Advances..

[The Great Wallsendo]

Having not fished from the shore for the best part of a year+ I thought I'd swot up on the latest technology and current trends and I have been surprised that apart from a few new brands the basic wherewithal remains the same...

..now the question that springs to mind has fishing technology reached its peak?

I know that the rods and reels have come along way since they were chucking 12oz leads 100 yards with broom sticks and cart wheels; and line has got thinner and stronger but nothing ground breaking is happening that I can see

Someone care to prove me wrong...maybe I'm not as "down with the kids" as I perhaps think I am

Am here to be enlightened

[The Jester]

You're lucky Tony, i'm hitting the beaches again after 3 years ....
I've had a lot of help from Kingcod Deano, and updated to 21st century tackle...

Century Kompressor SS
4 Penn 525 Mags.
New rucksack
Various terminal tackle items....rotten bottoms, pulley swivell beads etc...etc....

Hope its at its peak, cost me a bloody fortune...

[g.ordon]

equipment a lot better now than say 20 year ago but some ppl still only use their old gear

No doubt it will still improve through innovation and technology, like anything else really

[phill_itofish]

I'm still using all the same gear as 3 years ago, i have switched to braid on the multi though, only had one sesh with it but so far in happy the main advantage, not surprisingly is bite detection

[Boro5707]

I'd say the biggest change recent times is fixed spools with braid and hitting bigger distances and tide fish during daylight.

[The Great Wallsendo]

But are the tackle companies actually coming up with anything that is making you think "hang on I'm going to spend my money on that" ??

Read certain mags when on my hols and let's be honest the "reviews" are always going to say yeah buy it (coz I'm getting paid to - oh and thanks for the freebies ) I was struck by how samey everything is these days!

All the main brands are copying each other in terms of everything and nothing is standing out as a new idea

It seems to me there is no more innovation?

[marco1967]

I upgraded from a stamp in the ground rod stand to an ian golds tripod . I love it .

[g.ordon]

maybe it has plateaued out for the time being but sooner or later a new material or idea will come up I reckon anyways

[Stores]

Having not fished from the shore for the best part of a year+ I thought I'd swot up on the latest technology and current trends and I have been surprised that apart from a few new brands the basic wherewithal remains the same...

..now the question that springs to mind has fishing technology reached its peak?

I know that the rods and reels have come along way since they were chucking 12oz leads 100 yards with broom sticks and cart wheels; and line has got thinner and stronger but nothing ground breaking is happening that I can see

Someone care to prove me wrong...maybe I'm not as "down with the kids" as I perhaps think I am

Am here to be enlightened

Tony - get a grip - rely on what you originally said:

"100 yards with broom sticks and cart wheels"

if you can cast that far you've covered 95% of our coastline but the main thing is casting it where the fish are (more difficult)- the rest is sex appeal -look for me in my yellow oilskins

[regpude]

rod rest

I upgraded from a stamp in the ground rod stand to an ian golds tripod . I love it .

thought you lost it.aswell as your bucket.your patter stinks.

[endurothumpers]

I think a lot of this "new" tackle is more out to catch anglers than fish.

[NICKY]

I think a lot of this "new" tackle is more out to catch anglers than fish.

Is that why you buy everything in sight then haha

[cookie1992]

Is that why you buy everything in sight then haha

check out hos ebay he sells it all on lol

[marco1967]

thought you lost it.aswell as your bucket.your patter stinks.

I did lose it , that's why I had to buy a new one , now now regrude , keep it civil eh ??

[regpude]

ok ill keep it civil

I did lose it , that's why I had to buy a new one , now now regrude , keep it civil eh ??

ive told you got 2 buckets if you want them.ps,hope your bucket was FULL of blacks when it was blown over.hahaha.