Tackle Express Blog

The key to this hook’s amazingly high success rate is found in the innovative eye. With traditional one-piece rigid hook designs, the intense pressure and erratic directional changes a fish imparts on a hook’s point naturally extends up the shank to the eye, which links the treble to its lure. In a nutshell, what happens on the hook is directly transferred to the lure.

I prefer to look at inches-per-crank (IPC) instead of gear ratio because IPC is more accurate.  IPC measures the inches of line that are returned to the reel while you turn the handle.  If you have a tall narrow spool with a slow ratio of say 4:1(for every 1 turn of the handle the spool turns 4 times) the IPC might be 22.  On the flip side you could have a wide spool that has 5.2:1 and have the same 22 IPC.  Gear ratio can tell you a bit about the reel, but knowing the IPC will give you a true gauge of how fast your lure is coming back to you.

Lead core line is the ticket for us in the month of June, which is normally when we fish it.  Lead core line is what it sounds like, it has a lead inner core surrounded by a sheath of braided thread.  The lead part of the line makes it sink at a very calculated rate and the sheath protects the lead and gives it strength.

Fishing reels and rods are like golf clubs, you generally need more than one to be proficient at either sport.  Although you don't need as many rod combos as you do golf clubs, each rod and reel combination have specific uses that will make fishing more successful.   A spinning reel can be used with many applications from small fish like bluegill to giant tuna weighing over 100 pounds.  Setting up your spinning reel with the right line and rod are crucial to making sure you have a successful trip.  The line size is critical for the spinning reel you choose and the type of fish you plan on targeting.   Spinning rods and conventional or bait casting rods are different so make sure you have the right rod for your reel.  In general, the spinning rod has a larger first guide, which is the guide closest to the reel.

What was crazy was the worms inside the box.  It was just a plain 'ole curly tail worm that he had been pouring with a buddy.  It didn't look special, just a color that nobody locally had poured or fished before.  It was a plum colored worm with extra blue flake and it was something that our fish had never seen before.  

They are priced well and are made of very durable nylon webbing.  They work ok with ultralight rods due to their light weight.  The thin design fits in your pocket easily so they are there when you need them.