels don’t like being dunked at all - so I’ve got a Penn Slammer III 3500 reel here to try

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey9 March 2018Shimano, Penn, Daiwa, APIA Comments

Snowbee Small/Long lure box review (around £10) - how often are the simplest things the most effective?

Snowbee Small/Long lure box review (around £10) - how often are the simplest things the most effective?

Bass fishing, Fishing tackle, Lure fishing, ReviewsHenry Gilbey26 February 2018HPA, Snowbee Comments