Lure Closeup: DUEL Adagio 125

I love the action of lipless lures. One of my favorites has always been the Maria Blues Code but other lures like the DUEL Adagio has caught my attention. This one from DUEL is a real gem.
It casts like a bullet (70m according to Duel) and has an incredible "flashy" action. The finish is superb and the "three sided"  body emits tons of flash during retrieve.
It comes in four different sizes: 65mm/85mm/105mm/125mm.  I use the 65mm mostly for seabass in calm waters and the 125 for possible encounters with big sized bluefish.
More details here

Adagio 125

Detail of the eye.

The wire through structure is a big bonus when chasing huge fishes.

DUO Field Reports

I love the net. I enjoy the fact that I can browse fishing website and read lots of reports. When I cannot go fishing I read the reports as a way to escape my ordinary office life and imagine those beautiful fishes that I see in photos.

There is a very interesting fishing report section at DUO official website. It is in Japanese but thanks to google translate you can pretty much understand roughly 70% of what is written. These are short reports but the quality of the pictures is great. You can enjoy photos of great fishes, lures and astonishing fishing grounds. I enjoy checking them from time to time. You can also find some info on the tackle used for the specific fishing trip.
They are written by great anglers sponsored by DUO. Have a look and enjoy. Don't forget google translate :)

DUO Field Reports

UrbanCastMan Strikes!

My friend the UrbanCastMan has just returned from an amazing fishing trip in Corsica Island and posted a great report on his blog. Too bad the report is written in Italian. Most of you might not be able to read it but the pictures alone are worth checking the article. Some nice fishes and amazing locations.

Briefly I can say that he got many fishes including a big Dentex Dentex on a DUO Press Bait Saira lure. You can check the rest here.
By the way, congratulation!! great stuff!

Nice huh!?

Short Report

I spent Sunday morning fishing a spot close to home. The purpose was actually trying the new tackle I got. I already knew that the water would be slow and that getting an hit almost impossible.
I was eager to wet the line on a couple of lures and try my new Shimano Elf reel spooled with some Power Pro  Slick 8 braid.

The lure:

I have tried a couple of new lures but I was eager to try the Seaspin Pro-Q 90. This is a very fine WTD lure indeed. It casts very well and it is really easy to give action. Retrieve it slow or fast and the lure comes to life. With a slow retrieve you get a wide WTD action, with a fast retrieve it starts going up and down with some tight movements. It reminds me of the action of the zara spook but you get a far better casting and a more erratic movement on the fast retrieve.

The Line:

I was very curious about the new Power Pro Slick 8 braid. I spooled a 10lb in aqua green color. The line casts very good and smooth. The retrieve was effortless and very easy on the guides. I liked it a lot but the line is too new for a complete evaluation. Right now I can feel the silky surface but only time will tell if it will stay this way for long or start fraying after a couple of fishing trips. For the moment is looks like a bigger improvement over the previous 4 strand lines by Power Pro.

2500 Shimano Elf

The Reel:

The 2500 Elf does not only look good on photos. It is indeed a nice piece of equipment priced at the right range. The casting was effortless and the retrieve silky smooth. It needs some time to see how it holds on heavy and constant use. Definitely a good choice. I didn't see any problems in the winding of the braid. The whole casting-retrieving was done without problems.

The reel spooled with 10lb Power Pro 

My tackle box: Seaspin Pro-Q, Coixedda 100, Maria Miss Carna
River2Sea Valor Minnow , Rapala MaxRap and  K-Ten Blue Ocean HG

Links:
Seaspin 
Shimano Elf (Online Store)

"How it is made" by DUO

This is a great video. I always wished lure companies share some footage of their tooling and all production steps involved in creating those little plastics we all love. I have already seen many rod makers video so this one on lure making was astounishing. The best part is that this is only the first video of more to come. 
Hats off to DUO for this initiative. It is really a great pleasure to watch all the process involved. A great thanks to Martin for sharing it with all the fans in the world. Really looking forward for the next videos.
The more we see videos like this and the more we understand and admire the lures we use during our fishing trip. In a instant, after watching this video, my DUO lures in the tackle box have become more valuable to me.  
Make sure to bookmark the youtube page of DUO (Here)
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Tony Pena Knot

This is a great knot for PE to Leader connections. It is not difficult to make and this video explains it well.