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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?
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.

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.
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
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.
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

 

 

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.
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.
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".
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? 
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.

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.
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.

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?

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?
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.
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
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.

 

 

Product Reviewed Date Posted
On the Hunt for an Oversized Slashing Type Minnow Lure? Check Out the FLT Zillva! 8/19/07
Could this be the most durable spinnerbait? River2Sea’s Crystal Spin with a Polycarbonate encased head design 8/15/07
The Pointer on a diet, Lucky Craft’s “Slender” Jerkbait 8/08/07
Don't Cover Your Eyes! It's the Reaction Innovations Skinny Dipper 8/1/07
Topwater Annihilation: the 3:16 Wake Jr. 7/07/07
Fishing With Chips: The Persuader American E-Chip Spinnerbait 6/24/07
The Triple Trout performs a lot better than it looks! 6/11/07
Nothing Yet, to Scare the Competition: The Fish Arrow Spooky Jack 6/4/07
Predator Research Laboratories draws on hydrodynamics to build their new Shrimp lures 5/14/07
Oh What Could Have Been: The Megabass V-3 Bullet Shad and Bullet Shad Mini 4/29/07
An effective minnow bait with a Dart and Stop & Go system, the Jackall Squadminnow 95 4/25/07
MattLures Revisits Their Design and Brings To Market, The Ultimate Bluegill 4/15/07
Daiwa adds branded spinnerbaits to their lineup of lures 4/11/07
Megabass's DeepX 200T Proves Appearances Can Be Deceiving 4/04/07
Bring Life to a Familiar Design : The Persuader American Angling Double Buzzer Buzzbait 3/27/07
Meet the Berkley Powerbait Chigger Craw, the bait that helped win the Bassmaster Classic 3/8/07
What's Old is New Again, Or Is It? The River2Sea Wood'n Min 160 3/4/07
An Affordable Alternative For Those Not Quite "Sold" On the Price of The Swimbait Craze 2/14/07
Mimic injured baitfish with the innovative Daiwa "Dead or Alive" 2/04/07
Made in Italy, Pelican handcrafts the Super Pinky from balsa-wood for its unique actions 1/11/07
Introducing the Megabass Anthrax and Anthrax 100 Topwater Baits Where Imagination is Key 12/26/06
The Crazy Action of Wood : H&T's Balsa Crank 12/21/06
Instruments of a Legend, Introducing Jerry Rago's Baby Tool 12/11/06
River2Sea USA’s V-Joint Deep Dive minnow, a triple section lure with great action 11/30/06
Blue Fox goes big with the Vibrax Musky Buzz 11/22/06
Ready, Contact, Action! The Megabass Scream-X Jr. 11/15/06
Storm Stuffed to the Gills with exciting new lures this fall 11/08/06
Getting Back to Basics With a Quality Tie, Cooch's Wadda Jig by TnT Baits 11/01/06
Designed by the Master, Introducing the Ken Huddleston's Deluxe Rate of Fall Swimbait 10/19/06
The Daiwa TD Mouthwasher: A popper and a crankbait in one? 10/12/05
Caught Between a Crank and a Lipless Bait : The Lucky Craft Moonsault Crankbait 9/10/06
Hard to find, but well worth the effort...The TD Minnow Type SG 9/10/06
A Different Take on Lipless Technology : The Megabass Vibration-X Ultra 9/6/06
Shimano Butterfly Jigs are more than just “lures,” they are part of a complete system 9/04/06
Another Monster Bait : The A.B.T. Lure Company Titan & Strike King-King Kong 8/13/06
A Crank Born from Innovation : RI's Limited Edition Method Crank 6/7/06
Lucky Craft goes finesse with their Flat CB MR Crankbait 5/08/06
Going lipless with Daiwa's TD Vibration 5/02/06
Keep it in motion...the NetBait Paca Craw 4/16/06
Going Old School With a Tried and True Swimbait: Sunrize Tackle's Hammerhead 4/6/06
Increase your numbers with the diminutive Live-X Smolt from Megabass 4/2/06
Cranking for bass with the River2Sea jointed V-Crank 3/13/06
The Secret is out – Secret Weapon Lures revolutionizes Spinnerbaits 3/06/06
Slow rollin’ for Salmon with the Konezone trolling flasher 3/1/06
Hand Crafted Artistry from the Deep South : Awesome Bait Company's Thundershad Crank 1/25/06
The Megabait Mega Crank wobbles with much holographic flash 1/17/06
Mark "EZ Bass" Lassagne experiments with the Kinami Palm Tree 12/21/06
Putting the Buzz in Buzzbaits : The MegaStrike Cavitron 12/08/05
Are you addicted yet? ...the Megabass Vision One-Ten's action will have you begging for more 12/5/05
As lifelike as plugs get, the Bettencourt "Real Fish" Bluegill 11/30/05
This isn't your daddy's Rapala crank, the new-fangled X-Rap "Slashbait" 11/21/05
Lucky Craft's "Big Daddy Strike" Crankbait serves up consistent action 11/13/05
Combining collectability with fish a calling tease - The Megabass PopMax 10/13/05
A Bait to Lure Monster Bass : Introducing The MattLures Baby Bass Swimbait 10/5/05
The patented "automatic set hidden hook" distinguishes the LockJaw from the competition 9/25/05
What's old is new again, The Megabass Bait-X Concept 8/30/05
Good things come in small packages : Specialty Tackle USA's Flagship Bait, the Junior-D 8/2/05
Simplifying the art of the jig : CritterBait Tackle Company's Swim Jig 7/29/05
A Hot West Coast swimbait with a patented easy to rig system... the Megabait L.A. Slider 6/13/05
Standing up to be noticed, The River2Sea Stand'n Yabbie 6/21/05
The Uniquely Designed Jackall Aragon MR, is it as good as it looks? 6/09/05
Strike Pro USA's nicely finished trolling plug 5/19/05
A Lipless Crank with plenty of Teeth : Lucky Craft's LV-500Max 5/11/05
Generate surface eruptions with the Sizmic Toad 4/21/05
A Collectible and Fishable Finesse Cranking Dynamo, the Megabass Cyclone SR-X 4/15/05
The Mark Drag, by Panther Martin, adds extra enticement to trolling rigs 4/11/05
The A.C. "Real Trout," the latest in a line of modified plugs from Allan Cole 3/10/05
Not your run of the mill topwater lure, the realistic Dragonfly Popper by River2Sea USA 2/27/05
Fish a better bass trap - The Persuader American Angling, Pro Assassinator Clacker 2/16/05
MirrOlure's Popa Dog uniquely walks and barks at the surface to attract aggressive game fish 2/03/05
FoodSource's biodegradable Food Sticks really are Fish Food 12/27/04
The Bettencourt Assassin slays unsuspecting fish with distinctive tail swimming action 12/09/04
Tempt fish with a serving of Specialty Tackle's Big Bite 11/18/04
When bass desire a big meal, look to the Strike Pro DD72 10/21/04
Storm's Wildeye Shad swimbait is tough on saltwater fish but easy on the pocket 10/14/04
Gary Yamamoto creates a monster of a new bait...the Kreature has arrived! 9/17/04
River2Sea makes big splashes with the Bubble Popper 8/01/04
Settling the scores with Revenge Bait's lifelike "Dart Hedz" 7/12/04
Jerking for gamefish with the Strike Pro Jer-O-Minnow 6/15/04
Updating an old friend with the latest armaments, the Excalibur Fat Free Shad 5/24/04
Culprit's Tassel Lizard taunts Bass with its skirted tail 4/26/04
A Realistic Critter Crank unlike any other, the Bettencourt Rodent 4/14/04
Fishing sophisticated Jigs and time-honored Pigs from Uncle Josh 4/05/04
Pop-a-Long with the multi-functional topwater lure that will drive fish wild 3/22/04
Fish the wave with Kinami Bait's multi-appendage Nories Bug 3/10/04
Surface gurgling with the Panther Martin WeedWing 2/12/04
Super Speed Cranking with the Luhr Jensen Mini-Speed Trap 1/28/04
A blast from the past, re-introducing the wobbling Panther Martin Vivif swim bait 1/01/04
Pursuing multiple species with the MegaBait Live Jig 12/17/03
Drive bass crazy with Strike Pro's alluring Finesse Walking Stick 12/11/03
Targeting Trophy Bass with the Basstrix Swimbait 11/20/03
The Snag Proof Wiggle Wog, an exciting new top water bass lure 5/24/04
Reel Pearl, a creative double blade propelling inline spinner 10/23/03
Explosive topwater action produced by Strike Pro's Gobi Popper 10/09/03
Time for a tournament quality alternative? Welcome the premium grade Classic Shad by Strike Pro 9/22/03
A sweet taste that carp can't resist, Uncle Josh Carp Bait 9/17/03
Cotee turns jig heads with the swirling Crankin' JigLip 9/14/03
Give fish a mouthful with the MegaBait Chubby Shad 9/04/03
Advanced trapping with Bass pro Shop's XPS Extreme Rattle Shad 9/01/03
Tail Whipping design delivers strikes, introducing the new Lucky Craft Live Pointer 8/25/03
Fish like never before with the multiple action Gee-min-ee lure 8/18/03
The Terminator T1 is still among the best when it comes to Titanium Spinnerbait Design 7/07/03
A stirring design that really knows how to move, the MegaBait Charlie 7/03/03
A clever way to challenge toothy gamefish, the Rollo System 6/19/03
An old lure that's still a BIG hit, the Luhr Jensen AC Plug 6/09/03
An innovative enhancement to soft jerkbaits, the Buttoneye Jerk 5/20/03
When nature calls for a natural presentation, look to the Clear Water Lures 5/15/03
Daiwa expands lure offerings with exciting new Team Daiwa models and colors 4/07/03
Revisit an old friend, the Kastmaster, perhaps the most versatile lure ever created  3/05/03
Crave Gravy, a catfish attractant that will jitter some taste buds 2/24/03
The Wigston Tassie truly bites like the Devil 2/1/03
It's a Top Secret... the AminoGel Trout attractant has arrived from Europe 11/24/02
A fresh spin on the original trout magnet, the new Holographic spinners by Panther Martin 11/07/02
Berkley's Rattl'r aims to drive fish into a Frenzy 11/03/02
The Squidy Mangler, an inline spinner that will spin 100% of the time 9/26/02
A flexible mutant creature bait, the popular Zoom Baby Brush Hog 8/20/02
The Yozuri Mag-Minnows, magnets for gamefish? 7/15/02
Arriving to stores near you.  New tackle with a new twist for 2003 6/19/02
A lethal new weapon in the hunt for hard hitting Stripers, the SPRO Prime Bucktail Jig 5/01/02
If they aren't biting, throw a uniquely lifelike new spinner, the Tantrum! 4/11/02
SPRO Chug Minnow, a harmonious blend of a popper and a spook...generates good top water action 3/20/02
Spoon? Spinner? Buzzbait? Nemire creates one of the most flexible new lures, and bass can't resist it! 2/24/02
New Harrison Hoge Superior Frog... for superior top water action! 2/12/02
Envision Lures strives to develop the "Perfect Jig" 2/11/02
VPR-PRO LBM spinnerbait with Titanium Nitenol wire 1/29/02
VPR-PRO LBM... just another spinnerbait? 1/15/02
Deadly Deep Diver...Norman Deep Little "N" 12/08/01
The scent of shad...B.A.N.G. Fish Attractant 11/23/01
Lures for the Backcountry: The "Must Have" arsenal 9/02/01
Targeting Bass in cold weather? ...turn to Yamamoto's Hula Grub 12/08/00


 

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