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Deps HUGE CUSTOM .. All terrain rods

Have you ever heard of Deps HUGE CUSTOM, this series of rods from the famous brand DEPS? These fishing rods are specially designed for finding huge specimens and exotic freshwater and brackish water fish. Thanks to their torque and fiberglass design ...

Golden Dorado, the stealthy gold bar

Hello friends! We meet again to talk about a fish known for its flamboyant color: the Golden Dorado. Its scientific name is “Salminus brasiliensis”. This fish is found in some countries of South America, such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. The Rodmaps team ...

Tarpon: the silver king

Hello fellow readers, today we are going to tell you about a fish known for its aerial faculties "the megalops atlanticus", commonly called "Tarpon" or "Silver King". Rodmaps went to meet him twice, in 2013 in Mexico and in 2016 in Belize. Morphology of the tarpon This fish can largely ...

Tigerfish: the jaws of the Okavango

Today we are going to talk about a very special fish, which is part of the Alestidae family, the "Hydrocynus vittatus", commonly called "Tigerfish". Not to be confused with its big cousin the Hydrocynus Goliath, which is much bigger than our main interested party. Rodmaps went to hunt him down in Botswana, ...

Giant Snakehead: raw power

Today we are going to tell you about a mythical and emblematic fish: the Channa micropeltes, known under the name of "Giant snakehead". It is part of the Channidae family and lives in South East Asia. The Rodmaps team was lucky enough to be able to fish it in three different countries ...