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Pro Angler
Brent Ehrler talks about his incredible year and Lucky Craft Rods
Brent
takes a few minutes out of his busy schedule to tell us a little more about his
fishing and the now widely available Lucky Craft rods. |
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Bassdozer talks to ima prostaff about where we are headed with ima in 2009
Russ "Bazzdozer"
Comeau talks to the prostaff at ima in a end of the year-end review where
ima pros Michael Murphy and Captain Karl Bunch reflect upon where ima is now,
and where ima's headed product-wise in the coming year. |
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Talking Monster Tackle with Outdoor Pro Shop
In between field tests and industry events we enjoy visiting retailers and e-tailers to
find out more about their unique businesses, and this week we did both in a
single trip as we traveled to Outdoor Pro Shop to learn more about the Oretail store and
their new online store MonsterBassTackle.com. |
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Pro Bass Angler Matt Newman talks big baits and bigger fish
My
introduction to Matt Newman, the trophy bass fisherman, came a few years
ago while reading an article in BassWest USA that described his epic day
on the water in
which he caught 27
consecutive
largemouth bass over
8 pounds... |
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Swimbait
Tips and Tactics for
Big Spots with
"Triton Mike" Bucca
If you hang around
much in not just
ours, but any of the
online fishing
message boards,
you’re bound to have
seen the name
“Triton Mike”
bandied about.
Afterall, he’s an
Internet addict. But
what many may not
know or realize,
he’s also a trophy
spotted bass
fisherman. |
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The Man
behind the bluegill,
Matt Servant of
Mattlures
In
just a few short years, Mattlures has grown to be one of the better
known, hand made swimbait manufacturers around. Come join us as we learn a little more about the man behind the baits! |
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Jeff Schluter gives us the insights of St. Croix rods as the
company turns 60
As St. Croix
continues to grow we
wanted to find out
more about its past,
present, and future
as we expect to see
more exciting
offerings to come.
We had the
opportunity to chat
one on one with Jeff Schluter, Vice President of
Sales and Marketing at St. Croix rods. |
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There is more to Shimano than just reels and rods, just ask
Ted Sakai
It
wasn't long ago that
Shimano completely
revamped their
accessories lineup,
and a new style of
fishing was
introduced to US
anglers with
Butterfly Jigging
system. Key to all
these new products
is Shimano Accessory
Product Manager Ted
Sakai.
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Looking at rods with John Posey, Owner & President of
Lamiglas
Lamiglas has been in existence for fifty-six years and is
one of the, if not the oldest, large, American rod company still under private
ownership. We talk rods with Lamiglas Owner & President... John Posey. |
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Talking fishing with Kent Brown, Pro Angler and Radio Host
of "Ultimate Bass"
TackleTour talks
fishing with Kent
Brown, professional
angler and host of
the popular radio
show "Ultimate Bass"
on AM 1140 |
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The man in charge, Trey Kistler
talks about Helium Rods
When I contacted the company with the idea for this interview, it didn’t take
much get things moving. The following is a synopsis of my conversation with the
man in charge of Kistler Custom Rods, Trey Kistler. |
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Talking rods with Powell's owner Keith Bryan
We sit down with
Keith Bryan the Owner and President of Powell rods to talk about what made the
company what it is today and what is in store for the future for the
fast growing rod manufacturer. |
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BASS Elite Series Angler, Ish
Monroe sits Down With TackleTour to Discuss his tackle affliction
Ish Monroe grew up in San Francisco, California spending a
portion of his youth working in an actual
tackle store. Is it any wonder then,
that this BASS Elite Series Professional Angler is also a tackle addict
at heart? |
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Professional
Bass Angler, Gary Dobyns, talks about his
upcoming line of signature rods
Gary Dobyns is an icon in the Western Bass
circuit. His career achievements include 2004 W.O.N. BASS Angler of the Year
and over 50 first place tournament finishes, and has now set his sights on the
manufacturing side of the fishing industry with the formation of a new rod
company, Dobyns Rods. |
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TackleTour talks about the past and the future for tackle
with Shimano America's President, Dave Pfeiffer
It isn't everyday
that you have the chance to sit down with the head of a multi-million dollar
operation, and in the tackle industry they just don't get much bigger than
Shimano. |
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TackleTour picks
Ken Whiting's
Brain, the
founder and
President of AiRRUS rods
To find out more
about AiRRUS and
their exclusive
products we head
straight to the
top and had a sit
down with Ken Whiting, the founder and President of AiRRUS rods. |
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TackleTour finds out what makes "Albackore" unique in an
interview with Jeff Jost
We have always
found Albackore's
products to be among the most well thought out tackle management products on
the market and it was very interesting to find out more about how these
products actually make it from the drawing board to the store shelf. |
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Talking tackle with Tom Ricks, Pure Fishing's Marketing
Director of rods and reels
There is no doubt that every single TackleTour reader has been exposed to at least one of these brands, and we
decided it was high time to learn more about the company and we had the opportunity to sit down with Tom Ricks
Pure Fishing's own Marketing Director for Rod and reels. |
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One-on-one with Quantum's VP of Marketing, Bob Bagby
We had the opportunity to sit down with Bob Bagby, Vice President of Marketing at Quantum,
for a one-on-one session so we could pick his brain about the past,
present, and
the future of the company. |
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TackleTour sits down with Jeremy Sweet, Shimano's Reel Product Manager, for 10
Questions
One day before the upcoming
Bassmaster Classic TackleTour had the opportunity to sit down with Jeremy Sweet,
Shimano's Reel Product Manager, to talk about life at Shimano and the company's
direction in reel development. |
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