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TRIKA Casting, Spinning Rods

Thursday, April 6, 2023 By Tony Jenniges

By Tony Jenniges
Bass Fan Contributor

When I'm testing out a rod, I do my best not to dig into the details like cost, components or other things that may give me a heads-up on what to expect. I want the rod to speak for itself. more

XMATRIX Rods
Thursday, December 3, 2015
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Douglas Outdoors, a new company founded in 2014, has branched out from its fly fishing roots with the introduction more
Hardbaits & Fusion19 hooks
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
By BassFan Staff This year’s ICAST show in Orlando marked a step in a new direction for tackle giant Berkley, which introduced its entry into the more
HAGANE
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor When Shozaburo Shimano established his namesake company in February 1921, he called it Shimano Iron Works. Over time, more
Quantum's new rods and reels
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
By BassFan Staff Each year, it seems Quantum introduces something fresh and unique that grabs the industry's attention. A few years back, it was more
New Storage Options
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
By BassFan Staff There’s nothing an angler dislikes more than losing a fish, but finding rusty hooks in their tackle boxes is a close second. Flambeau more
Revo MGX spinning reel
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
By John Geiger Special to BassFan Until now, the Premier was Abu Garcia's top-of-the-line spinning reel in its Revo lineup. Now, like its bait more
Totally Awesome Topwater (T.A.T.)
Monday, July 20, 2015
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Roughly 45 minutes after the doors swung open Wednesday to kick off ICAST 2015, I met the man shown in the above photo. more
Assassin FC line
Friday, June 26, 2015
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor Late last October in a conference room at George T. Bagby State Park overlooking Lake Eufaula, representatives of more
Release Me Trailer Brake Key
Friday, June 19, 2015
By Tim Carini Special to BassFan Those of us who own a boat long enough have certainly experienced the malfunction of our trailer brakes when backing more
Citica I baitcasting reel
Friday, June 5, 2015
By BassFan Staff Shimano has given its Citica baitcasting reel a makeover just in time for ICAST. A mainstay in Shimano’s baitcasting lineup, more
Panoptix
Friday, May 22, 2015
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor “This is going to be a great tool on the Tennessee River when those fish get out on those ledges.” “It’s going more
B-300 pedestal seat
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
By Tim Carini Special to BassFan For those BassFans who spend their fall in a tree stand instead of a bass boat, you’ve most likely used or heard more
Aldebaran
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
By BassFan Staff The evolution of the lightweight and compact baitcasting reel continues and Shimano is at the front of the pack with this spring's more
Pivot Frog
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
By BassFan Staff Put a traditional fishing lure in front of Patrick Sebile and chances are he’ll rethink it and come up with a new twist that adds more
Tatula 100HSL Reel
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
By Tim Carini Special to BassFan Daiwa introduced the Tatula reel at ICAST in 2013, one of the models that incorporates the T-Wing System (TWS). more
Z-Craw
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
By BassFan Staff Gerald Swindle thinks he might be able to pick up a few extra miles per hour in his Triton this year. It's not because of a special more
Gantarel
Monday, March 9, 2015
By Todd Ceisner BassFan Editor It's not often the sight of a new bait stops me in my tracks. In my position, I see enough of the new products coming more
Flipping Hook
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
By BassFan Staff FLW Tour stalwarts Andy Morgan and David Dudley have teamed up with Easy2Hook on the development of a new flipping hook that utilizes more
Maxcuatro
Monday, February 23, 2015
By BassFan Staff Braided with new Spectra HT (High-Tenacity) fiber from Honeywell that is up to 25 percent thinner than equivalent pound test braid, more
Shadow Rap
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
By BassFan Staff At day’s end, a shadow doesn’t die, it slowly fades away. So it is with Rapala’s new suspending jerkbaits, the Shadow Rap and Shadow more
Zodias Rods
Friday, February 13, 2015
By BassFan Staff Versatile performance is the concept behind Shimano’s new Zodias rods series, a sleek-looking 11-model lineup designed in actions more