Berkley introduced their Havoc series to the world at the Bassmaster Classic this year. These baits have now been out there for a while with the pro’s figuring out new ways to fish them. The Ike’s Devil Spear was originally designed as a flipping bait but is gaining popularity as a trailer and, turned sideways, as a swimbait.
The Bottom Hopper is a finesse worm that comes in two sizes, a 6.25” and a 4.75”. It’s a slender bodied worm with a flat bottom that helps the bait glide in the water.
The Pit Boss was designed by Skeet Reese as a flipping and pitching bait and has been producing well since its launch. Another Skeet design is the Wide Load. This bait features a big paddle tail on the end with a relatively narrow body that is fairly versatile for the soft plastic angler.
Gary Klein helped develop The Deuce. This bait is a double tail grub that has a reinforced rib on the inside of the legs to give it more action and keep the legs separate. You use this anywhere you would use another double tail.
Berkley will release some additions to their line of tools including a new fishing multi-tool that has fishing specific devices in the tool. It is made of stainless steel and aluminum, comes with a sheath and is available in colors. Another new addition is the Mini-Line Spooler for all those folks who like to re-spool themselves. This tool will attach to spinning and casting rods, has adjustable tension controls along with the ability to hold different spool sizes.
The new Odor Erase Killer can be used pre and post fishing to remove unwanted smells from the anglers hands. And finally, Berkley is producing some new tackle bags that will come with tackle trays, have interior dividers and come in three sizes.
Trilene has been around forever in several incarnations and this year is being introduced in a new nylon monofilament. Berkley uses a double extrusion process to basically coat XL which results in greater abrasion resistance, more flexibility and maintains its sensitivity.
Berkley released Nanofil Uni-Filament line a while back. This line uses Dyneema nanofilaments and through a patented process, links and shapes them into a unified fishing line. Nanofil boasts all the performance advantages of braid without the disadvantages. It is very thin for every pound test that its produced in and is on store shelves now.