LATEST ADDITIONS - NOV 2011

Megabass X-80 Beat SW jerkbaits

IMA Bta60SR shallow runners

Evergreen Kaleido Designo ultra light BC rods

Evergreen Poseidon High Pitch Jerker overhead jigging rods

Evergreen Temujin 'The Eraser' spinning rod

Evergreen Water Proof Tackle Bag

Sunline Monster Battle PE casting line

Sunline Cast Away PE casting line

Sunline PE Jigger HG Light Special jigging line

Sunline PE Jigger HG jigging line

Jackall Bros Giron

Jackall Bros Squad Shad 65 jerkbaits

OSP Beat 3/8oz buzzbaits

Shout! Heavy Duty Split Rings

Shout! Sparrow and Dangan - New Colour

Shout! Flash 100g - New Jigs

Shout! Flash 250g - New Jigs

Shout! Strobe 100g, 150g, 180g - New Jigs

Imakatsu Careca sinking propbaits

IMA Bta70 shads - Special Colours

IMA Hound Glide 125F - New Model

Jackson Qu-On Boil Call poppers

Jackson Trout Tune 55 HW jerkbaits

Megabass Phase 3 'G-AX' baitcast rod

Megabass X-Pod Jr. - New Colours

Megabass Pop Max - Mad New Colours

Megabass Dog-X Jr. Coayu - Mad New Colours

Megabass Pop-X - Mad New Colours

Megabass Giant Dog-X - Mad New Colours

Megabass X-Plose - New Colours

Megabass Lates - Sakura Special Edition

Duo Flatside 54SR shallow crankbaits

Imakatsu Crank 400-R crankbaits

AFTERMATH

Our Bluefin Tuna USA trip was chronicled in the Japanese fishing monthly - Salty! Fishing by Tsurusaki-san in his 'Samurai Tsurusaki' articles in installments that stretched over two months. Nice touch. Here they are for those who can read the language...

For those who are keen on the video, here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdzuDuG57Fs&feature=BFa&list=HL1309653376&index=2

WILD STUFF!

There's always something special about catching sportfish from shore on lures. Maybe its getting your feet wet and having sand in between your toes, or negotiating a slippery algae-infested outcrop that ups the challenge of getting that elusive fish. One lazy evening spent targetting the prized Barramundi turned out to be something of a revelation...

First you have to get through the other inhabitants like this saltwater catfish, and they love lures too! IMA Sasuke 120 is THE go-to lure for this kind of shore adventure, its erratic action shining through even in the darkness of the night...

Next up was a frisky Yellowtail Barracuda on the Sasuke, all menacing!

What we were after, a beautiful specimen of the ubiquitous Barramundi. This one landed after losing a bigger fish that was uncontrollable...

Another perfect lure for these instances - the Jackall Bros Squad Minnow 95...

An even bigger fish, which gave a great account of itself against the Majorcraft Arrival PE Special rod...

It had to be the IMA Sasuke, battle-scarred but still producing like no other. A successful evening when the stars aligned and we got what we were after. Fishing doesn't get any better...

FRESH JIVE!

Once again we were headed to the friendly local lake, this time I had two friends from abroad who were keen to see what the fuss was all about. While running the esteemed New Caledonian GT charter operation Le Poisson Banane had made brothers David and Rudy seasoned saltwater guys, most of what they encountered here were to be new experiences to bring home. Shortly upon arrival, we were greeted by this rare and endangered (in the wild) Jullien's Golden Carp, one of many species that call this lake home...

Rudy wasted no time getting into the action with this Giant Snakehead, on a Jackall Bros Squirrel lure...

Next was another Giant Snakehead on a Jackall Bros Squad Shad...

Then a fat and hard fighting Sultan Fish on an IMA Moge lure...

Close up of a very effective lure for this lake...

David was playing with his new toy - the very powerful Megabass Destroyer Phase 3 spin rod...

A big Common Snakehead was his reward...

Taken on an IMA Ligid 70 lure...

Rudy had his new rod too - a Jackall Bros Poison Power Finesse Comp...

A new species for Rudy, the Asian Red Tail Catfish...

Redtails got on the chew, this one took an IMA Trip 85...

Big Tilapia hooked in the belly...

A Red Tail for David...

Zipbaits Khamsin, becoming a favourite for this lake...

Yet another Red Tail, he's on a roll...

Khamsin strikes again!

Jackall Bros Cover Craw worked well on this Red Tail...

Fat and strong Red Tail...

Next David pulled something sepcial out of the bag with this magnificent capture, the rare and super elusive Tapah - the Giant Malayan or Hellicopter Catfish...

Zipbaits Khamsin sucked in without hesitation...

It went 19lbs, a great capture and was revived and carefully released...

Rudy ended the day with another nice Common Snakehead on a Khamsin too. The guys were happy to have came and sampled a little of what we had to offer. We will be seeing them soon on their home turf, hopefully with some stunning fishing to go along...