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Thursday, January 08, 2026
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(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.
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(Provided by Strike King)
Strike King’s New 8XD Dives to 20 Feet
Strike King’s XD line of crankbaits has a big brother with the new 8XD.
“The XD series of crankbaits have been monumental in our product line, as well as my tournament success. I love, and have won a pile, on the 6XD. However, the all-new 8XD is a little different animal that is going to be the ultimate compliment to the 6 and 10 XD,” says 4-time Bassmaster Classic Champion, Kevin VanDam. “The 8XD will easily run 20 feet deep and can comfortably be fished on standard cranking gear. Plus, it just has a different, subtle action that gets schools of bass going,” adds VanDam.
Weighing in at 1.5 ounces and available in 23 of the most productive cranking colors, the new 8XD is available at better fishing tackle retailers everywhere.
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(Provided by TackleWebs)
TackleWebs’ new Cup Holder Eliminates ProblemsThe new TackleWebs Hook and Loop Cup Holder brings an end to plastic folding cup holders that retain water, rot in the sun and crack when they are bumped.
Large enough to hold a 30-ounce Yeti Rambler, the Hook and Loop Cup Holder is made from marine-grade, weather-resistant materials and can be easily attached to most flat surfaces and installed in tight spots. The cup holder comes ready to install with easy peel and stick marine-grade hook-and-loop fasteners which eliminate drilling into hulls and the need for back access for through bolts. Just clean the mounting surface, peel off the adhesive cover and press to the mounting surface. Unlike unreliable suction cups that warp and lose their hold within a short period of time, the adhesive on the back of the hook and loop fasteners contains proprietary glue that will adhere securely to almost any surface. The marine-grade proprietary glue will last for years even in the harshest, wettest conditions.
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(Provided by Quantum)
Smoke HD 200 Offers More Line Capacity
Greg Hackney is one of the most accomplished pro bass anglers in history, and he doesn’t mince words. He’ll tell you what he likes – what’s good – and well … what isn’t – and Hackney recently called the new Quantum Smoke HD he’s been testing “quite possibly the finest reel Quantum has ever built.”
Built with a really large 200 size spool that holds 180 yards of 12-pound test, on a compact frame, the new Smoke HD has the body of a sports car with 1-ton diesel truck’s pulling power that makes it ideal for deep crankbaits, Alabama Rigs, or like Hackney will tell you, just about anything you want to use it for.
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(Provided by Shimano)
Crankbait and heavy cover rods added to Shimano Zodias Bass Rod Series.
Shimano has added three rods to its Zodias bass rod line-up deisgned for crankbaiting or heavy cover braided line applications.
While existing Zodias series provide anglers with rods designed to perform for various applications, the new Zodias rods are constructed for specific lure and situation use. The 7-foot ZDS 170M-G and 7-foot-6 inch ZDS 176M-G crankbaits rods have longer reargrips for long-casting leverage, and include glass composite material within their Hi-Power X blank for the softer action needed. The heavy power 7-foot-5-inch ZDS 175H is ideal for braided line applications, especially when launching frogs into heavy grass. A long reargrip provides added casting distance leverage.
All the Zodias rods blanks feature Hi-Power X construction, eliminating blank twist for both better casting distance and accuracy. Hi-Power X is a unique process to support the lightweight blanks, with carbon tape added in a 45-dgreee ëXí pattern on the outside of the blank. The tape process provides what is called ëtorsional rigidityí to keep the blank from twisting during the cast ñ and with it, more distance and a more accurate lure presentation.
The new Zodias rods also include the sensitivity and strength of lightweight CI4+ material reel seats, plus lightweight semi-micro guides. The new models are now available through tackle dealers and will be priced at under $200.