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Hardy & Greys Japan Ltd recently sponsored the “Gyo-San-Jin” (Fish-Mountain-Men) competition in Nagano Japan.
“New for 2009, the Stella Saltwater range has been awarded ICAST and AFTA’s best saltwater reel category.”
I’m a Shimano fan, we always brought them out for competitions and carefully packed them away in exchange for big, old Penn reels for the day to day tuna dirty work.
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Buying a rod licence is much cheaper than ending up in court, say Environment Agency Wales, as 52 individuals are set to be prosecuted in the next month.
The illegal anglers were all caught by the Agency’s Enforcement Officers patrolling rivers and fisheries across Wales.
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Jerry Flay is editor of “Reel Life”, the anglers newsletter from Fish & Game in New Zealand. He takes a wry look at the current economic meltdown being touted around the world and what effect if any it may have on us fly fishers!
A delegation from the Countryside Alliance, including Chairman Kate Hoey, Board Member Baroness Golding and Deputy Chief Executive John Gardiner, met the new Minister of State for Farming and the Environment Jane Kennedy on Tuesday.
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The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) presented its top award, the Lee Wulff Conservation Award, to Nathaniel Reed of Hobe Sound, Florida at meetings of the Board of Directors in New York on November 11, 2008. The award recognizes Mr. Reed’s outstanding international work, especially in protection of wild Atlantic salmon on their feeding grounds at West Greenland.
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Peter Cammann shares a story this week that will be sure to bring a smile to your face as he recounts a tale of ice, canoes and Star the Wonder Beagle!
With long-trotting for winter Grayling currently on the minds of classic coarse fishers, what better time for the next review in our occassional series on classic coarse tackle. This time, guide Alan Tomkins is having a close up look at Hardy’s latest centrepin reel - the Conquest!
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