Singapore Fishing Tackle Shops & Shimano

[Platitudinus]

Hi;
For those of you travelling to Singapore, go to the 6 or 7 local fishing tackle shops in Beach Road. They are all in a 200m stretch opposite the Park Royal near Arab Street. You can usually negotiate rods and reels at around 20% below their offered prices e.g. Shimano Baitrunner 12000D at Sing$230 = AU$187 and general bottom gear is already MUCH cheaper than in Australia - e.g. Flourescent leaders at around AU$10 for 50m, top branded hooks at half price, Lucanus and Sure Catch octo & knife jigs at around AU$6-8 each.

What I found really interesting was that ALL 6 dealers I visited were almost out of Shimano reel stock as they said there was about to be a huge price drop worldwide!!!

A lot of you may just go via Singapore to the UK and Thailand etc so a stopover for 6 hours (i.e. defer your ongoing flight to the next one) could see you rewarded with some great gear at good prices.
Cheers
Plato
PS: Dont let the wife go near Orchard Road otherwise you will lose your savings! LOL

[Daintreeboy]

Did you happen to see how much the Shimano Stella reels were going for?

[Platitudinus]

Hi Daintreeboy;
I asked and looked around and (from memory) they were all priced around Sing$ 890-990 prior to discount. I cant remember the models but they were at the larger end of the scale. Thats about AU$720 to AU$800 before any negotiation.

Suggest you google up their Singapore phone numbers and give them a call to discuss. Most of them seemed really nice to deal with and their English is excellent. I didn't ask if they despatched to Australia but would have thought they probably will.

Just be a bit careful. A couple of the shops in the area are aimed at the Japanese market and quote higher prices than in Australia.

Cheers
Plato

[Daintreeboy]

any tips on what to punch into the google search engine?

[Platitudinus]

Try "fishing tackle shops beach road singapore" or go into Google Singapore and use their trade directories google.com.sg
Cheers
Plato