Monday, February 10, 2025

Daiwa Canada Open for Business

 


We are excited to announce the opening of our brand new Daiwa Canada National Service Center. Now handling all rod and reel warranty claims and service needs across Canada! Contact info shown and all Canadian service request forms can be found on our website at Daiwa.us

Friday, February 7, 2025

The Bassmaster Classic returns to Knoxville for 2026

The Super Bowl of Bass Fishing is making its way back to one of the most electrifying destinations in the sport.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Super Bowl of Bass Fishing is making its way back to one of the most electrifying destinations in the sport. B.A.S.S. officials announced today that the 2026 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour will return to Knoxville, Tenn., for the third time on March 13-15, 2026.
With competition set on the Tennessee River’s Fort Loudoun and Tellico lakes, daily weigh-ins will take place at the University of Tennessee’s Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in downtown Knoxville. The Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo presented by GSM Outdoors, featuring more than 200 exhibitors, will be held at the Knoxville Convention Center and World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, offering over 250,000 square feet of event space. Visit Knoxville will once again serve as the event’s host.

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

BOOYAH Goes Deeper with Flash Point

 


The BOOYAH Flash Point quickly became the go-to jerkbait for countless anglers after last year’s introduction, and it took top new product honors in the Hard Baits category at the Pittman Creek Dealer Show. With success came requests for a deeper-diving version to reach fish that suspend a bit deeper.

 

The new Flash Point Deep dives to 10 feet, 4 feet deeper than the original, but everything else remains unchanged. Same profile, finish, colors, swimming action, suspending posture, hooks…

 

The Flash Point and Flash Point Deep feature a narrow profile that facilitates a highly responsive action and suggests an easy target. A broader rounded back and belly accurately mimic shad or herring. Etched scales and fins, along with intricate painting, create an exceptionally lifelike appearance.

 

The action, triggered by every snap of the rod tip, is quick and highly erratic. The Flash Point Deep is engineered to suspend at a 45-degree nose-down angle when paused to imitate a dying baitfish. A weight-transfer system, which utilizes tungsten beads, allows for long casts, which can be critical for fishing jerkbaits, especially in clear water.

 

The Flash Point Deep jerkbait is 4.25 inches long and weighs 1/2 ounce. It comes armed with three No 6 ultra-sharp carbon steel SS finish treble hooks. It is available in the 12 colors that were developed for the original Flash Point, which include highly natural baitfish imitations and attractor patterns.

 

MSRP: $14.99

Monday, February 3, 2025

Justin Cooper Wins 2025 Bass Pro Tour B&W Trailer Hitches Stage 1 Presented by Power-Pole on Lake Conroe

Cooper conquers Conroe, earns first win in Championship Round thriller

Mitchell Forde

BASS PRO TOUR Press Release

CONROE, Texas — For about 3 hours and 40 minutes Sunday afternoon, Justin Cooper sat atop SCORETRACKER® at B&W Trailer Hitches Stage 1 Presented by Power-Pole. The Louisiana pro’s lead had been threatened repeatedly – including, at one point, Jacob Wall tying him in weight – but every time, he mustered an answer.

So, when Cooper boated a 1-pound, 10-ounce Lake Conroe largemouth with about a minute left before lines out, he thought he’d simply added a little insurance to his cushion. He didn’t realize the fish, one of the smallest of the 34 scorable bass he caught on the day, would be worth $150,000.

A few seconds earlier, Colby Miller – one of Cooper’s closest friends who’d been steadily gaining ground on him since the first period – landed a 2-10. That fish finally unseated Cooper, giving Miller a 9-ounce lead. All of 22 seconds later, Cooper’s 1-10 hit SCORETRACKER®. Another 68 seconds after that, time ran out on an epic first Championship Round of the 2025 Bass Pro Tour season. 

The final tallies: 78-5 for Cooper, 77-4 for Miller. Cooper had his first professional win.

“It’s indescribable,” Cooper said. “I never thought that I could win one. I’ve always been a bridesmaid and never a bride. I just never thought it was in the cards for me to win a big event like that. I thought I could have a good, solid career but always missed that part. So, to get that win and have my family here, it means everything.”

Here’s how the Top 10 anglers finished the Championship Round:

  1. Justin Cooper – 78-5 (34)

  2. Colby Miller – 77-4 (35)

  3. Jacob Wall – 74-2 (32)

  4. Alton Jones Jr. – 69-7 (26)

  5. Jacob Wheeler – 63-11 (29)

  6. Jake Lawrence – 60-10 (25)

  7. Drew Gill – 58-9 (23)

  8. Zack Birge – 46-15 (24)

  9. Nick LeBrun – 40-3 (18)

  10. Justin Lucas – 26-12 (12)

Friday, January 31, 2025

SkyhoundMedia and Great Lakes Fishery Commission Unveil “THE FISH THIEF: A Great Lakes Mystery”

 New documentary explores the ecological threat of invasive sea lampreys on the Great Lakes


Ann Arbor, MI
SkyhoundMedia, a celebrated production company specializing in exploring nature’s impact on society worldwide, and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission are proud to unveil “THE FISH THIEF: A Great Lakes Mystery.” This award-winning documentary tells the true story of the remarkable people tackling the mystery of why the most prized fish in the Great Lakes--the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth--nearly vanished. This near cataclysm destroyed jobs and businesses and devastated towns and Indigenous communities in the United States and Canada.


“THE FISH THIEF,” narrated by Oscar-winning actor J.K. Simmons, delves into the extraordinary effort to uncover the cause of a devastating environmental crisis. Was it overfishing, pollutants, or something else? Scientists on both sides of the border worked tirelessly to solve the mystery. In a dramatic eleventh-hour breakthrough, they discovered the true culprit: the invasive sea lamprey. This notorious predator arrived in the Great Lakes in the early twentieth century, triggering an ecological crisis and nearly wiping out populations of lake trout, whitefish, and other cornerstone species. The impact reverberated across the region, ruining local industries, damaging small town economies and Indigenous communities, and destroying the livelihoods of people on both sides of the U.S. and Canadian border. A dedicated group of international scientists, policymakers, and conservationists banded together in a race against time to address this ecological invasion. While their effort continues, their work to date has dramatically influenced the region’s environmental and economic future and underscored an urgent message: protecting natural resources is essential not only to local prosperity but also to global well-being.

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

B.A.S.S. announces three-event EQ schedule


BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – B.A.S.S. has announced the schedule for the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers series, in which anglers will compete for the opportunity to advance to the organization’s top tour.

For the 2025 season, the Bassmaster Opens Series evolved into an eight-event season comprised of two divisions, each featuring four tournaments. Anglers placing in the Top 50 in each division’s Angler of the Year race will advance to the newly installed Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers series. This stand-alone series will feature three events, spanning from September through November, to qualify anglers for the Bassmaster Elite Series.

“This schedule is strong and will be a challenge for the group moving from the Opens to the EQs,” said Executive Director of Tournaments Hank Weldon. “It’s a diverse schedule, and I think we’re catching each of those fisheries at a really good time for anglers and fans alike. I’m looking forward to seeing how the new EQs shake out this year.”

Monday, January 27, 2025

Clarke Wins 2024 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Clarks Hill Reservoir presented by SEVIIN!

Arctic Blast Shorts First Opens of 2025!

Winter blast never hinders Clarke. (Photo: BASS)

By Christopher Decker

BASS Press Release

EVANS, Ga. — It didn’t result in many bites, but Chase Clarke perfectly executed a big-bass pattern to win the weather-shortened St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Clarks Hill Reservoir presented by SEVIIN with a two-day total of 47 pounds, 7 ounces.


The 2022 Auburn University graduate caught three 6-pound or better largemouth during the tournament, two on the first day that lifted him to a daily total of 25-14 and one on the second day that anchored his 21-9 Day 2 total. Those two bags propelled him over second-place Blaine Bunney by 6 pounds.


“I caught the right ones, but they were frustrating. They were so hard to catch,” the Virginia Beach pro said. “I figured I would only catch 10 or 11 bass a day, and I figured if I did that, I would have a good bag. Both days I happened to catch 6-pounders. I couldn’t have drawn it up any better.”


With the win, Clarke is the first angler to clinch their spot in the 2026 Bassmaster Classic, given he competes in the final three tournaments in Division I. Clarke was in contention to win an Open at Leech Lake last year, but fell short with a third-place finish.
As he drove to the boat ramp this morning, those same feelings he felt the final morning at Leech came flooding back to him.

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

GeigerTec Marine Scope Switch FFS Mount Walkthrough


 

New product alert. GeigerTec Marine has come out with their new Sonar Switch FFS Mount. Elevate your FFS game and see more detail at greater distances with better clarity with this new mount from GeigerTec Marine! Available for Garmin LVS32, LVS34 and LVS62, and Lowrance Active Target 1 and 2 transducers.


Billet aluminum construction

  •  No tools and no knobs required to go to Forward View, Down View, and Perspective View

  • Effortless adjustment in true 10° increments

  • True 0° Forward View and Low Shaft Design to allow for precise bait tracking and unmatched clarity

Available at Radioworld 


New Nishine Saugeen 40

New Nishine Saugeen 40

Sink Rate: 50cm/1sec
Body length: 40mm
Weight: 3.1g(about 1/9oz)
This model is originally developed for trout and creek chub fishing in the stream.
I made this lure because I want let my daughters enjoy lure fishing more.
In lure testing, Saugeen 40 caught a lot of fish with many species and brought us good memories and smiles.
Saugeen 40 has unique system to generate action.
It has our original “Tail Drive System” and belly blade that gives very realistic swim action into hard plastic body.
I believe this Saugeen 40 is going to be totally new type of finesse hardbait.

Expected releasing date : February - March, 2025