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The Lew's Team Lew's Custom Pro reel took home top freshwater reel honors at the New Product Showcase.
By Todd Ceisner
BassFan Editor
The annual ICAST show is about to wrap up in Orlando, Fla., today and it took all of 15 minutes walking the show floor for sensory overload set in. It's always an exciting time when the industry comes together to show off all of the new creations – the challenge is trying to not miss anything.
Below are some more new products that caught my eye as I made my around the massive Orange County Convention Center this week.
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6th Sense Cloud 9 Deep Crank Series
Building off the success of the Crush series of hardbaits, 6th Sense has delivered the Cloud 9 Deep Crank Series. The family consists of the C10, C15, C20 and C25 (pictured) models. (Photo: BassFan)
6th Sense Speed Glide 100
A new jointed swimbait option, the Speed Glide 100 operates just below the surface and mimics a fleeing baitfish. (Photo: BassFan)
Berkley Dredger 25.5
Berkley has expanded its hardbait lineup to include David Fritts-designed cranks that will cover all sections of the water column, down to 25 feet. (Photo: BassFan)
Buff Apparel
New hats and sun sleeves are among some of Buff's new products coming later this year (the digi-camo sleeve also features a bugstopper treatment). (Photos: BassFan)
Bullet Weights Tungsten
Bullet Weights listened to their customers who wanted a bigger weight to punch and flip with. The company delivered with a 2-ounce weight with a highly durable finish. (Photo: BassFan)
Cal Coast Fishing Cali Clip
From the makers of the Bait Sack comes the Cali Clip, a useful accessory for any dropshot angler. The clip attaches to your rod and easily secures your dropshot weight so it doesn't tangle. (Photo: BassFan)
DOA Lures Sna-Koil & PT-7
While duck baits seemed to steal the headlines this week, DOA's 12-inch coiled snake bait is a good option for big bass hunters, especially on ledges or rigged on a magnum shaky-head. Meanwhile, the PT-7 is a hollow-body, soft plastic that is capable of walking on the surface. (Photos: BassFan)
Duo Realis Onimasu 188S
Yet another hefty, jointed glide bait for trophy hunters to sling around, the Onimasu's glide pattern can reach nearly 3 feet. It's 7 1/4 inches long and weighs 2 3/4 ounces. (Photos: BassFan)
Fish Head Spin Pro Model
A new addition to the popular Fish Head Spin family, the new Pro Model incorporates a corkscrew bait holder and is built around a heavy-gauge hook. (Photo: BassFan)
Lew's Team Lew's Custom Pro Reel
The winner of best (new) freshwater reel this year, the Team Lew's Custom Pro weighs just 5.8 ounces and comes with 11 bearings and features Winn Dri-Tec knobs. (Photo: BassFan)
Lunkerhunt Link
FLW Tour pro Matt Arey shows off the Lunkerhunt Link, which has been described as a cross between a Heddon Spook and a wakebait. The action is dictated by the retrieve. It'll walk, dart, wake and a spinning rod is more than enough to fish the smaller version. (Photo: BassFan)
Megabass New Stuff
Elite Series angler Chris Zaldain shows off the new Knuckle LD square-bill crankbait (top left), the Kanata jerkbait (top right), Funky Flipper wakebait (bottom right) and iLoud topwater wake/propbait. (Photos: BassFan)
Minn Kota Ultrex
The latest and greatest trolling motor from Minn Kota not only won Best in Show at ICAST, it has started to reshape how anglers think about trolling motors. The Ultrex is a hybrid design that merges the body of a Fortrex with the brains of i-Pilot, complete with Spot-Lock electronic GPS anchoring, among other features. (Photo: BassFan)
Monster 3X Concept Lures
Originally based in Brazil, this was the first ICAST for Monster 3X Concept Lures, which is hoping to make a push into the US fishing market with its incredibly durable soft plastic baits. It's virtually impossible to rip or tear the baits. (Photo: BassFan)
Reins 10" Bubbling Shaker
Elite Series angler Paul Mueller loves to fish the 3-inch version of the Reins Bubbling Shaker, but he see some definite possibilities for the new 10-inch version that debuted this week (color shown is Mueller's Madness). He thinks it could be a dynamite bait on a magnum shaky-head or even as a oversized Neko rig. (Photo: BassFan)n
Savage Gear 3D Line Thru Shad
Built with small, internal tubes that allows for easy line-through rigging, the 3D Line Through Shad should be a hit with anglers where bass key on big forage. The bait is built with a nylon mesh throughout the joint sections to prevent tearing. Available in 7-inch (2 3/4 oz.) and 10-inch (6 3/4 oz.) lengths. (Photos: BassFan)
Simms Challenger Tackle Bag
Featuring a transparent lid that allows a full view of the interior, the new Challenger Bag (large) can hold up to eight 3700-size Plano boxes with room left over to stash away a rain suit. The bottom is water-resistant and both the large and small version feature external stash-away pockets and detachable shoulder straps. (Photo: BassFan)
Simms Challenger Jacket
The Challenger Jacket & Bib rainsuit offers premium features at an affordable price ($199 ea.). All seams are fully taped for waterproof performance. The storm hood is adjustable at three points and can be stowed in the collar. Jacket features dual draw-cord adjustment regions to ensure proper fit. Bib has hand-warmer pockets, single thigh pocket and fully-adjustable shoulder straps. (Photo: BassFan)
Duel Hardcore Twitch'n Ninja Glider
Elite Series angler Clent Davis has fished a lot of glide baits, but the Ninja Glider has been his go-to option since its release. The 7-inch slow-sink model (2 5/8 oz.) delivers a methodic gliding action when it's engaged, but will sink with a slight head-down posture on the pause. A tiny rod twitch will impart a S-surve action while a hard twitch will send it into full 180-degree darting mode. (Photo: BassFan)
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2016 ICAST – Day 1 On The Floor