The Ultimate Fishing Tackle Test | Ali Hamidi
How do you test a new Fishing Rod and Reel? How about casting out for MONSTER CARP at Gillhams In Thailand? Well, that's exactly what OMC Founder Ali Hamidi did, watch and read what unfolded below...
Talk about a tackle test! Something very crazy and enormous unfolded on my last trip to Gillhams in Thailand. I do love a challenge and there was no bigger one for the Heist Travel Rod and 1 of 1 Reel than this. Could this combo land some of the biggest and hardest fighting carp in the world?
The Reel was loaded with just 15lb Dancefloor Monofilament to keep everything balanced beautifully with the 8ft Rod - not really tackle designed specifically for 100lb-plus giants but it proved more than capable of producing the goods.
Anticipation soon began to build as the Rods were out with Rigs tied with components from the OMC Thailand Big Beast Bundle and the Magic Wand. It wasn't too long before that screaming take came...it was time to play a monster...
Taking to the water was essential to land this huge fish and prevent it stripping the smaller Spool of the 1 of 1 Reel. It turned out to be a little like Water Skiing! We ended up doing two laps of the lake but the Line, the Rod and Reel all held their own. It was a tackle team effort and an angler team effort in the 30 minute battle - mega exciting!
It was hard to believe what unfolded, as we looked down at a very decent Siamese Carp in the net - certainly well over 100lb. The weighing process for these fish is a spectacle in itself, but we were all jumping with joy when those scales spun to 150lb! What a piece of history and what a test for the Rod and Reel - no more proof needed!
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Author Ali Hamidi is the Founder and CEO of One More Cast. He is a regular and popular face on mainstream TV, with his recent show 'The Grand Fishing Adventure' alongside ex-pro footballer Bobby Zamora taking him all over the world. Ali has been fishing and working within the angling trade for decades, bringing many exciting new products to market.
