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Tex-Mex Big Bassin’
Lake Falcon Style
We have all heard the
stories of the 2008 Elite Series and those colossal 130 plus pound weigh ins are
now legendary. We head to Zapata Texas and with the help of local pro Dan
Schoonveld I hoped to experience a little Tex-Mex bassing for myself and see if
Falcon, even in the middle of Winter, could still live up to all the hype.
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PRODUCTTPREVIEW : Italian Company Molix Joins the Bait Craze
We may have missed them at
last year’s ICAST, but this new to North America bait company promises to make things interesting on tackle store shelves starting in February 2010. Introducing our look into Molix and their “IDM” (Italian Domestic Market) baits! |
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An Interview with Manabu Kurita, Largemouth Bass Co-World Record Holder
TackleTog contributor and custom lure painter Brock Hiroshima reaches out overseas to connect with Manabu Kurita and discuss his world record tying Largemouth Bass and fishing for the forbidden species in Japan. |
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Putting Kistler's New ZBone Sticks to the Test on Falcon Lake, TX
Join us now as we head to Falcon Lake, Texas where
Trey Kistler gives us an on the water introduction to his ZBone line of custom order rods. |
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The Orvis Pro
Guide Stretch Wading Jacket shields anglers from the elements
Orvis has one of the most popular wading jackets
on the market with the Tailwaters XT, and to follow up on that successful jacket
the company hopes to up the ante with the new Pro Guide Stretch Wading Jacket
designed for hardcore anglers and professionals that make their living spending
the better part of the year on the river. |
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Low Speed Cranking Reel Shootout : And the Winner Is...
It is time, the moment cranking fans have been
waiting for, this is the main event! In all four corners we have reels designed for
low speed power cranking, all have their eyes (or gears rather) set on
becoming the low speed cranking champion. |
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The Search For One ... Exel-lence from
Lamiglas
In a
move that belies their somewhat conservative nature, Lamiglas’ new, Excel series
of rods feature a metallic brown finish (Lamiglas describes it as a deep
metallic copper), split rear cork grip, and no fore grip design. |
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Abu Garcia Veritas
Rods: A Blend of Truth, Nanotechnology, Performance and Affordability
Already seen on our TackleTour Forum, Abu Garcia will soon
be revealing a new affordable rod named Veritas. This new bass rod will be one
notch higher than the Vendetta but still have a great price of under $100. Let's
see what this new "next generation" rod is all about. |
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An extra edge on
the water with the FishHead App
Own an iPhone? Like to fish? Then you’re probably
already inundated with tons of apps, but quality fishing apps are few and far
between. FishHead is designed to be a easy to use on the water and planning tool
for anglers interested in tracking weather, stream flows, tides and lunar
information all accessible via iphone in the palm of your hand. |
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Wrapping up the regional ISE
shows with some new products in Fly, Electronics and Watercraft
Back at the show we meet with guides to plan our trips
for our tenth anniversary as well as check out the latest in the fly,
electronics and boating categories.
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Twilight of a new generation, Bassin' Young Guns Shoot it out at Pardee
It is that time again, the
annual media day hosted by Ultimate Bass radio talent Kent Brown kicks off the
season at Lake Pardee, and this year the “Young Guns” came out to join the hunt
for trophy smallmouth and quality largemouth at this premier Northern California
fishing destination.
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New
Lures at the 2010 International Sportsmen’s Expo
We return to the ISE 2010
shows to check out the latest lures to make their debut this January. As
expected a number of new swimbaits were introduced as the big bait craze shows
no signs of slowing down, and while they were the easy pick for most exciting
new lures, there were other attention-grabbing baits on display as well.
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New
Products at the 2010 International Sportsmen’s Expo
We head to both the San
Mateo and Sacramento International Sportsmen’s Expos and were excited to
discover a few manufacturers that didn’t want to wait for ICAST 2010 to make
their new product introductions.
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ProducTTpreview: Owner Breaks into Soft Plastics and Debuts New Hooks
Owner is a company with a lot of respect and acclaim in the terminal tackle
segment of the market - specifically hooks. As we revealed at ICAST 2009, the company is broadening their product space for 2010 with the introduction of four new soft baits.
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ProducTTpreview : Rapala Makes a Splash in the "CDM"
Rapala Canada have introduced for 2010, several new series of rods that can officially be dubbed CDM, and we’re here to preview these products that are sure to peak the interest of Enthusiasts all over the world. Presenting Rapala Canada’s new rod lineup for 2010. |
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PRODUCTTPREVIEW: Berkley 2010 Classic Baits
We first broke news of
the new Classic baits offered by Berkley at the end of last year and since then
we have obtained both more detailed information as well as the baits themselves for a
more in depth look. |
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PRODUCTTPREVIEW : Rise of
the "Zombie" Rods
Born in the backyard of
the California Delta a new rod company introduces their line of application
specific fishing rods. Zombie Rod & Tackle has roots in custom rod building and
now brings a branded line of flipping and pitching rods to market, these rods
definitely exhibit some enthusiast appeal and are designed for power fishing.
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A Better Fishing Shirt, the Under Armour Flats Guide II
Under Armour’s Flats Guide II Longsleeve shirt is a lightweight garment built with UPF 30 protective fibers designed to give you protection from the sun while keeping you cool and warm at the same time. Cool and warm at the same time? Did I say that right? |
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New terminal tackle and optics at the Big
Rock Show
We return to the Big Rock Show to check out some new hooks from Mustad as
well as the latest optics from Costa Del Mar. It is hard to innovate in both
these categories and yet both companies manage to do just that.
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New Premium Lines at the Big Rock Show
The Big Rock Show offered dealers a few new lines ranging from premium
100% fluorocarbon to updated braids. Two of most interesting came from Seaguar
and PowerPro. |
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Shimano debuts new ultralight Cumulus rods at the Big Rock West show in Las
Vegas
We stop by the Big Rock
West Dealer Show in Las Vegas to see if any of the manufacturers will launch any
mid season new products and learn about Shimano’s new ultralight rod series
which is appropriately named “Cumulus.” |
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Consistency & Variety in a Jighead : Fin-Tech's Title SHot
There may not be one dominant technique but it’s
obvious from our perspective that one application continues to shake things up
beneath the big bait talk. That’s right, the “yin” to the West Coast’s big bait
“yang” is the finesse oriented technique shakey head. |
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PRODUCTTPREVIEW:
e21 Goes Micro
Since the departure of Boyd Ducket from the e21 camp, there have been a few other changes within the company. These changes have done little to stop their drive to produce new and effective fishing tools, and as we've come to find, e21 is joining the micro-guide craze. They are the second rod manufacturer to get in our hands rods with these new guides. |
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CB Rod Wars part 18: Megabass's New GTZ Series
After having already reviewed product from each of their two series of crankbait rods, the GT3 and GTC series, we thought for sure our Year of the Crank Crankbait Rod Shootout was going to go on without a participant from Megabass... |
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PRODUCTTPREVIEW:
Dobyns Rods New Savvy Series
Last year, when Gary Dobyns debuted the second
generation version of his bass rods, they were received with great fanfare from
tournament anglers all around. For 2010, Dobyns is addressing this criticism
with the reintroduction of an alconite outfitted rod at an even lower price
point than the original Champion Series. |
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The Search For One... Setting the Baseline With Not Just Any G.Loomis
Kicking off our “Search for One”, it’s time to discuss that one
fishing rod. Imagine decades ago when fishing meant heading to your local
waterway with nothing more than one rod, one reel, some hooks, weights, and your
bait of choice. |
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