It’s that time of year to think about new lures, rods, reels, line etc., but around here there are a couple of things that we need for our fishing trips that a lot of folks kind of take for granted and just pick up on the way out.
Mustad Power Grip Pin KVD Soft Plastics Hooks
April 15, 2011 by ·
Today’s review is on another new product from Mustad, the Power Grip Pin-KVD Soft Plastics Hook. I needed to replace some EWG’s this year so I figured I might as well try these and see if they really work.
The way these things are designed, they have a small piece of hook wire welded to the shank of the hook on the underside near the hook eye that sticks out about 3/16 of an inch. You thread your soft plastic on the hook just as you would any other making sure to get it over the pin and then just bring it back into place. The small reveal of the pin holds the plastic in place and doesn’t allow it to easily slide up or down the hook shank. [Read more…]
Koppers Live Target Walking Frog
April 14, 2011 by ·
Today’s review is on another new release from our friends at Koppers—specifically, the Koppers Live Target Walking Frog. We’ve come to expect, but are still no less impressed by, the amazing life-like finishes on the Koppers line. [Read more…]
Fly Fishing For Bass With The Clouser Minnow
April 13, 2011 by ·
When it comes to fly fishing for bass, there are a few key differences from fishing with conventional tackle. You will have to get the right fly, the right size rod, and get that fly into the best spots. This can be a tad more challenging than fishing with conventional tackle. [Read more…]
Netbait BK Swimbait Review
April 13, 2011 by ·
I don’t know about the rest of ya’ll but one of the baits that I really enjoy fishing is a soft plastic swim-bait. We have reviewed the Strike King Shadilicious, which incidentally has been my favorite lure in this category. Today, we are going to look at a new offering in this genre called the Netbait BK Swimbait. [Read more…]
Berkley Havoc Lane’s Fatty Craw Review
April 12, 2011 by ·
Well gang, here it is spring with the weather changing day to day and we have a bunch of new baits to look at. Let’s start with one of the new Berkley Havoc lures that were introduced at this year’s classic, the Lane’s Fatty Craw. [Read more…]
River2Sea Crystal Spin Revisited
April 11, 2011 by ·
The other day when we went fishing to conduct our lipless crankbait cage fight, we were looking at the conditions that we had to work with and quickly running out of time. [Read more…]
ExCalibur XRK 25
April 4, 2011 by ·
Today, let’s look at another of the contestants from our lipless crankbait cage fight, the ExCalibur XRK 25 One Knocker. This small crankbait comes in a variety of colors and features the one knocker sound chamber. Simply put, as opposed to using several small bee-bee’s to generate sound, this lure uses one ball that knocks back and forth for its unique sound. [Read more…]
Koppers Live Target Bluegill Trap
April 1, 2011 by ·
Today’s review is on one of the contestant’s from our lipless crankbait cage fight, the Koppers Live Target Bluegill Vibration trap. As it turned out, this little bait was also our winner in that event. [Read more…]
Lipless Crankbait Comparison Results
March 25, 2011 by ·
Well gang, we have the results of our small lipless crankbait contest. To refresh, our three contestants are the Spro Aruku Shad Jr.(our reigning champ), the Koppers Live Target Bluegill Trap and the ExCalubur XRK 25. We took them all out on the same day, the same body of water, the same weather conditions and threw them on the exact same equipment. [Read more…]