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Winter Jerkbait Fishing with St.
Croix’s Application Specific Legend Tournament Rod
St. Croix continues to
ratchet up their bass offerings and the Legend Tournament series are designed to
appeal to serious bass anglers looking for truly application specific rods. Over
the course of two winter seasons we put the “Jerkbait” rod in the company’s
series to the test. |
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PRODUCTTPREVIEW :
Dobyns Rods TNG (The Next Generation)
It was just two short
years ago the bass
fishing market out West
was abuzz in
anticipation of Gary
Dobyns' debut of his
new, namesake rods and
rod company. And now, TT
is proud to announce
your exclusive first
peak at Dobyns Rods
Generation 2 (g2). |
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Shimano's new Ultra Durable Voltaeus Rods
are also Lightweight
Shimano introduces a brand new line of ultra durable rods under the new
"Voltaeus" series. These
rods are designed to be
extremely durable yet
also extremely
lightweight with a
proprietary construction
that fuses carbon and
T-glass together to form
a light, sensitive, and
extremely durable rod. |
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CB Rod Wars Part 1:
Mixing it up with Phenix’s X10
Phenix has reinvented
itself as a company and
their new rods boast new
materials and styling
that effectively
modernize the brand. Our
first official review
from this manufacturer
is the X10, which is
also the first entry
into our Crankbait Rod
Wars. |
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Finally! Our Take on the Steez Eight Foot Flipping Stick
When we first held this
stick at ICAST 2007, we
could not believe how
light and relatively
balanced it felt. After
the show concluded we
were left to wonder was
it all an ICAST illusion
or did this rod really
feel that great in hand? |
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Can't Find Exactly What You Need in a New Rod? Maybe It's Time You Considered Custom!
When compromise is not
an option, the next
logical step is to go
custom, but to the
uninitiated, this route
can be a daunting path
and one where the
question of worth will
always surface. What do
you think? Are you ready
to go custom? |
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Daiwa brings “IT”
with the new TD Zillion Rods
It is no surprise
that this past ICAST Daiwa brought to the table a new rod series under the same
name that is designed to
pair impeccably with the
popular series. |
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Getting "Shakey" G.Loomis Style
If it weren't for the
big bait craze sweeping
across bass fishing
country, the current
"in" technique could
very well be jighead
fishing, or to use the
more current vernacular,
shaky head fishing. More
active a presentation
than dropshotting, shaky
head fishing is still
considered a finesse
technique.
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Escape with the
lightest rod from the G.Loomis travel lineup
G.Loomis has updated their
Escape line of travel rods making them more polished and application specific to
give anglers more performance than what is normally expected in a multi-piece
rod that can anglers can pack with them for any fishing adventure.
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Swimbait Rod Wars Installment #16: ... And That's A Wrap!
Sixteen different rods, several good Largemouth bass, even more double digit Striped Bass, sixteen articles including this one, five TackleTour Editorial Awards, and TackleTour's Swimbait Rod Wars of 2008 are a wrap. Are there any clear winners? |
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Shimano's Tescata rods work Lucanus Jigs with finesse
Shimano has jigging on their mind yet again with the
release of the new Tescata rods which are designed specifically for one
application, fishing the company’s own Lucanus jigs. The new rods have been
created with very specific tapers and powers to accommodate the complete range
of Lucanus jig weights. |
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Nories Enters the High End Trout Market with Their Trout Program Stream 63
Most of our coverage of "Enthusiast" tackle from across the pond is concentrated on products related to bass fishing, but today we take a slight departure from that and look at a very refined piece of equipment by Nories
offered both in Japan
and Australia and built
to target native stream
trout. |
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Swimbait Rod Wars Installment #15: G.Loomis, Has the Baseline Been Surpassed?
When we
were introduced to G.Loomis's
line of big bait rods in
2007, we knew this
specialized area of bass
fishing had
reached critical mass
and it was time to
jumpstart TackleTour's
review base on arguably
the most critical aspect
of this technique - the
rods. Introducing
our review on the G.Loomis SWBR955C. |
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Swimbait Rod Wars Installment #14: The Big, Dominating, Overpowering Dobyns Rods 807MAGH
So what is it about
today's stick that
differs enough from our
previously reviewed
Dobyns Rods 795ML to
warrant another article?
Let's find out,
introducing the second
to last representative
the Dobyns Rods' 807MAGH
Swim Bait |
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Swimbait Rod Wars Installment #13: St. Croix's Legend Tournament Swimbait Sticks
Though St. Croix has
been offering a swimbait stick in their Legend Tourney series for a number of years, our first introduction to these sticks came at ICAST 2007 where the new, cosmetically enhanced Legend Tourney series was revealed. |
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Swimbait Rod Wars Installment #12: Megabass's Orochi F8-78DG Super Destruction
Rounding out the exotics in our Swimbait Rod wars is our second entry from Megabass. Judging by its name alone, it's more than ready and built to take zero prisoners. Introducing Megabass's F8-78DG Super Destruction.
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Daiwa prepares to
release new Steez
Fle-X-Lite rods for
crankbait and jerkbait
applications
Daiwa gives us another
peek inside the ICAST
war chest with new
additions to the
company’s premium Steez
rods. Daiwa’s new
state-of-the-art Steez™
SVF Fle-X-Lite™
bass-fishing rods
combine the flexibility
of fiberglass with the
lightweight,
high-strength properties
of SVF Graphite... |
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Swimbait Rod Wars Installment #10: Quantum's New Superlight
When we last left our Rod Wars, we were running a noticeable shortage of true, heavy hitting swimbait rods. As we dive back into battle, all is about to change. Introducing the representative from Quantum: The Superlite QTC711F.
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