Awa-Shima

I will be the first to admit I am a bit of a tackle tart, but deliberately so.

I have found often to my cost that you cant afford to buy cheap kit, it frequently fails to perform as advertised and wears and deteriorates much quicker forcing the angler to shell even more by either repairing or replacing it.

First out of my bag on a boat, unless on a wrecking trip, are my Conoflex Sensor Tip and my Abu Suverans, quality kit that not only performs but will instill confidence in any angler using them. So when I was handed a £40 Awa-Shima Ugly Battler 10-20lb class rod and asked not only review it but to actually use it I was a bit concerned about the amount of quality fishing time I would be missing out on with my 3 figure rods. How wrong could I have been?

Why would I want a 5 – 10lb rod, it doesn’t fit into my armoury of the bigger rod for bigger fish war that I constantly play out and loose drastically against mother natures tasty amphibious foes. Perhaps there is a clue in this; sitting on a boat with a broom handle trying to catch delicate biting fish does run against the fly fisherman in me who loves ultra light fishing on the river. So why do I not compromise on my sea tackle
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