Monster BassJam 2010:
Part 3 - New Lures of all Types
Date: |
11/4/10 |
Event: |
Monster BassJam
2010 |
Location: |
Cotati, CA |
Reviewer: |
Team TackleTour |
Introduction: While
anglers were all over the swimbaits at BassJam there
were plenty of other exciting lures worth exploring at
the show. Whether it was a new plastic, jig or blade the
common factor among all these products was the attempt
to differentiate themselves from the sea of competition
either through innovation or quality.
Even
before the new R2S Larry Dahlberg Diving Frogs become
widely available the company has come up with new more
detailed patterns
River2Sea: The
recent partnership of Larry Dahlberg and River2Sea has
resulted in some very interesting new creations from the
company including the yet to be released "Larry Dahlberg
Diving Frog" which was extremely well received at ICAST.
Even before the actual lures have become readily
available the team has been hard at work adding new
patterns which feature more details and an overall more
realistic look and feel.
Which one
is real? The Clackin Crawfish is one of the most
realistic new crawfish baits...
The "Larry Dahlberg
Clackin Crawfish" is probably the most realistic looking
hard and soft hybrid crawfish lure we have seen to date
and the company is planning to follow up the popular 5"
version with new smaller sizes. Two smaller sizes are
planned and we were shown sharp looking prototypes at
the event which included the same basic design only
miniaturized and the addition of a weedguard. The new
Mini Craw and Tiny Craw version will be available in
Spring.
....and
the company is working on new mini and tiny versions for
Spring
Snag Proof: Pro
Angler Ish Monroe showed us two new frog patterns
available in his Phat Frog lineup. The red bellied
pattern is called the "Explosive Frog" and the black and
white combo is called "Blowing Smoke." Both these colors
will be available soon and retail for $8.99 each. Like
the other frogs in Ish's lineup these new patterns are
billed as "unsinkable" as they make use of two separate
chambers, one for the hook and another sealed cavity
just for air. To increase hookups the legs on this frog
are positioned closer together so they completely clear
the hooks.
The new
Explosive Frog pattern
In keeping
with Ish's naming scheme this new pattern has been
dubbed "Blowing Smoke"
Persuader: Bringing
added realism to spinnerbait fishing Persuader's new
"Imaged Blade" features actual photos of various prey on
both blades that match the pattern of the lure's head.
The images look very realistic but we questioned just
how durable the design was. Cliff, Owner of Persuader,
showed us a blade he had hit with a hammer multiple
times. Though the blade was noticeably bent none of the
printed image or paint had flaked off. The new Imaged
Blade Spinnerbaits come in a variety of patterns
including Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Shad, Shiner and
Perch. The new blades are available now and retail for
$6.99 each.
Persuader's new Imaged Blades are made from photos of
actual fish
The
complete spinnerbait looks like a school
Cliff
shows us his newest creation and it is a very realistic
one
Roy holds
up the new Monster Hitch patterned Roboworm 6" Straight
Tail
Roboworm: In
addition to partnering with Jerry Rago to make some of
his new swimbaits the company has also been working with
the team at Monster Fishing Tackle to release a new
colors called "Monster Shad" and "Monster Hitch" for the
6" straight tail worms and as you might expect these are
exclusive colors for the shop. The new patterns look
great and are a good pattern for clear water finesse
fishing.
The team
at D&M show Zander their newest plastics
D&M: Known for
exceptional quality D&M custom baits offers a wide range
of baits including blades, jigs, swim jigs, creatures
worms and craws. The company's 5" Crazy Craw is a
popular choice to fish Texas or paired with one of D&M's
flipping jigs. In the fish tank we could see the lure
standing up and quivering with the slightest movement in
the water.
The Crazy
Craw can be used as a jig trailer..
D&M also introduced a new
bait called the Punch Craw which is 4.25" in length and
features 10 appendages. This full bodied bait can be
used to punch through the thickest vegetation and the
unique angle of multiple arms helps the bait slide
through the weeds without hanging up. These baits come 6
to a pack and retails for $6.99.
...or
fished by itself. The new Punch Craw (dark green) stands
up behind the Crazy Craw
Next Section: Jig
Monster and Custom Plastics