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are as tough as they come. Hook into one and you’ve got a battle on your hands. Your first 30 seconds are crucial, hit and hold, if you give an inch you’re done for. As such you need the tackle to stand your ground – and Danny is ready for war. This boy’s gear is, not to put too fine a point on it, sexy as hell. A Shimano Stella SG 4000 with its drag set to ‘you’re going nowhere’ lays up 20lb Power Pro Depth Hunter braid, running through the rings of a Slash 28g, 7ft 4in rod – a sublime looking weapon designed for black bass, but with a fast action that sets hooks and holds on perfectly for wrasse. At the business end Danny has options, but his first lure for the wrasse is always a senko worm. Rigged Texasstyle with a 3/0 worm hook (extra strong) and 10g cone weight it’s soon searching around in the salt. This arrangement is tied up to a 22lb fluorocarbon leader, needed to soak up the sharp and snaggy underwater terrain. Danny always starts his Strike, set the hook and don’t give an inch.