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Poor Boys Baits and Lurecraft will host its annual Open House at the LaGrange, Ind. business Jan. 25-26.
Poor Boys/Lurecraft is one of the Midwest’s largest supplier of hand-pour soft plastics and a sundry of lure components and bait making supplies.
Hours are 8-5 on Friday and 7-4 Saturday. Coffee and donuts will be served during morning hours and hot dogs at lunch.
Lurecraft has taken on several new fly tying supplies as well as lures components for all types of fishing.
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The 10XD is quite a bit larger than a 5XD, as both are pictured here.Have you heard about the 10XD, Strike King’s newest deep diver?
The 10XD is quite a bit larger than a 5XD, as both are pictured here.
It was supposed to be a secret until next year, but company lure designer Phil Marks won the recent Sam Rayburn FLW Tour event on it and had to let the cat out of the bag.
Big bass are known to eat big baits and bass anglers target big bass. The all-new 10XD deep diving crankbait will appeal to both. It’s 6 inches long and will easily hit the 25-foot mark on 14-pound fluorocarbon line, allowing you to get a crankbait in front of fish that you previously could not reach. It also casts and pulls surprisingly easy for its behemoth size.
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Shimano has further expanded its growth into the bass fishing market with a new sales, marketing and distribution agreement with Jackall Lures.
Shimano and its rep agencies will take on sales and marketing responsibilities for all Jackall baits in the U.S. and Canada as of January 1, 2013, with warehousing and shipping logistics being handled from the Shimano distribution centers in Irvine, Calif. and Ladsen, S.C. The company already oversees sales of G. Loomis rods and PowerPro line.
Jackall, one of the premier Japanese lure makers, is best known for its Squad Minnow jerkbaits, ASKA crankbaits, and Flick Shake soft baits. It has an extensive lure development and testing process, including a test tank to simulate action, a larger tank to see how live bass react to the lures, plus on-the-water testing at the Jackall R&D Center located on the shores of Japan’s Lake Biwa.
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Alabama Rig for Walleye AnglersThe Alabama Rig®, a patent pending product that revolutionized bass fishing methods and then moved into the salt water market, will now be available to walleye fishermen with the addition of The Alabama Rig® III.
Andy Poss, inventor of The Alabama Rig® and Mann’s Bait Company announce the introduction of The Alabama Rig® III. Specifically designed for Walleye, The Alabama Rig® III features 2 wires for lure attachments and a third, heavier wire with a bottom bouncing weight. The Alabama Rig® III will be available in weights of one ounce and two ounces.
Like the original and the salt water version, The Alabama Rig® III will also offer a kit of lures designed for use with the rig. The Alabama Rig® III Accessory Kit will contain an assortment of 24 grubs and 6 jigs in the most popular colors.
Visit www.mannsbait.com.
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One of the simplest yet coolest products we’ve seen this summer comes from Jethro Baits.
It’s called “Stop-itz” Sinker Stops, a fast, efficient way to put separation between a weight and your lure or live bait.