That was great Sam, nice to see how others approach their fishing, and tackle that they use. How are you finding the Shimano fx reel ? Considering getting one
Glad you liked it, yeah there's so much info out there but sometimes it's brand based so thought it might be worth people seeing. I tend to fish as cheaply as possible lol, I don't know whether that hinders my fishing but I don't believe so. The shimano fx is the first reel I bought for this style of fishing and I've not felt any need to change yet after 3/4 years. Its not the most solid feeling thing but I've had pike up to 13lb on it with 6lb braid and it's performed great for me personally. Drag set is quite responsive and it's super lightweight if you like a light set up. So for the price I'd say its spot on. I have used a fox rage reel in a 1000 size recently and it felt really good too but it's about £40 and the shimano is about £25 I believe
Thanks for info, yeah I find a lot of the videos are brand based and I think they tend to be sponsored anglers promoting products for that company. Nice to see videos like yours based on real views and honest opinions on products. I too tend try and buy cheap, I don't always think there is a need to spend hundreds on tackle etc. Can I ask what braid you use, keep up the good work thoroughly enjoying it
@mattjohnson9143 thank you. Braid is the one thing I don't skimp on because I've had real stressful sessions with wind knots...especially when bass fishing on the coast. I use berkley for all of my fishing, I use Berkley Sick braid for freshwater and use 6 to 10lb. Tend to keep the lighter perch rod on 6 and the heavier one on 10 as use that one for pike sometimes. Then for seabass fishing I use Berkley Nanofil, it's a bit strange as it's not really braid, it has no stretch and reacts the same as braid but it's a single filament, really waxy and absolutely flies through the rod rings. Gives me a good 20 yards extra on the same lures. The knots are a little harder to get right as its waxy feeling and can slip if you use the wrong ones. But I can't recommend that enough if you're doing any long casting on lures
Great vid mate 🐟🎣👌
Thanks buddy shame about the fishing ay
Learning curve mate try some different tactics next time 😉🐟🎣
That was great Sam, nice to see how others approach their fishing, and tackle that they use. How are you finding the Shimano fx reel ? Considering getting one
Glad you liked it, yeah there's so much info out there but sometimes it's brand based so thought it might be worth people seeing. I tend to fish as cheaply as possible lol, I don't know whether that hinders my fishing but I don't believe so. The shimano fx is the first reel I bought for this style of fishing and I've not felt any need to change yet after 3/4 years. Its not the most solid feeling thing but I've had pike up to 13lb on it with 6lb braid and it's performed great for me personally. Drag set is quite responsive and it's super lightweight if you like a light set up. So for the price I'd say its spot on. I have used a fox rage reel in a 1000 size recently and it felt really good too but it's about £40 and the shimano is about £25 I believe
Thanks for info, yeah I find a lot of the videos are brand based and I think they tend to be sponsored anglers promoting products for that company. Nice to see videos like yours based on real views and honest opinions on products. I too tend try and buy cheap, I don't always think there is a need to spend hundreds on tackle etc. Can I ask what braid you use, keep up the good work thoroughly enjoying it
@mattjohnson9143 thank you. Braid is the one thing I don't skimp on because I've had real stressful sessions with wind knots...especially when bass fishing on the coast. I use berkley for all of my fishing, I use Berkley Sick braid for freshwater and use 6 to 10lb. Tend to keep the lighter perch rod on 6 and the heavier one on 10 as use that one for pike sometimes. Then for seabass fishing I use Berkley Nanofil, it's a bit strange as it's not really braid, it has no stretch and reacts the same as braid but it's a single filament, really waxy and absolutely flies through the rod rings. Gives me a good 20 yards extra on the same lures. The knots are a little harder to get right as its waxy feeling and can slip if you use the wrong ones. But I can't recommend that enough if you're doing any long casting on lures
Hi Sam, I have looked at the sick braid and cannot see any in 6lb, do you get 0.06 and the 0.10 sizes which is 12lb and 16lb.
@mattjohnson9143 yes sorry got muddled up with the 6lb and .06 but that's the one 👍