Lithium Shuttle

Starting off with one that really caught our attention — a lightweight, fully decked-out “shuttle” for your ice flasher/sonar. Lookit this work of art [heart-eyes emoji]:

Few specs for you ice-heads:

> Has a 12Ah lithium-ion battery that can extend a unit’s run time by up to 40 hours [!] and we believe trims about 3 lbs off.

> LED lighting to charge glow lures and see your hole without a headlamp.

> Built-in USB power ports to charge your cell phone, camera, or other stuff.

> Two “1/4 – 20 ports” for mounting additional accessories like RAM mounts for a GPS, cell phone and whatnot.

> Also has a couple of rod holders, fits into a 5-gallon bucket and too much other stuff to list here.

Designed for the new MarCum M-Series, LX-6 and LX-7 sonar systems, but word is it may work with other head units as well.

A fast-ripping, hard-stopping finesse jerkbait you’ll wanna see underwater. Had the chance to chat with Tony Roach about it and found out he stuck an 8-lber with it on his third cast…and almost lost it to a dogfish the cast before that lol.

Guess that hard-plastic boot tail is like putting a brake pedal on a jerkbait…supposed to stop like it hit a wall and is super easy to fish.

Don’t be afraid to fish it straight in like a swimbait either…. Jimmy Lindner said the tail seems to soften up the back-end movement, and that it looks great swimming back to the boat. Can’t wait to take one out for a rip.

Scatter Rap Glass Shad

Here’s one for you walleye-nuts fishing in clear water: Now you can get the Scatter Rap lip on a Glass Shad, which picks up the color of its surroundings and bounces it back in an iridescent glow.

They dive 10-14′ and of course have that nasty-good erratic action to help trigger bites. Al approved:

Shad Dancer

5 new colors coming out in the always-fishy Rapala Shad Dancer (dives 7-10′). In front there is pink chrome, and they’re also adding purple chrome, redfire crawdad, pink tiger UV and green tiger UV.

Slab Rap

Couple new colors coming the Slab Rap’s way including: purple clown and the must-have perch. Here’s an actual pic of Joel Nelson and Brad Hawthorne fighting over the prototypes last year:

Mag Spring Pliers

It’s tough to make fishing tools look cool, but Rapala nailed it with their new Mag Spring Pliers. Holding a set feels almost as good as holding a 27″ walleye…almost lol.

Bonus New Colors

Rapala also added a bunch of new colors in the: Jointed Deep Husky Jerk, Husky Jerk, Down Deep Husky Jerk, Ultra Light Rippin’ Rap and the Rippin’ Rap. Way too many to show you here, just click the name of the bait and it’ll bring you right to ’em.

1. LIVETARGET

Swimbait Series

Got soft swimbaits? Here’s a handful (teehee) from LIVETARGET that caught our eye. Top to bottom: Sunfish, Sucker, Yellow Perch and Common Shiner:

That 4″ Common Shiner looks and feels like it’s asking for “overs.” Plus it’s cheaper than buying/losing/killing a dozen live shiners. Check the tail action:

2. Custom Jigs & Spins

Rattling Rotating Power Minnow

Custom Jigs & Spins dropped a new, rattling version of the Rotating Power Minnow. Has a built-in, BB-filled rattle chamber in the tail that gives off a subtle click on the sweep. What do you think about those 5 new colors?

Glo-Shot Spoon

It’s completely normal to daydream about ice fishing while it’s 90 degrees…right? Check the new Glo-Shot Spoon from Northland Fishing Tackle:

Comes with replaceable light sticks (red, green or chartreuse) that keep that puppy glowing for 8-ish hours. Always been a sucker for Wonderbread:

Butterfly Blades

Polycarbonate spinner blades? Yup! ‘Cuz they’re super light and will spin at speeds down to 0.25 mph. Comes in 3 styles: single hook, Super Death, crawler harness:

Also a great option in the weeds because they don’t crash to the bottom like traditional blades:

Leech

Lunkerhunt has got some awesome looking soft-plastic leeches coming out sometime (hopefully) soonish. They’ve got a neutral buoyancy that’s tough to describe in words, but this short vid lets you see for yourself.

Don’t know many more details yet, but we’ll keep you posted.

Epixor XT

The purrrrtty new Okuma Epixor XT has “torsion control armor” that helps reduce line twist, and a slower oscillation system that helps to evenly lay the line on the spool (especially lighter braids). Which in English means less this:

Felt like it should cost a bunch more than the MSRP of $69.99. Should be out this fall.

A/M-24 Inflatable Life Jacket

Really diggin’ this new color in the Onyx A/M-24 inflatable life jacket. Might not be flashy enough for those bass guys though (lol), but it’s also still available in blue/black and pink/black.

Same model PFD that guys like Al Lindner and Jason Mitchell run. Love that life-savers are becoming cool:

STR Rain Jacket

Also a new ladies STR Rain Jacket that’s #notpink

Long Extra Deep Divers

Drool alert. Bay Rat Lures are hand-painted and 100% made in the USA…every part down to the packaging. It all goes down on the shores of Lake Erie:

That’s just a few new colors of a zillion tasty options. FishUSA has a pile of ’em in stock here, including some custom colors you can’t get anywhere else….

Micro 5.0 Revolution

Aqua-Vu’s got a gorgeous new underwater camera called the Micro 5.0 Revolution that’s got a smartphone-like screen, digital temperature, direction, zoom, magnetic power plugs and the “Pro” model adds DVR for recording. LOVE that cable-management system:

Available this fall but you can pre-order ’em now.

3DR Series

There’s a purtty new 3DR (Real) Series of Jerkbaits, Long Bills and Minnows coming out this winter with an “internal 3D prism” that’s supposed to be killer on heavily-pressured fish or super-clear water. Might feel bad getting teeth marks on those gaw-jus patterns though….

Crystal Minnow Walleye Deep Diver

By now you’ve seen/used the Crystal Minnow Walleye Deep Divers from Yo-Zuri, but what you probably didn’t know it that they’re adding a bigger 5.25″ size that’ll dive 15-20′. #Money

Super Glow Harness Blades

14 new colors painted with Moonshine’s super-secret “special glow.” Here’s 5 of ’em that caught our eye. On FishUSA right here.

BaitCloud InLine

New BaitCloud InLine lets you feed line straight through the fish-attracting ball, so you can get creative by: suspending it, pegging it down in current/waves, cast it around on a separate rod, rig it on your line above your bait, [insert creative idea here].

Sounds like this makes BaitCloud technically legal to use in a few more states that require the attractant be “inline with your offering.” Check your local regs!

Snap Jig

A winged jighead with a gliding/darting action. Allows you to swap out the body with your favorite plastics to quickly change the color, action and profile:

Walleye pro Korey Sprengel likes matching it with a 3″ Pro Twitchtail Minnow or 3″ Pro Jig Worm. Check it:

Available this September, just in time for the early-fall bite

FLX-12 and FLX-20

Vex added a couple new models to their FLX series of flashers after the sucess of their FLX-28. Here’s Tommy Z with a sneaky peek for ya:

PowerStick

If you still haven’t seen/gotten a YOLOTek PowerStick to video all your missed hooksets and dropped fish, do it! Mounts right in your nav light port and keeps your camera fully charged.

15-foot Talon

Meet the medium-water anchor, formally known as a shallow-water anchor lol:

The new Talon will pin you down in 15′ [!], which would be about perfect for the cabbage walleye bite that seems to last all season long.

Added bluetooth to work with: the upgraded remote, new Talon phone app, allows you to do software updates, and link to some Humminbird units. Bonus LED light on the top cap for after-dark missions. Available this October. #TalonDown

Keyed-Alike Locks

Marine security products such as: RAM Mount locks, trolling motor locks, receiver locks, coupler locks, a universal spare tire lock, locks for your locks locks (lol). All can be keyed the same so you don’t have to fish with this in your pocket:

Hard Bait Box

Uses silicone anchors to hold your baits in place — no tangled or chipped paint. Could be an awesome option for storing Jigging Raps:

I (Brett) played around with a Micro Jig Box prototype last winter and really liked it. More info coming….

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