A load of Black Friday fishing tackle bargains, help!

I have never done this before and I can’t help but kinda dislike the commercialism behind the whole Black Friday thing, but I can’t ignore the fact that there are some seriously good fishing tackle bargains out there today. The evil temptresses at Veals Mail Order are doing 15% off everything on their website today, and if you go looking around there’s a hell of a lot of lure fishing related gear. I don’t want this blog post to end up taking me all night so I am going to highlight certain items below that I either use or have used myself, and for my reviews please head to the Fishing Tackle section of my website over here - go into the different categories and it’s all there. So here goes from Veals Mail Order where you will need to enter the code BF15 at the checkout. And yes, I have already tried a bigger number for a bigger discount and it doesn’t work!

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I always place a disclaimer in bold text at the bottom of any blog post I put up which has links to the few shops or websites who I do my affiliate links with and I have obviously chosen to highlight the bargains I can find with the shops/websites I link to. At the time of me writing this blog post I believe the items are all in stock. Please, please do not buy via these links if it annoys you or you think Henry is on his way to becoming a millionaire, but as ever it’s a big thanks from me if you do choose to buy your fishing tackle via my links. Believe it or not, those of you who do follow my affiliate links are helping me to carry on doing this blog and I remain eternally grateful.

Lure rods from Veals Mail Order, reviews here (15% off any prices you click on when you checkout, remember to use the code BF15):

Spinning reels from Veals Mail Order, reviews here (15% off any prices you click on when you checkout, remember to use the code BF15):

  • Penn Slammer III 3500 - usually £144.98 but £123.24 today, with this 15% discount it takes this awesome reel into the realms of a ridiculous amount of spinning reel for the money

  • Penn Spinfisher VI 2500 - usually £119.99 but £102 today, same size as a Shimano 3000, lovely reel but don’t overload it

  • Penn Spinfisher VI 3500 - usually £119.99 but £102 today, this has become my go-to from the Spinfisher VI range, it’s hit the sweet spot and it’s awesome. If you find this reel out of stock then blame me because I might or might not have got in there early myself!

  • Penn Spinfisher VI 4500 - usually £129.98 but £110.50 today, same body as the 3500, bigger spool

  • Shimano Stradic C3000-FL or Shimano Stradic C3000HG-FL or Shimano Stradic 2500HG-FL - from £159.98 to £164.99 but £136 to £140.25 today, I’ve been fishing with the new 2500 Stradic for a while now and I love it. These three reels are the same size, with the 2500 having the lowest line capacity and the HG version of the 3000 having a higher retrieve ration. Confused.com?! Are these new Stradics going to turn out to be as good as those older Rareniums? Too early to tell, but so far so good.

Braids and fluoros from Veals Mail Order, reviews here (15% off any prices you click on when you checkout, remember to use the code BF15):

Hard lures from Veals Mail Order, reviews here (15% off any prices you click on when you checkout, remember to use the code BF15):

  • Savage Gear Sandeel Pencil 125 - usually £9.98 but £8.49 today, loving, loving, loving this new fixed version of the Savage Gear Line-Thru Sandeel

  • Seadra Surface LaunceR - usually £14.99 but £12.75 today, casts further than the regular Patchinko, loving this surface lure

  • Seadra Spitta 125 - usually £12.98 but £11.04 today, a good copy of the Patchinko 125, had some nice bass on it, remove the front treble

  • Xorus Patchinko 125 - usually £19.99 but £17 today, even better than the regular Patchinko? Killer.

  • Xorus Patchinko II - usually £22.99 but £19.55 today, what more needs to be said about this surface lure?

  • Rapala MaxRap Walk'n Roll 13 - usually £18.98 but £16.14 today, jury’s still out on this Patchinko “tribute”, but wow it flies!

  • Tackle House Vulture 120 - usually £25.99 but £22.10 today, doesn’t get as much love as it should, it’s a missile and a really good surface lure, not cheap but today’s discount helps

  • Tackle House Feed Shallow 128 - usually £27.50 but £23.38 today, not remotely cheap but with a bit of help today, killer lure

  • Apia Dover 99F - usually £16.99 but £14.45 today, awesome lure, one of my favourite smaller hard lures and an absolute bargain today

  • Apia Dover Riva 120F - usually £18.98 but £16.14 today, very new, starting to like this thing a lot

  • Apia Ailed'ore 115F - usually £18.98 but £16.14 today, a very, very long-casting ultra-shallow diver, subtle action

  • HTO Search - usually £7.99 but £6.80 today, a copy of the IMA Hound Glide, good lure, doesn’t cast quite as well, bin the awful hooks, too cheap today!

  • Breakaway Mini Link lure clip - usually £1.50 for a packet of ten but £1.28 today, buy, buy, buy, I am!

Soft plastic lures from Veals Mail Order, reviews here (15% off any prices you click on when you checkout, remember to use the code BF15):

  • Fiiish Black Minnow - too many different prices to mention here, killer lures that have never been exactly cheap, but at least for today they are a bit cheaper

  • Savage Gear Sandeel - too many different prices to go into here, lethal!

  • Bait Breath TT-Shads 4.8'' and Bait Breath TT-Shads 4'' - prices usually start at £5.00 but £4.25 today, such good paddletails, didn’t actually know that Veals sold them until I went looking

  • Noeby Scented Phat Minnow - usually £3 but £2.55 today, really nice paddletail that casts well and was cheap as chips even before today’s discount

  • MegaBass XLayer 4.5’’ - usually £14.99 per packet but £12.75 today, crumbs these are not cheap lures these days, and to be fair they never were, but they are deadly and also a bit cheaper today

  • Breakaway Mini Link lure clip - usually £1.50 for a packet of ten but £1.28 today, the best, end of

Hooks and clips and accessories from Veals Mail Order, reviews here (15% off any prices you click on when you checkout, remember to use the code BF15):

Fishing clothing at Veals Mail Order, reviews here (15% off any prices you click on when you checkout, remember to use the code BF15):

  • Guy Cotten Efficient C130 Smock - usually £199.99 but £170 today, great for my surf fishing and I like it even more with 15% knocked off

  • Guy Cotten Surf Comfort Smock - usually £234.90 but £199.67 today, a heavier duty, slightly thicker and warmer version of the Guy Cotten Efficient C130 Smock, arguably more useful than the lighter one for a lot of anglers, and again I like it even more with 15% off for today


If you have got down to here then well done indeed! You all have a good weekend and I hope you have more will power than me………………...

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Fishing tackleHenry GilbeyComment