TackleDirect and the State of the Industry

The team from TackleDirect recently attended the annual American Sportfishing Association (ASA) Summit in Naples, FL. The ASA represents leading companies, organizations, and personalities in the fishing industry. For a few days each year, leaders from each group gather to assess the “state of industry” and join together to focus on ways to ensure continued […]

The team from TackleDirect recently attended the annual American Sportfishing Association (ASA) Summit in Naples, FL. The ASA represents leading companies, organizations, and personalities in the fishing industry. For a few days each year, leaders from each group gather to assess the “state of industry” and join together to focus on ways to ensure continued growth and promotion of fishing to our nation. The 2021 ASA Summit was filled with excitement, hope, and optimism as it was the first summit held after the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic (the 2020 summit was cancelled). Much has changed in the fishing industry over the last 18 months and TackleDirect is honored to be leading the efforts to reach a whole new generation of new entrants into the sport. For you experienced anglers out there, we have not forgotten about you and plan to continue to offer high-end premium products with the customer service to back it all up. Whether you are just getting set up for the first time, or need an order for the big upcoming tournament, TackleDirect has what you need to help ensure you have a great day out on the water. The Good Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Masks have become mainstays in our daily vocabulary. No one would say those could be considered “good” things, but the silver lining of the pandemic is that more and more people were forced to find new ways to recreate and the outdoors provided as much space as needed to socially distance and get fresh air. By default, the fishing industry saw a massive spike in first time anglers and welcomed back many who had not gone fishing for decades. It is estimated that nearly 15 million NEW anglers hit the waters over the last 18 months. Google Search representatives also noted that people searching for “fishing” related topics on the internet increased by over 40% during that same period. Never in the history of our sport has a single event created so much interest and action and we are seeing that every day at TackleDirect. The Bad With so many new participants, the demand for fishing related products shot through the roof. Manufacturers were fulfilling more product than they had ever done before and anyone involved in the fishing industry saw a boost in sales and traffic. But the unprecedented growth was more than manufacturers could keep up with. Labor shortages, material shortages, shipping issues, and pricing increases created a challenge for many. Backorders and long delays became the norm for many in the industry. Excited new customers were met with frustration at the prospect of not being able to find the products and services they needed to continue their new fishing experience. TackleDirect's Answer Our mission is to consistently provide the best products and services to our customers while operating our business with pride, honesty, integrity, and care. We recognized the supply chain issues and have taken as many steps as possible to ensure that each customer can obtain the products they need to continue their passion. This has included large volume buys, advanced ordering, and working closely with over 700 brands on a daily basis. TackleDirect offers the largest selection of in-stock products that ship the same day (if ordered by 2pm) and also has the most knowledgeable staff to recommend other product ideas and combinations. The TackleDirect staff has been servicing fishing enthusiasts for 3 generations and over 40 years, and has taken the necessary steps to ensure the best customer experience in the tackle market for years to come. Thank you for being a loyal TackleDirect customer!" target="_blank">

TROLLING BLUEFIN TUNA

If you haven’t heard, bluefin tuna fishing off Jersey has been absolutely bananas. In an incredible early start to the season, BFT catches from 12 to 40 miles out on fish between 30 to 450, yes 450, pounds are making daily headlines. I recently ventured out on the Fortunate Son with Chris Driscoll to get […]

If you haven’t heard, bluefin tuna fishing off Jersey has been absolutely bananas. In an incredible early start to the season, BFT catches from 12 to 40 miles out on fish between 30 to 450, yes 450, pounds are making daily headlines.I recently ventured out on the Fortunate Son with Chris Driscoll to get on the troll for the BFT’s, and we decked two unders at 45 inches each going roughly 50 to 60 pounds, and also released two others in roughly 6 hours time. While active casting and chunk baiting has its place, right now the troll has been hot for hooking BFT.Our spread generally consists of wide tracking spreader bars, black/purple, pink, and rainbow squid color patterns with a jet trailing. As well are deployed three Ballyhoo baits rigged on blue/white and pink/white Joe Shute skirts and two Cedar plugs on the flat lines in the wash. Trolling speed is at 5.5 to 7 knots and we mainly had hits going downcurrent.Right now, water temperatures are ranging from 63 to 66 degrees in most spots. Look for temperature breaks and work ledges, edges and lumps, stitching over contour lines and flats to find fish hanging in the upwelling currents. As tuna right now in Jersey can hit 400 pounds plus, you do not want to be undergunned. Troll with Shimano Tiagra 50 wides and Shimano Tallus stand up rods.When landing fish with bulkier trolling gear, the end game is of utmost importance. Streamline your process with proper methods. When you get the word of “Color!” the angler will reel the spreader bar to where the spreader bar will exit the water halfway, then steps backward, backing off the drag as the wire man grabs the leader. After the wireman has control of the fish at boatside, the gaff man sinks the point into the head area of the tuna, where a back up gaff can be deployed if necessary. For ultimate success, the captain will always position the boat with the tuna alongside port or starboard, never behind the engines or near the bow.Get your game face on, know the plan beforehand and get in on this sick Garden State BFT bite! [vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid element_width='6' grid_id='vc_gid:1485876128429-956a0435a2a0f25f6c84919907eacd12-3' include='6194,6190'][/vc_column] " target="_blank">

TARPON ON TOP

This past week I joined Patrick Sebile and a few friends to fish with Captain Tim Simos in the swirling rips of the Fort Pierce, Florida Power Plant to try for tarpon up top. Anyone who’s fished for tarpon understand it’s a battle you lose often. Thrashing, high flying head shakes throw hooks like they’re […]

This past week I joined Patrick Sebile and a few friends to fish with Captain Tim Simos in the swirling rips of the Fort Pierce, Florida Power Plant to try for tarpon up top.Anyone who’s fished for tarpon understand it’s a battle you lose often. Thrashing, high flying head shakes throw hooks like they’re kid’s toys, usually leaving the angler with a slack line and no fish. Hundreds of Megalops Atlanticus were rainbowing out of the water, gasping breathfuls of air as we broke out some topwater tackle to tempt a strike.Sebile tossed out an Ocean Born Flying Popper to chug across the water’s surface, while also slowing it down to utilize the unique design to swim it like a darting plug. It wasn’t long before a 60-pound poon whacked at it for a solid hookset. Going back to one of my favorite tarpon offerings, I tied on a SpoolTek 6-inch shad to drag just under the water surface and it didn’t take but three casts before I came tight.The innovative design of the SpoolTek hook release system allows for the back half of the lure to pop off and a free-leader hook direct tight connection with the poon’s jaw, meaning they have a way tougher time throwing the hook with the leverage of the lure weight now gone. Both the 6 and 9-inch SpoolTek shads were harassed with reckless abandon from tarpon that ranged from 50 to 130 pounds.A key to getting tarpon to strike in the top of the water column is to work the popper or shad slowly, giving the poon enough time to hone in on it while it opens its vacuous mouth to slurp the bait down. Both the Flying Popper and the SpoolTek shads could be cast into the swirling currents and almost stay stationary as the lure design nearly did all the work while the current passed over it making the lure wobble or shad tail swim.Definitely up the ante with a beefy rod and reel size, as a 7-1/2 foot heavy action spinning rod matched with a 8000 class Shimano Saragosa reel spooled with 50-pound Power Pro will help you win the battle. We absolutely lit up the poons on our few hours out, releasing over a dozen and losing a few to their tenacious aerial antics. Tarpon on top is most assuredly a must-do for any adrenaline junkie angler.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid element_width='6' grid_id='vc_gid:1485876128429-956a0435a2a0f25f6c84919907eacd12-3' include='5992,5990'][/vc_column]" target="_blank">

ICAST 2018 Video Library

From Tuesday, July 11 – Friday, July 13, TackleDirect will be bringing you over 400 product reviews from the best brands in fishing at ICAST 2018. Check back hourly for updates, or if you want a live feed, tune into our Facebook and Instagram Live! Go ahead, stalk us:

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FAST DRIFT FLUKING

While bucktailing has risen to the top as the preferred fluke fishing tactic lately, there is a time when bucktailing won’t be effective, mainly when the winds start blowing, the drift picks up big time, and you cannot hold bottom anymore. That’s the time to switch up your fluke tactics to adapt to the swift […]

While bucktailing has risen to the top as the preferred fluke fishing tactic lately, there is a time when bucktailing won’t be effective, mainly when the winds start blowing, the drift picks up big time, and you cannot hold bottom anymore.That’s the time to switch up your fluke tactics to adapt to the swift fishing conditions. First off, if the drift is over a knot, you may want to deploy a wind sock to slow up the speed. Next, its time to employ swift drift rigs that are designed to hold bottom and flutter effectively even when moving at a fast pace. My main fluke drift rig consists of a braid friendly fishfinder slide clip on the running line, then a small red bead slid on, to which as 130-pound Spro barrel swivel is tied on, then a 24 to 30-inch piece of 30-pound Seaguar or Yo-Zuri TopKnot fluorocarbon leader to which a tandem two hook sliding snell rig is tied with size 3/0 Gamakatsu Octopus hooks.This rig is designed to fish long strip baits. Fluke belly works great here for a strip bait, but go big with a 7 to 10-inch slice of the white side or ribbon alone, or put a white strip on first, then sandwich it, topping it with an equal size brown strip to present a realistic image of a small fluke or fluttering baitfish. Bluefish, sea robin and mackerel strips will also work for long baits. When drifting, allow the sinker to always maintain touch with the bottom, letting out line as you drift to insure you are on bottom. Doormats will hang on the bait many times, and when you feel the first strike, put the reel in freespool and feed it back to him so he completely engulfs the strip bait.Strip baits will only work properly if you make the proper cut. Any bait you put down must be hydrodynamic and flow through the water, undulating and fluttering as if to mimic a swimming baitfish. Cuts should have a tapered end on both the top and bottom, cut like a long diamond shape. Do not chop off the top part on a straight cut as the edges of the corners will catch the water and make the strip spin. Test the waters by dipping the strip in at boatside figure 8 ing the bait and see if it curls up on you or spins, trim off the problem parts until you get a streamlined offering.Conventional set ups work best here as they allow you to thumb the spool to let line out and drop back to a fish seamlessly. A Shimano Terez 6-6 rated for 20 to 40-pound matched with a Shimano Torium 16, spooled with 50-pound Power Pro braid is my huckleberry when it comes to fast drift fluking.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid element_width='6' grid_id='vc_gid:1503493703370-17f2385ec30f33734cce640fd81528d2-9' include='4688,4687'][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][block_title style='column_title' inner_style='inline_border' title='Suggested Gear'][/block_title][vc_row_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/4'][vc_column_text]
Shimano
TOR16HGA Torium Reel
The Shimano Torium Star Drag Reels are new to Shimano's Torium series reels. They are compact, rigid, and powerful saltwater conventional reels with excellent castability and durability expected by saltwater anglers.View[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/4'][vc_column_text]
Spro
130lb Power Swivel
These amazing swivels are made of high-grade stainless steel with a gunmetal black finish. They offer super smooth rotation and unbelievable strength and durability. SPRO Power Swivels are 1.5 times stronger than standard barrel swivels despite their tiny appearance.View[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/4'][vc_column_text]
Seaguar
30FC25 Fluorocarbon Leader
Incredible impact and abrasion resistance. Fast sinking. Superior tensile and knot strength. The original FC (Blue Lable) Seaguar 100% fluorocarbon leader material allows you to use a smaller test leader than comparable nylons or fluorocarbons for unmatched bait presentations.View[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/4'][vc_column_text]
Gamakatsu
209413 3/0 Octopus Hook
The offset point makes it a good choice for many chunk bait situations.View[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [instagram-feed id='3945030428'][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width='stretch_row_content_no_spaces' type='full_width_content'][/vc_row][vc_column css='.vc_custom_1459892926495{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}'][/vc_column][vc_text_separator title='']" target="_blank">

BIG TIME BLACKFISH

In late January and early February, trophy blackfish of 10 to 20 pounds will be holing up a bit deeper in the 80-120 ft range along the DelMarVa coast. Some truly titanic blackfish show up in late January and early February as the bite slides south off of south Jersey, through Delaware and into Virginia. […]

In late January and early February, trophy blackfish of 10 to 20 pounds will be holing up a bit deeper in the 80-120 ft range along the DelMarVa coast.Some truly titanic blackfish show up in late January and early February as the bite slides south off of south Jersey, through Delaware and into Virginia. Trophy blackfish of 10 to 20 pounds will be holing up a bit deeper in the 80 to 120 foot range now along the DelMarVa coast. Rod and reel gear requires serious backbone.A 7 to 7-1/2 foot rod, rated for heavy action is recommended. I use a Lamiglas 7040 CT, Fin-Nor Tidal FNTC61040, and have tried out the Maxel OMGC 701-4080 OceanMax Gold Conventional Rod, all which have worked well to turn a tog’s head. Reels need to be sturdy and powerful. Go with an Avet SX 5.3 G2 or Shimano Torium 20. Spool with 50 to 65-pound braided Power Pro line, Albright knot at a 10 foot section of 50 to 60-pound monofilament leader, then tie an overhand loop to loop on a 6 to 12-ounce bank sinker, heavy enough to quickly get to the bottom, but light enough to feel the subtle bites. About 8 inches above the sinker, loop on one snelled 5/0 Gamakatsu or Owner Octopus hook, the snell just long enough to rest the hook on the bottom. If you choose, you may also tie a small dropper loop 8 inches up and loop on a two-hook snafu rig for hookset insurance.For bait, white legger crabs reign supreme. Serve the crab baits up a la carte; either cut a large monster crab in half to use, bigger can be better, but don’t be afraid to go with one small one, cracked shell, legs off. Large tog tend to pick up the entire rig, you will feel like your sinker just disappeared as it comes off the bottom as the weight alleviates, signaling the big tog has grabbed it and has started to run off. Fighting trophy tog requires patience and muscle. Its of paramount importance to turn a blackfish’s head and pull it off the wreck before it dives back down to cut you off in the structure, much like a large grouper or snapper. Keep your rod tip high and reel as fast as you can to winch him off the structure, keeping in mind your drag should be almost locked down. Once you get blackfish above the wreck, expect three or four more dives back down, reel up slow and steady through the water column and have the net man ready for the scoop. Last year during this time period, a few 20-pound plus whitechinners came up. Time to catch your Moby Blackfish! [vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid element_width='6' grid_id='vc_gid:1484849887615-bad12a01b330c4e2110d8ec06abbdafb-0' include='3694,3695'][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][block_title style='column_title' inner_style='inline_border' title='Gear Used'][/block_title][vc_row_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/4'][vc_column_text]
Lamiglas
Lamiglas Triflex 7040CT
These Tri-Flex Graphite Inshore rods add power to move the most difficult Stripers, Blackfish, Amberjack and Grouper quickly away from line-parting wrecks. Tri-Flex stands for our proprietary blank designs in which three layers of material, each carefully chosen to provide specific characteristics, are integrated at specific intervals within each blank. More to the point, these rods contain a combination of lightweight power, durability, sensitivity and structural integrity that you’ll go gaga over.View[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/4'][vc_column_text]
Avet
Avet SX G2 Lever Drag Casting Reels
Avet SX G2 Lever Drag Casting Reels fill in the line class gap between Avet's original and Raptor series. Avet's Generation 2 Reels add impressive new features, like an updated frame with new look and feel, 40% more drag output, increased line capacity, and a ratcheting Glide Plate/Lever System, making one of the Avet SX G2 Reels a great choice for your next fishing trip.View[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/4'][vc_column_text]
Power Pro
PowerPro Braided Spectra Fiber Fishing Line
PowerPro braided Spectra fiber with Enhanced Body Technology (EBT) gives you awesome handling performance on any reel. Unlike the older style braided lines, fishing with PowerPro is as easy as fishing with monofilament. An incredibly round, smooth, and sensitive line, PowerPro doesn't bury in the spool, and casts long and smooth -- even after a hard strike. PowerPro outperforms monofilament lines in any situation and leaves other superlines in the dust.View[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/4'][vc_column_text]
Gamakatsu
Gamakatsu Octopus Hooks
The methods used in creating Gamakatsu hooks is what makes it so superior to all other brands. First, only the most premium grade of high carbon steel is used. This insures against any blemishes in the metal which can weaken the hook.View[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][instagram-feed id='3945030428'][vc_row full_width='stretch_row_content_no_spaces' type='full_width_content'][vc_column css='.vc_custom_1459892926495{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}'][vc_text_separator title='']" target="_blank">

SOFT PLASTICS FOR THE NORTH

Like Nick’s tips for soft plastics in the south? Here is a follow up with suggestions and techniques geared towards the northeast. We covered soft plastics for the south in last week’s blog, now let’s concentrate on what soft plastics reign supreme up north from New Jersey through the New England states. A different cast […]

Like Nick's tips for soft plastics in the south? Here is a follow up with suggestions and techniques geared towards the northeast.We covered soft plastics for the south in last week’s blog, now let’s concentrate on what soft plastics reign supreme up north from New Jersey through the New England states. A different cast of characters inhabit the rocky jetties, boulder lined coasts, deep water bays and in the surf; including striped bass, bluefish, summer flounder, weakfish, and false albacore. Water temperatures are way cooler in general, but will enter tropical temperatures during the heat of the summer, allowing for a wide span of bait-mimicking profiles to utilize throughout the year as spearing, adult and peanut bunker, sand eels, bay anchovies and herring are the predominant baits.Starting from the bottom, if you’re not fluke fishing with Berkeley Gulp! Baits, you’re simply not in the game. Hot shot offerings include the 3 to 4-inch white Swimming Mullet or Natural Shrimp when plying the shallow 4 to 10 foot backwaters, while larger offerings like the 6-inch Gulp Grub in chartreuse or 4-inch Nemesis Chicken on a Chain (man I love that name) works best when tipped on large bucktails plying the ocean grounds or deep bays in 25 to 65 feet of water. All Northeast anglers know that striped bass are number one on the hit list. Jersey anglers tend to drop and jig 6-inch Storm Wild Eye Swim Shad in bunker pattern from the boat deck onto striper schools off the coast, while New England bass hounds prefer to cast Hogy Original 7 to 10-inch soft baits around boulder fields and rocky outcroppings, but I’ve seen many a Jersey and Montauk Angler surfcasting the Hogy baits off the jetties, rocks and surfline as well. For back bay bassing, the 3-inch Tsunami Holographic Shad or 5-inch Berkeley Gulp! Smelt Jerk Shad tipped on a light 3/8 to ½ ounce leadhead will pick off stripers from the sodbanks and pull ‘em out from under the docks.During predawn hours, weakfish can be found cruising bay channels during moving tides, and if you’re lucky enough to find them, toss out Zoom 5-inch Super Fluke in pink or 4 to 5-3/4-inch Fin-S fish in Bubble Gum or Rainbow Trout color patterns. A quick tip for weakfish is to reel the rubber bait in very slowly and methodically without even twitching it. False albacore speed around for a run and gun approach off the coastline and I’ve had success with the same Zoom grubs, but rigged with the ever so slightest weight, cast out and sharply twitch jerked frantically to garner a strike on the surface or down in the water column. And when it comes to bluefish, well, my advice is to not throw any soft plastics. You’ll just be wasting money. But if you must, any soft bait will work, just try and best mimic the bait that’s in the water at the time.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid element_width='6' grid_id='vc_gid:1484240710796-39c995fc3d21b362c92211363a6b07b4-8' include='3677,3675'][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][block_title style='column_title' inner_style='inline_border' title='Gear Used'][/block_title][vc_row_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/4'][vc_column_text]
Zoom
Zoom Salty Super Fluke
The deep belly of the Super Fluke causes it to dart, glide and knuckleball through the water, while its universal baitfish size allows it to tempt both limit-sized bass and the biggest fish on your lake. Rigged weightless, it skitters across the surface like an injured shad, but a belly-weighted hook or some insert weights allow you to employ it as deep as necessary.View[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/4'][vc_column_text]
Lunker City
Lunker City Fin-S Lures
If any artificial lure can mimic a baitfish better than the original Slug-Go, it's got to be the Fin-S Fish, with its thinner, deeper-bodied profile and forked tail. The Fin-S Fish has been part of the Lunker City line up since the mid-eighties. In recent years, its fish catching abilities and its popularity with anglers have prompted a number of manufacturers to blatantly copy the Fin-S Fish — but none of the copies can come close to matching Lunker City's original in fish catching action or in color patterns that capture the appearance of various baitfish species.View[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/4'][vc_column_text]
Hogy
Hogy 10' Original
The DOA Big Fish Lure, an 8'' long swim bait, looks so natural it even fools humans. This innovative new swim bait gives you many options and you can fish the lure in many different ways. It has proven itself on snook, tarpon, striped bass, trophy seatrout and all offshore species. Its an excellent swim bait for the lunker bass of the West, Southwest and Southeast. Also good for trophy muskies and northern pike.View[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width='1/4'][vc_column_text]
Berkley Gulp!
Berkley Gulp! Saltwater Grub
Berkley Gulp! Saltwater baits are made from natural ingredients that release 400 times more scent than plastic baits. Formulated especially for ocean gamefish, Berkley Gulp! Saltwater is so potent it can actually OUTFISH live bait. Plus it’s 100 percent biodegradable for a cleaner environment. Stock up on a full selection of Gulp! Saltwater baits and you’ll experience more action than ever! They all look, smell, and move just like the real thing.View[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][instagram-feed id='3945030428'][vc_row full_width='stretch_row_content_no_spaces' type='full_width_content'][vc_column css='.vc_custom_1459892926495{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}'][vc_text_separator title='']" target="_blank">

Strike King Half Shell is the BEST Drop Shot bait.

Jim Root explains why the Strike King Half Shell designed by KVD and Mark Zona is the BEST Drop Shot bait no matter the conditions. It seems like the world is flooded with soft plastic baits. Every possible color, size and scent imaginable. But I look for baits that will catch bass all year, in […]

Jim Root explains why the Strike King Half Shell designed by KVD and Mark Zona is the BEST Drop Shot bait no matter the conditions.It seems like the world is flooded with soft plastic baits. Every possible color, size and scent imaginable. But I look for baits that will catch bass all year, in any condition. And that’s what you have in the Strike King Half Shell. This bait has just the right amount of scent, the right size, and the right action to get you on fish, and have guys photobombing you wondering how you caught them in 35 degrees when they didn’t.The Drop Shot HS (Half Shell) is 3.5 inches long, which is the perfect size bait to throw on your drop shot all year long. Smallmouth will eat this out of anger in the summer and not think twice about it because it’s not a huge meal, but it was designed to be deadly when the bait gets tough by using a blend of plastics that allow it to have great action and hold scent longer. This will entice the fish over a longer period of time and basically convince them to eat when other baits simply won’t. It also has that classic Strike King coffee scent that masks the stuff we have on our hands (lotion, oil, grease, etc) that can turn fish off immediately.I got a chance to use this bait for the first time at Lake Erie with my good friends Larry Mazur and Anthony Lorefice. It was November, and not the best conditions for being on Erie, but we still managed to bag some giant bass with this bait. We were using them with 3/4oz weights, in 25-40 feet of water. Our five best fish went around 25 pounds. There’s a short clip on YouTube from that trip where you and two friends can each win a pack of those baits right now. The winner will be announced at the end of the full video on January 18th, 2017. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][vc_video link='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3QKHd7Yjsc&feature=youtu.be'][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid element_width='6' grid_id='vc_gid:1484239521093-a92ee22a80e259afe936b3e91676f07d-8' include='3644,3643'][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][block_title style='column_title' inner_style='inline_border' title='Gear Used'][/block_title][vc_row_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]
Strike King
Strike King Half Shell
Strike King’s® Perfect Plastics are the BEST soft plastic lures on the market due to their exclusive blend of ingredients which make them the softest, saltest plastics ever! They also feature Strike King’s® exclusive Coffee Scent technology which helps mask human scent and oils and attracts fish to bite.The KVD Drop Shot Half Shell was designed by both Kevin VanDam and Mark Zona to be a more finess style drop shot bait when the bite gets tough! View[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]" target="_blank">

SOFT PLASTICS FOR THE SOUTH

Want tips on how to effectively increase your winter day’s catch? Nick shares his take on how effective soft plastics can be on southern inshore species.