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Are You Ready For Some Football!! ... Jigs?
Jig week wraps up here on TackleTour with a roundup on one of the more popular head styles out West where clear, deep, rocky reservoirs dominate. There are so many brands offering this style jig and jighead on the market today, we thought it best to gather several, and consolidate our findings into one monster review. So, are you ready for some football head jigs? |
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Introducing the Tru-Tungsten Jason Quinn Jig
You would not
believe the number
of brands we have in
on this seemingly
simple, yet
effective little
lure. Today, we
bring to you our
thoughts on a jig
I've been looking
forward to try for
quite some time: the
Tru-Tungsten Jason
Quinn Jig. |
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Finesse jigging
with the Keitech Tungsten Rubber Jig Model I
Keitech, a new
company to many, has landed in the States with their lead-free, Tungsten Rubber
Jig Model I. Let’s go jiggin’ to see what this Keitech lure offers. |
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AC Plugs Prepares
to introduce
Bluegill Swimbaits
AC Plugs has long
been known as a
pioneer in the big
bait industry and
has been
accelerating their
product development
and introduction of
new hard and soft
swimbaits. We meet
with them to take a
look at their new
Bluegill swimbait.
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Kevkel's New Double LouveredLeaf Spinnerbait
In October of 2007, we introduced you to a new line of spinnerbaits by Kevkel, a small, Northern California baitmaker. These handmade baits with hand tied skirts featured unique, louvered, willow leaf (lourveredleaf)
blades that promised
to turn even at the
slowest of retrieves
making an already
effective bait just
a little more
versatile. |
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A new Swimbait entry, the
Flex Phantom from Strike Pro
Does the company
have what takes to
break into the red
hot swimbait market?
The Flex Phantom
looks like a cross
between a swimbait
and a crankbait, and
makes use of an
exclusive
multi-jointed tail
section to generate
a slinking side to
side tail action
quite unlike any
other. |
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Effective bedded
bass fishing with the River2Sea Nest Raider
Now there’s a new
lure in town that’ll
surely "piss off" the big females
into biting. The
River2Sea Nest Raider is a lure designed targeting for bedding bass. |
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A Diminutive Jerkbait That Packs a ZING! The Megabass Live-X Margay Stepcat
We look at a slightly larger cousin of the Live-X Smolt, introducing the shallow running, suspending Margay Stepcat, a small jerkbait
built to be thrown
on casting gear |
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Slash’em Farther Down with Rapala’s X-Rap Deep
Rapala expands on
their popular X-Rap series with the new X-Rap Deep series which is designed to
target deeper holding fish near the 10 foot depth with the same slashing action
of the original. We test the lure to see just how effective the bait is at
deeper depths and how it compares to the original. |
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Breaking News : Lucky Craft's Real California Supreme 200
Since the debut of their Real California series of baits three years ago,
their fans, this editor included, were hungry for a true big bait offering rather than the oversized jerkbaits that had made up the series thus far.
The Real California
Supreme 200 is a
finally a true big bait product from Lucky Craft |
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Shimano gets
Jiggy with the
Lucanus System
Shimano is set to
revolutionize the
way anglers fish yet
again with the
introduction of a
brand new bottom
fishing system
called Lucanus . Two
years in the making
this new system
revolves around a
new type of jig that
carries the
butterfly jigging
concept to the next
level.
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It's No VisionX 110, But It Is Another Jerkbait From Megabass: The LiveX Revenge
Ever since the debut of our Megabass Vision 110 review in December of 2005, we've been on a mission to uncover all we can within this segment of one of Japan's premiere tackle manufacturers. Today, we bring you the latest of our discoveries, the Megabass Live-X Revenge. |
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Is It a Crankbait or a Jerkbait? We say it's... Introducing the Lucky Craft Bevy Shad 75sp
How many times have you taken the water this past year and
had one of those
"tough bite"
situations where you
threw just about
everything in your
tackle box but
couldn't get bit?
This past year, more
often than not, when
running into this
situation, I was
glad I had this bait
in my "test-bin". |
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Is the Lucky Craft Real Skin “really” good?
Released at this year’s
ICAST show the Lucky
Craft Real Skin Pointer
is now becoming more
available in retail and
e-tail stores
nationwide. What makes
the Real Skin unique is
the application of
actual natural skin in
the lure’s construction.
While novel, the
question remains…. is
the bait “really” any
better than the
original? |
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The surprisingly
buoyant V&M Mud Bug trailer comes to life
V&M is a small bait company that has been around since 1990. In 2002, V&M Bait Company was bought out by Bayou Outdoors. Today we bring to you the V&M Mud Bug, a soft plastic trailer with a nice, built-in action. |
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Get
ready to “Roumba” with ima’s new wakebait
The Roumba
is an exciting new bait from Ima, a newcomer to the US, but an existing player
in the Japanese market. This interesting lure is able to generate a walk the dog
type wobble all by itself and can be fished on the surface as wakebait, or
subsurface with fast retrieves. |
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Tie One On, Toss
It Out & Hang On! Introducing Sworming Hornet Lure's Fish Head Spin
Bladed jigheads like the Blakemore Road Runner have been around for ages.
They're a great way
to match the hatch
and trigger strikes
from fish that are
keying on bait fish.
We are excited to
bring to you, our
review of the Sworming Hornet Lure's Fish Head Spin. |
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A Small, Northern California Company's Answer to the Paddletail Craze: Rainbow Worms' Rainbow Bowfish.
Looking for a paddletail minnow but can't find THE one for which everyone and
their co-angler is searching? Our friends from Hi's Tackle Box in San Francisco
sent us some samples of a similar bait with slightly different take.
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Kevkel baits "cuts in" to put a new spin on blades
Finally something new in
blade design! Kevkel
Baits introduces new, slow roll enabled double willow leaf spinnerbaits.
Attention slow roll spinnerbait fishermen! Kevkel Baits out of San Jose,
California debuts a next generation spinnerbait with a patented blade design.
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Elbow Jerking, Tail Slapping Action: The Lucky Craft Staysee 90SP
With a rated running depth of eight to ten feet, the Staysee 90SP is Lucky Craft's deepest rated diving jerkbait. I had always thought the Pointer 100DD held this distinction, but with a rated running depth of only six to seven feet, it falls short of the Staysee. |
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Trophy
Sticks, custom design, clever hydrodynamics, and a little art all rolled in one
Trophy Sticks are a new custom made bait designed for West Coast trophy hunters
pursuing a wide range of species from Salmon to Striped Bass. These lures
exhibit handmade craftsmanship of days gone by coupled with a deceivingly subtle action. |
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Fooling Fish With The
Motion of the Ocean: Sebile’s Ghost Walker
Sebile has developed an innovative line of baits that make use of a fluid filled
chamber. This fluid contains an iridescent glitter that they claim mimics
the scales falling off of a fleeing or injured baitfish. The baits look
incredible, but are these lures designed to catch more than just fishermen? |
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Flirting with Innovation: The Reaction Innovations Flirt 6.95
Worms worms worms... what's in a plastic worm? If there's one bait I tend to
take for granted, it is the plastic worm. Don't they all look alike? How
different can performance be between brands and styles? |
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Looks Can Be Deceiving: Black Dog Bait Company's Lunker Punker
Black Dog Bait Company's Lunker Punker is a large,
awkwardly shaped, and quite frankly, unimpressive looking bait. But as we know
all too well, appearances can be deceiving. |
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Daiwa goes after classic cranks with the
amusingly named Peanut
Classic cranks make use of a recognizable profile and feature a rather tight
wobble and are usually shallow divers. What makes Daiwa think that it can
compete in one of the most congested niches in the lure market? We find out if
they can as we pit the amusingly named Daiwa Peanut |
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A Bait With Two Personalities: The Megabass Crank/Jerk Flap Slap
Hold one of these baits in your hand, rotate it around to study the details and
it just screams of fish catching ability. But as we know all too well in the
world of tackle, looks can be deceiving. |
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Product Reviewed |
Date Posted |
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On the Hunt for an Oversized Slashing Type Minnow Lure? Check Out the FLT Zillva! |
8/19/07 |
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Could this be the
most durable spinnerbait? River2Sea’s Crystal Spin with a Polycarbonate encased
head design |
8/15/07 |
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The
Pointer on a diet, Lucky Craft’s “Slender” Jerkbait |
8/08/07 |
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Don't Cover Your Eyes! It's the Reaction Innovations Skinny Dipper |
8/1/07 |
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Topwater Annihilation: the 3:16 Wake Jr. |
7/07/07 |
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Fishing With Chips: The Persuader
American E-Chip Spinnerbait |
6/24/07 |
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The Triple Trout
performs a lot better than it looks! |
6/11/07 |
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Nothing Yet, to Scare the Competition: The Fish Arrow Spooky Jack |
6/4/07 |
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Predator Research
Laboratories draws on hydrodynamics to build their new Shrimp lures |
5/14/07 |
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Oh What Could Have Been: The Megabass V-3 Bullet Shad and Bullet Shad Mini
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4/29/07 |
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An effective
minnow bait with a Dart and Stop & Go system, the Jackall Squadminnow 95 |
4/25/07 |
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MattLures Revisits Their Design and Brings To Market, The Ultimate Bluegill |
4/15/07 |
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Daiwa adds branded spinnerbaits to their lineup of lures |
4/11/07 |
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Megabass's DeepX 200T Proves Appearances Can Be Deceiving |
4/04/07 |
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Bring Life to a Familiar Design : The Persuader American Angling Double Buzzer Buzzbait
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3/27/07 |
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Meet the Berkley Powerbait Chigger Craw, the bait that
helped win the Bassmaster Classic |
3/8/07 |
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What's Old is New Again, Or Is It? The River2Sea Wood'n Min 160
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3/4/07 |
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An Affordable Alternative For Those Not Quite
"Sold" On the Price of The Swimbait Craze |
2/14/07 |
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Mimic injured baitfish with the innovative Daiwa "Dead or
Alive" |
2/04/07 |
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Made in Italy,
Pelican handcrafts the Super Pinky from balsa-wood for its unique actions |
1/11/07 |
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Introducing the Megabass Anthrax and Anthrax 100 Topwater Baits Where Imagination is Key |
12/26/06 |
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The Crazy Action of Wood : H&T's Balsa Crank
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12/21/06 |
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Instruments of a Legend, Introducing Jerry Rago's Baby Tool |
12/11/06 |
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River2Sea USA’s
V-Joint Deep Dive minnow, a triple section lure with great action |
11/30/06 |
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Blue Fox goes big
with the Vibrax
Musky Buzz |
11/22/06 |
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Ready, Contact, Action! The Megabass Scream-X Jr. |
11/15/06 |
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Storm Stuffed
to the Gills with
exciting new lures
this fall |
11/08/06 |
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Getting Back to Basics With a Quality Tie, Cooch's Wadda Jig by TnT Baits |
11/01/06 |
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Designed by the Master, Introducing the Ken Huddleston's Deluxe Rate of Fall Swimbait |
10/19/06 |
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The Daiwa TD
Mouthwasher: A popper and a crankbait in one? |
10/12/05 |
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Caught Between a Crank and a Lipless Bait : The Lucky Craft Moonsault Crankbait |
9/10/06 |
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Hard to find, but well worth the effort...The TD Minnow Type
SG |
9/10/06 |
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A Different Take on Lipless Technology : The Megabass Vibration-X Ultra
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9/6/06 |
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Shimano
Butterfly Jigs are more than just “lures,” they are part of a complete system |
9/04/06 |
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Another Monster Bait : The A.B.T. Lure Company Titan
& Strike King-King Kong
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8/13/06 |
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A Crank Born from Innovation : RI's Limited Edition Method Crank
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6/7/06 |
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Lucky Craft goes finesse with their Flat CB MR Crankbait
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5/08/06 |
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Going lipless with Daiwa's TD Vibration |
5/02/06 |
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Keep it in
motion...the NetBait Paca Craw |
4/16/06 |
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Going Old School With a Tried and True Swimbait: Sunrize
Tackle's Hammerhead |
4/6/06 |
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Increase your numbers with the diminutive Live-X Smolt from Megabass
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4/2/06 |
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Cranking for bass
with the River2Sea jointed V-Crank |
3/13/06 |
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The
Secret is out – Secret Weapon Lures revolutionizes Spinnerbaits |
3/06/06 |
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Slow rollin’ for
Salmon with the Konezone trolling flasher |
3/1/06 |
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Hand Crafted Artistry from the Deep South :
Awesome Bait Company's Thundershad Crank |
1/25/06 |
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The Megabait Mega
Crank wobbles with much holographic flash |
1/17/06 |
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Mark "EZ Bass"
Lassagne experiments with the Kinami Palm Tree |
12/21/06 |
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Putting the Buzz in Buzzbaits : The MegaStrike Cavitron |
12/08/05 |
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Are you addicted yet? ...the Megabass Vision One-Ten's
action will have you begging for more |
12/5/05 |
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As lifelike as plugs get, the Bettencourt "Real Fish"
Bluegill |
11/30/05 |
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This isn't your daddy's Rapala crank, the new-fangled X-Rap
"Slashbait" |
11/21/05 |
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Lucky Craft's
"Big Daddy Strike" Crankbait serves up consistent action |
11/13/05 |
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Combining collectability with fish a calling tease
- The Megabass PopMax |
10/13/05 |
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A Bait to Lure Monster Bass : Introducing The MattLures Baby Bass Swimbait |
10/5/05 |
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The patented "automatic set hidden hook" distinguishes the
LockJaw from the competition |
9/25/05 |
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What's old is new again, The Megabass Bait-X Concept
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8/30/05 |
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Good things come in small packages : Specialty Tackle USA's Flagship Bait, the Junior-D |
8/2/05 |
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Simplifying the art of the jig : CritterBait Tackle Company's Swim Jig |
7/29/05 |
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A Hot West Coast swimbait with a patented easy to rig
system... the Megabait L.A. Slider
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6/13/05 |
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Standing up to be noticed, The River2Sea Stand'n Yabbie
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6/21/05 |
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The Uniquely Designed Jackall Aragon MR,
is it as good as it looks? |
6/09/05 |
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Strike Pro USA's
nicely finished trolling plug |
5/19/05 |
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A Lipless Crank with
plenty of Teeth : Lucky Craft's LV-500Max |
5/11/05 |
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Generate surface
eruptions with the Sizmic Toad |
4/21/05 |
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A Collectible
and Fishable Finesse Cranking Dynamo, the Megabass Cyclone SR-X |
4/15/05 |
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The Mark Drag, by Panther Martin,
adds extra enticement to trolling rigs |
4/11/05 |
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The A.C. "Real Trout," the latest in a line of modified
plugs from Allan Cole |
3/10/05 |
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Not your run
of the mill topwater lure, the realistic Dragonfly Popper by River2Sea
USA |
2/27/05 |
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Fish a better bass trap - The
Persuader American Angling, Pro Assassinator Clacker |
2/16/05 |
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MirrOlure's Popa Dog uniquely walks and barks at the surface
to attract aggressive game fish |
2/03/05 |
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FoodSource's biodegradable Food Sticks
really are Fish Food |
12/27/04 |
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The
Bettencourt Assassin slays unsuspecting fish with distinctive tail swimming
action |
12/09/04 |
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Tempt
fish with a serving of Specialty Tackle's Big Bite |
11/18/04 |
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When bass desire a big meal, look to the Strike Pro DD72 |
10/21/04 |
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Storm's Wildeye Shad swimbait is tough on saltwater fish but easy on the pocket
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10/14/04 |
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Gary Yamamoto creates a monster of a new bait...the Kreature
has arrived! |
9/17/04 |
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River2Sea makes big splashes
with the Bubble
Popper |
8/01/04 |
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Settling the
scores with Revenge Bait's lifelike "Dart Hedz" |
7/12/04 |
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Jerking for gamefish with the Strike Pro Jer-O-Minnow |
6/15/04 |
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Updating an old
friend with the latest armaments, the Excalibur Fat Free Shad |
5/24/04 |
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Culprit's Tassel Lizard taunts Bass with its skirted tail |
4/26/04 |
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A Realistic Critter Crank unlike any other, the Bettencourt
Rodent |
4/14/04 |
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Fishing sophisticated Jigs and time-honored Pigs from Uncle
Josh |
4/05/04 |
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Pop-a-Long with the multi-functional topwater lure that will
drive fish wild |
3/22/04 |
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Fish the wave with Kinami Bait's multi-appendage Nories Bug |
3/10/04 |
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Surface gurgling with the Panther Martin WeedWing |
2/12/04 |
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Super Speed
Cranking with the Luhr Jensen Mini-Speed Trap |
1/28/04 |
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A blast from the past,
re-introducing the wobbling Panther
Martin Vivif swim bait |
1/01/04 |
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Pursuing multiple species with the MegaBait Live Jig |
12/17/03 |
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Drive bass crazy
with Strike Pro's alluring Finesse
Walking Stick |
12/11/03 |
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Targeting Trophy Bass
with the Basstrix Swimbait |
11/20/03 |
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The Snag Proof Wiggle Wog, an exciting
new top water bass lure |
5/24/04 |
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Reel Pearl, a creative double blade propelling inline
spinner |
10/23/03 |
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Explosive
topwater action produced by Strike Pro's Gobi Popper |
10/09/03 |
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Time for a tournament quality alternative? Welcome the premium grade Classic
Shad by Strike Pro |
9/22/03 |
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A sweet taste that carp can't resist, Uncle Josh Carp Bait |
9/17/03 |
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Cotee turns jig heads with the swirling Crankin' JigLip
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9/14/03 |
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Give fish a mouthful with the MegaBait Chubby Shad |
9/04/03 |
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Advanced trapping with Bass pro Shop's XPS Extreme Rattle Shad |
9/01/03 |
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Tail
Whipping design delivers strikes, introducing the new Lucky Craft Live Pointer |
8/25/03 |
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Fish like never before
with the multiple action Gee-min-ee lure |
8/18/03 |
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The Terminator T1
is still among the best when it comes to Titanium Spinnerbait Design |
7/07/03 |
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A stirring design that really knows how to
move, the MegaBait Charlie |
7/03/03 |
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A clever way to challenge toothy gamefish, the Rollo System |
6/19/03 |
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An old lure that's still a BIG hit, the Luhr Jensen AC Plug |
6/09/03 |
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An innovative
enhancement to soft jerkbaits, the
Buttoneye Jerk |
5/20/03 |
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When nature calls for a natural presentation, look to the
Clear Water Lures |
5/15/03 |
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Daiwa
expands lure offerings with exciting new Team Daiwa
models and colors |
4/07/03 |
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Revisit
an old friend, the Kastmaster, perhaps the most versatile lure ever
created |
3/05/03 |
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Crave Gravy, a catfish attractant that will jitter some
taste buds |
2/24/03 |
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The Wigston Tassie truly bites like the Devil |
2/1/03 |
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It's a Top Secret... the AminoGel Trout attractant has
arrived from Europe |
11/24/02 |
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A fresh spin
on the original trout magnet, the new Holographic spinners by Panther Martin |
11/07/02 |
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Berkley's Rattl'r aims to drive fish into a Frenzy |
11/03/02 |
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The Squidy
Mangler, an inline spinner that will spin 100% of
the time |
9/26/02 |
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A flexible mutant creature bait, the popular Zoom Baby Brush Hog |
8/20/02 |
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The Yozuri Mag-Minnows, magnets for
gamefish?
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7/15/02 |
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Arriving to
stores near you. New tackle with a new twist for 2003 |
6/19/02 |
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A lethal new weapon in the hunt for hard hitting Stripers,
the SPRO Prime Bucktail Jig
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5/01/02 |
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If they aren't biting, throw a uniquely lifelike new
spinner, the Tantrum! |
4/11/02 |
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SPRO Chug Minnow, a harmonious blend of a popper and a
spook...generates good top water action
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3/20/02 |
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Spoon? Spinner? Buzzbait? Nemire creates one of the most flexible new lures,
and bass
can't resist it!
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2/24/02 |
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New Harrison Hoge Superior Frog... for superior top water action! |
2/12/02 |
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Envision Lures
strives to develop the "Perfect Jig"
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2/11/02 |
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VPR-PRO LBM spinnerbait with Titanium Nitenol
wire |
1/29/02 |
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VPR-PRO LBM... just another
spinnerbait? |
1/15/02 |
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Deadly Deep Diver...Norman Deep Little "N" |
12/08/01 |
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The scent of shad...B.A.N.G. Fish Attractant |
11/23/01 |
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Lures for the Backcountry: The "Must Have"
arsenal |
9/02/01 |
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Targeting Bass in cold weather? ...turn to Yamamoto's Hula Grub |
12/08/00 |
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