Wired2Fish 2012 Wishlists | Terminal Tackle & Accessories
Posted by Jason Sealock on Thu, Dec 08, 2011 @ 08:00 AM
We last week listed some of our favorite reels for the new fishing season and now we're moving on to some of our favorite bass fishing terminal tackle and accessories related to fishing. Everything from instructional DVD's to soft plastics keepers. We chose some of our favorite new tackle that anglers will want to add to their "must have" list.
Berkley NanoFil | $19.95
This new nano filament line has really impressed us with its amazing castability on spinning tackle. We've fished everything from drop shot worms in 30 feet of water to Zoom Super Flukes in 2 feet of water. It's a specialty line that is slick with no memory which makes it a dream on spinning tackle. You will immediately notice 10-30 percent increase in distance on your casts. But keep in mind that it's not made for fighting fish in heavy cover. It's not an abrasion resistance line. It's finesse line made for increased distance and supple handling on light baits. The price is a hard pill to swallow but it's a specialty line and we've found that it will last all season if not fished in heavy cover.
Eco Pro Tungsten Diamond Pegs | $3.79
These interesting looking wire clips are amazing little tools. They do a great job of pinning your plastic to hook and keeping it locked down through lots of fishing and fighting fish. You having to rethread your hook on a bait, having a bait keep sliding down as it gets worn out. They come in a large pack of four sizes and we like creative tackle like this that just makes life easier.
Lazer Trokar Treble Hooks | $6.99
This is one hook we're pretty excited about. It won't be a hook that you replace all your baits with. But it's one we've put on a few special crankbaits and topwaters and we're really impressed with the sharpness and the way you can just lean into the fish and stick them. We're still evaluating them on various baits, but we're really impressed with their shape, strength and of course sharpness. You'll want to trick out your favorite popper or your most subtle jerkbait.
Seaguar Senshi and Kanzen | Starting at $7.99
Seaguar really put their mark on fishing when they released fluorocarbon lines years back. They are hoping to do the same thing again with monofilament and braid. Their Kanzen braid is strong, abrasion resistant and very castable and manageable. We've fished everything from frogs to jigs on it and even some topwaters this fall. It handles well. Senshi on the other hand is the soft, supple cousin that handles well, spools nicely on a reel and handles the stress of fish and fast fishing.
These are high quality lines that really feel like quality when you spool them on the reel.
Vicious Elite Fluorocarbon | Starts at $14.99
We've thrown this fluorocarbon a lot this summer and fall and several aspects of the line really stood out. The first was virtually no break offs this fishing season. It's a great line at a great price and it's not only very sensitive but it handles pretty well and seems to really take some abuse fishing a variety of techniques. If you're hard on your gear and how you fish is crashing through the stuff, then this is your fluorocarbon.
VMC Spin Shot | $3.99
VMC realeased this hook at ICAST but we had it before and we were wacking fish on a drop shot all summer. We've caught hundreds of bass on this hook. The hooks are sharp, and stay sharp but most importantly they take out the frustration with fishing a drop shot in deep water. Because the swivel spins in the hook eye your line will untwist itself as you reel it in. That's everything when fishing light line in deep water. A great hook at a great price.
Ben Parker's Bass Under Glass DVD | $39.99
Parker spent one day finding, catching and explaining what he found in this 1 hour video. It's not an overly produced and overly boring fishing tape. He runs viewers through his tweaks on his side imaging units and then talks about how he approaches finding big schools of bass offshore with his electronics. Then he shows how he catches and confirms what he sees on his units. He litterally finds schools of fish during the making of the video and then turns around and catches them, even two at a time. IF you want a good reference material for your side imaging units, this is the one for you.
Southern Trout Eaters | $19.99
This DVD is a departure from those music videos about swimbait fishing out west. This is a lot slower pace, with a strong focus on showing you everything that leads up to a strike and everything that came before the strike with big swimbait fishing in the southeast. The video is full of raw content. Another great video that isn't heavily produced and formalized into a boring dissertation. Instead it's education mixed with entertainment. There is tons of info on rigging big swimbaits, equipment suggestions, approaches, destinations, and even things as simple as how to position your feet and angle your casts on cover. If you want to shorten the learning curve on big bait fishing, you should check out this video. Heck just get it to see all the 8-12 pound bass these guys catch on fisheries in the south and midwest.