Juggling two themes at once (2009’s Crankbait Rod Wars & 2010’s The Search For One) can get a bit confusing, but what helps to clear the fog are products that excite that enthusiast spirit in us all. Though I’m still fishing some domestic flavored product for the sake of TackleTour, I’ve more or less rededicated [...]
Naturally we have a review already in the works on the new Velvick 3D by Rago Baits, but with the buzz surrounding Velvick’s Golden State Shootout Win on Clear Lake yesterday, I thought I’d put up some sneak peak looks at this bait designed especially for Clear Lake by both Jerry Rago and Byron Velvick. [...]
At about 4:15pm Pacific Daylight Time, a little over six hours ago, what most people anywhere near Clear Lake already knew became official: Byron Velvick had won the 2010 Golden State Shootout on Clear Lake. The California Native brought the trophy home in exciting wire-to-wire fashion. Of course, what our readers care about most may [...]
March 18th, 2010 | 10:04 pm | by xtrachewy | Comments
For those of you who haven’t followed my posts on the HBC this big fish tournament is already in it’s sixth installment. The event started in January of ‘08 with 50 big fish anglers fishing for one big bite on the legendary Lake Casitas in southern California. The trail has since bounced around to trophy [...]
It has been pretty quiet from the G.Loomis camp over the last year and there has been a lot of speculation as to just what the brand will be coming out with this coming season. It is no secret that the team at Shimano has become more involved in G.Loomis recently and we contacted a [...]
March 14th, 2010 | 12:24 am | by zander | Comments
I headed to Weber Point Park today to check out day 3 of the Trokar Duel on the Delta and it was truly a day full of excitement as the leader board really got shaken up. The previous day the clouds had come out and the rain actually helped the bite and helped propel Ike [...]
March 11th, 2010 | 10:47 pm | by zander | Comments
A lanky, laconic Texan from Jasper, Sebile pro staffer Todd Faircloth shares much with us in a concise manner, wasting nary a word to explain exactly how he achieved his formidable third place finish in the 2010 Bassmaster Classic.
“I caught probably 75% of my fish at the 2010 Bassmaster Classic on Lay Lake in Alabama [...]
March 10th, 2010 | 11:07 pm | by zander | Comments
BASS is coming to town and the Duel in the Delta will surely be a major event here in Northern California, only to be followed with a stop at Clear Lake next week. With all the rainfall that we have been receiving this year the Delta is muddier than usual and there is currently only [...]
Prior to 2006 Abu Garcia had no say in the low profile reel market and I have to say, what they were offering before really sucked, and I bet the Abu reel team agrees. Then all of the sudden out of no where they introduced the Revo reels at the 2006 ICAST. It was Abu’s [...]
At the recent Classic Daiwa created quite a bit of excitement by showing a prototype new reel under a small locked glass case. While we were not personally present at the event the buzz has been building both on our forums and in the industry in general. Hoping to get a look at this new [...]
March 8th, 2010 | 6:44 pm | by xtrachewy | Comments
With the big show having taken place last month in Osaka,Japan I was fortunate to receive some pics for the Tog. If there is ever a fishing show I’d like to attend this show is it! Every year the show draws thousands of people from all walks of life. One day I hope to get [...]
Earlier this week when I finished the review of the Strike Pro Flex Crawfish this bait started up the common question “is that bait designed to catch fish or fishermen?” The product seemed to ooze the latter and yet I was proven wrong, and after putting in the proper amount of time into the product [...]
It’s good that I had my latest Pixzilla project or I would have been another victim of the winter doldrums. You got it, a long-cold spell …the water froze early last year but the ice hasn’t been suitable for any serious fishing. I’ve read all the books that I can stand, and surfing the net [...]
Okuma has always garnered a good amount of respect worldwide for their spinning reels and has become a popular brand for a number of their heavy saltwater and trolling reels over the last few seasons but when it comes to baitcasters the company just hasn’t had the right product to compete with the other Tier [...]
February 25th, 2010 | 9:35 pm | by zander | Comments
A little over a year ago I wrote an article about the trend to move towards lighter baitcasters without sacrificing performance. The push for lower weight continues and since then Shimano has released the Core 50Mg which weighs an ultra light 5.5oz., which is equal to the lightest Daiwa Steez reels. Have reel manufacturers gone [...]
February 25th, 2010 | 3:55 pm | by ttnews | Comments
The fact that Kevin VanDam won the 2010 Bassmaster Classic last weekend likely didn’t surprise many who follow the sport of bass fishing; he has been the best in the sport and the angler to beat in recent years. It is somewhat ironic though that this same fisherman who is best [...]
February 25th, 2010 | 12:22 pm | by ttnews | Comments
Great things come in small packages, and Costa’s new Maya sunglass style is no exception. Available in black, tortoise, and the new black/coral and salmon/white crystal frame color combinations, Maya brings on trend styling and performance fit to those wanting a smaller frame.
In retail outlets and online at www.costadelmar.com this month, Maya features Costa’s [...]
February 23rd, 2010 | 12:06 pm | by xtrachewy | Comments
MANAUS, Brazil – The strike barely dimpled the water, but it sent waves hurtling throughout the freshwater fishing world by shattering a coveted world record that stood for 16 years.
At about 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 9, 2010, the sixth day of his first Amazon adventure, Bill Gassmann of Des Moines, Iowa, fished a clown-colored Luhr [...]
