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Megabass of America's New Bait Introductions for 2014
As the dust settles in what has been a whirlwind of the past two years since the
establishment of Megabass of America, the company is slowly settling into
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Record Everything from Cast to
Catch with the Savage Gear Water Wolf
Not your traditional "tackle" but just as cool. This ICAST a number of
companies introduced new cameras designed to help document your fishing
adventures but none was more innovative than the Savage Gear Water Wolf, a
waterproof and shockproof camera designed to film everything from cast to
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More eye candy from Abel!
California-based Abel Reels produces fly reels and accessories that are
widely regarded as some of the finest in the entire world. While other
companies produce premium fly reels, Abel takes things a step further and
offers a variety of customizations and awesome custom paint choices. |
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Winston unveils two new
fly rod lines
In the world of
fly fishing, the R.L. Winston brand is synonymous with ultra-high quality and
craftsmanship. Founded in 1929, this long-standing company produces a variety of
rods for everything from trout to tarpon. As the sport constantly evolves,
Winston continues to keep their product line fresh by staying at the forefront
of design and demand.
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More Options for Your Bait Rigs from Owner
While running the floor of ICAST, we heard rumor of some exciting new terminal tackle products from Owner America Corp, so we found our way over to their booth to check out what they have in store for the coming year.
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All Things Ugly and Wild : Shakespeare for 2015
Last year saw Shakespeare's revival of the Ugly Stik - arguably the most famous fishing rod on the planet for it's unreal durability. The GX2 was quite unexpected, but quite welcomed for those consumers seeking
fishability and durability at an affordable price. This year, the revival continues with a new, higher end version, the Ugly Stik Elite!
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Lucky Craft's Class of 2015
In recent years, Lucky Craft has been relatively quiet during ICAST. Yes, they've had some small introductions, but for the most part these baits seemed to fill niches while they refined and expanded colors in their standard lineups. This year at ICAST, Lucky Craft is taking a page out of TackleTour's theme from 2009 and are Cranking It Up with a slew of new hardbaits!
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Boyd Duckett Gets Vicious!
Vicious fishing has been making a lot of noise of late with their popular series of affordable fishing lines. Last year, they dove into the hard bait market with a standard array of cranks, jerkbaits, and frogs. This year, they're upping the ante with these baits with the introduction of their Boyd Duckett Signature Series Baits.
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Megabass's Extends Double X and Refines Evoluzion
Last year, the big news at ICAST was the company's new "entry" level rods, the Orochi XX. This year, they extend that same lineup, and then, shatter all previous notions of high end rods with a lineup that only Megabass can produce. |
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An Enthusiast's Fantasista Dream Come True From Abu Garcia!
Enthusiasts all over North
America have been clamoring for years to Abu Garcia to please release these rods, made for the Japanese market, to the shores of North America. It is finally time. Here comes our first look at Abu Garcia's vaunted Fantasista line of bass rods!
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Big Bite Baits Continues to Refine their Lineup
Last year, Big Bite Baits showed us they're the "real deal" with the introduction of their Real Deal Craw and Shad baits. This year, they're extending the utility of the shad with a new tail and expanding the versatility of other baits. |
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Daiwa
Revamps the Zillion Rod Lineup to Match the New Reels
For Daiwa the big story this ICAST was the "Zillion" revamp
which included not only the updating of their popular reel series but also the
company's rods as well.
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Daiwa
Introduces Steez AGS Spinning rods with Carbon Framed Guides
Just when you
thought the Daiwa Steez Rod Series just couldn’t get any more refined, this
ICAST the company is introducing an update to their rod series that will have
anglers saving their money up for the most advanced Steez rods yet. Meet the
Daiwa Steez AGS Series.
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St. Croix - Avid Series Gets the X!
Did our headline catch your attention? Are you familiar with the St. Croix product? Several years ago, St. Croix upped the ante on their top end "Legend Elite" series by introducing the "Legend Xtreme" - a stripped down, stylized, tuned version of the original. This coming year, they're doing the same with their bread and butter Avid series. That's right, for 2015 St. Croix's Avid Series gets the X - as in EXTREME.
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River2Sea's Class of 2015
After the success of last year's intro, the Spittin' Wa and the lasting popularity of the S-Wave glide bait, we were quite anxious to see what River2Sea had in store for us at ICAST this year. While the list is not very long, the refinements are quite intriguing. |
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New specialty fly rods from G.
Loomis designed to help you fish like a PRO!
It's no secret
that G. Loomis continues to make some of the greatest fishing rods to be
found anywhere. As one of the most prominent builders on the market, it must
be a daunting task constantly trying to come up with new and innovative
products each year, but these folks never seem to disappoint. |
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Phenix Book-Ends Their Series of Bass Rods
Phenix looks to book end their entire bass rod lineup with a new high end series and a very much anticipated low end series. Here's what we found out during ICAST!
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13 Fishing's Astonishingly Light Concept KP Reel
13 Fishing made a big splash last year when the came out with their Concept series of fishing reels. This year, they continue to up their game with what could very well be the lightest production low profile bait casting reel on the market.
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Pflueger Gets a New Flagship
Pfleuger has always delivered solid performance at a very good value, but usually when I think of this brand, my impressions are of entry level to mid-market reels. Naturally, this is not the case as the Patriarch, and before that, the Supreme, are both very good intermediate to upper intermediate reels. This year, Pflueger takes things a step further with the introduction of their Patriarch XT...
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The wait is nearly over...MajorCraft
is coming to America
Many readers are
undoubtedly familiar with the MajorCraft brand. At ICAST 2013 in Las Vegas, the
TackleTour crew was surprised to see MajorCraft in attendance with a large
showing of products. While their initial intentions of releasing rods on our
shores were postponed due to complications, they have informed us that their
arrival is now confirmed for around the end of the year.
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Shimano Plans for "Conquest"
in Calcutta Round Reels
Shimano fans have long pined for the JDM
Conquest reels and have gone so far as to import them without warranties
just to fish these high end round reels. This ICAST the big news in Shimano
reels was the introduction of the Conquest that was recently introduced in
Japan right here in the US market.
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Bigger Water, Bigger Game Means Bigger Reels from Abu Garcia
As expected whenever ICAST hits Orlando, Florida, many manufacturers concentrate their debuts for the Inshore crowd. Abu Garcia has a host of introductions in this market as well along with a reel intended for bass of a different sort - stripers!
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Abu Garcia Unleashes the BEAST!
Each year we look forward to seeing what Abu Garcia has planned for the coming season with their new reel offerings. We caught up with Andrew Wheeler, Business Brand Manager, to get a first hand look on what he and the engineers at Abu Garcia have in store for us. |
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Jackall Introduces new Baits including the
Scissor Comb Creature and Pompadour Topwater lure
With all the hubbub about Jackall and Shimano's Adrena rods
we had to take a pause and remember that first and foremost Jackall is a lure
company. This ICAST the team at Jackall introduced a number of new hard and
softbaits including the crazy looking Scissor Comb creature.
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Okuma Introduces New
Caymus and Azores Spinning Reels Aimed at the Mainstream
Okuma's roots are in spinning and the company has a long
history developing spinning reels that come loaded with plenty of features at
some surprisingly low price points. Now that the company has the high end
covered with their Helios line they have turned their attention once again to
the value and mainstream market.
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Daiwa Introduces New Zillion Reels
with T-Wing (TWS) System
In recent weeks Daiwa Zillion reels have been on sale,
which is always an indication something new is coming around the corner. Sure
enough Daiwa has refreshed the entire line this ICAST, introducing new Zillion
reels that combine the company's Free Floating Spool and TWS design.
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Taking Match the Hatch to the next
Level, Live Target's new "Yearling"
Live Target kicked things off at ICAST by holding a press conference
prior to the start of the floor events. Building on their founding
principles of matching the hatch the company took last year BaitBall Series
to the next level with the introduction of the "Yearling" concept.
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