I was looking at the reports from ICAST this week end and found this:

http://www.pallatrax.co.uk/

My God, they've invented the rock

All I can say is wow. Haha. I'll stick with Tungsten.

Is this a joke? :-?

I think I'll hold off on buying any until they come out wqith the PEBBLZ series for finesse applications.

Now I think I have seen it all.

Good invention.

Guess it will work.

Give it a try and let us know if you do better with the rock or a regular weight system.  

That is just absurd....  ;D ;D

LOL, for some reason I find that idea rather intriguing....

Not necessarily something I would employ for bass fishing, but for carp and catfish it might just work....

Quote:"Stonze can be left in the water to encourage algae growth resulting in further natural camouflage"

I got a kick out of that one. :

Soon you'll be seeing Gloomis carrying the "Stonze" rod.  ;D

Actually one of the guys in my local club suggested that G-Loomis needs to design a rod that looks like a tree branch and Ranger needs to desing a 22' boat that looks like a hollowed out tree trunk.  Then we might be on to something.

They have an office in Battleground, WA.  I have a handful of them and will try them out soon.  Will let you know how well they work.

If they are made in the US, most people will assume they're junk (and a joke).  But if they say "Made in Japan" they will get a cult following.

ICAST showcases fishing products from all over the world. Also, all products in certain categories, such as terminal tackle and hard lures compete against each other, regardless of whether they were designed for different types of fishing, i.e  carp, musky, striper, or bass, etc. If you look at their website, they don't bass fish. Their main fishing if for carp or whatever they call them over there.

Personally, I think it is brilliant.  

Ecologically,....environmentally,.....angling wise,....stealth presentation wise (plus they will "click" like a cray is moving rocks,...because it IS a rock! lol)

I think the downfall will be the price.  Suprised,...coming from me,..I know,lol

It's a polished, drilled, weighed ROCK,...a buck a piece?  That's enough to make me specifically boycott them.  The greed, the greed, the greed

Kudos for the innovation and thinking INSIDE the box though

What's next guys fishing linez made of vinez?  ;D

I'm going to invent something to make my doo doo more environmentally safe. Then I can mold into a big wake bait. Do you think it will sell?

There will be durability issues, so you will have to eat rubber.  Hook inserts will be a problem as well.  Oh yeah...and no one would buy it, so it might not be worth it Bassn.

The rock idea is funny to me.  It's like a pet rock for fishermen.  Now if they design a bobber out of rock, I'm sold.  That would be COOL!

Hey Brian, how about a bobber that looks like a baby duck. Better put a hook in it cause it might get as many hits as the bait.... hmmm... not a bad idea, huh!

Any takers?

Big O

Wow.  I wasn't expecting that, but thats a really cool concept.  I won't be buying any, but I hope the company does well.

They won the award for best terminal tackle.

A rocket launching fishing rod thing also won an award at Icast.

If anybody was that interested in trying a rock weight it would be to easy to just go make your own. I could see them working for catfish or carp but with their large size I see no advantage. The only upside I can see is that they "clean" I dont think its a bad idea but I dont see it being succesful. Way to easy to make your own.

I think I would rather make my own then pay a buck a peice. This is crazy but very genuis!!!! I wish I would have thought of it!!!!

Might knock the catfish out on the retrieve too.  That would be beneficial.

I guess for tight lining, I might actually consider trying it.

What you guys are missing is that carping in the UK is way more serious than bass fishing over here.  

....I'm just saying

What you guys are missing is that carping in the UK is way more serious than bass fishing over here.

....I'm just saying

Definitely. Probably on par with Musky fishing in Wisconsin and Canada...

Carp are a very highly regarded fish in other countries.

I think they are giving way to much credit to the fish for being smart.