Photo Of The Month (April 2012)

Congratulations to Tomasz Ekert from Dingle who wins our first photo of the month competition. Tomasz wins a £50 voucher for this great underwater shot. The lure that did the damage was a Daiwa Saltiga Minnow 14!

If you'd like to enter this month's competion,you can find out more details by clicking here.

O.S.P DoLive Stick 6"

O.S.P 6" DoLive Stick's now in stock! Very dense, weiging in at 14g without a 5/0 hook - watch the video below for more information. Click here to buy >>

NEW Yo-Zuri Crystal 3D Minnow's

The new Yo-Zuri Crystal 3D Minnow 130F will be on the webiste in the coming days, we'll also have the new Crystal 3D Shrimp (70 & 90mm). More details to follow...

Specifications
Length: 130mm
Weight: 20g
Colours: Holographic Ayu, Holographic Green Mackerel, Holographic Silver Blue & Holographic Silver Black

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Tying a Texas Rig

Almost every soft plastic can be rigged Texas style and it's one of the most versatile soft plastic rigging techniques around. A Texas rig is weedless, making it the number one go to rig for fishing rocky / weedy ground. Here's a quick guide on what you'll need and how to rig this simple set up.

Weighted Texas Rig: Step by Step Guide

There are numerous adaptions to the standard Texas Rig - you can 'peg' your nose weight with a match stick or sinker stopper, you can do away with the weight altogether and fish weightless (this can be deadly with baits like Senkos) or instead of a nose weight you can use small amounts of spilt shot on your leader.

Top Texas Rig Tips

1. Use as light a weight as possible.
2. Offset hooks will aid presentation, pay attention to get your hook point in the middle of the bait.
3. Watch out for 'on the drop' hits, especially with lighter weights!
4. Match your hook to the bait and ensure you get your hook point at least 1/3 of the way down your bait.
5. Use a fluorocarbon leader.

A nice Wrasse taken on a Texas rigged Keitech bait about this time last year!

Hart Has Arrived PLUS Win a Hart Lure Rod!

Hart has arrived at Monster Tackle and to celebrate we're giving you the chance to win aHart Bloody Offshore 240 lure rod worth over £150! To enter simply leave your details below and answer the question - it couldn't be easier!For more details on this great prize click here.

Hart have a fantastic range of quality rods, reels, soft and hard baits - we'll be adding more to the site in due course but for now don't miss theAbsolut Worms, theX3 Pencil, and the awesomeSurface Patriot 120!

COMPETITION CLOSED! The Winner has been notified :-)