http://www.tackletester.com Bringing you the latest in Rods, Reels, Lures and more! Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:34:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'd like to think Australian offroad camper trailers had something to do with this. Jeep has jumped on camper trailer band wagon, excuse the pun. I must say, they look snazzy are are not too badly priced. But will they stand up against a rugged aussie made camper, or be ... http://www.tackletester.com/?p=1639 Due out in Autumn 2010, the new 2010 Daiwa Saltiga 4500-5000 sizes are sure to turn heads. The larger brothers the 6000-6500 sizes are due for release early 2011. Daiwa has decided to keep anglers on the edge of their seats, by releasing the official product information, once a week ... http://www.tackletester.com/?p=1628 After over a decade on the market, the world famous Shimano Trinidad series has received an overhaul and out comes the new Trinidad A Series. While the reels were virtually flawless the main issue with the original Trinidad was the lack of drag pressure. The whole drag system has been updated ... http://www.tackletester.com/?p=1614 With braided super lines getting stronger and stronger every day and snags inevitable, one of the most irritating parts of fishing is trying to break the stuff when you get stuck! As painful as it is cutting your expensive line, you don't always have a knife handy and more than ... http://www.tackletester.com/?p=1611 This one slipped under the radar a bit. Check out the press release by aftco outlining the features of their new bad ass harness, the GBR. The AFTCO GBR Harness was designed in conjunction with I.G.F.A. Hall of Fame Captain Peter B. Wright and tested on giant black marlin on the ... http://www.tackletester.com/?p=1603 A company well know for their out there names has done it again, with the Nitro Kamikaze and Widow Maker series. Nitro have really pulled out the Swiss Army knife of rods with these two big game all-rounders, designed to tackle just about anything you can throw at them. Heavy duty ... http://www.tackletester.com/?p=1596 Gancrafts new EGI (Squid) lures are quite possibly the hottest looking squid jigs to hit Australian shores. They have taken jigs to a whole new level of realism with the likes of the Evil Fish and much more. Gancraft have opted to go with out the traditional cloth outer skin on ... http://www.tackletester.com/?p=1590 In a world where new materials are constantly superseding inferior ones, it was only a matter of time before it hit the world of fishing. Aqua Teko have released a substitute for the standard metal/brass swivels with a new Flurocarbon swivel. Yes, thats right folks. A flurocarbon swivel. Utilizing the same ... http://www.tackletester.com/?p=1536 With the overwelming popularity of smaller bream lures its great to finnally see some bigger divers breaking through onto the shelves. This larger Rigge measures 56mm and weighs in at 3.1 grams which at first assessment seems abit light on for the size but given the profile of this lure ... http://www.tackletester.com/?p=1573 At first glance the PX looks like something that belongs in a stir-fry rather than a tackle box. Ecogear have really nailed the prawn presentation with the PX. The lure presents a very narrow profile combined with a tiny concave lip right at the tow point. To add to the ... http://www.tackletester.com/?p=1553