Fishing Gear Reviews

The traditional round baitcast style of the Andros is both elegant and functional. These exceptional casting reels excel when fishing for bigger fish with heavy lures and weights typical to techniques used for Pacific salmon and steelhead. The Andros runs on five quality stainless bearings; quick retrieves are possible due...

The Tyee is fully machined from solid bar-stock aluminum and then hard anodized for protection from the elements. The mid-arbor spool allows you to quickly retrieve loose line while the heavy-duty one-way disc drag keeps you from having too much of it lying around. Available in gold, blue or dark...

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 Scotty Bait Board is a great multipurpose workspace for all of your tool, tackle and gear prep needs. The Bait Board easily mounts to any of the Scotty post mounts and the exterior tray walls let you cut bait and prep lures in a tidy, contained space. Keep knives...

The Rio Gold is designed to load at very close range and shoot line effortlessly. The taper is ideal for flies from #22 to #2 and an extra long distance version of this line is available. $75* SEE YOUR LOCAL RETAILER FOR CURRENT CANADIAN PRICING As seen in BC Outdoors Sport Fishing...

Simrad is part of the Navico family of marine navigational and fish-finding products. This Norwegian-based company, whose origins go back...

Airflo was the first line company to experiment with non-stretch fly lines that would enhance sensitivity, enabling fishermen to feel soft hits that might otherwise be missed. This latest generation uses a power core braid that casts and fishes very well. $65* SEE YOUR LOCAL RETAILER FOR CURRENT CANADIAN PRICING As...

Advanced fishermen who require a very fast loading, powerful rod for extra distance will appreciate the Pieroway Tactical series. Metallic blue regressive-tapered graphite blanks are scrimmed for added strength. Tactical rods come in line weights from #4 to #12 and in lengths from 9’ to 10’. $330-$390* SEE YOUR LOCAL RETAILER...