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Daiwa Report
Daiwa Ardito Muskie Travel Rod
Daiwa’s on-site crew will showcase its soon-to-be-available Ardito Muskie travel rods during the 25th annual Indiana Muskie Classic at Barbee, Tippecanoe and Webster lakes.
“The participants who fish this event are exactly the type of avid anglers who we want to show our commitment and focus on muskie tackle and the muskie fishing market,” said Rick Stagowski, who assists Daiwa’s sales efforts with tackle dealers throughout the Midwest states. “From the success we had with the new Daiwa’s Bessie muskie lures introduced at fishing shows this past winter, along with these new Ardito travel rods in lengths, powers, and action for big muskie and northern pike fishing on lakes throughout the Midwest and Canada, to additional muskie-focused rods and reels being introduced at the 2023 ICAST Show, Daiwa continues its goal of being a major tackle brand for muskie anglers.”
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Ego Fishing Report
EGO’s Kryptek Fillet Knife
Fillet knife prices are all over the board. There are culinary-grade options pushing two hundred bucks. Inversely, you’re confronted with questionable options floating around five-bucks, and a whole slew between twenty and a hundred bucks. What’s an angler to do?
EGO Fishing has an answer. The new Kryptek Fillet Knife goes for around twenty bucks and blends a cutlery quality blade with workmanlike design to be the ultimate go-to fillet knife.
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Ego Fishing Report
Whether you’re wading inshore, casting metro canals or ponds, chunking-and-winding bass from the bow, or battling big waters, we all need gear that gets the job done. While most of us spend plenty of money on rods, reels, line, tackle, and weather-capable apparel—fishing tools and accessories are sometimes an afterthought.
We’ve all been there, asking fellow anglers if anybody has pliers, hook remover, or line-cutter. That’s fine when fishing with buddies, but out solo it can be a sad situation.
Now add your once-in-a-lifetime landing of a trophy fish without any scale or measuring tape to validate the catch. Hard to say how many potential wall-mount replicas (and record-breakers) have been released without specs, only to survive in blurry, first-person cellphone photos and tall tales.
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Ugly Stik Report
Ugly Stik Scales
In 2021, Ugly Stik unveiled a lineup of Ugly Tuff Tools designed to be the failsafe for anglers on and off the water.
For 2023, Ugly Stik is introducing four models of scales and grips to its Ugly Tuff Tools arsenal. Every angler knows the delicate balance between using your scale and ruining it when conditions get tough which is why Ugly Stik Ugly Tuff Scales feature durable, non-slip grips for wet and slimy environments.
Suggested retail is $59.99. For more information, visit www.purefishing.com/pages/ugly-stik.
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Lew’s Report
Lew's Custom Lite SS Baitcaster
Three years ago, Lew’s stepped up the baitcast game with the introduction of the legendary brand’s lightest reel, the Custom Lite. Lew’s now introduces the Custom Lite SS, a baitcaster specifically built to excel with extremely light finesse baits.
Engineered to cast light baits further with accuracy and ease, the newest Custom Lite features an ultra-shallow 30mm spool design that requires less inertia to spin when casting light weights, helping you put finesse baits exactly where you want them in any condition. Anglers who rely on small crankbaits, finesse swimbaits and weightless soft plastics will find it fits well for those as well. The reel allows you to maintain the power and control of a baitcasting reel with smaller baits to attract the fish that won't eat a heavy, bulky bait
Like the original Custom Lite, the new Shallow Spool features an aluminum alloy Speed Gears®, the P2 Super Pinion® for consistent durability and power, C45 Carbon side plates and 11 stainless steel double shielded ball bearings.
The innovative Speed Knot™ allows for quick line tying and hides the knot at the base of the spool for smooth line delivery.
The new Custom Lite Shallow Spool suggested retail is $299.99 and available at most sporting good dealers.