Tackle & Gear Reviews

Owner’s new STX-58 ZO-WIRE treble hooks feature a radically new design that takes fish hook performance to another level.

Designed to provide anglers, boaters and commercial fishermen a more comfortable choice when choosing outerwear for those iffy days out on the water, the new Gage (by Grundens USA) Fish On jacket helps extend the season in comfort and style.

Daiwa’s 300-series Lexa baitcasting reels are lightweight powerhouses that combine reduced size, powerful gearing and carbon fiber drags that will stop the hard runs of most coastal gamefish in their tracks.

Introduced to be able to reach out to and then tame near offshore tuna and other pelagics for the growing cadre of bluewater spinning rod “a-fish-ionados,” Tsunami’s Airwave Elite is a strong-but-lightweight fiberglass and graphite modulus stick that comes in two flavors, depending on your needs.

Think of Costa’s new Galveston, Rockport and Seadrift styles as rimless sunglasses on steroids. They provide sleek and sporty full eye coverage, a light-weight fit and uncompromising durability.

Just the ticket for a variety of angling situations that require no-stretch super line, from sinker bouncing, to vertical jigging, to trolling and other specialty needs, PowerPro’s Depth-Hunter multi-colored fishing line can be a major upgrade to your game.

The Gibbs lure family is legendary for such proven performers as the Darter, Needlefish, Pencil Popper and original Danny Plug. Their new Wave Walker should be another winner.

The Penn family of sturdy and reliable saltwater star drag reels just added a new member recently with the introduction of the Fathom series.

Introduced at the 2011 ICAST Tackle Show, St. Croix’s Legend Salt series of offshore fishing rods are sure to turn some heads.

Introduced this past summer, Sufix 832 Braid offers discriminating anglers enhanced levels of performance in a next-gen advanced superline for both inshore and offshore sport fishing applications.

New for 2012 and winner of the “Best in Show” award at the recent 2011 ICAST tackle show, Berkley’s revolutionary NanoFil “uni-filament” product takes fishing line to a new dimension. Not a mono and not a braid, it’s being described as the next generation of fishing line.

Frabill’s new Crawler Can takes worm management for freshwater and saltwater anglers to a whole new level.

Costa Del Mar delivers with amazing color, contrast and clarity, so you can see your world purely.

Yo-Zuri’s proven family of Crystal Minnows keeps growing – and keeps catching.

Frabill’s FXE Stormsuit is designed to keep anglers warm and dry, even in the most extreme elements.

Tsunami soft baits appeal to a wide cross-section of anglers, from surf casters and jetty jockeys, to back bay and inlet specialists.