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You Should Be Selling BY DARL BLACK & MIKE PEHANICH Lures PowerBait Ripple Shad Berkley A unique segmented body provides more vibration and swimming ac- tion. The ripple sides offer better scent dispersion. The oversize red eye offers another fish attraction trigger. The Ripple Shad is available in two lengths and eight colors. » www.purefishing.com; 803-754-7000 The hottest lures Rat-L-Trap High-Def of 2010 are Bill Lewis Lures The newest Rat-L-Traps feature engraved scales, 3-D likely found on eyes and detailed hand painting. The Liv-N-Sound fea- these pages. ture has been modified to a lower frequency pitch for 1-inch Gulp Alive Minnow clear water. The 21 new HD Traps are available in a Berkley three-pattern Tilapia Series, six-pattern Sunfish Series Following the success of larger and a 12-pattern specific baitfish Northwoods Series. minnows in the Gulp Alive lineup, » www.rat-l-trap.com; the company downsized the min- 318-487-0352 now. The 1-inch Gulp Alive Min- now is available in seven colors. » www.purefishing.com; 803-754-7000 5-inch PowerBait Hand Poured Curl Tail Worm Berkley Scooter Jig The 5-inch Hand Poured Curl Tail Worm joins Accent Berkley’s Poured Finesse Worm lineup. The Curl A patent-pending free-range hook Tail provides added vibration and can be fished system is the heart of the new Scooter Texas-style or on a finesse leadhead. It will be Jig, which amounts to a wide gap available in 12 colors. hook hinged to a leadhead jig, allow- » www.purefishing.com; ing unhampered hook movement and 803-754-7000 more natural bait/trailer appearance. » www.fishaccent.com; 636-519-4840 FTR 22 SEPTEMBER 2009 INDEX Company . Page No. Accent ......................................22 American Rod & Gun ........................34 Bass Assassin .............................. .34 Bayou Tackle .............................. .32 Bechhold & Son Flasher & Lure Co. ......... .29 Berkley 1-inch Gulp Alive Minnow ............... .22 5-inch PowerBait Hand Poured Curl Tail Worm ............. .22 PowerBait Ripple Shad .................. .22 Big Bite Baits Cane Stick .............................. .34 Fighting Frog ........................... .37 Bill Lewis Lures ............................ .22 Booyah .....................................25 Buckeye ................................... .33 Crème Lures ............................... .26 Culprit ......................................23 Damiki Ultimate Hydra .................................. .28 Mamba Jig ...............................28 Topwater Shad WormClad Wacky Spin MTS Spinnerbait ........................ .28 Culprit IronClads/Lake Resources Group Fish Harder Co. Mad Maxx .............................. .29 Having the profile of a baitfish The Wacky Spin combines a wacky-rigged Fish Harder Co. ...........................29 Gary Yamamoto ........................... .30 but being weedless as well, the WormClad with a single spinner blade for Gene Larew Biffle Bug ............................... .30 Ultimate Topwater Shad has a added attraction. Gene Larew ..............................30 walk-the-dog action that entices www.ironcladlures.com; Heddon ................................... .37 » IronClads/Lake Resources Group ............23 open water predators; or it can be 608-513-3535 Jackall Bros. Sasuketi Craw ............................30 fished in the thickest cover. The lure SuperpinTail ............................ .30 is available in five colors. Koppers ................................... .34 Lake Fork Tackle ........................... .24 » www.culprit.com; 888-252-7421 LaserLure Laser Jig .................................23 Rattling Laser ............................23 Lindy Lindy Shadling ...........................30 Viking Glow Spoon .......................30 Lobina Lures ................................34 Lucky Craft Rattling EPG Pointer 170/180 ......................24 3-Joint Pointer 125 ...................... .24 Laser Pointer 95 Silent ........................ .24 LaserLure Mann’s HardNose Snake ........................ .25 Incorporating the company’s patented laser Textured Stretch 6+ ..................... .25 MegaStrike ................................ .25 technology with new sound and vibration, La- Molix .......................................30 Mystic Tackleworks ........................ .32 serLure has created controlled rapid movement NetBait .....................................25 Hard Leg Elite FrogZ in its new Rattling Laser, a lipless bait featuring Northland Fishing Tackle Macho Minnow ......................... .24 Z-Man detailed scaling, 3-D eyes and red Mustad Tri- Mr. Walleye Crawler Hauler .............. .24 Optimum The FrogZ combines two plastics ple Grip hooks. It is available in 15 colors. 7-inch BLT (Baby Line Thru) .............. .31 of varying hardness, making it a lure » www.laserlure.com; 7-inch Double Diamond ................. .31 that can withstand numerous as- 877-527-5873 saults from hungry bass. » www.zmanfishing.com; 843-377-2800 Cross Swamp Reins Japan This X-shaped bait looks like two plastic worms Laser Jig crossed at the center. It can Ultra Frog LaserLure be center-hooked on a Z-Man Explaining that its laser light beam Zappu-weighted wacky The closed-cell Elaztech body of elicits frenzied responses from fish, LaserLure intro- hook or hooked at the end of this new frog from Z-Man will not duces its water-activated, computer-controlled laser an appendage to make a absorb water and comes with the beam infused into a jig. Texas rig. company’s innovative Trigger Hook. » www.laserlure.com; 877-527-5873 » www.optimumbaits.com; » www.zmanfishing.com; 951-676-6384 843-377-2800 23 FTR SEPTEMBER 2009 You Should Be Selling Hyper Lizard Lake Fork Tackle Available in 6- and 9-inch sizes, this segmented Mr. Walleye Crawler lizard has a paddle tail and swims naturally even Walleye Stacker Hauler when falling through the water column. TTI-Blakemore Northland Fishing Tackle » www.lftlures.com; 800-408-2028 Designed for drifting or slow Created to quell the de- trolling, this rig incorporates a mand from anglers who No. 2 StandOut hook several inches troll and drift the Great above a Road Runner glow-head. Lakes for walleye, the Mr. The rigs are available in four colors. Walleye Crawler Hauler » www.ttiblakemore.com; has metallic fish scale at- 334-567-2011 tractor blades, comes rigged with a 17-pound-test fluorocarbon leader and is available in 12 different blade colors. » www.northlandtackle. Road Runner com; 218-751-6723 Natural Science Series TTI-Blakemore The company’s Natural Science series of jigheads features 3-D eyes, a black nickel hook and a custom Pointer 95 Silent foil finish. This series is available in two sizes and sev- Lucky Craft en custom baitfish finishes. Designed for the most finicky fish » www.ttiblakemore.com; 334-567-2011 in clear, cold water, this Pointer does not have rattles or a weight transfer system. The Pointer 95 is available in 14 finishes. » www.luckycraft.com; 714-241-8484 Macho Minnow Northland Fishing Tackle The Macho Minnow is a minnow-imitating jigging spoon developed for verti- cal jigging below a boat or ice hole. It features a cut- EPG Pointer 170/180 slab beveled-edge design Lucky Craft that creates an erratic tum- These jointed slow-sinking swimmers, built for 3-Joint bling, darting action and muskie and Northern pike, have heavy-duty hard- Pointer 125 has a kicker fin tail. The ware and are available in nine specific finishes repre- Lucky Craft lure is available in six sizes sentative of Northern baitfish. Designed to work close to the sur- and 10 holographic baitfish » www.luckycraft.com; 714-241-8484 face, the 3-Joint Pointer 125 can be image patterns. fished like a swimbait or jerkbait. » www.northlandtackle. The lure weighs 1 ounce and is avail- com; 218-751-6723 able in eight colors. » www.luckycraft.com; 714-241-8484 FTR 24 SEPTEMBER 2009 INDEX, CONTINUED Company . Page No. Panther Martin ............................ .37 Persuader American Angling ................34 Rapala VMC Corp Flat Rap ................................ .32 MaxRap. .................................32 Trigger X. ................................32 Trolls-To-Shad & Trolls-To-Minnow. ........32 Reaction Strike ............................ .25 Reins Japan .................................23 Revere Maxx Fishing ........................26 Santone Lures ............................. .25 Sebile Magic Swimmer Soft Pro. .27 Spin Shad ................................27 Vibrato Jig ...............................27 HardNose Snake Secret Weapon Lures Crank, Spin & Buzz ...................... .30 Mann’s SLOG ....................................31 Skinny Bear Bass Jigs. .26 Described as “the world’s only soft plastic Skippy FiSH Bait Co. .........................32 snake that stays put on the hook,” this 10- Snag Proof ..................................26 Spro rEvolution Shad inch floating snake is the latest addition to BBZ-1 Jr. ................................ .26 Reaction Strike the HardNose lineup. Capable of floating a King Daddy Bronzeye Frog. .26 Little John DD .......................... .26 Designed by Bassmaster Elite Se- 5/0 hook, the beefier body provides more Strike King Hack Attack Jig. .33 ries angler Mark Burgess, the rEvo- weight for greater casting distance. The snake Rage Eeliminator .........................33 lution Shad swimbait is a 4-inch- is available in five colors. Sexy Swimmer ...........................33 Strike Pro long jointed hard bait available in » www.mannsbait.com; 334-687-5716 Flex Crawfish ..........................