ICAST 2006 Product Show
About ICAST:
ICAST assists the new product introduction cycle for next spring. Many of the new products in this article are not in production, but some are already in stores. Many are the final development versions, but a few are in the late prototype phases still. ICAST vendors show these products and prototypes to large distributors and their biggest buyers during the show. Those distributors and wholesalers can then give lucky vendors a feel or commitment for how many units they would need allocated for their 2007 mail-order catalogs or distributor's dealer-only shows late this fall and early next spring, so production can ramp up and the new products can be on local dealers shelves, available online or in mail-order catalogs for you by the time bass fishing season opens next spring. Fishing magazines, normally give new products reviews in there December or January issues.
Not a Complete List, but the good stuff:
Odor Assassin -
Bass Assassin also has teamed up with Will Thompson to market the new Odor Assassin. "It does not cover up odors but eliminates them," says Will Thompson who is known for his Blue Wonder gun care products. "The product was originally invented to solve a stinky problem with bullet proof vests and body armor being used by our soldiers in Iraq. Problem is that you cannot wash these items, so you could imagine in the heat and all. The product worked so well, our soldiers were using it in their boots, in the military vehicles they drove, everywhere. It's a great product for anglers to use in live wells, rod lockers, and yes, you can apply it on your hands to eliminate odors," says Will.
Berkley -
Berkley Vanish Transition Crimson Red is 100% fluorocarbon that's hi-vis above water. This enables an angler to control his or her presentation by sight and to see unfeelable strikes via line movement. The company claims its not lo-vis but "no-vis" underwater.
New PowerBaits for 2007 are the Sabertail Bug, Sabertail Grub, Sabertail Worm, two sizes of the gliding, slow-falling Powerbait Beast designed by Mike Iaconelli, plus the Bat Wing and Floating Bat Wing Frogs, two sizes of Power Shakey Worms, the weighted Sinking Minnow stickbait, and Chunky Trailer.
Click here to watch videos of:
Scott Martin fishes the new PowerBait Sabertail Bug
Legend Larry Nixon demonstrates the new PowerBait Shaky Worm
Mike Iaconelli speaks, designer of the new PowerBait Beast
Daiwa -
As if that wasn't enough, Daiwa has introduced a new series of six affordable hardbaits that will sell in the $4.95 price range. One, the "Peanut" crankbait is already famous in Japan where it has been producing many fish for happy anglers for 15-20 years now. The Peanut rattles and has a tight wobble. There's a shallow-diving Peanut that gets 3 feet deep and a longer-billed Peanut model gets 5 feet deep.
Mustad -
Mustad's best-selling bass hooks is for fishing soft plastic frogs. The black bayonet style gripper holds frogs securely. The weight on the shank (either 1/16 or 1/8) has a silicone insert, making it movable, yet grips it in place after it's moved. For frogs, the best position for the weight is shown below. This acts as a counterbalance to keep the frog from spinning, a common problem with frogs which this hook helps correct.
Owner Hooks -
Three TwistLOCK hooks, all three of these new hooks feature Owner's new concept of an 'open gap' which allows for more positive and effective hook sets. What this means is we made a conscious effort to put the hook point above the eye. This acts more like a straight shank worm hook and lets you set the hook a lot better. When the point is above the hook eye, you get leverage. Very effective once they strike. Yet unlike a straight shank hook, which holds bait poorly, the TwistLOCK holds bait on snuggly.
Strike King -
Strike King came up with a new 1/2 oz Red Eye Shade series of lipless crankbaits that will put bass in the boat like no other bait on the market when they are worked over grass beds on your favorite lake.
ICAST assists the new product introduction cycle for next spring. Many of the new products in this article are not in production, but some are already in stores. Many are the final development versions, but a few are in the late prototype phases still. ICAST vendors show these products and prototypes to large distributors and their biggest buyers during the show. Those distributors and wholesalers can then give lucky vendors a feel or commitment for how many units they would need allocated for their 2007 mail-order catalogs or distributor's dealer-only shows late this fall and early next spring, so production can ramp up and the new products can be on local dealers shelves, available online or in mail-order catalogs for you by the time bass fishing season opens next spring. Fishing magazines, normally give new products reviews in there December or January issues.
Not a Complete List, but the good stuff:
Odor Assassin -
Bass Assassin also has teamed up with Will Thompson to market the new Odor Assassin. "It does not cover up odors but eliminates them," says Will Thompson who is known for his Blue Wonder gun care products. "The product was originally invented to solve a stinky problem with bullet proof vests and body armor being used by our soldiers in Iraq. Problem is that you cannot wash these items, so you could imagine in the heat and all. The product worked so well, our soldiers were using it in their boots, in the military vehicles they drove, everywhere. It's a great product for anglers to use in live wells, rod lockers, and yes, you can apply it on your hands to eliminate odors," says Will.
Berkley -
Berkley Vanish Transition Crimson Red is 100% fluorocarbon that's hi-vis above water. This enables an angler to control his or her presentation by sight and to see unfeelable strikes via line movement. The company claims its not lo-vis but "no-vis" underwater.
New PowerBaits for 2007 are the Sabertail Bug, Sabertail Grub, Sabertail Worm, two sizes of the gliding, slow-falling Powerbait Beast designed by Mike Iaconelli, plus the Bat Wing and Floating Bat Wing Frogs, two sizes of Power Shakey Worms, the weighted Sinking Minnow stickbait, and Chunky Trailer.
Click here to watch videos of:
Scott Martin fishes the new PowerBait Sabertail Bug
Legend Larry Nixon demonstrates the new PowerBait Shaky Worm
Mike Iaconelli speaks, designer of the new PowerBait Beast
Daiwa -
As if that wasn't enough, Daiwa has introduced a new series of six affordable hardbaits that will sell in the $4.95 price range. One, the "Peanut" crankbait is already famous in Japan where it has been producing many fish for happy anglers for 15-20 years now. The Peanut rattles and has a tight wobble. There's a shallow-diving Peanut that gets 3 feet deep and a longer-billed Peanut model gets 5 feet deep.
Mustad -
Mustad's best-selling bass hooks is for fishing soft plastic frogs. The black bayonet style gripper holds frogs securely. The weight on the shank (either 1/16 or 1/8) has a silicone insert, making it movable, yet grips it in place after it's moved. For frogs, the best position for the weight is shown below. This acts as a counterbalance to keep the frog from spinning, a common problem with frogs which this hook helps correct.
Owner Hooks -
Three TwistLOCK hooks, all three of these new hooks feature Owner's new concept of an 'open gap' which allows for more positive and effective hook sets. What this means is we made a conscious effort to put the hook point above the eye. This acts more like a straight shank worm hook and lets you set the hook a lot better. When the point is above the hook eye, you get leverage. Very effective once they strike. Yet unlike a straight shank hook, which holds bait poorly, the TwistLOCK holds bait on snuggly.
Strike King -
Strike King came up with a new 1/2 oz Red Eye Shade series of lipless crankbaits that will put bass in the boat like no other bait on the market when they are worked over grass beds on your favorite lake.
posted by Previous Guide Clint Bridges at 7:34 PM
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