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Bullet Weights Offers New Two-Ounce Tungsten Flipping Weight
Bullet Weights expands its selection of bass-specific sinkers with a new two-ounce size of the popular Tungsten Flipping Weight.
The Tungsten Flipping Weight line now ranges from 1/4-ounce to two-ounce sizes. As a result, anglers can choose the perfect-size sinker for most any situation.
"Bass anglers know that if a sinker is too light, it fails to penetrate thick cover and the flip, pitch or cast is wasted," said Bullet Weights President Joe Crumrine. "We added the heavier two-ounce size to our Tungsten Flipping Weight line in response to numerous requests. The demand for tungsten is growing among avid bass anglers because it has greater density than lead, which makes a tungsten sinker about 50 percent smaller."
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Jackall Crosstail Shad
Jackall's Crosstail Shad is one of Michiana’s hottest drop-shot baits and Jackall, Clear H2o Tackle and Michiana Outdoors News is offering you a chance to win 5 packs of the best colors for Michiana lakes.
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Nearly all suggestions submitted will be used in upcoming videos, but the best of the lot will win the Jackall lure package. Deadline for submission is Labor Day Weekend.
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Minn Kota Ultrex Trolling Motor
Minn Kota introduces the trolling motor anglers have only dreamed of - a hybrid that merges the body of a Fortrex with the brains of i-Pilot®, complete with Spot-Lock electronic GPS anchoring and more.
New for 2017, Minn Kota’s Ultrex™ gives anglers the control and responsiveness of a Fortrex, plus effortless Power Steering and i-Pilot® features, like Spot-Lock. Paired with Steering Lock, which allows you to take your foot off the pedal without losing motor heading, Ultrex will change the way you fish.
“We continue to set the bar high for break-through innovations to help anglers catch fish. Ultrex is no exception,” says Brad Henry, Minn Kota Brand Manager. “We’ve combined the reliability and responsive ‘wired-to-the-water’ feel of our tournament-proven Fortrex with the GPS technologies of i-Pilot, i-Pilot Link, and Spot-Lock electronic anchoring. It’s the best of both worlds.”
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Strike King Half-Shell Dropshot Bait
When Strike King introduced the Dream Shot into the dropshot category, it changed the game. It has a very sleek profile and is super-soft to really offer tremendous action. Well, just as a carpenter needs more than one tool to do a job, a proficient dropshotter does as well. Born out of the collaborative knowledge of Kevin VanDam and Mark Zona, welcome to the unique and all-new Drop Shot Half Shell!
“The new Half Shell was created with the intent of being uniquely different than the Dream Shot, but equally as effective,” says 22-Time Bassmaster Champion, Kevin VanDam. “Due to the profile and consistency of the Half Shell, it offers a very erratic darting action that fish can’t resist. It has a bulky profile and a flat bottom that not only affects the action, it also ensures that it always stands horizontal on your dropshot rig. Zona and I also really dialed in the colors.”
The new Drop Shot Half Shell is 3.5” long and is offered in 16 exquisite colors, including some new laminates that incorporate our new Open Pour Technology (OPT). The Half Shell will be available at better fishing tackle retailers everywhere.- Details
(Provided by BassForecast)
BassForecast, a mobile app custom designed for bass anglers to forecast bass feeding behavior, has launched in the Google Play store for Android devices. It became available for for iOS devices in the Apple App Store in April 2016.New BassForecast App based on science and feeding behavior.
Unlike other fishing apps, BassForecast targets only bass, which prefer different water temperatures and environmental conditions than other freshwater species do. Powered by AccuWeather®, USPrimetimes and WeatherBank, BassForecast uses all relevant past, current and forecast environmental factors that affect bass feeding behavior to produce a BassForecast Rating (BFR) from 1 (least active) to 10 (most active) for each day over the next 10 days for any location in North America.
Mike Mehlmann, founder of BassForecast LLC, worked with AccuWeather® over a period of 18 months to develop a user-friendly tool that gave anglers all the information they needed to assess bass fishing conditions.