Ebay Shads

With an eye on next summers saltwater lure fishing and also some pike and perch on the rivers I turned to Ebay for some inspiration. The smaller lure is (supposedly) a 12cm Spikey Rage shad and the the other a (supposedly)15cm Savage Gear Cannibal shad. 

I went for the white colour for fishing in dark peaty rivers and also for the coast at night. The Cannibal shad is quite heavy so I'm hoping I can bounce it over the weed without much extra weight.

Akios Airloop R10

I've been using my Airloop on the beach and on the rocks this winter, the increased casting distance means I can put a bait in to more productive areas. As the winter went on the reel started to lose some of its smoothness so I decided to give it a good lubricate... I seem to have misplaced some of the shims that sit under the spool and now it won't turn when the drag is tightened. PLUS I can't find a parts diagram for the reel.

Rapala X Brat

Rapala lure may not be cheap but when they look and behave like these do you can understand why.

Lures

I've just been looking at some Rapala lures for pike and bass, blimey they're expensive!