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TackleTour tests the Shimano Curado E
and Citica E
Zander and Cal travel to Dream Lake Alabama to finish up their Citica E
tests and make some comparisons with the Citica E and the more expensive
Curado E |
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Pat Elie of Outdoor Pro Shop &
MonsterBassTackle.com give us the grand tour
Pat shows us what the OPS retail location has to offer and explains what
Monster is all about and what anglers can expect in the future from the
new tackle e-tailer |
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Cal fishes the production Al-e-baby
swimbait
Cal introduces the easy to fish Al-e-baby swimbait and lands a nice
largemouth on this new bait from Alan Fong |
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Berkley TEC Hotwire Line Cutter makes
short work of braid
Back from ICAST 2008 the team puts the new Berkley TEC Hotwire line
cutter to the test versus braided and mono lines |
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Fishing Daiwa's flagship spinning rod,
the Steez STZ681MLFSA
Zander fishes the Steez SVF Compile-X spinning rod with a matching Steez
reel for a complete premium spinning combo |
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Zander fishes the new Phenix X10
crankbait rod
Zander fishes the Delta Tules with the hybrid graphite and glass Phenix
X-10 crankbait rod |
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Zander fishes the Kamakazee Treats
Swimbaits
Zander hits the Delta and sees if bass will hit this new paddletail
swimbait |
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Shimano Reel Product Manager Jeremy
Sweet talks about the new Curado E
Filmed at ICAST 2008, Las Vegas |
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Watch Evolution and Fin-Tech Jigs in action, and Ken from E21
rods shows us fireproof fabric
Filmed at ICAST 2008, Las Vegas |
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Shimano Rod Product Manager Justin Poe
talks about the new Clarus rods
Filmed at ICAST 2008, Las Vegas |
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Castaic RockHard
Designed by Mike Long, take a look at the new Castaic RockHard in action. |
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River2Sea
Kong Swimbait
The River2Sea Kong swimbait looks
awesome in its packaging but how does it perform on the water. Here's a
quick look at the action of the Kong. |
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Spro’s 4” BBZ Shad : A First Look
Team TackleTour was first on the
scene to hook, land, and net some late model prototypes of Spro’s new 4”
BBZ Shad, and now here’s an exclusive first look at their new bait in
action! |
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Kevkel Double LouveredLeaf
Kevkel introduces their take on a
traditional spinner. Here’s a peak into our review process for the
Kevkel LouveredLeaf Spinnerbait. |
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Second Look:
The 3:16 Lure Company Real Deal
Now without a clip the Real Deal exhibits a truly unique
action both above and below the water |
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Dan Moorman's Double Hudd Rig
in Action
Don Moorman is a
self taught trophy bass hunter in Northern California who, in just a few
short years has built quite the reputation among the big bait throwing
community, and today he shows us his Double Hudd Rig. |
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First Look:
The 3:16 Lure Company Real Deal
Not satisfied with his 8” trout bodied, subsurface big
bait introduced just a year ago in limited numbers, Mickey Ellis went
back to the drawing board and developed the Real Deal. Here’s a first
look at the bait we acquired for review. |
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XMG50 EXC704
We take another look at the
Lamiglas XMG50 line with this follow up to our May 2007 review of the
EXC722. Here are our thoughts on the EXC704. |
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Teaser Vid: Happy
Holidays
Happy Holidays from all of us at TackleTour. May your holiday season be
filled with joy, happiness, and of course....fishing. |
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Teaser Vid: Q1
2008 Product Review Preview
Here is a rare glimpse into our review queue for 2008. Set for
publication sometime in Q1 of 2008, this product has debuted with as
much skepticism as it has praise. Just days into our planned, several
month evaluation, come take a sneak peak at the… |
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Whats hot
and not about the Dobyns Champion Xtreme rod
Cal takes a look at the new Dobyns Champion Xtreme rods and catches a
variety of species while discovering what is "hot" and what is "not" so
hot about the new sticks |
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Preview:
Sweet to the Core
The Core review is right around the corner and a special guest (the Met
mg) joins the review as Zander and Cal put the two sibling reels to the
test. From Mexico to the California Delta this is one intense review. |
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First Look:
The Wavecast
We were sure this reel was a
gimmick, so we were surprised by its rather solid performance and quirky
but sensible characteristics. |
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Preview:
The Ito Monoblock
2007 has given us yet another Limited Edition Megabass & Daiwa Japan
collaboration and the results are an industrial design engineer’s dream.
We have a slough of tests ready for this rugged beauty, but catch an
exclusive preview of our review in progress here. |
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Teaser Vid:
Abu AE74
The elusive, expensive, and exotic AE74 has finally landed at TackleTour
headquarters. Here are some teaser shots of our review in progress
incuding the special stick we’ve acquired just for this reel. |
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Exclusive
first look:
Mattlures Mattshad
Details are still forthcoming from this manufacturer on what’s sure to
be another big hit. We will share those details with you when they
arrive, but for now, check out these exclusive preview photos of this
not new bait… |
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Teaser Vid:
Daiwa Steez Spinning versus smallmouth
During the field tests Zander lands a smallmouth with the Steez spinning
reel paired with a Steez rod... |
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Teaser Vid: Black Dog Shellcracker Swims
The Shellcracker is a hot new swimbait from Black Dog Bait Company that
swims with a lifelike action... |
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Teaser Vid:
TT Swimbait Rod Wars Introduction
Are
you ready to rumble? For years bass anglers worldwide have been admiring
stories emanating from the southern reaches of California where trophy
bass fishing has been honed to a fine art... |
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Teaser Vid: Team Daiwa Luna review coming soon
The Luna is the replacement
for the Millionaire and is positioned against both the Shimano Calcutta
B and the Calcutta TE, though most would argue that it is sandwiched
right in the middle, many anglers like to compare it to the venerable
TE... |
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