On 7/8/2016 at 8:22 AM, Gundog said:

Trapper hooks look really interesting and so does the line welder if it works as they say it does.

the line welder doesn't actually weld the line to itself, it basically holds it together with some epoxy type stuff... It could be practical in some situations but a lot of times the fish are gonna see a chunk of plastic in front of the lure. That's just the impression I got from the classic this year when I tried one

22 hours ago, IndianaFinesse said:

I heard that tackle warehouse is going to have a promotion going on the new Tubez right after I-cast!

I couldn't help myself and bought two packs of each instock color.  I am about to leave town for a week or so for work and am going to tear the SMs up when I get back.

 

I am deff excited about the feel free overdrive. Also this nucanoe with the bow mounted trolling motor is pretty sweet.

3 hours ago, iabass8 said:

bass mafia blade box. that is one awesome spinnerbait/buzzbait box. The new terminal box looks over the top. The standard coffin is great as is and probably holds more. 

The blade box and the deep diver box look awesome.  I don't think I would go for the terminal box but for the super anal it's probably perfect.

Several new canoe/kayak offerings this year from all the major brands.  We shot a bunch of videos today on all of them, and will get them posted asap.  Lots of other new products that aren't getting as much press that we'll bring to you shortly.  The new Savage Gear baits....WOW!  You're not going to believe your eyes when you see the video!

Stay tuned!

FLW just put up a post with the "Best Of" winners - http://www.flwfishing.com/tips/2016-07-14-icast-2016-new-product-showcase-awards

- The Savage Gear duck looks awesome in the water.
- Looking for a price on those St. Croix Legend Glass rods.
- Those Trapper hooks have me scratching my head, can anyone explain the theory behind that hook design?
- I've been eyeing the Old Town Predator kayak since i first came out, but was trying to figure out if a Hobie with the pedal drive would be a better option, but now the Predator has it's own pedal drive system, so that ends the debate.
 

I've been watching some of the product videos, and the Bass Mafia stuff really caught my eye. I'm a sucker for organization and these things look freaking awesome.

 

 

 

Hackney's been making me smile. A lot of his Icast presentations have been delightfully flippant and amusing. 

Saw a short video on "JigSkinz". Allows you to put a new cover on different baits like topwaters, jerkbaits and cranks. The video says it works with lead jigs too. Not sure I'd buy it but looks interesting.

I'm excited for the storm arashi spin to get my foot wet into spybaiting. Also going to get a pflueger president xt casting reel . The new live target swim baits look good. Also might try the new seaguar lines.

seriously.. what are those "trapper" hooks?

It looks like you can sign up for free samples of those Trapper hooks (shipping Dec 2016) - https://trappertackle.com/sign-up-for-free-samples

The Yo-Zuri Top Knot flouro is something I'll probably try out.  Same diameters as Seaguar/Sunline and priced right to compete with Red Label.  New colors in the Rage Bug and Menace plus the bigger size in the Rage Bug will also find their way into my boat.  Bass Mafia Blade Box probably will too.  

I'm very interested to see how the Ultrex trolling motor plays out over the next year or so too...

Me too^^^ 

only thing interesting to me is the pflueger baitcasting reel and some zman stuff. Other than that this years icast is garbage

Cool to see that the Humminbird Helix 10 SI took "Best of" in Electronics at ICAST 2016 ~

Especially since there's a couple flush mounted in the Lund.

A-Jay

 

On 7/13/2016 at 10:35 PM, Glenn said:

Several new canoe/kayak offerings this year from all the major brands.  We shot a bunch of videos today on all of them, and will get them posted asap.  Lots of other new products that aren't getting as much press that we'll bring to you shortly.  The new Savage Gear baits....WOW!  You're not going to believe your eyes when you see the video!

Stay tuned!

x2

The rat has me the most excited. 

21 hours ago, blckshirt98 said:

It looks like you can sign up for free samples of those Trapper hooks (shipping Dec 2016) - https://trappertackle.com/sign-up-for-free-samples

Thank you for contacting us. Our team will be in touch shortly to answer your question.

If you signed up for free samples, we will be shipping those in December of 2016.

Optima baits boom boom swim bait

rat l trap new top water

strike kings new offerings

double plopper

seems to be a pretty good year to me

My favorite reels by far are Shimano, but what word is this guy saying? It almost sounds like NAZI. lol.  I think Shimano needs to change the name a little bit. 

 

I really like the looks of the daiwa bg spinning reels. 6 bearings, all metal, direct drive and no magseal. For about 100-120 count me in!

On July 12, 2016 at 10:03 PM, cgolf said:

The Bill Lewis Stutterstep looks pretty cool, I want to see how it looks in the water, if anyone knows of a video let me know. 

pretty much signed up to say this. Has anybody ever seen a topwater lure that gets its action from the tail? already pre ordered in two patterns and might have to take a shot at making my own if i can't wait until september.

5 minutes ago, Deansey said:

pretty much signed up to say this. Has anybody ever seen a topwater lure that gets its action from the tail? already pre ordered in two patterns and might have to take a shot at making my own if i can't wait until september.

Reminds me of a couple of Musky swimbaits I have that will do a 180 on a twitch to tick off a following fish enough to slam the lure. 

7 minutes ago, cgolf said:

Reminds me of a couple of Musky swimbaits I have that will do a 180 on a twitch to tick off a following fish enough to slam the lure. 

honestly, I thought they were just unsegmented swim baits before I they explained the action in the videos. As we both know though, even if you keep one of those on the surface, there not gonna disrupt the water much. That tail moves water like a backwards popper. If you look, the shape of the sides does a lot of work too!

Ok guys, here it is - the Suicide Duck, the Rad bait, and more new baits from Savage Gear!

 

The Garmin Quickdraw feature - pretty dang cool!