SMITH Ltd fishing gear

[rhycebullimore]

unless you can read japenese good luck, the AUSTRALIAN smith catalouge is all written in jap let a lone a website, its basically the rep that is selling the shop the rod off their demo models, because they are so expensive the shop can't just order them and turn around and say they don't want it, so if you do find a site, make sure you have the model number you want, or at least played with the one you want.

[AustAngler]

Australian site with basic product info is available.
www.australianangling.com.au

[Isaac]

Anyone know some OS sites that can supply smith rods? Be interesting to see the price difference from local suppliers...

I bought a WGJ 50H from Anglers Pro Shop http://www.anglers-proshop.com/ earlier in the year and saved a couple of hundred BUT not all models are cheaper.

[2manylures]

Does anyone know who actually makes all this Japanese tackle, especially lures and to a degree rods?

[aussiebasser]

Does anyone know who actually makes all this Japanese tackle, especially lures and to a degree rods?

Click the link posted to Australian Angling above.

SMITH is a company dedicated to the development and manufacture of lure & fly fishing tackle for 38 years. Our motto is "WE AIM TO PLEASE MOTHER NATURE". What makes our products different from others is "originality" which cannot be matched by other manufacturers. We inspire originality in all of our products, from rods to lures, aiming at one goal - catering to the needs of all anglers in the world with original and innovative equipment carefully manufactured with sophisticated technology.

[sulla]

hi ive got a smith gtk 74 pg love it alos have some of their lures i had to order the rod in and took about 7 weeks to arrive in shop but worth it

bennywise as for buying o/s i have used plat before they have some smith rods also if the model is not on there list email them i did for a megabass independence i wanted the 110 they got it for me one thing though the shipping cost for a rod was not cheap.

[hurley]

hello all, i have just purchaced a smith bream dancer, it is a two piece rod and where the rod joins it seems there is about 1cm gap, between the two halves where it slides together, i was told at the tackle shop this is normal, can anyone confirm this for me please, cheers gav

[NIZ180]

hello all, i have just purchaced a smith bream dancer, it is a two piece rod and where the rod joins it seems there is about 1cm gap, between the two halves where it slides together, i was told at the tackle shop this is normal, can anyone confirm this for me please, cheers gav

Is this the one with the lowrider guides & how do you find they compare to normal guides? What reel have you got attached?

[hurley]

yes mate it is the one with small guides, and dont know havent used it yet , though i only own stradics, and a exellor, so one of the 2 , will let you know once i have figured out the join issues mentioned above, cheers gh

[metaloid]

hello all, i have just purchaced a smith bream dancer, it is a two piece rod and where the rod joins it seems there is about 1cm gap, between the two halves where it slides together, i was told at the tackle shop this is normal, can anyone confirm this for me please, cheers gav

yes mate, a gap is perfectly normal. It looks a bit industrial but it's not a default with the rod.

[hurley]

thanks very much, now i can rest easy that its money well spent, now to catch some fish,

[rhycebullimore]

yeah definitly normal