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ACCURATE BV2-1000

With lighter, faster center console boats now getting in on the offshore action like never before, it was only a matter of time before canyon hunters starting lightening their gear load to match. Essentially, the California-built Boss Valiant 1000 series by Accurate is to the offshore rod what the 300hp four-stroke was to a 26-footer’s transom.

YO-ZURI HYDRO MINNOW LC

The new Hydro Minnow LC from Yo-Zuri is equally at home casting the shallow-water back bays to the crashing surf to the offshore grounds.

MUSTAD BIG EYE BUCKTAIL

Whether you’re 3-waying a rip for striped bass, drifting the inshore bumps and wrecks for sea bass and fluke, or pitching lures to finicky pelagics, there is a Mustad Big Eye bucktail for the job.

GEAR SOLUTION: THE MOBILE SURFCASTER

Plano’s zipperless, weather-endurable Z-Series Tackle Backpack is the ideal solution for packing all the gear you need to reach those out of the way surf and shore spots.

OKUMA SURF-8K

The all-new Okuma Surf-8K is an affordable, long-cast spinning reel designed to withstand the rigors of surf fishing.

CORTLAND MASTER BRAID

Designed for a wide range of fresh and saltwater applications, Cortland Master Braid™ incorporates Opti-Con™ technology to join the optimum number of bundles of individual gel-spun fibers into a tighter braid structure, providing optimum strength and handling.

ST. CROIX LEGEND TOURNAMENT INSHORE

If you’re in the market for a hot new American-made rod this season you might want to check out the award-winning St. Croix Legend Tournament Inshore (LTI) Series for saltwater spinning and casting.

PENN INTERNATIONAL VI

New this fall at your favorite offshore outlet is the sixth generation PENN International reel. Designed and manufactured in the United States, the PENN International VI series is precision machined from high-strength, lightweight, aircraft-grade aluminum at their Philadelphia machining center, the place where it all began 50 years ago.

VAN STAAL VR50

Finally. For those who consider their Van Staal the ultimate in a spinning reel, and also spend time chasing inshore gamefish like stripers, false albacore and bluefish here in the Northeast, and bonefish, tarpon, permit and redfish during forays to our south, your reel has arrived.

THE FISHERMAN’S ICAST 2017 NEW PRODUCT SHOWCASE – SEAGUAR

Seaguar, the original manufacturer of fluorocarbon fishing line, presents Pink Label. While this special formula is more visible above water due to its pink coloring, it retains the invisibility below the water’s surface as well as the increased durability and sensitivity that one would expect from a fluorocarbon line.