Author Archives: Andrei
Do BOCA BEARINGS really make a difference?
In the past years tuning and customizing reels got a voice of it’s own, and starts to change the face of fishing. Faster bearings, lighter and lighter spools, more performant [...]
Posted in Featured, Fish, Reviews Tagged baitcaster bearings, bearing reel knobs, boca bearings, braking systems, customizing reels 84 Comments
Abu Revo MGX – ICAST Best Freshwater Reel
I was really keen on buying a Curado 201E. Just my luck that my transaction was denied on a black November Sale. No matter! I’ll get a better one. A [...]
Posted in Casting, Featured, Reels, Reviews Tagged abu garcia baitcaster, abu revo mgx, baitcasting reel, ICAST 40 Comments
Rapala’s X-ProTect Chest Waders
Rapala is one of the worlds most long-lasting companies in the industry, since the first lure carved by Lauri Rapala in the 1930′s till this day when it continues to [...]
Think green with the Curado E50 / E51
I used to be a Daiwa extremist… saying: “Ahh! Shimano is a bike manufacturer !” But with all the hipe going on around the Shimano Curado, launched at ICAST last [...]
Posted in Casting, Featured, Reels, Reviews Tagged baitcasting reel, Curado 51E, curado e50, Shimano Curado, shimano reel 18 Comments
Yo-Zuri/Duel Hardcore 50-SH
As you can see JDM tackle has really taken it’s toll on us. Today we’re going to review/reveal another Japan hardbait. Most of us have tried, or at least heard [...]
Posted in Featured, Hard Baits, Reviews Tagged chub, deep diving, Duel, finesse fishing, Hardcore minnow, light line, minnow, trout, Yo-Zuri 7 Comments
Dorado Invader 4cm Shad – crankbait review
Poland is no stranger to lurebuilding manufacturers. It probably has as many lure production companies as Japan does. They all seem to be fitting in the same category: foam crankbaits. [...]
Posted in Featured, Hard Baits, Reviews Tagged asp, chub, crankbait, dorado triada, floating, invader, shad bait, sinking, trout, zander 26 Comments
Troutin’ Journal From The Wild Wild North – Part 1