Fishermen’s Tack Pack- The Review

This year we’re really trying to expand the reviews section of our website, and we’ve got some great ones coming this summer. The newest addition to the ranks is my review of the Roam Products Fishermen’s Tack Pack. There’s a teaser below this image, but you should probably just jump right into the full review!

Construction & Appearance

The exterior of the Tack Pack is made from a light, durable nylon that’s stain and water resistant. The Tack Pack comes in several colours, I think the textured camouflage looks the best, but there is also a red and black vinyl, as well as a smooth black nylon. The edges are only single stitched but show no signs of wear after an intense three day shore fishing trip shuffling around my back pack as well as being pulled and picked for various items. The ring clip is riveted securely into position through a piece of solid material sewn into the tack pack’s center, and the exterior clip is your standard plastic release buckle.

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Himalayan Golden Mahseer

The more I see of the golden Mahseer, the more impressed I am. And fishing in the Himalayas, how cool is that?

In Search of the Himalayan Golden Mahseer from Stuart Walker on Vimeo.

Check out the rest of Stuart Walker’s Fishing Channel on Vimeo.

Toronto Islands 2009: Round Two

Clive and I met up on Saturday to fish the Toronto Islands together. We haven’t actually fished together since last year, so it was great to catch up and enjoy the hunt in one of our favorite Toronto fishing spots. In fact the Toronto Islands were really where the idea for this site was born. I registered the domain on June 8th 2004 which means we’ll be celebrating our first five years in a months time. Ever since 2004 we’ve been fishing our guts out and bringing our style and attitude to the world of fishing.

I got to the islands quite late, catching the 11AM ferry rather than the 8AM ferry I planned to catch. I’ve been working very long hours recently and I have a number of friends in town visiting as well as friends who will be leaving in the next few days. Everything caught up with me and I slept through my alarm for about 3 hours.

When I arrived at the islands I saw a few fisherman and said hello before finding Clive. He had teamed up with another guy named Paul (I hope that was his name, if it’s not I apologize!) who is originally from France and living here as a student. They showed me photos of the decent pike they had caught so far and about some of the more exciting follows. We’ll have to wait until Clive get’s home before we see the photo of his pike.

The weather wasn’t on our side today, with sporadic showers and thunderstorms the sun was nowhere to be found, unlike Friday which made me wish I’d called in sick for work. We covered most of the shorelines around Centre Island with a few follows here and there when the sun would make it through the clouds for a few minutes.

Clive and I didn’t land any other pike, but Paul pulled out this really nice thick 30 incher!

Though Paul has only been here for a short time it’s clear he’s putting in the dedication to finding patterns for these pike. I hope that some of the information on this site about Toronto Islands helped give him that head start to put so many fish in his logs. This one, like so many others, was released to fight another day.

After Paul’s fish the wind picked up and a storm moved in very quickly and we got stuck in the rain and got soaked. About half way to the shelter we stopped so I could put on a second layer and I noticed that it was hailing! The pieces of ice weren’t that big, about the size of a wisdom tooth, but man did they hurt when you were getting pelted with them.

Check the Toronto Islands 2009 gallery for updates!

Caption Contest!

It’s been a while since we’ve had a caption contest, so lets do it! The best caption gets some free Fishing Fury stickers!

Extreme Coast Fishing

When I tell people I don’t have a boat, they always ask me how I expect to catch big fish. It’s pretty simple really, you don’t need a boat to catch big fish, you just need to know where to be at the right time. Just check out these guys from Extreme Coast, they make landing monster shark from shore look easy!

The Texas Coast…..My Playground!

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day

What better way to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day then sitting back with a few beer and watching a video about fishing in Ireland. Enjoy!

Watch A Shore Thing – Ireland in Lifestyle  |  View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com