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So 2 years ago Ian contacts me looking for a League fishing rod for his son Pierre. Long deliberations and I guide him in the direction of the 12' 3-5oz fitted with Low Riders Young Pierre attended the 2014 Nationals with a top finish in the Under 16's and earned his Protea Colours. By now...

Trini 50 (Selling for Client) He's wanting to buy another Saragosa 20k for league Angling. Reel in top shape. Recently serviced ABEC9 Spool Bearings and Carbontex Drag washers fitted (by us) R4000 incl courier delivery within RSA

With the move to Grinder fishing with All Out Braid application, a lot of money has been spent and a lot has been learnt over the past few years. I however never tire in informing clients of the ABSOLUTE value in correct components. Correct in terms of Casting concepts and distance/performance...

I know it's freshwater but here's a link to the full post. http://www.sealine.co.za/view_topic.php?id=97049&forum_id=3 Congrats to Ian Kotze's youngster who won the SA U/16 R&S and was selected to the Protea side. 2 Years ago I convinced him the 12'6"1-4oz was the rod for his son..... He...

Well I was geared and ready..... gummy ankle and all. Ready to perform my duties as team coach at the 2014 SA Championships (U/19). WAS..... Infection in the Ankle and body was rejecting the Stainless Steel plates and screws in my leg so I went in for Surgery and after having a 14cm plate and...

With the junior SA champs in Bloemhof I found the kids struggling with changing 30-50 traces a day with wet hands for 8 days in a row. They ended up with broken nails, broken snaps, casting with open snaps thereby losing fish and traces. I found a sample of these links in a mates tackle box...

So in November we had our annual Mazeppa trip with Sunil. Got there to find Trophy on the Island hanging onto a hi m reefed but his SeaGrand held and he landed a nice Bronzie

So the long awaited SA Junior Bank Angling team tour arrived and we were off to Bloemhof with Micaela participating in the SA Under 19 Young Ladies team and John-Craig and I tagging along on a fishing holiday and to provide some moral and logistical support. I booked into our regular Caravan...

Well we were out for the day in Potchefstroom for the Cross Country Champs with the wife running the 2nd race of the day and Micaela the 2nd last race so out at 04:30 and finished at 17:30. Not keen on driving back home after a long hot day we booked in at a venue on the Vaal River between...

I personally prefer the Low Rider Casting Concept and it works just fine for me. St Croix on their Striper rods are using them extensively and just about every Continental Surf Rod in Europe is fitted with them. Yet there are still those detractors all around the world saying it can't work and...

Hi All. After my post on this venue http://sealine.co.za/view_topic.php?id=85668&forum_id=3 there has been a lot of interest. We have at least 12 of the 39 swims open on the weekend Sat 31 Aug and Sun 1 Sep I'm doing some coaching with Juniors and we have a few other club members joining...

I've had a large amount of anglers approach me with frustration and anger etched all over their faces. Many are selling new spinning tackle or simply giving it away and resorting back to mono on a multiplier or spinning reel because it's getting expensive throwing lures away. Wind knots are...

Just back from the Tackle Trade show. As you know there have been a lot of price hikes in Fuel, Transport food etc, etc. Some tackle has been going up a bit through the year but take heed of the following. Last year your suppliers were importing material and Tackle at R8.60 to a USD and this...

As you may or may not know JW Apex is the agent for the Fin Nor brand in RSA and Australia. JW Apex Australia owns 50% of the South African agency and is thus integral to our product of Fin Nor provided to our market. Having worked a lot on the reels and read a lot more on Sealine I was...

Braid fishing on Grinders is no longer a fad it is a reality and many more Grinder anglers will be fishing Braid at Nationals So in a Nationals I'm doing and a guy nextOK but someone is caning the fish and I lay a complaint and they test his/her braid and it is WAY, WAY over the 50lbs maximum...

Well I asked a number of people including new owners and the first reply is it has bigger gears and a thicker shaft and is more robust....... Only partly correct

Dean Pelser, former member of Supercast and manufacturer of Banjo, Ebony, Cina 1 and many other well known dips that many of you use. Now a 14 times Protea Angler and 3 x SA Champ and 1 World Champ (what I know of and I'm sure many fishing accomplishments I have missed) He has spent a massive...

First off was a remake of the recently Acquired 2nd Hand Sharkey HMG's of our own Shark Whisperer, Ants. Something special he said so they were made to match his Awa-Shima shirt and as a Twin Set

Just got the price for a client No butting, no reel seat, no EVA and no flash or label R2295 .................. stunned silence. Add Graphite butting, 60cm length of X-Flock Shrink, Add Fuji Trigger, Add rubbing ring and wooden butt end that it had on plus labour, binding and epoxy R2850 for...

After a number of discusions on the matter, I tested drag on diferent levels on the same reel without adjusting the drag settings. The below insert explains it, Courtesy of the Shimano Tiagra range manuals.