Page 10 - Crappie NOW - September 2018

by Ron Wong
Cranks, Mermaid & One Eye Wiggle Head
ICAST 2018 in Orlando, Florida was Jenko Fishing
a sight to behold. 350,000 square feet
of fishing and marine tackle displayed for
around 15,000 buyers and media members.
CrappieNOW had the privilege to cruise
the massive amount of tackle. Having said
that, about half of the tackle was geared
towards the salt water fishing industry
and the majority of the rest was focused
on the bass fishing world. However, we
found some really cool stuff for the crappie
fishermen. Most all new fishing equipment
and tackle will start coming out late summer
and during the fall. Most certain all will be
available by Christmas, so it is time to make
your list.
Jenko Fishing will be adding the midnight
Slab Hunt’R color series to the crappie crank bait line.
Bobby Garland Black/orange, black/chartreuse and black/red
are colors that should be really good for off-
colored water. Jenko has just introduced the
Mermaid bait that should be on the market now.
This soft plastic bait has a ribbed body with
a split tail to provide action. Tony Sheppard
recommends using this bait on the new 2019
Big T One Eye Wiggle head. This jig head is
made to wobble and make a lot of different
soft plastic baits come alive.

Stand-Out Hook with Feathers
TTI-Blakemore

Bobby Garland will have available
this coming fall the Slab Hunt’R crappie
bait. It is a 2 ¼ inch prop tail soft plastic
bait. It can be used for casting, jigging or
spider rigging. It will be coming in all of
Bobby Garland’s poplar colors. There will
be several new colors for the Slab Slayer,
Baby Shad and Stoll’R: Indigo Sky, Green
Lantern, Monkey Milk Glo and The Shadow.

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