My grandpa was the Godfather of fishing. In fact, everyone just to referred to him as Godfather since that was his nickname. He lived to fish and fished to live. Before he died, I went to visit him on his death bed. His house was filled with trophies from bass tournaments he had won. When Godfather was on them, no angler could beat him. As I entered his bedroom, Godfather motioned for me to come closer, “Son, I have to tell you something. Come over here closer, closer,” he said in a whispered voice. At that point Godfather murmur into my ear, “Son, I am going to tell you about an offer you cannot refuse.” I asked him, “What’s the offer Godfather?” “Son, go buy yourself a Castaic Catch 22 swimbait, it’s guaranteed to catch 22 without breaking apart or losing its ability to swim,” he explained. The super soft, triple-jointed, ultra realistic swimbait is guaranteed to catch 22 fish before breaking apart; now that’s an offer no angler can refuse.
I can hear it now; all the fishes swimming around in schools singing, “MMMM MMMM good, MMMM MMMM good, that’s what LIVETARGET Lures are, MMMM MMMM good.” Apparently, fish have developed a taste for LIVETARGET Lures made by Kopper Fishing and Tackle Corporation. It’s easy to see why fish love them. Every LIVERTARGET Lure is made anatomical and life-like in shape.
To every one involved in the tackle industry from buyers, media, and exhibitors AKA lure manufactures-Christmas morning is about to come. On July 15-17 in Orlando, Florida, ICAST, the world’s largest sportfishing trade show will have the newest innovations in tackle and other fishing accessories on display. Although, most companies keep all their new products a secret until the event, Lawrence Taylor, PR Manger at PRADCO (www.lurenet.com) graciously let me in on some new and exciting products for the upcoming year and ICAST. Here is a sneak peak at just a few of them.
When is the last time you bought a fishing lure and part of the money was donated to benefit fishing programs? Well, now is your chance to chip in and get a great deal on three great lures. Lurenet.com (www.lurenet.com) is offering a special online only 3-pack of tournament winning lures for less than $10 and is donating $1 from every sale to benefit the Future Fisherman Foundation, which administers the Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs, Physh Ed, and Boys & Girls C.A.T.C.H. programs.
Only one company walked away from ICAST with the Best of Show this year. Sebile won both the Best of Show in hard lure and soft lure. The Spin Shad, a unique tail spin lure took top honors in the hard lure category and comes in a 1-ounce model with a #2 hook or the 1/2-ounce model with a 1/0 hook; while the Magic Swimmer Soft Pro Model, a realistic soft swimbait won in the soft lure category. Both of the baits come in ultra-realistic color patterns and in a variety of sizes.
Opening my tackle box had become a monotonous, redundant search for my old favorite lure. The long, slender bodied topwater had battle scars from one end to the other. Just last month I had to replace the once razor sharp, counter rotating hooks that had long passed the point of ever retaining their original shape and sharpness.
Now it was a sad looking lure which was once my prize possession, proudly showing it off to other anglers, knowing how jealous they would be. I had nicknamed the lure Fish Trap because any fish that got close would get caught.
Opening my tackle box had become a monotonous, redundant search for my old favorite lure. The long, slender bodied topwater had battle scars from one end to the other. Just last month I had to replace the once razor sharp, counter rotating hooks that had long passed the point of ever retaining their original shape and sharpness.