We use the following equipment:
Free Spirit Tamer S Bank Cat rods, we have used Free Spirit rods since we opened, without doubt these rods are the best on the market for our fish. With these rods you still feel fish of 20lbs, but believe us they have the power to subdue our biggest residents.In our experience these are the best rods on the market.
After many years of trying various reels, Fox International came on board with us to find the perfect reel for monster fish. They went above and beyond the call of duty to provide a reel to withstand the huge fish and conditions. In the Fox International stable is a company called Black Cat, who have a large super strong reel the Catextreme 105. In the initial tests here we had these reels out in constant use for 12 months, in this time not one reel ever let us down. In fact the original reels are still going strong and never missed a beat. Without doubt these reels are the very top of the tree for the largest freshwater fish on the planet.
All our reels are loaded with our own brand of 80lb braid which offers greater durability, longer casting range and more direct contact with the fish as opposed to mono line.
We no longer supply free spool reels (bait-runner), we tried them all and unfortunately none of these style reels hold up to what is basically big game fishing in freshwater! If you feel you cant fish without a free spool/bait-runner reel please feel free to bring your own, they must be loaded with a minimum 250 meters of 80lb 0.45mm braid or 40lb 0.60 monofilament line.
We use Fox international rod pods in conjunction with Fox electronic alarms and Fox swinger indicators.
We use various end tackle and rig bits from the following companies; OMC (One More Cast), Fox International, Ridge Monkey, Korda and FishOn Tackle UK.This gives us the opportunity to present baits on the most advanced and safe rigs in various forms on the market today.
An edge that works well at Gillhams is to use PVA bags, we sell these in our onsite shop and our online shop. Most PVA bags need to be double or triple bagged, the ones we sell are perfect using just one, you never need to double or triple up on bags.
We also sell in the shop pop ups, wafters and pre drilled pellet.
Gillhams Fishing Resorts are proud to be sponsored by the following companies; Free Spirit fishing rods, Fox International,OMC (One More Cast), Ridge Monkey, Korda and Fishon Tackle Shop.We field test many new products for all our sponsors. For us, these are the companies we can trust. Their products are fish safe and more than capable in handling our huge fish. When you hook a fish of a lifetime, these companies’ products will not let you, or us down!
