Category: Gear Reviews
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Figureight Musky Gear and RS Nets Has Your Next Catch In The Bag
By Matt Lynch Today anglers have numerous options to choose from for quality fish landing gear. I’ve had a number of these products over the years to use myself, namely nets. Each net I have tried has strong suits, and while I’m not going to bash any of the others, I have found my new…
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Vexan Fishing, Don’t Fear the Reaper
OutdoorFIRST Media Don’t fear the new Crystal Reaper from Vexan Fishing, especially if you want to jig up bass and walleye in open water and through the ice.
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Vexan Rods Go Ice Cold!
OUTDOORSFIRST MEDIA Tackle Industries (TI), a leading muskie rod manufacturer, has been building extreme high quality into affordable Northern Pike and Musky rods for more than a decade. TI’s super-secret Titan technology build acquires brutal strength from the rod tip through the entire blank yet results in a nimble, easy to handle light weight rod.…
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Toothy’s Tackle Ticklers, Available at the 2017 Muskie Expos
If considering attending the upcoming winter sport shows in 2017, starting with Musky Expo Chicago on January 6-8th, expect a lot of lures and eye candy on display from several manufacturers. Expect seeing a ton of bucktails too, including a few attractive and successful big fish models manufactured by Toothy’s Tackle, LLC of Green Bay,…
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Stankx Bait Company NXT LVL Jerx, Livelier Than Live Bait
There are plenty of soft plastic baits that do a great job of imitating baitfish, but how many of them are actually injection molded and then meticulously hand-crafted 1-by-1 and inch-by-inch with an airbrush? If you are attentive to detail and take a closer look at the Stankx Bait Co. NXT LVL (next level) soft…
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The Best Fishing Gear and Accessories of 2016
By Andrew Ragas I don’t get paid to endorse. This prevents me from ever publishing a biased review. Thankfully I am blessed to fish a lot, and use a lot of different fishing equipment and accessories. If I get lucky with items I’ll write about how good they were, like this list below. Meanwhile if…
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Quantum Vapor PT Delivers Tournament Caliber Performance
From its stylish oversized 90mm carbon fiber handle featuring large and comfortable cork rubber handles, to its mirror finish side covers and metallic finish aluminum frame, Vapor projects rich sportiness. Beneath Vapor‘s shiny surface however are a huge number of 11 best-in-the business bearings for super smoothness, and an aluminum drive gear to assure long…
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Llungen Lures Catches Musky Anglers with Release of the Chad Shad Crankbait
Llungen Lures, manufacturer and distributor of quality musky and pike fishing lures from Southern Illinois, has recently been teasing musky anglers on social media with previews of new releases for the 2017 season. I had to look further into this and dig a bit deeper for information. I recently exchanged messages with Llungen managing partner,…
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Quantum Monster PT, Big Line Capacity at an Affordable Price
Alan McGuckin Built to take on high-powered species such as steelhead, musky, blue cats, and striped bass, the brand new Monster reel gets its name from its very large spool that is capable of launching the baits that entice these battling beasts – while providing the line capacity to keep up with the line torching…
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Abu Garcia Max Toro
By Matt Lynch Long were the days in which round reels commanded the realm of muskie angling. This has been most often attributed to the high cost of low profile reels capable of handling the mechanical requirements of pursuing muskie. For quite some time infact, a quality low profile reel fit for muskie could cost…