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    articles and photos about accessories and electronics for fishing by Brad Wiegmann

    Decorate Your Christmas Tree with Heddon Punkinseed Christmas Ornaments

    Author: Brad Wiegmann
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    Have you decorated your Christmas tree yet? Every year it’s the same process of getting it down from the attic then setting it up. The shorter branches put on towards the top and longer ones down on the bottom. After that you string up the lights after getting them untangled. Of course some of the tangles look like a bird’s nest you commonly get on your baitcasting reel. Round and round you string the lights. After the lights you put the star on the top. Finally it’s time to put on the Christmas decorations. They come in all sizes and shapes. Christmas balls and Christmas bells are splattered about from limb to limb. Dated Christmas decorations shaped like Santa and snowflakes can also be seen hanging from the limbs. This year though you have some new decorative ornaments to spread around the limbs of your tree. Heddon’s Collective Punkinseed Decorative Ornaments will be hanging from the tree as you open your new fishing lures, tackle boxes, rod and reel combos.

    Read more about Heddon Ornaments...

     

    New Mustang Survival Excels with Accel 100 Vest

    Author: Brad Wiegmann

    Mustang Survival Accel 100 VestHow fast is just too fast in a bass boat; 60-, 70-, 80-, 90-mph or faster? How fast does your bass boat go? Most professional bass tournament anglers have so much gear in their boats that it’s impossible for them to go over 80 mph, but there is always at least one angler who has to have the fastest boat. No matter how fast your boat goes safety should be your only concern when up on plane with unpredictable and hazardous environmental conditions possible at anytime. Every angler should wear a high quality Personal Floatation Device (PFD) anytime on the water, but what speed test rating does your current PFD have? Mustang Survival excels at designing and providing professional users like commercial fishermen, industrial marine workers, law enforcement officers, and the Coast Guard with PFDs. They also excel at designing and outfitting a PFD for anglers from recreational to hard-core professional bass anglers like Bassmaster Elite series Mike McClelland. Keeping that in mind, Mustang Survival’s newest PFD Accel 100 Vest is sure to be a hit with anglers everywhere with 100 mph dynamic strength-tested construction. 

    Read more about the Accel 100 PFD...

     

    ToPo Maps and More with MyTopo.com

    Author: Brad Wiegmann

    MyTopo MapsFor anglers maps are the key to knowing where to go; what you will see and how to get back; in addition to knowing what’s below the water’s surface. Successful anglers use a number of different maps from paper to their GPS units mounted on their boats, but that’s only the beginning of mapping resources available. At MyTopo.com, anglers can get custom maps or professional mapping services, custom topographic, satellite, and aerial photograph map products; in addition to internet based mapping services.

    Read about Topo Maps and more...

     

    Bill Dance Hook Remover

    Author: Brad Wiegmann

    Bill Dance Hook RemoverLove it; absolutely love it. Just like many of my other accessories that I always take with me whenever I go fishing, the Bill Dance Hook Remove is one you don’t want to forget. I thought at first why in the world do you need a hook remover? Shouldn’t an angler be able to get a hook out with just his hands or using a pliers? I had in the past, but that was before testing out the Bill Dance Hook Remove. Not only was I able to remove hooks out easier but, also by using it an angler saves the lives of many fish. 

    Read more about the Bill Dance Hook Remove

     

    Undercover Covers Keep Alabama Rig Lure Your Little Secret

    Author: Brad Wiegmann

    Undercover Covers, Rod Cover-Ups and The Alabama Rig.When it comes to anglers and their lures they like to keep them a secret. Not letting anyone know what brand or color they are catching their fish on. Some lures are easy to keep hidden away from prying eyes while others a bit more challenging. One lure that professional bass anglers have been secretly hiding away from other anglers is The Alabama Rig. The Alabama Rig® is the first of its kind without a real category to classify it in, but needless to say anglers have been and will be wanting to keep it their little secret or undercover. To keep the prying eye from seeing it, anglers have gone to keeping it covered with Undercover Covers and Rod Cover-Ups by Crankbait Cover-Ups. The Undercover Covers and Rod Cover-Ups not only keep The Alabama Rig from being seen, but wrapped up keeping the wire arms from getting tangled or lures attached to it from being seen.

    Read more about Undercover Covers and Rod Cover--Ups...

     

    Underwater Viewing Systems with MarCum Technology

    Author: Brad Wiegmann

    Chris Schieble and Lake Ouachita fishing guide Chris Darby checking out the  MarCum Technologies Underwater CameraPhotograph, I really want your; photograph, I really need your photograph. Photograph, all I have is a photograph, but that’s really not enough. I want you on the end of my hook, pulling, wiggling, and doing a majestic jump at the lakes surface; however, I don’t even know you are down there or the right kind of fish. That’s all going to change now with the MarCum Technologies Underwater Cameras. Now you can go below the surface and see exactly what’s underneath you. 

    Read more about MarCum Technologies...

     

    Custom Printed Maps by MyTopo.com

    Author: Brad Wiegmann

    MyTopo mapI have to admit making my own custom printed map was a lot easier and faster than I thought it would be. I was done with the entire process in only five steps. I went with a USGS topographic map of War Eagle Creek in Arkansas that is one of my favorite smallmouth rivers to fish, but I could have selected from Aerial Photos or Hybrid Topophoto Maps. Making your own custom printed map is as easy as going to MyTopo web site and following the five steps.

    Read on how to make your own Topo Map...

     

    Store Your Gear with a Lew’s Speed Boat Bag

    Author: Brad Wiegmann

    Lew's Speed Boat BagI’m not much of a singer; in fact, I usually hum along to songs instead of singing the words. Maybe it’s my raspy voice or just because I can’t carry a tune, but today I found myself singing out loud, “Rain, rain go away come again another day.” Not only was I getting drenched, but my tackle box was beginning to float. It was one of those rainy days where I wished, I had a waterproof bag to keep my equipment and tackle dry like the Lew’s Speed Boat Bag. It’s big and can keep your gear dry while the rain is falling.

    Read more about the Lew's Bag...

     

    Pressure and Strain Relief with Alpen Optics Binocular System Harness

    Author: Brad Wiegmann

    Alpen Optics Binocular System HarnessPressure! Your neck and back are feeling the pressure. It’s really straining your body and making taking photos or looking through your binoculars painful. All of us respond to pressure in different ways, but you can eliminate this pressure with the Alpen Optics Binocular System Harness. It keeps your binoculars, cameras, rangefinder, or any piece of equipment secure and supported by shoulder straps instead of your neck.

    Read more about Alpen Optics Harness...

     

    Orion Alert and Locate Plus Signaling Kit

    Author: Brad Wiegmann

    Orange handheld smoke flare included in the ORION Alert and Locate Plus Signaling KitAre you U.S. Coast Guard compliant? Good question right. The U.S. Coast Guard requires you to carry three day/night approved signals on your boat, but safety experts suggest that you need more. ORION has designed a complete signal kit just for inland, coastal, and off-shore vessels that exceeds the U.S. Coast Guard requirements. The kit not only has high performance red aerial signals, but also handheld red signal flares and handheld orange smoke signals. All the signals and 12-gauge safety launcher comes in a heavy-duty plastic case. The highly visible international orange color case is both waterproof and floats.

    Read more about ORION Signaling Kit...

     

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