Gear Guide: Tackle & Accessories - Part 2

By Perry Mack

Oki Tackle Betsy

This metallized silver blade creates an electric current in salt water and leaves behind a trail of positive ions which attracts fish. The electric current will de-metallize your flasher, which is a sign that it’s working just as it should. Fishermen have been known to use these blades for years with great effectiveness. Their classic yellow green mist on a full-cut silver prism tape fronts this remarkable flasher.

Comes with ball bearing swivels, top and bottom, a stainless steel hook snap and solid welded rings. Available as Big Shooter 11″, Little Shooter 8″ or Micro 5″.

MSRP: $14.59-$17.64 CAD - okitackle.com

P-Line Tactical Fluorocarbon

Reportedly extruded from the highest quality Japanese fluorocarbon crystals, this line ensures the best knot and breaking strength available in a soft fluorocarbon line and is marketed as having “supreme castability, invisibility, softness, and the pinnacle of sensitivity", the Best of Show for Line comes in 200-yard spools ranging from 6- to 20-pound test.

MSRP: $20-$30 USD - p-line.com

Rapala Fish ‘N Fillet Knife

According to Rapala, ‘With more than 50 million sold, Rapala’s birch-handled classic, the Fish ‘N Fillet, is the knife that taught the world to fillet.’ They are progressively tapered, full-tang blades of Scandinavian stainless steel, attached to a birch handle. Accessories include a fine-tooled leather Laplander sheath and easy-to-use single-stage sharpener to keep the blade razor sharp. There are four blade sizes, one for every cleaning chore.

MSRP: from $30 CAD - Rapala.ca

SpiderWire Stealth Smooth Braid

This smooth new braided line made from Dyeema is designed for easier casting and rapid descent once it hits the water. It's an eight-carrier, tight weave braid, coated with a thin layer of a microcrystalline polymer for a colourfast low visibility moss green or high visibility yellow finish. The thin diameter makes it easier to tie and provides smooth quiet performance. It comes in sizes ranging from 6- to 80-pound test and spools from 125 to 3,000 yards.

MSRP: $14 to $660 USD - spiderwire.com