New equipment/bait releases for the 2010 season

[Nick Kuhn]

I spent some time browsing a few catalogs. I was wondering if any new products in particular caught your eyes. Seems to me the price was the only thing that caught my eye. I mean the new Max Rap doesn't look like a bad bait but $18? Thank goodness for 50lb braid. Also noticed there were quite a few new creature baits. Might give those a try this year.

Just wanted to start a discussion specific to products that will be new for the upcoming season.

[Deitz Dittrich]

I am interested in the new Troll Raps that look like a DT Flat.. I would like to cast them and see the action...I got a few of the new Sebile Soft side swimmers.. and they work great in the bathtub, but have not caught anything on em yet..

Other than that, not really sure..

[walleye365]

dont know how new, but i like the mad maxx frogs

[Cecil]

I like the looks of the new Cabela's hard swimbaits.

[river rat316]

BPS carbon lite rods have got my interest, there is alot of new rods in the under $129 category, BPS carbon lite, Falcon Buccoo, Wright and McGill skeete Reese, and last years Mojo rods, Abu also has the vendetta and a new series coming out this summer that look pretty good. I just put up 5 Setyrs on the hso classifieds and will be replacing them with rods from this category, the Setyrs are awesome rods but I can't have the length anymore due to a boat change.

I also like the looks of the paycheck baits punch skirts, I have some of the inserts they use to play around with making my own, but haven't had time yet. Yum has a new line of creature baits that look good, and Strike Kings rage series is ever expanding. Other than that I don't see anything that is "game changing" alot of the same old same old in new glitzy packages.

[tgruenke]

This isn't a new product, but this year I want to try using Gulp Alive. We always buy minnows but never use them all up and it's tough to keep them alive. Rapala has a lot of new products but as Nick said... they are pricey.

[Cecil]

Gulp Alive is GREAT stuff

[Larson15]

- Paycheck, Skinnybear, and Gambler punch skirts for sure

- Lots of new swimbaits

- Big Bite Baits Dean Rojas line of plastics

- Lake Fork hyper whackn' worm (these things look crazy)

- Sebile magic swimmer (looks awesome but the price tag doesnt)

- 2010 Lakemaster chip for the Bird! (cant wait to use this)

[TonkaBass]

Cecil those Cabelas swim baits look just like a Spro... For 1/2 the price. I would have to agree with you on this. I really want to get the tail spin lure thingy that Sebile makes too, I saw some underwater footage of it and the thing look money!

[TonkaBass]

Larson, Have you seen the Skinnybear drop shot minnow baits? Awesome!

[Larson15]

Tonka,

lol...........I ordered them the other day with a few other skinnybear shad eye plastics

[matthothand]

Sidescan Module anyone?