The Asian Angler February 2015 Digital Issue - Malaysia - English | Page 78

Tackle Shop Blues T hese days when you walk into a tackle shop to buy a fishing rod you are bombarded by the array of choices available. Perhaps it would be better to look at some lures, and some reels, and some lines,... first just to clear your mind. Then you wander back to the rods section and decide to look at some accessories this time. Who knows when you will need a larger tackle box. Before you know it you’ve filled your basket up with plenty of goodies and noticed that you’ve got a another bunch of stuffs already waiting for you at the counter. All of a sudden your budget for a new fishing rod has just dropped. You still want to buy a rod, a good rod, and also a good excuse to tell the missus.