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Fishing After The Blender

August 9, 2011 by ·

We had another great question from one of our readers that we felt we needed to address. This gentleman asked why, when he went fishing the other day, he caught lots of fish in areas that seemed as though they had been disturbed by something.

He also wondered why his usual spots didn’t produce as well as these area that obviously had been subject to some kind of unusual, seemingly destructive grinding of the vegetation. Without any pictures to see exactly what he was talking about, we’re going to do our best to explain what most likely occurred.   [Read more…]

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How To Tie A Texas Rig

August 5, 2011 by ·

Texas Rig

Today, let’s look at an alternative to the Carolina rig called the Texas rig. Let’s start with how to tie it and we’ll go over why you would want to use this specific technique. And by the way, keep those questions coming! At MVF, we really enjoy answering them and giving other folks, who may have the same questions, an answer that they have been looking for but were unable to find or just needed some clarification.   [Read more…]

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Strike King KVD Silent Stalker

August 3, 2011 by ·

We’ve looked at the standard Strike King 6XD so we decided to give its cousin, the Strike King KVD Silent Stalker 6XD a go as something different for when the fish shut down on the standard version. What are the mechanical differences between the two? Obviously, the silent stalker is SILENT! Okay, that’s just the biggest one but certainly the most important. The fact of the matters is that fish can get used to and turned off by a bait. That’s when a difference like this can really shine!  [Read more…]

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How To Tie A Carolina Rig

August 1, 2011 by ·

Carolina Rig

We’ve had some great questions coming from our readers including the subject of today’s article. “How do you tie a Carolina rig?” The c-rig or ball and chain, as it is often referred to, has been around for decades and still catches fish consistently. There have been a lot of variations and, in my opinion, some great improvements over the years which we’ll discuss later. First let’s look at how to tie this rig. [Read more…]

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Pond Scum Of The Month July 2011

July 31, 2011 by ·

Sorry gang, I know that it’s late in the month but we’re still going to present this months “Pond Scum of the Month” award. And the winner is “Rapidfirous Scattergunameoba” or, RS for short. This particular strain of pond scum is absolutely harmless to anyone. If fact, it is amusing to watch as it skitters all over the water in the attempt to become productive without ever thinking that it’s behavior is precisely what prevents it from doing just that.   [Read more…]

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ICAST 2011 Wrap Up

July 26, 2011 by ·

So now that ICAST 2011 is over and the dust has settled, what did we take away from all that we’ve seen? A few things stand out in my mind.

The first being, it wasn’t all that long ago when the idea of having a premium casting reel weighing less than 7 ounces, at a reasonable price was nothing more than a wish or a rumor. Add all the new offerings that will soon be available and it is now a reality. Not only that but the choices of gear ratio, right or left hand retrieve and line capacities has never been greater. There will be no reason to settle for anything considering all the options that will soon be on store shelves everywhere.  [Read more…]

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ICAST 2011 Winners

July 25, 2011 by ·

Now that we’ve given you a brief overview of some of the new gear that was presented at  ICAST, here is a list of the winners and in what category they garnered their award.

ICAST Overall Best of Show Winner, Berkley’s Nanofil line. It also took home the honors in the Best Line Category, a double winner!

Winner, Best of Show -Boat …  Hobie Cat’s new Mirage Revolution 11. This Kayak is shorter, lighter and can go into tighter spaces than the original Mirage. It still has the pedal system and other features specifically for anglers.  [Read more…]

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ICAST 2011: Lucky Craft

July 25, 2011 by ·

Lucky Craft seems to come up with new products every year that are well thought out and fit a niche that anglers are looking for. This year they are introducing two new shallow running crankbaits that will fit specific conditions. The first being the 0.5, which is a very small crank for when the fish are chasing new hatched shad or for heavily pressured water when they are skittish. [Read more…]

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ICAST 2011: Sebile

July 23, 2011 by ·

Sebile is introducing a new bait called the D&S crankbait. This is a deep diving crank with an unusual hook configuration. Typically, cranks have two treble hooks dangling from the belly and butt of the bait. In the case of the D&S, there is a single, wide-gap worm style hook that is attached to the interior of the belly pointing upward but with the hook point in line with the butt of the bait. [Read more…]

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ICAST 2011: Optimum Baits

July 23, 2011 by ·

The big news from Optimum this year is the BLT series Top Of The Line Swimbait. Optimum has been producing swimbaits for a number of years in various configurations and this one is designed for when you don’t want a hook below the bait.   [Read more…]

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