Purefishing (www.purefishing.com.au) cover an extensive array of products from iconic brands like Shakespeare, ABU, Berkley, Pflueger, Stren and Spiderwire. With a huge range on offer, it’s no wonder that NT anglers find several to be really usefull tools in the quest for trophy fish.
The Barra anglers in particular love the ABU REVO Inshore baitcast reel. And no wonder when you can boast a super drag that with over 20lb of drag pressure, great castability with a variety of lure weights and a tough saltwater tested alloy frame. Add to this the revolution in soft baits, the Berkley Hollowbelly baits are awesome fish takers for many of the estuary species on offer and are really easy to use with the inbuilt paddle tail providing all the action you need. And they are scented for added appeal!
Braid line is a must when targetting barra and the by-catch species around the Top End and Berkley Fireline is still the most sought after for both spin and baitcast reels alike. Sizes 14 to 30lb are the most favoured depending on whether you are lure casting for Barra and the like or chasing bigger things like black jew on baits and jigs.
For the offshore angler, the Top End has a host of great species and the Berkley Gulp soft baits are finding more and more acceptance. All the reef species will eat Jerkshads and Grubs with relish and when combined with the famous Nitro jigs they make a winning combination for cast and retrieve fishing and vertical jigging as well. Gulp has a huge range of colours and shapes that will take everything from Pikey bream, to barra, al the reef species and even Sailfish!
The Shakespeare Ugly Stick is arguably the world’s best selling rod and no wonder when you combine legendary strength and toughness with a range that covers all you will ever need when fishing the mighty waters that the NT can offer. For offshore, choose a rod that is powerful enough yet balanced with your choice of overhead or spin reel and the desired line weight. River rods are usually shorter baitcast or spin outfits and Ugly Stick have all these covered. Just adda Pflueger or Shakespeare spin or baitcast reel and you are set to go!
The local tackle outlets can advise the best products to cater to your choice of fishing and with so much on offer, you just might end up with an extra outfit or two. But hey, you can never have too much fishing tackle!”
You can purchase these products at all good fishing tackle stores
Top End Tackleworld, 4332 Stuart Highway Palmerston, 08 8932 3006
Top End Fishing Supplies, 420 Stuart Highway, Coolalinga, 08 8983 1111
BCF Darwin, 356-366 Bagot Road, Millner, 08 8948 0099
Tight lines!
John Bell
(www.purefishing.com.au)