John Melton, of Camarillo CA, stopped by the Fred Hall Long Beach Fishing and Tackle show to collect his prize. John’s name was drawn at the end of the 2015 season and won a Shimano rod/reel combo and a free spot on a 3-day trip aboard Searcher!
Want to get your name into the 2016 SONAR drawing? Bring an angler with you, a Searcher first-timer, on your 2016 trip (3-day or longer). We’ll give you a thank-you gift upon departure AND add your name into the year-long raffle for the rod/reel and trip. You can “Bring a Friend and Win” like John!
Capt Art Taylor congratulates John Melton (right) on his SONAR win at the Long Beach show!
Many thanks to all our SONAR sponsors, including Shimano. The 2015 donation was a Shimano Trinidad 16A reel and an 8-foot, Inshore series Terramar rod.
“Shimano Trinidad 16 A is the perfect reel for lighter to medium line applications for small to medium sized saltwater gamefish. The Trinidad A is Shimano’s finest star drag reel and should be included in every saltwater anglers arsonal. The spool size and line capacity is exactly the same as the original Trinidad series. The frame and sideplates have been made more compact which gives the reel a much smaller overall size and weight, but exceeds the performance of the original Trinidad.”
“Shimano offers saltwater anglers extremely durable rods for West Coast techniques with the new Teramar WC series. Offered in 13 bait rods in 7- to 9-foot lengths, a jig stick and five inshore swimbait models, they feature Shimano TC4 blank construction with a ‘Techtape’ outer wrap to shield the fibers from impact damage.“
