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The Swimbait Craze was in full effect as new baits were showcased at the
Sacramento ISE (continued)
Black
Dog Bait Co.: Also among the Swimbait Nation crew were our friends from Black Dog
Bait Company, founders Jeremy Andersen and Grant Olguin. They showed us the
sinking version of their popular Shellcracker bait (a hand carved, wood bait
with glass eyes) along with the Red Ear Sunfish color variation. They also
shared that more colors are in the works including crappie and tilapia
imitations.
The team at Black Dog shows us
both versions of their Shellcrackers
The original
Shellcraker in Bluegill pattern, and the new Red Ear Sunfish side by side
Just one of the
planned color variations for the Shellcraker, this is the Red Ear Sunfish
Markey’s Lure Company:
Need a method to store all your swimbaits? We got a close up look at the
Markey’s Big Bait Box – a modified Plano 3700 box available with either one
hanging bar for large swimbaits (eight inches and over), or two hanging bars for
the smaller swimbaits.
Markey’s Big Bait Box is a smart
way to store your valuable swimbaits
Shown here is the small bait box,
with two bars securely mounted in a tall Plano 3700
The bars
feature fixed spaced hangars to keep your baits secure and unkinked while in
storage
It was a welcome surprise to see such a wealth of
swimbaits represented at the Sacramento ISE. The new baits are no bigger then
they were a year ago, but they certainly look better. With more and more anglers
having success fishing swimbaits manufacturers and designers have focused their
attention on quality. Quality of realism both in design and finish as well as
lifelike swimming action.
ISE coverage isn't
done yet...stay tuned for more in our next article.
