Category Archives: Reviews
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 [...]
Also posted in Featured, Fish 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 [...]
Also posted in Casting, Featured, Reels 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 [...]
Orka Shad Tail soft lure review

Orka lures got my attention a few years ago when I walked into a friend’s fishing store and there was a shelf full of these lures waiting for me. Looking [...]
Also posted in Featured, Soft Baits Tagged orka fishing lures, orka lures, orka shad tail, wallaye soft lure 7 Comments
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 [...]
Also posted in Casting, Featured, Reels 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 [...]
Also posted in Featured, Hard Baits Tagged chub, deep diving, Duel, finesse fishing, Hardcore minnow, light line, minnow, trout, Yo-Zuri 7 Comments
Relax Kopyto, a legendary soft bait?