
Following our big trip to Orlando, FL last summer for ICAST, the crew from The Fisherman was back out on the retail road in December with a visit to a private dealer show in Atlantic City; that’s where we ran into Cameron Hughes from Tsunami Tackle who gave us a sneak peek at new “Shield” rods and reels out this winter; the Carbon Shield III rods feature proprietary titanium guides and IM7 blanks starting at $100, while the totally revamped Shield II spinning reels are available in sizes 2,500 to 8,000.