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PRODUCTTPREVIEW : The Punch Skirt by Paycheck Baits
Those familiar with the California Delta already know of this technique, but how many know how to do it effectively? What is this technique? It’s called “punching,” and Bub knows when the heat is up on the Delta, the bass seek cover. He shows us his new lures from Paycheck Baits designed for this application.
Concealed weapons courtesy of the CL8 Bait 9” Swimbait
Rather than make just another “me-too” bait Clayton Bryant decided to draw on his personal passion for swimbait fishing and big bait design to create something different. Armed with an array of hidden hooks the CL8 Bait is looking to make a mark in the premium big bait market.
What's a Buzz with Reaction Innovations : Introducing the Squeaky Dolphin
Today we take a look at one of the more progressive bait companies in the industry and their take on this tried and true favorite. Introducing the Reaction Innovations Squeaky Dolphin Buzzbait.
Can O.S.P.'s Blitz Sack the Competition?
O.S.P. produces a shallow running crank that, in some circles, has been considered a great "secret" weapon for many years. We've been fishing this crank for over a year and a half now and are ready to bring to you, our review of O.S.P.'s Blitz.
Junk Food for a Quality Limit: JSJ's Snack Sized Trout
With the growing popularity of the West Coast phenomenon known as swimbaits, more and more tournament anglers are adding big baits to their repertoire. One such product, by JSJ Baits
, was designed with the tournament angler in mind. Introducing our official review of the JSJ Snack Size Trout.
Unfinished Business: Our Soft Bodied Swimbait Tackle Drop
This article is not intended to be a comprehensive list of the available product in this style - considering the number of this type of product out there and the speed by which they are reaching market, that'd be a never ending trip to the tackle store. Rather, this article provides a modest cross section of some of the more popular solutions available right now.
What happens when a Swimbait and a prop bait get together, meet the Basstar Proprunner
Basstar is a new company on the big bait scene and their first lure, the Proprunner, is a product of Joe Uribe Sr. who uses his experience and expertise in big bait design to create a new lure for topwater fans.
A.C. Plugs Modernizes the AC Minnow
Few swimbait companies have such a storied history as that of AC Plugs, and the company that was among the most influential in the beginning of the big bait craze brings back their popular AC Minnow with new performance enhancements.
Falcon Lure’s Big Eyez Paddletail Swims True
Falcon Lures has built up a reputation for quality hooks and jigheads and they now join the crowded swimbait market with the Big Eyez swimbait which is designed to offer superior swimming action over other boot tail style swimbaits.

 

 

The Evolution of a Big, Hard Bodied Bait: 3:16 Lure Company's Real Deal
Enter 3:16 Lure Company who, since the introduction of their very popular Mission Fish about eight years ago, has been busy pushing the envelope on what can be done with big bait designs. 3:16's latest and greatest success? Their new, 8" topwater hardbait titled "The Real Deal"
The Castaic Catch 22 Swimbait offers guaranteed durability, and it catches fish too
Designed to be easy to fish, affordable, and supremely durable the team states that the swimbait can catch 22 fish before losing the ability to swim.
PRODUCTTPREVIEW : Nate's Baits
News flash: Big, realistic, handmade baits are no longer a West Coast phenomenon. Nate's Baits out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is set to jump into the big bait scene in a monumental fashion. Crafting and testing his baits from within the unforgiving testing grounds of muskie fishing, Nate Lambrecht's baits have been discovered by the big bait throwers out West...
Mattlures Cranks It Up With Their Latest Masterpiece: Their Hard Bluegill Series of Baits.
What could Mattlures have out now, in 2009, to wow and surprise us? How about their first official foray into the hard bodied swimbait market? Introducing our review of the Mattlures Hard Bluegill Series.
A Tale of Two Baits, Bettencourt Baits' RealFish Shad & Real Snake
With previous reviews on their Rodent, Assassin, and Real Bluegill baits, we here at TackleTour have always enjoyed seeing what's new and exciting over at Bettencourt Baits. Their out of the box and unconventional approach to bait making
A Smaller Pointer from Lucky Craft Targets Both Bass and Trout
The company also has a miniature version of their top seller, only this time the new Pointer 65sp is designed not just for bass but to target trout as well.
Taking Aim with D&M Custom Baits' Sniper Spinnerbait
Today, we take a look at theSniper Spinnerbait featuring top end components at a very fair and reasonable cost.
The first thing that struck me with D&M Custom Bait's Sniper Spinnerbait was the head design...
The Return of Rago Baits
In December of 2006, we debuted our review on the eight inch Rago Baby Tool - the biggest, baddest, craziest bait we had tossed up until that point in time. Now, just a couple of short years later, and after our big bait intensive 2008, that eight inch bait looks quite ordinary in size. It's amazing what a little time and experience can do to your perspective.
PRODUCTTPREVIEW: Berkley's 2009 Bassmaster Classic Baits
For years Berkley have been secretly producing custom baits for their professional anglers, and not only after the Bassmaster Classic do they start making them available to the general public. For the 2009 Bassmaster Classic at Red River Louisiana, Berkley is pre-releasing a few new bait.
PRODUCTTPREVIEW : Gann's Performance Tackle
Introducing a small bait company out of Northern California that is doing their best to put their stamp of quality on every single, individual bait they tie: Gann's Performance Tackle.
Match the Hatch with the Koppers LiveTarget Golden Shiner
Match the hatch isn't just for fly fishermen anymore. Koppers is producing lures like no other hardbait company, focusing on products that have a life-like appearance and motion as they move through the water.
PRODUCTTPREVIEW: Koppers New LiveTarget Lures
Koppers continues to build momentum with their ultra realistic hardbaits and they are now ready to release a few more ultra-realistic lures in other species along with product additions to their current LiveTarget baits. These are among the most detailed replicas of fish species.
Shallow, Deep, or In-between? Versatility for All Occasions: Tru-Tungsten's Tru-Life Baits
At ICAST 2007, word on the floor was, Tru-Tungsten had a bait that was set to really make some noise in the big bait segment of the market. We met Matt Newman who introduced us to this promising little bait, and now, finally over a year later, here is our take on the Tru-Tungsten, Tru-Life series
PRODUCTTPREVIEW : Orso Swimbait Company
Enter the swimbait market where the demand for unique, big, and high dollar baits has been on the climb for the last several years. Today we take a look at one of the latest companies to hit the market, Orso Swimbait Company out of Oak View, California.

PRODUCTTPREVIEW : TnT Baits Wadda Bomb Jig
We caught up with "Cooch" on the California Delta for an introduction to TnT's answer to the big bait phenomenon, the Wadda Bomb, a half ounce jig with an extra-long skirt and upsized hook built to entice summer and fall run bass into the boat.

The Megabass Bumpee Hog, strong to a fault?
Megabass may be best known for their line of premium fishing rods and innovative hardbaits but the company also offers a wide range of unique plastics. This includes the company’s line of VIOS baits which make use of a soft but ultra durable plastic. We take a look at a lure in this series that Megabass has dubbed the Bumpee Hog.
Shellcracker [shel krak-er] - noun : Redear Sunfish : see also BlackDog Bait Company
The Punker actually leap frogged the original bait from this manufacturer that was in our review queue. Today, it is time to rewind a bit and bring you our thoughts on the bait with which Black Dog Bait Company launched their company. Introducing the BDB Shellcracker.
Look What's Been Hiding in Our Tackle Box: The Megabass X-80 Trick Darter
Tucked away in the Megabass lineup of lures is a relatively small little minnow bait known as the X-80 Trick Darter. So small is it, by bass standards anyway, that it sat in our review pile relatively unnoticed for the better part of a year...
A "Dink" for big fish, Osprey's newest swimbait
Osprey’s new Dink swimbait is the latest addition to the company’s contemporary line of lures and makes use of all the production elements that make the brand popular among both tournament and weekend anglers all with an added level of realism not before seen from the brand. 

 

 

Product Reviewed Date Posted
Looks Can Be Deceiving: the Deps Realiser 8/17/08
Tru-Tungsten announces new Tru-Life 4-Inch swimbait 7/13/08
Castaic Soft Bait Company Re-Enters the Hard Bait Market With Their New, Platinum ROCK HARD! 7/09/08
New Bait Company, JSJ Baits Introduces Their Take on Big Baits, the Snack Sized Trout 7/01/08
More Flash and Splash with the appropriately named Booyah “Bi-You Buzz” 6/15/08
The Small, Stealthy, Sexy, Spro 4" BBZ Shad! 5/30/08
A New Take On An Old, Reliable Bait: The Vertical Lures JigX 5/29/08
Hand Pour Quality + Precision Controlled Production Facilities = Roboworm 5/15/08
TackleTour Goes Fun-Fishing with TV Host Alan Fong and Gets an Introduction to the Al-e-baby 5/12/08
Optimum Bait Company Introduces Diamonds for Anglers 5/12/08
Are You Ready For Some Football!! ... Jigs? 5/08/08
Introducing the Tru-Tungsten Jason Quinn Jig 5/6/08
Finesse jigging with the Keitech Tungsten Rubber Jig Model I 5/05/08
AC Plugs Prepares to introduce Bluegill Swimbaits 5/03/08
Kevkel's New Double LouveredLeaf Spinnerbait 4/06/08
A new Swimbait entry, the Flex Phantom from Strike Pro 4/03/08
Effective bedded bass fishing with the River2Sea Nest Raider 3/18/08
A Diminutive Jerkbait That Packs a ZING! The Megabass Live-X Margay Stepcat 3/16/08
Slash’em Farther Down with Rapala’s X-Rap Deep 2/06/08
Breaking News : Lucky Craft's Real California Supreme 200 1/29/08
Shimano gets Jiggy with the Lucanus System 1/18/08
It's No VisionX 110, But It Is Another Jerkbait From Megabass: The LiveX Revenge 12/30/07
Is It a Crankbait or a Jerkbait? We say it's... Introducing the Lucky Craft Bevy Shad 75sp 12/24/07
Is the Lucky Craft Real Skin “really” good? 12/16/07
The surprisingly buoyant V&M Mud Bug trailer comes to life 12/4/07
Get ready to “Roumba” with ima’s new wakebait 11/28/07
Tie One On, Toss It Out & Hang On! Introducing Sworming Hornet Lure's Fish Head Spin 11/7/07
A Small, Northern California Company's Answer to the Paddletail Craze: Rainbow Worms' Rainbow Bowfish. 10/28/07
Kevkel baits "cuts in" to put a new spin on blades 10/23/07
Elbow Jerking, Tail Slapping Action: The Lucky Craft Staysee 90SP 10/11/07
Trophy Sticks, custom design, clever hydrodynamics, and a little art all rolled in one  10/08/07
Fooling Fish With The Motion of the Ocean: Sebile’s Ghost Walker 10/06/07
Flirting with Innovation: The Reaction Innovations Flirt 6.95 10/05/07
Looks Can Be Deceiving: Black Dog Bait Company's Lunker Punker 9/23/07
Daiwa goes after classic cranks with the amusingly named Peanut 9/19/07
A Bait With Two Personalities: The Megabass Crank/Jerk Flap Slap 9/6/07
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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