Fishing Gear Reviews

BC Outdoors Sport Fishing magazine is very excited to be the first magazine to announce the New Yamaha F200. The new four cylinder, four stroke is the lightest 200hp four stroke on the market; it’s up to 119-pounds lighter than Yamaha’s V6 F200 and weighs only 14-pounds more than Yamaha’s two...

O’Ki Tackle continues to impress me by pushing the envelope on new flasher colours. The Fire “N” Ice series is the newest series that O’Ki owner Brian Smith has developed. The Kinetic Mystic Green is good early morning fishing while the Kinetic Midnight Mist works well when the water is...

The new Mac Fish by Gibbs-Delta is the perfect lure for those of you who like to jig for salmon or bottom fish. Just like the rest of the Gibbs-Delta product line, they are made by anglers for anglers. The Mac Fish is available in one colour (army truck) and...

Slow-action is what it’s all about with Sage’s Circa series. Crisp loading at a slower tempo results in pinpoint accuracy and delicate presentations. The rods come in a green tea colour with olive primary wraps and slate trim. Like the rest of the Sage line, the Circa rods use Fuji...

Shimano is set to launch the new Calcutta D series. It’s hard to believe but Shimano has improved the Calcutta’s already great casting performance by incorporating their own X-Ship technology. The X-Ship is a double bearing supported pinion gear system that provides more torque, more power and a smoother retrieve!

The Steez uses an ultra lightweight corrosion-proof Zaion body and an air rotor of strong lightweight Zaion carbon composite. It has 13 bearings and a maximum drag of 15.4 pounds. The machined aluminum handle is capped with a cork knob and the bail constructed from hollow stainless steel. The Steez...

The lightweight design utilizes an all metal body which keeps gears aligned and perfectly meshed with no flex and makes a stronger, more durable and totally efficient fishing reel design. The 11 double-shielded stainless steel bearings and a precision-machined aluminum pinion gear, worm shaft and main shaft contribute to the...