If you need more info on rods check out Henry Gilbeys page. He has plenty of reviews of JDM Seabass rods and some european rods on his website. His blog is also worth a read, but centered around his UK seabass fishing.

https://www.henry-gilbey.com/fishing-tackle/

Spro makes some nice ones with Gamakatsu hooks for the european market. "Spro HD Heavy Duty 90 Jighead" should give you plenty results. But be sure to choose the heavy duty version, the regular ones are quite soft. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XSp...

I bought an CR721 IMX from Perry back in 2007. Everything went perfect and he was nice to chat with.

Same thing from Japan to Germany only 4 days but on the other hands I ordered stuff from a tackleshop that is only a ONE hour drive away from my house and it took them 10 days until they finally delivered my package not to mention that they got me the wrong stuff

Don't wanna offend anybody, but having lived in the US and Europe I must say I am very very glad to be back in Europe.

Every now and then I still buy tackle in the US and visit my friends in MA.

da house of hardy #1 wrote:I've always admired C&R philosophy

Yeah right

One thing I am hearing all the time about catching Silures with lures is to cast a heavy spoon way up in the air so it makes a very loud splash when it hits the surface. People do this with 50 cast on the exact same spot to get the attention of those fish and according to their stories after a while...

It seems that the reel I bought for SB8s (Calcutta DC250) is too light and.. Don't be silly Marc a 250 size Shimano is more than enough to throw any size swimbait. In Germany we use a lot of 200 and 250 size Shimanos for Pikefishing with heavy lures up to 10oz and they seriously handle it well even...

That musky is really really skinny almost looks like an eel

nevertheless nice fish dude

For a Baitcastingreel I would definitely consider a Shimano Curado 200 DHSV. The 7.0:1 gear ratio of the real is great for fast saltwater species and the reel is affordable.

is it just me or does that place look............clean. If I would compare the places I know in Europe and the USA I would have to say that europe is much much cleaner. People dont seem to litter nearly as much and most towns clean the roads and sidewalks regularly. I'll be in Calais too in about t...

GAMEOVER wrote: I love the finishs to, for an american lure, they dont lose their paintjobs and only get clear scratchs.

Rapala is not from America. The company comes from Finland but nowadays most lures seem to be made in either Estonia or Ireland.
Check out the boxes of the x-raps you recently acquired.

I only have one Graphiteleader rod a Veloce 6'6'' MH (GLVC662MH), but I can tell you that it is a very well build, quality rod that is incradibly light.
No flaws on my rod at all.

Well if you happen to have such cute kitties you might as well just buy a rod 'n reel to go along with it

Here are some pics I found on a German board.