Fishing Tackle

Fishing tackle manafacturers have built up a multi million Pound/Dollar Industry worldwide.

There is a huge variety of freshwater fish varying in size and habitat consequently angling methods and equipment have been developed to cover all of these situations.

The fundamental idea of this section of the website is to give the beginner an insight into the differnet types of fishing gear available in the market place and give a basic understanding of these products, so an informed decision can be made prior to purchase.

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Fishing tackle has developed over the centuries, in the stone age harpoons and hooks were made from bone, antlers, stone and shells. Crude fishing rods were made from cane and bamboo and vines and other plant material would be used for fishing line.

The biggest changes came in the 19th centuary with glass fibre rods and quite basic fishing reels. Then, in the 20th centuary with the development of carbon fibre, lightweight fishing rods were mass produced and carbon fibre poles up to 16m long are a common tackle item for most match fishermen.

At the same time complex gears for reels were developed by the then famous bicycle gear manafacturer Shimano, and starting initially with shimano fishing reels the company expanded to cover all fields of fishing gear.

The links below will take you to more specific details on a whole range of currently available fishing tackle in the worldwide market today and hopefully will help you to make an informed decision if you are looking to by any of these products.