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Showing posts with label Baits/Equipment. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Pike, largemouth bass & walleyes remain active into Dog Days
Roger Stack is the owner of R&R Sports, aka fishin' hole, and he's been in business for decades. His large, current store is at 3115 E. Layton Ave., Cudahy, WI 53110, (414) 481-6888.
My favorite St. Croix panfish rod had suffered a life-ending blow, so I'd retired it to tomato plant stick status. Of almost 70 ready-to-go rod and reel set-ups, this had been my most productive set-up. It was light, and so was the sturdy metal, black Browning spinning reel.
I was replaceing the St. Croix with a longer version, as I had done in the past. I toss light, plastic-bodied Dick Smith Panfish Grubs, so I wanted additional casting distance while having excellent feel of even the lightest bites. I place the line in the crease of my index finger, so as to feel bites that finger tip callouses would not notice. 4# Fireline Crystal line went onto the reel. The line that had been on it when the reel was bought had been the worst line I'd ever had regarding coiling and coming off en masse' from the reel spool. The line had more memory than could a herd of elephants.
At the other end of the spectrum was the South Bend musky rod that had decided to break rather than be bent to fit into a smaller space than was possible. The panfish rod was needed for Friday of the same week, and Saturday required the musky rod.
This time, I asked Stack's advice. I wanted to go into the 7' to 7'-6" range, as current musky pros were using longer rods in place of the old broom stick models. Besides my brass Shimano Calcutta looked awful sad and lonely mounted to the reel seat of the old, broken rod. Not knowing how I'd react to my cancer treatments and with professional fishing rod suggestions from Stack, I again went with a St. Croix rod. It was longer and lighter than the previous rod, and it had excellent backbone. The Shimano reel and this rod were a perfect match. I added some off white crankbaits because new lures always help motivate.
The Fishin' Hole is known for its accurate, over-the-phone, fishing reports. You'll get plenty of fishing related advertising, but the reports are excellent. Stack covers effective baits, depths, active species and lots more.
Roger told me the bass were coming from along drop-offs, and anglers have been catching these fish on dropshots with 7" plastic worms along weedlines during the day. My success had been on black Chatterbaits.
As he has for a few decades, Roger uses the Diving B's, by Berkley, along weedlines in 20-35 feet of water. This is where big pike and muskies suspend and watch for dinner to swim past. Smaller pike and muskies tend to inhabit the weed jungles. As the bottoms of the aquatic plants drop their leaves, pike and muskies have little trouble cruising in search of food.
With the welcomed normal summer weather consistancy, panfish are found in traditional locations including along drop-off and suspended off of drop-offs. Panfish anglers have had excellent success when using ice fishing jigs and Gulp.
By: L.A. Van Veghel - Milwaukee Fishing Examiner
My favorite St. Croix panfish rod had suffered a life-ending blow, so I'd retired it to tomato plant stick status. Of almost 70 ready-to-go rod and reel set-ups, this had been my most productive set-up. It was light, and so was the sturdy metal, black Browning spinning reel.
I was replaceing the St. Croix with a longer version, as I had done in the past. I toss light, plastic-bodied Dick Smith Panfish Grubs, so I wanted additional casting distance while having excellent feel of even the lightest bites. I place the line in the crease of my index finger, so as to feel bites that finger tip callouses would not notice. 4# Fireline Crystal line went onto the reel. The line that had been on it when the reel was bought had been the worst line I'd ever had regarding coiling and coming off en masse' from the reel spool. The line had more memory than could a herd of elephants.
At the other end of the spectrum was the South Bend musky rod that had decided to break rather than be bent to fit into a smaller space than was possible. The panfish rod was needed for Friday of the same week, and Saturday required the musky rod.
This time, I asked Stack's advice. I wanted to go into the 7' to 7'-6" range, as current musky pros were using longer rods in place of the old broom stick models. Besides my brass Shimano Calcutta looked awful sad and lonely mounted to the reel seat of the old, broken rod. Not knowing how I'd react to my cancer treatments and with professional fishing rod suggestions from Stack, I again went with a St. Croix rod. It was longer and lighter than the previous rod, and it had excellent backbone. The Shimano reel and this rod were a perfect match. I added some off white crankbaits because new lures always help motivate.
The Fishin' Hole is known for its accurate, over-the-phone, fishing reports. You'll get plenty of fishing related advertising, but the reports are excellent. Stack covers effective baits, depths, active species and lots more.
Roger told me the bass were coming from along drop-offs, and anglers have been catching these fish on dropshots with 7" plastic worms along weedlines during the day. My success had been on black Chatterbaits.
As he has for a few decades, Roger uses the Diving B's, by Berkley, along weedlines in 20-35 feet of water. This is where big pike and muskies suspend and watch for dinner to swim past. Smaller pike and muskies tend to inhabit the weed jungles. As the bottoms of the aquatic plants drop their leaves, pike and muskies have little trouble cruising in search of food.
With the welcomed normal summer weather consistancy, panfish are found in traditional locations including along drop-off and suspended off of drop-offs. Panfish anglers have had excellent success when using ice fishing jigs and Gulp.
By: L.A. Van Veghel - Milwaukee Fishing Examiner
Friday, July 17, 2009
Berkley Trilene Transoptic Wins Best Line Award at 2009 ICAST New Product Showcase
Berkley Trilene TransOptic has been awarded the Best Line Award on Wednesday at the 2009 ICAST show.
After four years in development, Berkley has designed a nylon monofilament line that captures UV rays to physically change the line's color, making the line a hi-vis gold above the water and transparent below the surface where the UV rays are filtered out. The color-changing line benefits anglers that spend their days watching their line for the subtlest of bites. Anglers see the line, fish don't.
"Four years ago we saw a need for a line that benefited anglers that needed a monofilament that could be watched," said Berkley Product Manager, Clay Norris. "Through efforts with our product innovation team, we were able to come up with the technology to harness UV rays to change the color of nylon monofilament above water. Our team has worked extremely hard to be the first to produce TransOptic."
With superior knot strength, tough abrasion resistance and extra shock resistance, Berkley Trilene TransOptic is perfect for flipping, pitching, jigging and any application that calls for a hard hook set. Being a monofilament, the line is easily managed for a wide variety of baits and techniques.
Available in pound tests ranging from 4 to 25 pounds on 220-yard spools, Berkley Trilene TransOptic has an MSRP of $8.95 to $10.95. 2000-yard service spools are also available from 6 to 25-pound test.
After four years in development, Berkley has designed a nylon monofilament line that captures UV rays to physically change the line's color, making the line a hi-vis gold above the water and transparent below the surface where the UV rays are filtered out. The color-changing line benefits anglers that spend their days watching their line for the subtlest of bites. Anglers see the line, fish don't.
"Four years ago we saw a need for a line that benefited anglers that needed a monofilament that could be watched," said Berkley Product Manager, Clay Norris. "Through efforts with our product innovation team, we were able to come up with the technology to harness UV rays to change the color of nylon monofilament above water. Our team has worked extremely hard to be the first to produce TransOptic."
With superior knot strength, tough abrasion resistance and extra shock resistance, Berkley Trilene TransOptic is perfect for flipping, pitching, jigging and any application that calls for a hard hook set. Being a monofilament, the line is easily managed for a wide variety of baits and techniques.
Available in pound tests ranging from 4 to 25 pounds on 220-yard spools, Berkley Trilene TransOptic has an MSRP of $8.95 to $10.95. 2000-yard service spools are also available from 6 to 25-pound test.
Monday, January 26, 2009
RAPALA SENDS SHOCK WAVES WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW CLACKIN' RAP
Anglers will stop, stare and marvel at how Rapala has once again redefined the laws of lure design with the creation of the new lipless Clackin' Rap. "This is a totally different, versatile lure and it's the most exciting bait I've ever seen," remarks David Fritts, Rapala pro staff member and crankbait aficionado.
The Clackin' Rap excels in all fishing applications: cast, troll, jig it in deep water, buzz it fast just under the surface, pulse it to flutter it - there's no way to fish this lipless wonder wrong. This heavy vibrating, new concept bait is a fresh water delight. It features a fatter physical appearance and a "just have to bite it" continual deep base rattle that'll have big fish charging in from all directions, ready to pounce in clackity-clack attack mode.
Equipped with a metal rattle chamber that contains a single large BB, the Clackin' Rap produces a large, hard metallic cadence as it vibrates from side to side. The result is a deeper base, metal-on-metal sound that travels farther through the water, targeting fish at a distance. Numbers of rattles will catch fish, but one big deep rattle catches the really big fish. Not only can fish hear the rattle but they can feel the vibration produced from the BB - enticing and taunting every fish in the area.
"The Clackin' Rap is a very rare bait that excels in all applications," says Fritts. "Fish it five feet deep or 100 feet deep and let the Clackin' rattle go to work - it's the ultimate bait, perfect for any condition." Fish the Clackin' Rap with ease. Simply make your cast and let it sink to the bottom. Once it touches bottom, jerk your rod and lift the Clackin' Rap straight up, then let if fall straight down. By doing this, the bait is making a vertical drop, fluttering and rattling while tantalizing big fish.
"Another simple way to fish this bait is to drop the Clackin' Rap and work it just like a jigging spoon, creating an up-and-down fluttering action," explains Fritts. The Clackin' Rap is 3 1/8 inches long, weighs a hefty 7/8 ounce, and is equipped with a front VMC® SureSet belly hook and a Black Nickel treble hook in back to dig deep and hold the hook set. Featuring a translucent textured body with internal holographic foil creates an extremely seductive flash. With 16 tantalizing X-Rap finishes, the Clackin' Rap can just plain do it all. The new hard knocks champion of the fishing world has arrived.
Please visit http://www.rapala.com/index.cfm
The Clackin' Rap excels in all fishing applications: cast, troll, jig it in deep water, buzz it fast just under the surface, pulse it to flutter it - there's no way to fish this lipless wonder wrong. This heavy vibrating, new concept bait is a fresh water delight. It features a fatter physical appearance and a "just have to bite it" continual deep base rattle that'll have big fish charging in from all directions, ready to pounce in clackity-clack attack mode.
Equipped with a metal rattle chamber that contains a single large BB, the Clackin' Rap produces a large, hard metallic cadence as it vibrates from side to side. The result is a deeper base, metal-on-metal sound that travels farther through the water, targeting fish at a distance. Numbers of rattles will catch fish, but one big deep rattle catches the really big fish. Not only can fish hear the rattle but they can feel the vibration produced from the BB - enticing and taunting every fish in the area.
"The Clackin' Rap is a very rare bait that excels in all applications," says Fritts. "Fish it five feet deep or 100 feet deep and let the Clackin' rattle go to work - it's the ultimate bait, perfect for any condition." Fish the Clackin' Rap with ease. Simply make your cast and let it sink to the bottom. Once it touches bottom, jerk your rod and lift the Clackin' Rap straight up, then let if fall straight down. By doing this, the bait is making a vertical drop, fluttering and rattling while tantalizing big fish.
"Another simple way to fish this bait is to drop the Clackin' Rap and work it just like a jigging spoon, creating an up-and-down fluttering action," explains Fritts. The Clackin' Rap is 3 1/8 inches long, weighs a hefty 7/8 ounce, and is equipped with a front VMC® SureSet belly hook and a Black Nickel treble hook in back to dig deep and hold the hook set. Featuring a translucent textured body with internal holographic foil creates an extremely seductive flash. With 16 tantalizing X-Rap finishes, the Clackin' Rap can just plain do it all. The new hard knocks champion of the fishing world has arrived.
Please visit http://www.rapala.com/index.cfm
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