Ardent has been a company that has been producing some rather unique reels over the last few years and this year are showcasing their all new designs including the Ardent Edge Series Pro Edition Casting Reel. There will be five reels in the Edge series whose single biggest technological advancement is what the company calls drag tracking technology. [Read more…]
ICAST 2011: Ardent
July 22, 2011 by ·
ICAST 2011: Jackall
July 22, 2011 by ·
Jackall has introduced some new products beginning with the new Aska 60 SR (shallow running) Squarebill Silent Crankbait. This little crank will run in the 3 – 4 foot range. It features a circuit board lip, fast wobble, belly hook ring that has molded stops on each side to keep the hook more centered and prevent it from getting hung up on the lip or the rear hook and will be silent. The Aska will come in approx. 8 colors and should be in stores by late fall.
The Jackall Clone Fry is a 3” soft plastic that has a split tail design that will lend itself to drop-shotting, Texas rigging or other finesse techniques. The colors are very natural and realistic looking. This bait is being produced in more than a dozen patterns and once again, should be in stores by late fall.
Its sibling is the Jackall Clone Gill 2.5. This bait is a realistic imitation of a Bluegill. It comes in at 2 1/2 inches which represents a spring time gill in size. The Clone Gill can be used as a bed fishing tool, on a drop-shot rig or on a wacky rig. There will be about 8 colors which should all be in retail outlets by late fall.
Jackall is showing its first frog offering this year. They designed this bait with a keel shaped bottom to facilitate walking-the-dog easily. The frog is molded around the hook, has a soft body, a welded front eyelet and uses rubber multi-strand legs as opposed to silicon. The availability of these frogs should coincide with the other new offerings from Jackall.
And finally, Jackall has introduced a new bait based on their very popular Crosstail Shad named the Super Crosstail Shad. This bait maintains the basic design of the original Crosstail Shad but adds the 3D eyes and holographic body cosmetics that make it much more realistic looking than the original. The unique patterns that the Super Crosstail Shad will be produced in should allow for use with more finesse techniques.
ICAST 2011: Humminbird
July 22, 2011 by ·
Humminbird has make some major upgrades to their products this year. All series down to the 300’s will now have down imaging. A great tool for focusing on structure. Additionally, all 1100, 900 and 800 series will be internet and radar capable among other goodies. These amenities will allow the angler to share way points and other information over the net.
Humminbird has also introduced their Select Program for purchasers of the 1100, 900 and 800 series. This program will give you an extra 1 year warranty, e-mail alerts for down loadable upgrades, priority status on technical support and other helpful features.
ICAST 2011: Trigger X
July 22, 2011 by ·
Trigger X is a company that a lot of bass anglers are familiar with and this year they are introducing a few new baits to the their line-up. The first being the Trigger X Finesse Twin Tail Grub. As the name implies this is a twin tail bait with some two color choices that can be used anywhere you would usually use a twin tail grub. The tails on the Trigger X are a little bit longer than some of the other baits in this class which should provide a bit more flapping action. [Read more…]
ICAST 2011: Owner Hooks
July 21, 2011 by ·
Owner has been a trusted name in the tackle industry for a lot of years. This year they have debuted a brand new product named the Owner JigRig Weighted Hook. This product uses an elongated weight that is attached to a ring on the hook eye. This ring is not a split ring but rather welded for increased strength. [Read more…]
ICAST 2011: Jewel Baits
July 21, 2011 by ·
Jewel Baits is one of those companies who are constantly tinkering with new products and seemingly finding something new every year to expand their product line. This year is no different in that sense as they introduced two new technique specific offerings.
The Flop Top series will include both a football jig and a flipping jig. These baits will both be available with Trokar hooks or the standard needle point. Both use Jewel’s J Lock Keeper for anchoring your trailer and both utilize their skirt material tied in the Flop Top configuration. These jigs are big, brawny baits that are in their element deep in cover and tied to braid. There will be multiple colors for anglers to choose from when they hit the shelves later this year.
ICAST 2011: ZMan
July 21, 2011 by ·
Z Man continues to produce the “Original Chatterbait” but has added four new colors this year giving them well over twenty in all. This vibrating jig has multiple uses and can be rigged with different trailers to address various fishing situations at multiple depths. Or it can be thrown without anything at all to decrease its profile for picky fish. They all come with their own matching, double tail trailer and are available in several weights. [Read more…]
ICAST 2011: Duckett Fishing
July 21, 2011 by ·
Duckett fishing is a fairly new company, headed by professional angler Boyd Duckett, who introduced their new series of rods called the Duckett White Ice rods. These sticks have a blueish-white color and are all designed by their Pro-Staff. Each pro who worked with the company had input on the power, length, speed of the tip, the number of guides and other properties of the rod or rods they put their name to. [Read more…]
ICAST 2011: Powerteam Lures
July 21, 2011 by ·
Power Team Lures is another fairly new company who have come up with original designs in the soft plastics arena. This year they have added their own attractant to the mix named Power Team Lures Hog Tonic Fish Attractant. [Read more…]
ICAST 2011: VMC
July 21, 2011 by ·
VMC has debuted several new products at this years show including their Pro Series line of jig heads. The first product in this line is the Pro Series Darter Head. This jig head is distinguished by a small “fin” on the bottom of the head that acts as a keel or skeg if you will, that helps the swimming motion run truer and has a built in keeper system for your soft plastic. [Read more…]