TacklingFish
Issue 01 · The First Eighteen

Gear worth owning,
maintaining, and appreciating.

TacklingFish is a quiet journal for anglers, gear collectors, and EDC obsessives who care about how things are made.

Eighty per cent fishing tackle. Twenty per cent EDC. Every item, deliberately selected — sourced, cited, and assembled with a tackle obsessive's reverence.

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Pieces this issue
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Source links cited
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Full features
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In the workbench
The FeatureItem 01 / 18
Sinking Stickbait · Built for Salt · Malosi Studio

Malosi Rogue

Compact Paulownia-core sinking stickbait in three sizes — the Master Series Rogue casts long, sinks with a rolling flash, and is Malosi Studio's most popular lure.

Malosi Rogue — product photograph
Image: Malosi Studio
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The Sprint · Four More Full DraftsItems 02–05 / 18
Malosi Chieftain — product photograph
Floating Stickbait · Malosi Studio

Malosi Chieftain

Malosi's original floating stickbait design — signature cut mouth, horizontal surface rest, and effortless S-swim action suit everything from GTs to kingfish.

Holy Grail
USD $66.99–$79.99 (official site, 150F–180F; 220F not listed on current official site) / AUD $99.99–$119.99 (150F–180F, retailer inc. GST; 220F also available at retailers for approx. AUD $129.99)
Zenaq Tobizo TC80-80G — product photograph
Offshore Casting Rod · Zenaq

Zenaq Tobizo TC80-80G

Zenaq's flagship 8-foot all-round offshore casting rod, built on TORAYCA T1100G carbon with Nanoalloy resin, rated PE 3–6 and best-matched to 50–90g lures.

Holy Grail
~$830 USD (ex. GST, Fishhead AU) / ~$1,290–$1,299 AUD (Hot Tackle, TackleWest)
Daiwa Certate SW 6000-H — product photograph
Saltwater Spinning Reel · Daiwa

Daiwa Certate SW 6000-H

Daiwa's 2024 saltwater-specific Certate spinning reel in 6000 size — aluminium Monocoque body, 10 CRBB + 1RB bearings, 15 kg max drag, 375 g.

Built for Salt
~$600–$700 USD (Certate SW 6000 variants; Canal Bait & Tackle lists 6000-XH at $599.99, CharkBait lists 6000-XH at $699.99) / ~$899 AUD (RRP); Monster Fishing NZ lists at NZD $765
Nomad Design Riptide Slow Sink 155mm — Squid Surprise — product photograph
Sub-Surface Stickbait · Nomad Design

Nomad Design Riptide Slow Sink 155mm — Squid Surprise

Nomad's 155mm sub-surface slow-sink stickbait — 52 g, BKK Diablo 5X 4/0 tail single and 3/0 belly double, walks near 180° per twitch and suspends on the pause.

Workhorse
~$25–$32 USD (US market carries fast-sink variant at $25.99; slow-sink is primarily an AU-market SKU — US retail price not confirmed) / ~$31.95–$39.95 AUD (Anglers Warehouse AU: $31.95 at 20% off from $39.95 RRP)
The Issue · Eighteen PiecesAll in the workbench
01
5.11 RUSH 24 2.0· Published
02
Daiwa Certate SW 6000-H· Published
03
Daiwa Saltiga 12-Strand Braid (PE3 / 55lb)· Published
04
Leatherman PST II (Pocket Survival Tool II)· Published
05
Malosi Chieftain· Published
06
Malosi Rogue· Published
07
Nomad Design Dartwing Floating 165mm — Spanish Mackerel· Published
08
Nomad Design Dartwing Long Cast 130mm — Squid Surprise· Published
09
Nomad Design NOS2P784-6 Offshore Spinning Rod· Published
10
Nomad Design Riptide Floating 155mm — Coral Trout· Published
11
Nomad Design Riptide Slow Sink 155mm — Squid Surprise· Published
12
Nomad Design Slipstream 140 Flying Fish — Ahi Ghost (AHIG)· Published
13
Nomad Design Split Ring Pliers — Medium· Published
14
Penn International Fly Reel· Published
15
Spyderco McBee· Published
16
Spyderco Paysan· Published
17
Spyderco SpydieChef· Published
18
Zenaq Tobizo TC80-80G· Published
The Status TaxonomySix categories, one per item
Holy Grail

Foundational pieces, dream gear. The reel you save for, the knife on the watchlist, the rod that defines a category.

Field Tool

Daily drivers. Gear proven through use — ready to be carried, dropped, soaked, and trusted on the trip you're already planning.

Built for Salt

Saltwater-rated reels, rods, and tools. Corrosion-resistant materials and seals — gear engineered for the ocean rather than tolerated by it.

Collectible

Pieces with collector value. Limited runs, sprint variants, particular configurations that hold meaning beyond their function.

Workhorse

Reliable, no-fuss gear. The lure that fishes, the line that holds, the pliers that work — the items that don't need a story to earn their place.

Archive Piece

Discontinued items worth remembering. The Leatherman that started the Wave, the fly reel that defined a generation — reference points for the kit.