Guiding You In Your Quest For More And Bigger Fish
It is that time of year again. The fall is here, and more than just the leaves are changing. This can be some of the best fishing of the year as well as testing the anglers ability to adapt to quickly changing conditions.
So we’re going to give you our short list of those products that we always have tied on to begin our day on the water. [Read more…]
We’ve talked about how effective square-billed, shallow running crankbaits can be this time of year. We have been testing one that debuted at this year’s ICAST— the Jackall Aska SR Crankbait.
The 60 has been available for a while now, but is joined by both a smaller 50 as well as a larger 70 series.
For our review today, we are going to look specifically at the Aska 50 SR. This little guy has proven to be an ideal bait for pressured fish. It isn’t too large to make them wary, and employs a different action than the majority of baits in this category. [Read more…]
If you enjoy your frog fishing like we do, then you have probably tried every frog out there except for possibly one—the Jackall Iobee Frog. We first got wind of this product a while ago, but didn’t actually start fishing it until this summer.
Jackall is known, rightly so, for their innovative premium hard baits as well as very effective soft plastics. Everything that we have fished from them has been top-notch in design, quality and performance. With this history, we just had to give the Iobee Frog a shot.
Like their other products, this one did not disappoint. We were blown away by how effective this bait is, and know that you will be too. Make sure to check out our Facebook page for some pictures of fish who decided to eat this thing whole!
Now, to the review… [Read more…]
How much is the average cost of lures in your box? Meaning, if you added them all up, and divided by the number of baits, what is that number?
Most people probably don’t know (and I’m pretty sure I don’t!), but an educated guess after looking at one of my more average boxes is around $7.00. The industry has changed dramatically over the last 20 years, and while there are certainly companies just looking to boost profit margins, there are good reasons for spending a bit more.
First though, let’s jump in the time machine… [Read more…]
One of the new line of lures that caught our attention at ICAST was Livingston Lures. These folks produce a series of hard baits that utilize some interesting technologies. They feature rattle chambers in conjunction with LED lights and electronic croaking sounds built into the lure.
You might be asking yourself if having all of this going on in a single lure is a good idea. Don’t forget that KVD used the Hydrowave unit to help him win his last classic and that the idea of transmitting baitfish sounds into the water has proven itself in the past. So now you’re wondering what is the source of the sound, and how does it work? For that, we’re going to have to give you a little background. [Read more…]
One of the booths at ICAST that we spent some time in was the Jackall booth. We have reviewed the Flickshake worm, their Tungsten Wacky Jighead and the Cross Tail Shad in the past. One of the new products that caught our eye immediately was the Boil Trigger.
The Boil Trigger was displayed both on a shelf and in their tank. The one in the tank was lying kind of on its side as if crippled or dying in a very natural position. So we had to take a closer look especially considering that was mid-July and top-water season was definitely about to get hot!
The Boil Trigger is a 4 inch, 3/8 ounce lure that has two body segments, a cupped mouth, a feathered rear hook, a slim profile and the finishes look top notch. [Read more…]
We have all used or continue to use jigs on a fairly regular basis and probably haven’t given a great deal of thought to them. In the past few years however, there have been a lot of strides made in this basic piece of equipment that have made jig fishing, in all its subtle variations, more enjoyable, productive and efficient.
This year at ICAST a new comer to the industry takes jigs to the next level. Freedom Tackle Corp. has introduced some of most innovative jigs to hit the market to date called the Freedom Live Action Hybrid Jigs.
So now you’re wondering, what’s so different? Okay, let’s run it down for you. [Read more…]
Are you a soft plastic jerk bait angler? Have you ever wished for one that had a larger profile without being too long? If so, then the Tightlines UV-Big Fat Jerk may be just what you’re looking for.
The Big Fat Jerk, not named after your employer or the guy down the street, is a new bait produced by Tightlines UV. It has the same ultraviolet vision enhancer that the company pioneered and uses on all of their soft plastic products.
We picked up a couple of these as pre-production samples, and have been using them in the same situations that we would use other, similar baits. We have been throwing them side by side on the same equipment that we use for competitive lures. The results have been interesting so let’s get them on the water and see how they perform. [Read more…]
The subject of today’s in-depth review is Yo-Zuri’s Hybrid. This line is a co-polymer that uses a patented fluorocarbon/nylon technology that claims to make the line both waterproof and UV proof. So before we get it on the water, we’ll start with a short discussion of why you would want something like this over some other alternatives.
We all know that mono has certain characteristics that can be a pain.
To begin with, they absorb water. Yup, they sure do, although today’s mono’s are vastly improved over older lines, they are still absorbent. Mono’s also stretch.
This makes them a good choice for some applications where you want the fish to have a little more time to take the bait all the way into their mouths but can be a detriment when it comes time to set the hook or on a long cast. Monofilament lines have good abrasion resistance but here again, once it gets saturated, any little nick in the line can cause a break-off. [Read more…]
Now that ICAST is over and the dust has settled a bit, it’s time for us to get back to doing what we enjoy the most, getting these products on the water to see if they live up to their billing! But before we dive headlong into that, we want to take a minute to encourage all of our readers to make it a point this year to take someone fishing that has either never gone or hasn’t been in years.
I know several people that meet these requirements and have recently gotten one of them on the water, obtained a firm commitment from another as well as getting a promise to tag along from a couple more. The reason I tell you this is that, in each case, I had to appeal to the individual in different ways. [Read more…]
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