Tackle & Gear Reviews

Hot new surface baits from the folks at Bimini Bay Outdoors in the new Surface Blaster and Surface Striker from Tsunami, available in December of 2018.

Check out these realistic new crab and shrimp baits from Down Under, as Australian manufacturer Chasebaits get set to make a splash in U.S. waters.

Whether you’re gearing up for the fall run of stripers or hoping to chasing down schools of bluefin and yellowfin, Daiwa is making a big splash in the Northeast during the 2018 run with new rods, reels and even lures.

New Owner "Pro Packs" make swapping out trebles for single replacement hooks a snap.

If you are searching for the ultimate in tackle storage, look no further than SKB’s selection of tackle boxes, backpacks and cases.

Viking Solutions has decades of experience ranging from NASA and advanced aeronautics, to the design and manufacture of state-of-the-art tree stands, game calls, fishing lures, steel targets and fishing rodholders. Two of their latest rod-holder innovations will definitely interest Fisherman readers.

Whether jigging vertically or horizontally, the new Berkley Fusion19 Bucktails have you covered with two different line-tie locations and a bait holder for keeping plastics and Gulp baits in place.

Join The Fisherman’s Toby Lapinski from the floor of ICAST with Cuda’s Rick Constantine and a look at the new Professional line of titanium alloy pliers out this fall, just in time for the striper run.

The PENN Conflict II is perfect for targeting saltwater gamefish like striped bass, bluefish, weakfish, false albacore and bonito.

Be on the lookout in your local tackle shops this fall for the new, sealed, PENN Spinfisher VI with HT-100 drag; it’s all you’d expect from PENN and more. Learn more in this sneak peek from ICAST with The Fisherman.

A new design on a tried-and-true workhouse surf rod with applications up and down the Striper Coast and beyond.

Expanding on their line-up of super-realistic lures, Savage Gear has added a new squid and mackerel bait to the already extensive family of saltwater lures.

Just in time for the fall run is the new lever drag Rage reel from Maxel, built for light lines and heavy fish. Get a sneak peek from the floor of ICAST with The Fisherman.

The Spinfisher VI has been completely redesigned, with this sixth generation model in the Spinfisher series stronger and more durable than any that have come before.

Costa sunglasses takes another "Best Of" award at ICAST 2018, this time for their conservation and sustainability efforts in turning old fishing nets into world class frames in the Baffin and Pescador line.