Industry Press Releases
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Lure Lock adds FLW Tour Pro’s
Lure Lock is excited to announce that it has added five FLW Tour Pro’s to its already impressive stable of professional bass anglers using the Lure Lock cases to handle their tackle storage needs. The group of FLW Tour anglers includes the defending Forrest Wood Cup Champion Justin Atkins, three-time FLW Tour Angler of the Year Andy Morgan, two-time FLW Tour winner Jason Lambert, as well as upcoming starts Michael Neal and Braxton Setzer.
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New Look and Features in 2019 for Ranger Aluminum Boats
Since the initial venture into the aluminum boat market in 2013, Ranger Boats quickly became the industry’s fastest growing aluminum boat brand. Value-packed and feature-laden, the lineup of the 2019 RT Aluminum Series brings a fresh, new look along with additional features built specifically for bass and multi species anglers.
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AFTCO Wins 2 "Best of Category" Awards at ICAST
ICAST 2018's Best of Category for Technical Apparel — was meticulously designed based on direct feedback from the AFTCO Freshwater Pro Team. With features like a 20K 100% waterproof two-layer nylon shell, a SpeedVent™ airflow hood designed to alleviate neck strain and restriction from airflow when travelling at high rates of speed, and the Cyclops integrated camera mount pocket for easy filming, Hydronaut™ is built to handle extreme foul weather conditions when comfort, performance and focus is needed most. In addition to the Double Dry Cuff on the Hydronaut™ Jacket, the waterproof fishing bibalso includes an adjustable stretch shoulder system and more.
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YO-ZURI PRO CLENT DAVIS WINS 2018 FORREST WOOD CUP
FLW Tour pro Clent Davis of Montevallo, Alabama, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 17 pounds, 13 ounces – the heaviest limit weighed in the three-day event – to earn the win at the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Ouachita. Over three days, Davis amassed 15 fish totaling 36 pounds, 13 ounces to edge out second-place angler Cabela’s/Bass Pro Shops pro James Niggemeyer of Van, Texas, by 7 pounds, 4 ounces and win the $300,000 top cash prize. The tournament featured 56 of the top bass-fishing anglers in the world competing for professional bass-fishing’s world championship.
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Huk announces today its latest video, “Attack-Saltwater” commercial featuring the award-winning footwear line
The fish is waiting for you to slip up. Whether stalking a school of bonefish on a Bahamian sand flat or running around the cockpit with the big pitch when a blue marlin is hot on the teaser, you cannot be worried about footing.
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Alex Davis Leads Day 1 of the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup at Lake Ouachita
The world’s best bass anglers launched on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Friday to kick off the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The three-day event, which awards a $300,000 top prize to the winner, featured a full field of 56 anglers competing today and Saturday before being cut to the final 10 on Championship Sunday.
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Kayak Angler Crate Kits From YakGear
YakGear™ now offers an easy way to keep kayak anglers’ most needed items close at hand and available to grab-and-go at a moment’s notice. The YakGear Kayak Angler Crate Kits deliver full customization and versatility for a wide range of storage options so each angler can rig their crate system to best fit their needs.
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Hollow Body Craw from LIVETARGET Announced Best Freshwater Soft Lure at ICAST
Create the most realistic and lethal crawfish imitation ever made. Those were the marching orders given to the progressive lure designers at LIVETARGET. They responded by cleverly synthesizing two distinct lure families – bass jigs and hollow body baits – and fortified their creation with ultra-realistic anatomical features and biomimetic action to yield the paradigm-shifting Hollow Body Craw.
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Xtreme Bass Angler Now on MyOutdoorTV
Whether it’s bass fishing with tubes, topwater or anything in between, Xtreme Bass Angler covers it all. Follow along for an entertaining, up-paced and exciting show of bass fishing. All new to MyOutdoorTV (MOTV), Xtreme Bass Angler provides viewers with a realistic insight to techniques, tips, strategies, lodges and locations for bass anglers to improve their skills.
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VMC® Neko™ Skirt — a first-of-its-kind terminal accessory design
The new VMC® Neko™ Skirt — a first-of-its-kind terminal accessory design for the increasingly popular Neko Rig currently taking the bass fishing world by storm — was awarded “Best Terminal Tackle” honors by the American Sportfishing Association at ICAST 2018, the world’s largest sportfishing expo.
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Transport Coolers with Ease with Cordova Cooler Cart
Cordova Cooler—the new leader in quality cooling products for hunters, fishermen, and outdoor adventurers—solves the problem of transporting heavy, loaded coolers with the new Cordova Cooler Cart. This portable cart is an efficient way to move a large cooler and works well at the house, on the beach or at sporting events.
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Cortland Fluorocarbon Leader Material is offered in thirteen different sizes
Cortland's new Fluorocarbon Leader Material is the latest addition to the ever growing family of World Famous Fishing Line. Manufactured using the latest technology and proprietary blends of material, Cortland Fluorocarbon Leader Material is offered in thirteen different sizes. The smallest is a super fine 6# test at 0.007" diameter all the way to a super stout 100# at 0.041" for big game applications.
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Shimano launches its new SLX rod series to keep with its "can't stop fishing" idea
Keeping with its ‘Can't Stop Fishing' idea in providing anglers with durable, lightweight, easy-to-use tackle, Shimano launches its new SLX rod series, a line-up including nine casting and seven spinning models in a versatile selection of lengths and actions. The rods offer tournament level performance to appease bass anglers of all abilities.
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The Lure Locker, New From Lure Lock
Lure Lock, an innovator and new leader in the fishing tackle storage category, continues to offer top of the line fishing tackle storage options for anglers with the introduction of the Lure Locker. The Lure Locker was designed to give anglers the ability to keep all of their Lure Lock cases organized and ready for their next fishing trip.
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Ish Monroe and Caleb Sumrall Join Cal Coast Fishing
Carpentaria, Calif. – Cal Coast Fishing, a fishing accessories manufacturer from Carpentaria, Calif., has signed Elite Series pros Ish Monroe and Caleb Sumrall to their national pro staff. The addition adds to a staff that includes FLW pros James Watson, Jimmy Reese, Jeff Dobson and Kyle Cortiana, as well as kayak fishing stalwarts Ron Champion and Jay Wallen.
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First Store to Open for Bass Pro Shops Since Cabela’s Merger Close
Bass Pro Shops plans this fall to open its first store since the closing of its merger with Cabela’s. The new Outpost in Halifax, Nova Scotia will feature dedicaated sections for Bass Pro, Cabela’s and Tracker Boats.
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Rapala's X-Rap Twitching Mullet Now in a Smaller Size
Building on the successful debut of the Rapala® X-Rap® Twitchin’ Mullet in 2018, the brand is introducing a smaller version of the popular coastal bait for 2019. The new No. 06 model is 1-1/8-inches smaller than the original No. 8 Twitchin’ Mullet and 1/8 of an ounce lighter.
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Sufix Advance Monofilament is Supple, Strong and Sensitive
For a mono, new Sufix® Advance™ Monofilament hits a triple — it’s supple, sensitive and strong. It’s the monofilament line anglers have always sought but never found. Until now.
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PowerPro Super8Slick V2 braided fishing line is re-engineered with added abrasion toughness
Re-engineered with added abrasion toughness so anglers can rip through the heaviest cover with the same force as standard four-end braids, the new PowerPro Super8Slick V2 braided fishing line combines a new eight-end dense weave fiber construction with proven ‘Enhanced Body Technology’ (EBT) coating process. The new braid is offered in nine different pound test designations, and in five spool sizes to fill from one reel, to bulk spools for multiple fills and for reel spooling by your local tackle shop.
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Two new product series announced from Gene Larew Lures
Gene Larew Lures, makers of Bobby Garland crappie baits and Gene Larew bass lures, announces two new product series at the 2018 ICAST fishing tackle trade show
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