Thanks again and keep the rods coming!

Thank you for the Blackrock / Old School Guys 8ft live bait stick I won on the Royal Polaris 5 day trip raffle. I did not use the rod much at the beginning of the trip, but by the end I am telling you straight up it was the only rod I used and helped me double my fish count in a short amount of time.

Casting and flyling with the rod was effortless and was able to cast the
bait out into a zone past the other anglers. Needless to say the bites came
quicker.

Now I am planning to incorporate  Blackrock / Old School Guys sticks into all my live bait flylining applications.

Thanks again and keep the rods coming.

Ray Kawabata

Channel Islands Fishing Report

Trip out of Oxnard on the Island Tak with Steve Kelly after a good morning sea bass fishing with SW8030 proved no match. We caught fish up to 40 lbs then we fished calico bass with SW 9015  with 12lb test and a 3/8 owner leadheads. Fishing with was just outstanding with triple limit type fishing. The rod just preformed beautiful with long casts great sensitivity and power to get the bigs ones out of cover.

Steve Yatomi

Adventure Travel Alliance

San Diego Long Range Fishing | Blackrock Tackle Gets Bluefin Catch

Chartermaster Dan Kadota described the trip: "We spent two and a half days on the bluefin,” he told dock reporter Bill Roecker. “We got near-limits on the tuna. They were mostly breezers, hard to spot in the windy weather, but the boys up top did the job. 

“The tuna were mostly 25 to 40 pounds,” continued Kadota. “Then we went to Cedros Island to get out of the wind and catch a bunch of yellowtail. We were also sponsored by Tady, and we used a lot of their jigs at the island, and by Gamakatsu hooks. I really liked those, especially with the solid rings.”

Rick Kramer of Oxnard won first place for a 60-pound bluefin. He got it with a sardine on a 3/0 Mustad J hook. He said he used 30-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and 60-pound Izorline spectra on an Avet LX reel and a Blackrock Tackle Kadota Series rod, a 7650.

Jeff Sakuda of Montebello won second place for a 51-pound bluefin, and Chris Demcak of San Diego took third place for a 48-pound tuna. Kevin Presmyk of Camp Verde, AZ stood in with the group for his honorable mention bluefin of 61.4 pounds.

http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/san-diego-range-fishing/337791-blackrock-tackle-gets-bluefin-catch.html

American Anglers Fishing Report

Check out the American Anglers fishing report over the next week. Starting Monday BlackRock Tackle's Old School Guys rods along with Tady Lures is sponsoring an eight day trip to Alijos Rocks. On board will be Danny Kadota along with the rods.

See it here: http://www.americananglersportfishing.com/fishing_reports.htm

Huge selection of hooks now available at Blackrock Tackle

Fly tyers, from across the globe have trust Blackrock Tackle hooks. BRT hooks are manufactured using only the highest quality materials and are available in a wide array of styles and sizes for both fresh and saltwater fishing. 

Check out the full line here: [ BRT Hooks ]

Sledge Hammer Lures now at Blackrock Tackle

Blackrock Tackle is proud to carry the full line of Slegehammer Lures.  Checkout the complete line of crank, top water, glide and jerk baits designed to put more fish in your boat day after day. Muskie, Pike, Stripers & other fresh & salt water game fish are there just waiting for a SLEDGEHAMMER BAIT! 
 

•  100 % manufactured in the USA.
• All baits are pressure tested and guaranteed not to leak!

The Danny Kadota Signature Series Trout Rod 7' 6"

Welcome to the world of ultra light spinning rods.

From bait dunking, casting 1/32 oz / mini jigs, fishing midges with strike indicators (bobbers), the multi- utility of these four rods is unrivaled. Longer rods offer more casting distance, more forgiveness, yet have the power to muscle the 10 to 20lb. triploids that are in the mix now.

BlackRock is proud to introduce 4 new models of Danny Kadota designed 2pc rods in 7, 7'6", 8',and 9' with a moderate action for 2-6 lb. These lite power rods were specifically designed for trout but their usage can crossover into crappie and panfish. These rods are made specifically for bait and mini jig applications. The Trout Series incorporates light-weight, longer, ultra-sensitive, high-performance actions at an affordable price.

Features: high modulus IM8 graphite with a clear matte finish

Black framed single foot guides with a silver zirconium ring High quality grade "A" cork with split grips on the 3 longer models

Ergonomically designed reel seat with titanium colored hood Attractive black w/metallic silver trim wrappings, and a high quality rod sock.

"..Extremely physically light with a lot of power and a nice moderate bend (so you will be less likely to pull that hook through old paper-mouth's lips). Throw one of the new Shimano Stradic 1000CI4 spinning reels on this rod and you will have one hell of a panfish catching machine!" Brett Erickson 


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