You Ask Mr. Adachi (DUO Contest)

In my previous post I wrote about the interview made to Mr. Adachi, the chief designer and general manager of DUO.
Well, I was jealous of Rusty for doing the interview but now DUO gives to all the facebook fans the chance to ask a question to Mr. Adachi. A very good initiative indeed.
It is, as usual, easy: Just be a fan of DUO facebook page and send your question to duocontest@gmail.com. The deadline is 30th March, 5PM.  I think this is a great opportunity to directly ask what you have in mind to a very special lure designer.
The questions will be collected and answered on DUO's blog at the end of the contest.  Three lucky winner will again get a nice prize package.

Good luck :)

Interview to Mr. Adachi

Usually behind successful brands there is a lot of teamwork but also a spark of genius. Creativity and ingenious ideas are needed especially when we talk about designing fishing lures.
DUO is one of the lure companies that keeps introducing amazing products in the market. Its lures are a success and  products like the tide minnow series have become a major success throughout the World.
Behind this brand there is, indeed a figure who designs all the DUO lures in the past 17 years.
Mr. Masahiro Adachi.

He transforms his ideas in beautifully crafted lures that we can enjoy so much during our fishing trips.

Our friend Rusty had the very luck to interview Mr. Adachi in Japan. He asked him questions on lure development, design, marketing, testing and evaluation and his view of the lure fishing market.
It is a very fine and enjoyable read.

You can find the interview (both in English and Italian) here.  

Source: Capitan Rusty Hook

Knots...Knots...Knots

You can have the best lures, reel, rods, clips, hooks but if you mess with the knot you may end up losing the fish of your life. This sentence is pretty much cliche but it is true.
I don't like knots, I always try to tie the best knot and lose time but it is essential when you fish.
There is one site that I actually enjoy checking from time to time. It is Animated Knots by Grog. It is a wonderful site with a great archive of knots. You can find anything from climbing to fishing. Every knot comes with animation video and step by step pictures. I would definitely recommend it.
By the way, my favorite knots are the palomar, albright, improved clinch, tony pena knot and perfection loop. I need to learn the bimini twist though.
Enjoy.

Fishing with spoons

Sometimes we spend too much time focusing on the  plastic hard baits that we forget about the lure that is still a great performer in all the waters around the world : the spoon.

Here is the Jespa Plover Spoon in action. Fun!

Lure Photo 17: DUO Tetra Work Yurameki

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11.03.12 For Japan...

It has been one year since the terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
In these twelve months Japan has worked and still works hard to rebuild all the cities, the homes and their live. I am sure they already are, and will be recovering in a short time.
A tribute to all the victims of that tragic day.