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Going Big with Phenix's M1 : The MX-UR80H
Phenix's refreshed and revamped M1 series made a big splash here at TackleTour when we published our thoughts on the Search For One contender, MX72MH. In fact, it is still among my favorites so far this year. Of course, when we published that article, we received quite a few messages from our West Coast readers asking about the swimbait stick.

The Latest Swimbait from Mattlures : Code Name "Bo"
Matt Servant, owner and creator at Mattlures cut his big bait making molds on the soft product then made his way into the hard bait side where his background in taxidermy really set him apart. Many of his baits rival in realism, fish you could actually catch out of the water.

 
 

	The i-Slide 262T's Long Journey En Route to Earning Our Ultimate Award The i-Slide 262T is far from an easy bait to get to know. It measures 262 millimeters which equals somewhere around ten and one third inches (10 1/3"). I mean, how do you even measure a third of an inch unless you have an engineering scale? It weighs six full ounces and comes with two, very large hooks. But those stats don't tell the story.
	Chip Off The Old Tungsten? Never Again with WOO! What happens when you take a couple of college friends who happen to be a tournament fishing partners, throw in some frustration over the durability of terminal tackle they've been using, and finally add a Flair for pro wrestling? Well quite naturally, you get a terminal tackle company called WOO! Tungsten.
	Megabass of America's New Baits for 2021 Earlier this year, we learned of Megabass of America's plans to bring to North American Shores the JDM lineup of Destroyer P5 fishing rods featuring a unique, 5D graphite system to build the blanks. Never one to shy away from new, intriguing tech, Megabass continues on that trend in their new product introductions for 2021.
	Denali Rods's New Sub $100 Rod Series : Ryker With several series spread out and smartly targeted at price points between $100 through $250, Denali's popularity grows with each passing year. For 2021, Denali looks to push the boundaries of affordability even further with the introduction of an entirely new series.
	ARK Rods Is Not a Company that Plays Small Ball ICAST may be over for this year, but that's never held manufacturers back from continuing to send us information on what they have planned for the coming year. ARK Rods, out of Port St Lucie., Florida did just that this past week with a full catalog of product they're getting ready to flood the market with in 2021.
	TackleTour's Best of ICAST 2020 Award Winners While ICAST has their New Product Showcase Awards our Editors also review and select the products that they found the most exciting this year, and while there are numerous entrants worthy of consideration, these are the products in each category that the Editors at TackleTour recognize as the "Best of ICAST 2020."
	Storm Bolsters Its Rebellious Nature Somewhere within the last decade, probably around the time they debuted their Arashi Squarebill, the brand began to develop a somewhat rebellious streak. Perhaps the brand is growing weary of playing younger sibling to Rapala, or maybe it's just being true to their name. Regardless, we found some interesting new product at ICAST 2020, that made us want to weather through the brand.
	Rapala Keeps Things Lively for 2021 - Launches Rap-V Blade Having recently discovered the BX Big Brat squarebill crank, while browsing TackleWarehouse.com, I was a little anxious to see what Rapala had cooking for this coming year so I wouldn't be late to the game should they bring to market an equaling intriguing product. While the brand's introductions for the coming year felt somewhat conservative, there were a couple of products that caught my eye.
	Old Town Powers Up the Sportsman 106 Kayak with Minn Kota Kayak fishing is absolutely blowing up and watercraft manufacturers are creating new kayaks that are specifically designed for anglers to get to the fish faster, navigate bigger water, and back home safely. This ICAST Old Town introduced the Sportsman 106 motorized kayak powered by Minn Kota which is controlled by a powerboat style throttle for intuitive forward and reverse.
	Simms Outfits Both Men and Women for Inclement Weather This Year - Updates ProDry Rain Suit Each and every year, Simms has a dizzying array of new product to help outfit anglers for the coming seasons and protect them from the elements. This year is no different and we zeroed in on a few key products that we think anglers who like to challenge the elements as well as themselves while in pursuit of their favorite quarry.
	Pradco Brands Makes the Legendary Arbogast Jointed Jitterbug and Heddon Slopenose Baits New Again This ICAST there were two baits from the Pradco portfolio that really caught our attention as they were classic baits that we were nostalgic about made new once again. These are the Arbogast Jointed Jitterbug 2.0 and the Heddon Slopenose.
	Sunline Reformulates Lines and Increases Visibility for 2021 Some fishing line manufacturers specialize or offer better product in one line category versus another. Few, as far as we are concerned, hit the mark with a noteworthy product in each and every category, braid, fluorocarbon, nylon monofilament. Sunline is one of these triple crown line manufacturers so it's always interesting to see what they have cooking at ICAST.

Keeping Fish Stapled in Place with Spearpoint Hooks
New terminal tackle companies must present new designs and create more innovative products to garner attention from anglers. Spearpoint is looking to do exactly that this ICAST with the introduction of their own brand of Performance Hooks.

Big Bite Bait's New Crop of Creatures including the Best Flipping Bait Ever (BFE)!
With each passing year, Big Bite Baits increases their product catalog with soft plastics baits to suit every niche, trend, and fad. The product arm of one of the largest soft plastic OEM shops in the United States, you know they have the resources and expertise to answer the call. This year, we found some cool new baits worth a little closer look.