Something's Fishy" Wins Big Using Shimano Offshore Spinning Tackle

BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. –– While most teams rely on trolling techniques when fishing the recent Tri-State Canyon Shoot-Out, Captains Jack Sprengel and Lou DeFusco had other ideas for Team 'Something's Fishy'. Along with boat owners Frank Will and Karen Fish Will and anglers Sandra and Kevin Fish, the team instead went the unconventional route using poppers and jigs, all rigged on Shimano's brand new Twin Power 14000SW spinning reels – spooled with 65-pound PowerPro - and mounted on new Ocea Plugger Flex Limited spinning rods. Their efforts paid off by landing a yellowfin tuna, dolphin and albacore to win the event's 'Tri-Fishecta' category and the $30,000 prize.

Considered by many as the top Northeast canyon tournament, the Tri-State Canyon Shoot-Out – based out of Block Island Boat Basin this year – always takes place the first weekend of August and attracts the top boats from throughout the area. Sprengel and deFresco, due to their long-time affiliation with Shimano, and Team Something's Fishy were one of the first to use the new offshore popper tackle just introduced by Shimano at ICAST – the tackle industry's big trade show that took place in mid-July.

"It's great to see accomplished sport fishing captains like Jack and Lou taking a new approach to help their team to a big win," said Jordan Paullo with Shimano. "The Tri-State is a premier event where some of best Northeast anglers compete, and obviously we're more than pleased to see them using the Twin Power reels and Ocea rods."

The Twin Power SW spinning reels bring Shimano's Hagane reel design concept to saltwater anglers. Offered in five sizes – 4000XG, 5000XG, 8000PG, 10000PG and 14000XG, and with keys features such as Shimano's Hagane cold-forged gears, the Twin Power SW reels can handle just about any fish in the sea. The new Ocea Plugger Flex Limited spinning rods, combining both Shimano's Spiral X and Hi-Power X blank construction technology, can help anglers experience that unexplainable level of excitement when a big tuna slams into a lure being popped on top. They are offered in five models - the Ocea 710ML, 80M, 83H, 83MH and 86M. They were created for casting Shimano's Orca pencil baits and poppers to pelagics, and other 'entice them on top' species.

For more information on the Tri-State Canyon Shoot-Out, visit the J&B Tackle web site at http://www.jbtackle.com/tristate_tournaments.asp -- for more on Shimano's new offshore spinning tackle, visit: www.shimano.com.