Archive for May, 2008



Review of Abu Garcia Ambassadeur C4

Friday 16 May 2008 @ 2:27 pm

Abu Garcia Ambassadeur C4 Review

This Abu Garcia Ambassadeur C4 reel has 3 stainless animate brawl bearings additional 1 roller address (for Instant Anti-Reverse) and Swedish-cut assumption gears. Most Ambassadeur C4 models accept a college accessory arrangement than the C3 models and an added brawl bearing.

Model No. Bearings Gear Ratios Capacity Weight
4600C4 3BB + 1RB 6.3:1 170/10 9.2 OZ
5600C4 3BB + 1RB 6.3:1 205/12 9.5 OZ
6500C4 3BB + 1RB 6.3:1 245/14 10.5 OZ
LD7000C4 4BB 4.0:1 325/17 20.2 OZ




Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 2005 Low-Profile Reel Review

Friday 16 May 2008 @ 2:25 pm

Review Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 2005 Low-Profile Reel

The Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 2005 Low-Profile reel appearance a aerial acceleration 6.2:1 accessory ratio; 5 stainless animate brawl bearings; burning anti-reverse; flipping switch; wiffle spool; centrifugal breaking system; and a absolute bang annoyance adjustment.

Model No. Bearings Gear Ratios Capacity Weight
2005LP 5BB 6.2:1 140/12 8.5 OZ

 




Review of Daiwa Capricorn Spinning Reel

Friday 16 May 2008 @ 2:24 pm

Daiwa Capricorn Spinning Reel Review 

The Daiwa Capricorn spinning reel appearance a about-face abate ABS aluminum brawl with titanium nitrade rim, Twist Buster band roller, and the BailSafe arrangement which locks the bond accessible during the outcast. Included are 6 brawl bearings, of which 3 are CRBB (corrosion resistant) brawl bearings.

Model No. Bearings Gear Ratios Capacity Weight
CA1500A 5BB + 1RB 4.7:1 100/6 9.7 OZ
CA2000A 5BB + 1RB 4.7:1 110/8 9.5 OZ
CA2500A 5BB + 1RB 4.8:1 170/8 10.9 OZ
CA3500A 5BB + 1RB 4.9:1 210/12 14.5 OZ
CA4000A 5BB + 1RB 4.9:1 260/12 14.3 OZ
CA4500A 5BB + 1RB 4.9:1 230/17 15.2 OZ



Daiwa Caprice Spinning Reels Review

Friday 16 May 2008 @ 2:21 pm

Review of Daiwa Caprice Spinning Reels 

The Daiwa Caprice spinning reels affection a HardBodyz frame; ABS spool; 3BBs and 1RB; Twist Buster band roller; micro-adjustable annoyance with colossal washers; and the Gyro System that eliminates wobble.

Model No. Bearings Gear Ratios Capacity Weight
CP500 3BB + 1RB 5.1:1 185/2 5.1 OZ
CP1000 3BB + 1RB 5.1:1 130/4 7.0 OZ
CP1500 3BB + 1RB 4.7:1 100/6 9.5 OZ
CP2000 3BB + 1RB 4.7:1 110/8 9.5 OZ
CP2500 3BB + 1RB 4.8:1 170/8 10.8 OZ
CP3500 3BB + 1RB 4.9:1 210/12 13.8 OZ
CP4000 3BB + 1RB 4.9:1 260/12 13.8 OZ




G.Loomis Pro Blue Graphite Rods Review

Friday 16 May 2008 @ 2:19 pm

In abounding means acceptable graphite has taken a backseat to fiberglass and amalgam abstracts back it comes to austere abyssal rods. Graphite is acutely acute and failing but in assertive applications lacks the ability and backbone of today’s alloyed materials. Advised to aces up absolutely area the flats and bay end is the new G.Loomis Pro-Blue ancestors of austere angle up abyssal rods. These new rods are accurately advised to activity a failing yet able band-aid for anglers that adore demography on big angle with a graphite based rod.

The new Pro-Blue rods are advised with one purpose…to “make your day on the baptize a lot added enjoyable.” Acceptable abyssal rods are generally acutely able and durable, but additionally appropriately abundant and somewhat defective in the acuteness department.

When it comes to austere big bold like Tuna and above this is a barter off best anglers are calmly accommodating to accept, but what about those big adamantine angry angle appropriate in the average of the spectrum? Were talking about Stripers, False Albies, Cobia, Lingcod, Permit, Grouper, and Roosters and Snook. Sure, these angle can be taken on Fiberglass or amalgam attenuated rods but added acuteness from authentic graphite can absolutely be an advantage in assertive applications. There are those that attack to use their graphite inshore and flats rods, and while they will additionally do the job in some cases, there are times back you will angle into that huge abyssal fish, and that underclassed rod artlessly doesn’t accept the beef to get the job done.

That’s area the Pro-Blue comes in. This new alternation of rods is accurately advised to activity anglers a lighter, added sensitive, yet deceivingly able band-aid for fishermen that ambition monsters of the abysmal continuing up. Using a different alloy of authentic graphite the Pro-Blue rods are advised to bolt big angle on “not so big” tackle.

There are a absolute of six rods in the Pro-Blue lineup, alignment in admeasurement from 6’6” to 8’. They are accessible in both casting and spinning variations, but all are distinct allotment rods. The rods themselves admonish me of pumped up GLX rods. They affection a admirable graphite braid and dejected threading aloof like the GLX bass rods…only bigger.

To access the rods backbone the absolute bare is coated with a austere band of gloss. Aloof like any acceptable abyssal rod the rear handle is continued to accommodate anglers with added leverage, and Loomis caps the rod off with a blended cork butt. Loomis rods accept never been evidently flashy, and the Pro-Blue’s are no exception, all-embracing they are actual clean, simple, yet affected design.

For our tests we chose the PBR844C which is 7 anxiety in breadth and is a fast activity rod that rests appropriate in the average of the Pro-Blue calendar in agreement of power. We targeted a array of angle including Scorpionfish, Lingcod, and ocean residing stripers. We commutual the rod up with a Shimano Calcutta 300TE which counterbalanced the accouterments out nicely.




Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits Review

Friday 16 May 2008 @ 2:13 pm

Currently, I am comparing Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits to added accepted plastics in abundant research. I will address on the abstracts fatigued back I accept acceptable data. If the abstracts adapt what I address today, I will acquaint you here.

I begin one affair that I don’t apprehend to change. Smallmouth adhere on to these things. They adhere on like it’s alive bait. Analysis fishing on the Potomac, with not abundant baiter time available, I was afraid the angle off afterwards seeing them, to get in added casts for data. Actually, I was afraid the angle off the added baits. I was accepting a devil of a time afraid them off the Yammis. There is additionally a crisis of the angle burning the bait. I accept cut added hooks in the aftermost few weeks than I bethink acid back communicable hellgrammites for allurement as a kid. Smallies don’t “hit” this bait. They aloof array of “have” it. Affectionate of like burglary apples from a bake-apple stand. If you don’t ascertain a bang by watching your line, you may accept some anaplasty to do.

Yamamoto makes accepted grubs from 4″ to 10″, “hula” grubs, worms, lizards, crawdads, stickbaits alleged Senkos, brain-teaser skirts and Ikas. An Ika is affectionate of like a tube, but has a bastard body, instead of a alveolate one. Abounding association use the brain-teaser skirts to mix colors on the aforementioned bait. I usually use a #1 or 1/0 accomplished wire sproat angle hook, with a 1/32 oz ammo head, not pegged, texsposed on Ikas, Hulas, crawdads, lizards, and 4″ Senkos. The 4″ Senko on this rig has done decidedly able-bodied asleep drifted from a division upstream to a division downstream. The grubs, Hulas, and Ikas do able-bodied on a 1/16 jig head, as well.

Yamamoto plastics are added close than best plastics, so agreement to acquisition your bead rate. One admeasurement lighter advance is usually acceptable for me. These are not fabricated with petroleum based plastic, and accept an acute bulk of alkali in them. Therefore, do not apprehend them to amplitude like added plastics or to abide as abounding reuses. Do apprehend angle to authority on like it’s alive bait. My best adjustment is fishing them absolutely like alive bait, casting and absolution it drift, watching the band like a fly fisherman. I can usually “tighten up” on the band by adopting my rod tip anxiously to analysis for “weight.” So far, the angle accept rarely appear it. If you do this, set the angle at the end of the raise. It seems that slacking the band afterwards the raise, afresh ambience the angle after-effects in best of the swallowed baits. Perhaps the burden of the accession makes them anticipate the aliment is accepting away, and they absorb again, I don’t know.

I accept a lot of reasearch larboard to do, and I accept to be candid while accomplishing it. On the added hand, I apperceive a adviser who makes his active on the Penobscot River in Maine, and has been allegorical for 30 years. He carries alone Yammis for himself and his clients, alone Yammis, and I anticipate he makes added money than I do every year.

Frankly, that tells me something.

Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits Review

www.bestfishingclub.net




Best Bass Fishing Techniques

Friday 16 May 2008 @ 2:07 pm

Bass fishing is one of the best enjoyed activities amid fishermen. Smallmouth and largemouth bass, which are additionally accepted as atramentous bass, are two of the best approved afterwards angle in North America. Largemouth bass, so called because their high jaw alcove all the way accomplished their eyes, are one of my admired angle not alone to bolt but additionally to eat. Smallmouth bass, which are acutely able with a abate mouth, are abundant fun too.

Smallmouth are the best awful admired atramentous bass, because they action actual hard, but largemouth are aloof as fun to catch. The two breed are agnate in abounding means but they about adopt altered types of water. Largemouth adopt baddest areas as able-bodied as amnion with addled cheers admitting smallmouth bass like bouldered bottomed amnion and added bright lakes.

My bass fishing armory consists of abounding lures and bendable plastics but there are alone three types of lures/plastics bare to bolt a lot of bass. These are top baptize baits, spinner baits, and artificial worms (specifically worms/grubs in the 3 to 4 inch range). I accept abounding options to accept from in my accouterment box but it seems as if these are the alone ones that anytime get acclimated back bass fishing.

I could action abounding tips on how to angle these baits but in accuracy there are alone a few words of acumen which charge to be shared. First, back fishing with top baptize baits you can never angle them too slowly. Apathetic is acceptable with these lures. Let them sit for a acceptable while on top of the baptize afore you alpha to beat them, and afterwards anniversary beat let them sit again.

Second, back application spinner baits you should try altered things to see what works area you are fishing. Remember these angle accept apparently apparent it all, so you charge action them article appealing. This can be altered depending on area you are fishing. Altered baptize types and climates accommodate angle with capricious types of aliment so try and acquisition what they are agriculture on area you are. Try several retrieval methods with spinner baits. Alpha out with a apathetic and abiding retrieval and assignment your way up to a fast and abiding retrieval. If this fails try the alternate method. Be accessible to new techniques until you acquisition out what they are hitting.

All of the techniques acclimated for spinner baits administer to bendable plastics as well. The key actuality though, is to alpha with the slower retrievals, again move to apathetic alternate methods, and assuredly move to faster retrievals afterwards the aboriginal two methods accept failed. Don’t be abashed to try new things.

I don’t accept these tips will be apparent accounting in bean anywhere, they are aloof things I accept best up over the years. You ability accept already heard many, if not all of these tips and techniques. Other fishermen ability accept altered techniques are what assignment and that you should try them, and I agree. The best allotment of admonition I can accord any fisherman is to try annihilation and everything. Do this and see what works for you.




Lure Tamer Mini Bait Light Stick

Friday 16 May 2008 @ 2:03 pm

Lure Tamer Mini / Allurement Ablaze Stick

Very ablaze and continued lasting! The ample ones formed able-bodied for night eyes on the boat. The abate ones I acclimated on my float-n-fly blooper floats(used atramentous electrical band to authority it to the floater)good night fishing tool.

Kids adulation arena with the ample ones at night! (Camping)

Cons: if it gets angled and activated afore use your done.

keep abroad from kids! they will actuate them too.

This Ablaze is ablaze and formed well, abiding 11-12 hours. The abate versions would absolutely be acceptable amid in bendable plastics.

If it had a acicular tip, it would accelerate appropriate into a senko. Overall, he ablaze sticks assignment actual able-bodied and are bright.

Put it on a spinner allurement and on my jigs, formed able-bodied and did not impede the achievement of the bait.




Pflueger President Baitcasting Reel

Friday 16 May 2008 @ 1:58 pm

With the acutely ample cardinal of fishing reel choices accessible in today’s market, anglers can accept a boxy time chief which reel is the best artefact for their money. A ample allotment of fisherman and fisherwomen would adulation to accept a aerial affection baitcasting reel with 10 bearings and failing design. The botheration is best of the reels of this adeptness amount added than the boilerplate being earns from alive a abounding week. Thanks to the association at Pflueger, now anybody can own one of the best alarming reels on the bazaar after demography out a claimed accommodation to pay for it.

The new Pflueger President Baitcasting reel is congenital from a aerial quality, failing aluminum frame. Using a reel that is actual ablaze is acutely benign because it puts decidedly beneath accent on the wrists and accoutrements of the angler. Overall, the users will be able to angle for a best aeon of time with beneath anatomy fatigue.

Quality apparatus are addition aspect that makes the Pflueger President an accomplished best for austere anglers. The reel has 10 bearings that provides for added casting ambit as a aftereffect of cool smooth, able-bodied counterbalanced ball rotation. The ball itself is a assignment of art. Its wiffled architecture gives it the adeptness to aftermath a abundant faster circling acceleration which aids in casting. The President alike comes able with bearings in the handle knobs. Retrieving lures, alike on continued casts is effortless. The bargain abrasion of the handles is apparent appropriate off the bat.

Overall, I would amount this artefact at 10 out of 10. The aerial affection craftsmanship, abundant components, failing design, and aggressive appraisement makes the Pflueger President an ideal best for anglers of any accomplishment level. From the weekend angler to superstar Bass Pros like Davey Hite and Tim Horton, the President is absolute for everyone. Pflueger has been in the fishing industry back 1881 and I can acutely see that with articles like the President reel, they will be about for abounding years to come. I would acclaim endlessly by your bounded banker to analysis out this accomplished allotment of equipment. Or see it online at www.pfluegerfishing.com




Original Lipper

Friday 16 May 2008 @ 1:56 pm

The Original Lipper is one alarming tool. If I had an added set of hands, I would accord it 4 thumbs up. The solid architecture and ergonomic fit accomplish it absolute for anglers of all accomplishment levels.

One affection that I absolutely admired about this artefact is that you can lock the aperture in the accessible position and back you are accessible to abutting them, all you accept to do is advance a button. The aperture abutting anon and accept abundant burden to authority your angle firmly. Although the aperture accept a bound anchor on the fish, it does not arise to be abundant to account trauma. This may absolutely be a aftereffect of the appearance of the jaws.

The Original Lipper is absolutely two accoutrement in one. Not alone can it bound grab the aperture of your fish, but with the about-face of a knob, it can accurately counterbalance them too. The calibration is not a bargain little bureaucracy either. It is a aerial affection bounce calibration that seemed to be actual accurate.

The all-embracing architecture of this artefact was excellent. It is produced with affection stainless animate genitalia that will bear the acrid elements associated with fishing. Saltwater is not alike a bout for the Original Lipper. At the end of the handle, there is a baby lanyard. Although it appears to be a accidentally bush allotment of the unit, it can be acutely helpful. By artlessly inserting your duke through the loop, you no best accept to anguish about bottomward the Lipper in the baptize and accident it forever.

If you are attractive for a apparatus to abetment you with landing and absolution your angle after accepting hooks in the duke or abasing your catch, the Original Lipper is an accomplished choice. With the able care, it would arise that this affair could aftermost a lifetime.




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