Product Review

Sebile lures
Sebile Sin Shad Sebile No. 0.5 Sinking Spin Shad, 1/2-Ounce, White Lady Finish Now that we have found a venue that holds decent perch and very few pike, my angling bud Glenn Drennan and I have the possibility to experiment a little further. On this occasion, and as it would only be a short session, we thought we might give Sebile Lures a try.     Pure Fishing agent, David Wilson based in Northern Ireland sorted out a small selection to try, ones that he reckoned were “perch...

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Penn 2-Piece Flotation suit ISO 12402
Penn ISO 12402 Floatation Suit-2 Piece - Red/Black, Large My regular crew and I purchased four of these suits at the beginning of the year with the intention of giving them a thorough testing along with the general abuse typical of salt-water angling combined with rotten Irish weather! We found our suits to be comfortable and extremely warm. The extra room around the arms allowed for easy casting whilst shore angling, and being a two-piece suit, there was also the advantage of removing the j...

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JRC Extreme Recliner Chair
For the start of 2013, I treated myself to this luxury carp chair from JRC. JRC Extreme Recliner Chair - Green I wanted a chair that could be fully adjusted to any angle, mostly in a bid to ease my long-suffering back pain, but also, I wanted a chair that could be opened fully, similar to a bed chair, so that I could grab some shut-eye over those short, night-sessions under a brolly. A god-send on those short trips where the bivvy and bed chair routine are too much.   The new "cam-lock...

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JRC Cocoon 3-rod sleeve
JRC Cocoon 3-rod sleeve 12ft I picked up this very handy piece of kit from the luggage range at JRC. It is designed to carry three, fully made up rods and reels. It is extremely light-weight and the extensive padding will keep your rods fully protected in transit. One large side zip gives access to two compartments, with a further zipped centre compartment. I tried it out for size with my JRC Razors and big-pit Cardinals as seen in the photographs, and they easily fitted with room to spare. Th...

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Berkley Gulp-Baits
Drop-shotting with Berkley Gulp-Baits   On a recent perch hunt, we targeted a tiny, over-grown lake that once produced fish to over four pounds. I hasten to add; this was over thirty years ago! Looking at the water, I doubt if many have fished it between then and now! Northern Ireland is littered with these small ponds, mostly old Flax ponds that supplied the Irish Linen industry. Many are alive with fish, and relatively un-explored. Just enough room to flick a small lead-head Eventua...

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Shakespeare Agility Spinning Rod
Shakespeare Agility Spinning Rod Shakespeare Agility 2/15 Spin Rod - Silver, 7 Ft I originally picked this 7'rod from Shakespeare for light spinning in search of Sea-trout, but it is also perfect for casting lures in pursuit of river trout and in particular, specimen Perch. I had the opportunity to give it a go last weekend in the hope of christening it on a few “stripeys”, and balanced it with an Abu Cardinal and 8lb Berkley XTS. Adding a "stinger" treble on the split tai...

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