Urchin baits took over bass fishing in 2026. Every tackle shop sold out. Every tournament recap mentioned a little ball of plastic with legs. Rapala answered the craze with CrushCity The CEO, and the bait walked away with Best of Show Freshwater Soft Lure at ICAST 2026. I fished The CEO through late summer and…
Bladed jigs sell fast every spring, and anglers keep asking one simple question. Does the Z-Man ChatterBait Elite EVO catch bass as well as the lures that cost twice as much? I fished this bait through cold water, grass flats, riprap, and muddy creek arms across two seasons. I also compared it directly against the…
Saltwater braid gets judged on three things: strength, smoothness, and how well it hides. Daiwa claims its newest line wins on all three. The J-Braid Grand X8 in Ocean Splash took home an ICAST 2026 Best of Show award in the braided fishing line category, and that kind of badge creates expectations. I spooled this…
Monofilament never really left. It just got ignored while braid and fluorocarbon stole the spotlight. Then Seaguar, the company that invented fluorocarbon back in 1971, decided to build a mono worth talking about again. The result is BRAWLR, and it walked away with the Best in Category award for non braided fishing lines at the…
Old fishing line ruins good trips. It coils, it twists, and it snaps at the worst moment. Most anglers know this. Most anglers still delay the strip job because pulling 200 yards of mono off a reel by hand takes forever. Your thumb aches. Your floor turns into a bird nest. You give up halfway….
Spooling fresh line onto a reel used to be a two person job. One person held a pencil through the filler spool. The other cranked the handle and prayed the line went on straight. It rarely did. Loops formed. Wind knots appeared on the first cast. Expensive braid ended up in the trash. The Piscifun…
You hook a nice bass, bring it boatside, and then comes the awkward part. You reach for the lip, the fish shakes, and a treble hook swings past your thumb. Every angler knows that moment. A good lip gripper removes it completely. The Rapala Floating Fish Gripper 9″ promises one handed control, a secure hold,…
Landing a thrashing bass with bare hands hurts. Thumb cuts, treble hooks, and slippery scales turn a good catch into a bad memory. A solid lip grip fixes that problem fast. The KastKing Paradox 9″ Fish Lip Grip promises stainless steel strength, a trigger you can squeeze with two fingers, and a price that sits…
Fish cleaning should take minutes, not an hour. Yet most anglers still fight a dull blade over a sink full of crappie while the mosquitoes win. The Rapala R12 Heavy Duty Electric Fillet Knife promises to end that fight with lithium power, two batteries, and enough torque to chew through rib bones like warm butter….
Cleaning fish should feel satisfying, not exhausting. Yet most anglers know the feeling of standing at the cleaning table with sore wrists, a dull blade, and a pile of walleye still waiting. The Bubba Pro Series Lithium Ion Electric Fillet Knife promises to end that struggle. It arrives with a brushless motor, two batteries, four…