Fishing Tackle and Gear

Like a ballerina in a flak jacket, the bait dances by a bass, triggering a vicious strike. Wham! The beast is hooked, fought, photographed, released. The angler checks the bait. Nary a dent. He hauls back on his rod, makes another cast. The bait pirouettes back onstage, unscathed.

So it goes for the BX Minnow, one of Rapala’s new Balsa Xtreme hardbaits. It’s sister, the BX Swimmer, is another tough customer in a tutu, a pugilist with painted nails. ...

Three legendary bass pros called them "industry changing" and this weekend the angling enthusiasts at the Bassmaster Classic Outdoor Expo will see the debut of the water temperature activated color-changing Smartbaits. The variety of soft and hard baits quickly change colors in warm to cold water temperatures and depths with the baits’ red bellies appearing to be bleeding and injured inciting attacks by predator fish. ...

To encourage even more fans of Seaguar fluorocarbon line and leader material to try one of the company’s newest line innovations, Seaguar is offering a limited-time, $5.00/spool mail-in rebate* on Kanzen™ High-Performance Braid fishing line.

Kanzen is a high-performance braid made from advanced ultra-thin microfiber strands in a high-density weave. This thin-diameter line is designed to deliver maximum knot strength with incredible abrasion resistance. Yet Kanzen is ...