Unbelievably it was only at the beginning of this years river fishing season that I went pike fishing for the first time, lure fishing to be exact and since that day where I walked the banks of the River Thurne in driving rain and experienced for the first time a take from a pike (I say “take” because I was that shocked by the speed and varociousness of the attack that I stood there gob smacked and didn’t even strike) I haven’t looked back and can often be found wondering around my local Norfolk rivers lure fishing for pike or spinning for perch.
So it is with great excitement that I have just taken delivery of the 30Plus Radar Lure rod which I will be reviewing over the next couple of months. I was looking for a short lure rod capable of dealing with any of the large pike that are resident in the Norfolk Broads and at the same time didn’t break the bank (keeping the wife happy). I opted for the 7ft version of the Radar Lure rod over the 8ft version which is also available as I felt i didn’t need the extra foot in length. The rod is described as being “strong and stiff to handle large predators but with enough flex for casting control”. It comes with fully lined F.Factor SC guides, an EVA Polymer reel seat & grips, a handy line retainer and is rated to cast lures up to 90g. The Radar Lure was also developed using the same carbon AC-T technology used to build the very successful Radar Carp/Specimen rods.
It has an RRP of £32.50 but you will be pleased to know you can pick it up for much less than that, in fact Lathams Fishing has the 7ft version on for a bargain £20.99, the cheapest I could find. So if the 30Plus Radar Lure rod already sounds like just the job and you don’t want to wait until my midway and final reviews come out get over to Lathams Fishing now.
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