The Bass Angler

Tackle Roundup September 2011

Abu Garcia 

Black Maxx 

Tech Specs: Left & Right Hand Models; Gear Ratio: 6:4:1; Weight: 223g; Line Capacity(Test/yd): 12/145. 

The Abu Garcia Black Max Casting Reel is equipped with a 6.4:1 gear ratio and a smooth 5 bearing system. Built around a lightweight, one-piece graphite frame and side plates,

it is equipped with a machined, double anodized Aluminum Spool, which provides strength without adding excess weight. Duragear Brass Gearing also ensures extended gear life, and the Power Disk drag system delivers smooth performance throughout its range, while a MaxTrax Brake System offers complete cast control. 

Abu Garcia 

Revo MGX 

Tech Specs: Infini II Spool, Carbon Matrix Drag System, Aircraft Grade Aluminum Main Gear, Compact Bent Carbon Handle, Flat EVA Knobs, Titanium Coated Line Guide, Recessed Reel Foot 

The next generation of the REVO continues with the 5.4-ounce (153gram) Revo MGX Casting Reel, delivering lightning fast retrieves, including the fastest gear ratio ever produced in a casting reel - an astounding 7.9:1.The combination of its groundbreaking, one-piece X-Mag alloy frame and C6 Carbon Side plates provide tremendous weight reduction without sacrificing strength or rigidity. For casting  ultra-lightweight baits with a baitcaster, the Revo MGX offers its Infinitely Variable Centrifugal Brake System(IVCB-IV). This reel has 28 levels of external adjustment, so without taking off the sideplate a wide variety of baits can quickly and easily be cast.  

Sebile 

D&S Crank 

Tech Specs: Length: 7cm; weight:5/8oz; Type: Floating; Depth Range: 17ft+

Winner of ‘Best of Show’ in the Hard Lure Category at the 2011 ICAST Show, the Sebile D&S Crank is an innovative deep diving crankbait with Sebile’s revolutionary Gravity Snagless Hook System. Instead of two treble hooks dangling from the bait, the D&S Crank has only a single EWG hook connected to the rear of the bait. As the lure is moving through the water the hook remains in line with the lure’s flattened tail, greatly reducing the likelihood of snags. Once the fish bites down on the bait, however, the pressure causes the hook to pivot upward and project the hook point into the fish’s mouth for a solid hookset. 

Berkley Havoc 

Grass Pig 

Tech Specs: Length: 5inch; Baits per pack: 6

The Berkley Havoc Grass Pig - measuring in at 5" - was designed by BASS Elite Series veteran pro Bobby Lane. Swim it by clumps of weeds or on top of weed lines to entice violent strikes from bass lying in shallow areas, or in deeper water slow the retrieve to find suspended or bottom-dwelling monsters. Its specially designed body and tail, as well as its precise, soft plastic formulation, allows you to fish it as slow as you want and still produce that irresistible wiggle. A versatile swimbait - it can be rigged in a variety of ways - on a weighted swimbait hook, Florida-rigged, on an offset wide gap hook, or on a jighead.

Berkley 

Nanofil 

Tech Specs: Available in 6lb -12lb test in 150 & 300yd spools.

It’s not a mono.  a Fluorocarbon nor a Braid - Berkley’s NanoFil Uni-Filament fishing line is in a class all its own. Constructed from gel-spun polyethylene, much like a superline, it consists of hundreds of Dyneema nanofilaments that are molecularly linked and shaped into a unified filament line. Dyneema is one of the world’s strongest fibers, providing NanoFil with superline-class strength, as well as zero-stretch and exceptional sensitivity. Berkley’s uni-filament process makes it feel and handle like a smooth monofilament, while still providing the performance characteristics of braid. Berkley NanoFil Uni-Filament Fishing Line is the longest casting, thinnest and most sensitive line Berkley has ever created. 

Quantum 

EXO Baitcaster

Tech Specs: Available in 3 gear ratios: 7:3:1, 5:3:1, 6:6:1; Weight:167g; Line Capacity(Test/yd): 12/145

Weighing in at less than 6-ounces, the Quantum EXO PT Casting Reels shoot conventional reel design full of holes with their revolutionary EXO-skeletal hybrid construction. By combining special, ultra-rigid aluminum alloy in load bearing areas with lightweight composite that reduces weight in non-critical locations by 50%, Quantum was able to build the lightest possible frame with absolutely no sacrifice in strength - it’s 38% stronger than magnesium and 6-times stronger than a graphite composite frame. Even the EXO’s aluminum drive gear is ported to remove excess weight. The reel’s EXO Cast Control, a micro-sized version of Quantum's exclusive ACS cast control system, offers a wide range of centrifugal brake settings that can be fine-tuned with the turn of a dial (easily accessed under a removable side cover). Factor in the low start-up inertia of the Exoskeletal Super Light Spool, and it all adds up to longer casts. 

El Grande Lures 

Boom R Ang 

Tech Specs: Length: 6”; Colours Available: Foxy Fred, Baby Bass, Tilapia, Carp, Baitfish 

The El Grande Boom R Ang is the signature series jerkbait of Bassmaster Elite Series veteran, Fred “Boom Boom” Roumbanis. Measuring 6 inches it features a long, serrated forked tail, as well as a larger profile. A convenient belly hook slot and indentation along the back also make for easier rigging, and decrease the amount of plastic the hook point has to penetrate on hook sets. Available in a variety of colours, El Grande Lures recommends rigging the Boom R Ang with a 5/0 or larger EWG hook. Extremely versatile, it is a great choice fished weightless, on a Texas-rig, a Carolina-rig, swimjig or even on a shakey head or drop shot.