ICAST 2011 | Terminator Adds Jigs and Redesigns Spinnerbaits
Posted by Jason Sealock on Mon, Jul 25, 2011 @ 09:29 AM
Terminator has been relatively quiet since being bought by Normark a few years ago. This year they are really focusing on releasing some jigs and spinnerbaits for which their prostaff has been asking and from which you as anglers will benefit.
The first thing we liked from their new offerings were the all new T-1 Titanium Spinnerbaits. The metallic heads coupled with very detailed pro skirts with trailer tails coupled with high quality blades and titanium wire. These are premium spinnerbaits with premium components including VMC hooks. The spinnerbaits will retail for $7.99 and come in 3/8 and 1/2 ounce sizes.
Terminator released several new jigs. The first jig we found interesting was the finesse jig. It features a small head, spider cut skirt and a single wire guard to keep it relatively weedless. What we like is the jig comes in 1/8 ounce size. With a small trailer, this could be a very slow falling jig and profile that could be dynamite for pressured fish. It will retail for $2.99.
The other jig we found interesting was their new football jig. It features a finesse cut skirt for a smaller profile and it has no weedguard. Some folks will skoff at that, but we regularly cut the weedguard off our football jigs to fish offshore for easier hook ups, especially when we're hopping jigs or straight reeling them slowly along the bottom. These jigs will come in 1/2, 3/4 and 1 ounce sizes. It will retail for $3.49.
The final jig was the new Pro Series jig. This jig was made to be equally effective flipping and straight casting. It's got a unique sloped nose on the jig that helps it come through cover, cracks, crevices, and those little nooks on which your jigs often get hung. It features a strong VMC hook, rattle, and multi-colored stranded skirt. It will retail for $3.49.