Eposeidon adds MadBite™ Mad Pop 70 and Mad Pop 90 Poppers for an angler’s arsenal of topwater lures.
MadBite™ Mad Pop Topwater Poppers With Glowing Eyes
Eposeidon’s (www.eposeidon.com) MadBite™ Fishing Lure Division has added a new floating topwater popping bait to their lineup, the MadBite Mad Pop. MadBite’s Mad Pop lure spits, splashes, darts, and dashes. Loud internal rattles make even more noise to help trick the fish into biting.
The Mad Pop comes in 2 sizes that can be matched to the conditions and species you are fishing. Mad Pop 70, is 2¾ inches (70mm), weighs 1/3 ounce (9.4 grams) and comes with 2 super-sticky, saltwater safe VMC #4 treble hooks, while the 3½ inch (90mm) 11/16oz (18.5g) Mad Pop 90 is also fitted with VMC hooks, but are #4 trebles on this model.
“I am excited about this new top-popper,” says pro bass fisherman, Kyle Brewer. “The Mad Pop size, and color options are perfect for a lot of different conditions. Anglers can choose to twitch, jerk, and pop this bait in different fishing situations for a wide variety of fish. They have great action and create a lot of commotion in the water that fish home in on.”
The Mad Pop series, made with extra durable materials, have “glowing” 3D eyes, and are available in 5 high quality color patterns: Blueback, Airbrush, Redhead, Firebreather, and Hot Chartreuse.
“We are adding new lure products and models in crankbaits, jerkbaits, swimbaits soft lures, and frog lures at an aggressive pace,” says Eposeidon CEO, Tate Cui. “We listen to the fishing public and respond with the products they are looking for.”
ABOUT EPOSEIDON:
Eposeidon brings a fresh, innovative approach to anglers by offering great products at the best prices. Our goal is to exceed expectations through outstanding customer service and superior product value to our customers. We do our best to continually expand our product lines to meet you individual fishing equipment needs.
Eposeidon provides quality fishing products at affordable prices along with fast, reliable service. For enthusiastic anglers looking for tackle with reliability, endurance and power – ePoseidon.com is the answer.
Increased bearing count and other new features have been fitted to the KastKing™ Pro BD model heavy duty spinning reel for smooth performance and added durability.
KastKing™ BD Series Heavy Duty Spinning Fishing Reels
Eposeidon’s (www.eposeidon.com) new KastKing™ Pro BD series for the serious angler after big fish is now offered in 6000, 7000, 8000, and 10000 sizes. All KastKing™ Pro BD series reels feature 9 shielded stainless-steel ball bearings and an anti-reverse one-way roller bearing.
The KastKing™ Pro BD has a heavy duty corrosion free graphite frame giving it considerable weight saving for all day effortless casting. This large capacity high performance reel’s weights range from only 19 ounces for the KastKing™ Pro BD 6000 and 20 ounces for the BD 7000, BD 8000 and BD 10000. All models have a 4.2:1 gear ratio.
The KastKing™ Pro BD delivers stopping power through its SDS (Superior Drag System). The Pro series BD 6000 and BD 7000 have 28.5lbs. (13 kg) of drag and the BD 8000 and BD 10000 models provide 33 lbs. (15 kg) of drag. The BD’s 9 stainless-steel ball bearings and an instant stop one-way anti-reverse bearing gives ultra-smooth performance. The Pro BD has a CNC machined aluminum alloy spool, durable steel perfect-mesh drive gear and precision machined pinion gear for fish fighting power. Its non-slip right or left-handed interchangeable handle T-grip handle drives directly through its main gear. The saltwater approved Pro BD series reels come in a classic black and gold color scheme with a two-color anodized spool.
“With 9 ball-bearings in this size class, the BD is a pacesetter for the industry. Whether fishing in saltwater or freshwater the Pro BD turns any angler into a Pro,” says Eposeidon’s CEO, Tate Cui. “With retail prices starting at around $49.00 and a one-year warranty, the KastKing™ Pro BD series offers performance and the best value…at any level.”
For more details about Eposeidon’s KastKing™ BD series and other models, please visit www.eposeidon.com.
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ABOUT EPOSEIDON:
Eposeidon brings a fresh, innovative approach to anglers by offering great products at the best prices. Our goal is to exceed expectations through outstanding customer service and superior product value to our customers. We do our best to continually expand our product lines to meet you individual fishing equipment needs.
Eposeidon provides quality fishing products at affordable prices along with fast, reliable service. For enthusiastic anglers looking for tackle with reliability, endurance and power – ePoseidon.com is the answer.
A new topwater model fishing lure available in seven colors has been introduced to the lineup of MadBite™ Lures.
MadBite WMD140 Redhead
(For Immediate Release – Hempstead, NY – May 6, 2014) Eposeidon’s (www.eposeidon.com) Madbite Fishing Lure Division has added a jerk bait lure that is guaranteed to be a hit with anglers. MadBite’s ™ WMD140 “HD” Floating Topwater Jerk Bait is a sleek design with a weight-transfer system that allows extra-long casting distance. The WMD’s loud internal rattle and side-to-side swimming action accurately mimics a dying or injured baitfish, which draws strikes from predatory fish.
The MadBite’s ™ WMD140 “HD” is a floating minnow type 5.5 inch/ 140 mm swimmer weighing in at just under a
half-ounce (4/5 ounce/ 24 grams). It floats and dives to a maximum depth of 5-7 feet on the retrieve. Anglers will find this bait useful for catching hard to fool suspended fish.
The WMD has colorful glowing eyes and is available in 7 vibrant colors, Blueback Dot, Green Lion, Shocker, Airbrush, Redhead, Red Tiger, Gold Dot. All are equipped with 2 extra sharp #2 VMC hooks.
The MadBite’s ™ WMD140 “HD” retails for only $5.98. Eposeidon.com offers free shipping on orders over $10.00.
Eposeidon MadBite WMD 140
ABOUT EPOSEIDON:
Eposeidon brings a fresh, innovative approach to anglers by offering great products at the best prices. Our goal is to exceed expectations through outstanding customer service and superior product value to our customers. We do our best to continually expand our product lines to meet you individual fishing equipment needs.
Eposeidon provides quality fishing products at affordable prices along with fast, reliable service. For enthusiastic anglers looking for tackle with reliability, endurance and power – ePoseidon.com is the answer.
What should be in the top of your tackle box this season? Here’s a look at the top ten lures for bass.
The lure department at a bass fishing superstore is no place for the uninitiated. The staggering selection of bass lures can be downright overwhelming. There are lures of every imaginable shape, size and color, and each of them promises to bring in more and bigger bass with fewer snags.
To add to the confusion, there are bass fishing lures designed for every possible variation in water temperature, condition and season — cold water, warm water, murky water and clear water, pre-spawn and post-spawn.
Rather than cramming a hundred different bass lures into their tackle boxes, most experienced smallmouth and largemouth bass fishermen narrow down their options to a few favorites that consistently bag the biggest fish.
While professional anglers are known to guard their lure selection strategies as closely as the locations of their favorite fishing spots, we’ve managed to reel in this list of 10 essential bass fishing lures that are famous for catching big bass year round across a broad range of water conditions. Want to find out the best lure to use, and when? Read on!
Walkabout topwater bait
10. Stick baits belong to a larger category of bass fishing lures known as topwater baits. As the name implies, topwater baits attract fish by creating a disturbance on the surface of the water. With stick baits, the angler relies on his or her own skill to create a motion that mimics the movement of a surface-swimming baitfish. Perhaps the best known stick bait is one called the Zara Spook, a cigar-shaped lure that can attract bass to the surface from as deep as 25 feet. Fishermen most often use the Zara Spook and similar lures to create a back-and-forth “walk-the-dog” motion that’s irresistible to bass but takes some practice to perfect.
Like all topwater baits, stick baits are most effective when water temperatures are above 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius). Stick baits work best in clear, open water and can be used on the surface of shallow water or the very top layer of water of any depth.
9.Topwater poppers, also known as “chuggers,” are designed to ripple the surface of the water and cause popping or splashing sounds as you retrieve (or reel in) your lure. Poppers come in styles and colors patterned to resemble many of the favorite snack choices of a hungry bass, including frogs, shad, bluegill and minnows. While the shape, color and size should be selected to match the baitfish that live in the waters you are fishing, all poppers have a cupped lip that creates the distinctive popping and splashing sounds you want the bass to hear when the lure is jerked sharply (or “chugged”) out of the water.
Topwater popper
The first topwater poppers were made from solid wood, and a few still are, but most are now molded from hard plastics. Topwater poppers can be used around grasses, stumps and shorelines, as well as in open water. In clear water, a popper on the surface can attract a bass from depths of more than 30 feet. Popular brand names include the Pop-R, Chug-N-Spit (so named because it “spits” water out as the lure is jerked back), Chug-Bug and Hula Popper.
Fish not biting at the top? Despite its unappealing name, the next lure on our list can help you pull in even the most lethargic bottom-feeding bass.
8.Real grubs may be a gardener’s worst enemy, but their soft plastic namesakes are often a fisherman’s best friend. Unlike their living, soil-dwelling counterparts, the versatile grubs used for bass fishing come in a range of colors, sizes and styles and are essentially worm lures with tails attached. Grubs work in both cold water and warm water and can be attached to a range of different hooks, rigs and weights to help them sink to the desired depth. In cold wintry conditions, both curly-tailed grubs and flat-tailed grubs can lure in the sluggish fish that laze along the lake bottom or hide out under docks, vegetation and natural debris, and in warmer temperatures, grubs can be effective in shallow water as well.
Curlytail grub
Experienced anglers may get good results by skillfully “darting” and jerking grubs near the edges of rivers and streams, but many bass fishing aficionados recommend reeling in grubs with a slow, steady retrieve to avoid snagging the lures on weeds, rocks and fallen trees, or losing the attention of slow-moving bass in colder waters.
If you find yourself fishing in cover that’s too tricky for grubs, make sure your tackle box contains at least a few different sizes of the next bass fishing lure on our list.
7. A spoon is an oblong, concave lure with a shape that resembles a small shoehorn or the bowl of a shallow spoon. Spoon lures are nearly always made of metal and are usually relatively heavy, weighing between .5 ounce and 2.5 ounces. Their sturdy weight and smooth, spare design make spoons among the most weedless of all bass fishing lures, meaning that they are ideal for fishing in heavy cover such as submerged weeds, mosses and grasses with a minimum amount of snagging.
These hammered finish Madbite spoons are fitted with dressed red treble hooks for added attraction.
Spoons are typically considered deepwater lures, used to catch bass swimming down on the bottom or suspended at midlevel depths. Because of their weight and the thickly vegetated areas where they are often used, spoons require a heavy line and a medium to heavy rod.
While spoons excel at slipping through weeds and debris below the surface, the lures on the next page are favorites for navigating thick grasses in the shallows or on top of the water.
Buzzbait
6. Buzzbaits are topwater lures with flat propeller-like blades that churn the water as the bait is retrieved, producing the noisy buzzing sound that gives these baits their name. Buzzbaits are typically made of hard plastic or lightweight aluminum. While they’re perhaps best loved for their ability to skim over vegetation and debris without snagging, buzzbaits come in a range of weights and blade styles designed to work in different water conditions. The baits come in two basic shapes, inline and U-shaped, with between one and four blades per lure. Experienced anglers often bend the blades to modify the angle of the propellers, which affects their movement, or action, in the water.
Of course, the next lure has been considered one of the go-to lures for amateur and pro fishermen since it was first invented in the late ’60s.
Rattlestyle Vibe Bait
5. A chrome-colored Rat-LTrap lure with a blue back is hands-down one of most successful bass lures of all time. This lipless crankbait — a plastic lure designed to mimic the swimming motion of a small fish when it’s cranked in — or retrieved — by the fisherman was invented in the late 1960s and has been a go-to lure for amateurs and pros ever since.
The thin, flat-sided Rat-L-Trap gets its name from its internal rattle chamber. When the lure is retrieved quickly, small metal beads inside the rattle chamber create a loud chattering noise that certain bass find irresistible. The Rat-L-Trap works in many different water conditions, but is especially effective when teased across the tips of shallow cover like underwater weeds and grass.
If the fish aren’t striking on a loud, vibrating bass lure like the Rat-L-Trap, it’s time to get out your jigs. We’ll talk about those next.
4.Jigs are simple bass lures that can be as basic as a hook with a small metal ball on top. More often, the top of the jig is painted with fish eyes and the hook is camouflaged with a frilled plastic skirt. The colorful skirt not only attracts fish, but helps make the hook weedless — or difficult to snag in cover.
Jig bait
The jig-and-pig gets its name from the longstanding belief that big fish love pork-based baits. Pork lures look a lot like their plastic cousins — sold in shapes resembling frogs, crawfish and worms — but are made from real pork skin. To keep them fresh, pork baits need to be stored in a brine (salt) solution.
The classic jig-and-pig lure is a skirted jig with a pork trailer, or extra hook, attached to the main hook. For anglers who don’t like the mess of brine solutions, there are plenty of alternatives like chunky plastic frogs and plastic grubs with wiggly tails.
The jig-and-pig is a heavy lure that works best when flipped into a shoreline structure like submerged tree branches or stumps and made to twitch and sink slowly. Its big, slow presentation makes it one of the best bass lures for cold water, when bass are also moving slower.
Keep reading to find out which lure is best at catching bass post-spawn when they’re dining on shad minnows.
3. Fluke baits are long, narrow plastic bass lures with a soft, rubbery feel. They’re designed to look like baitfish — silvery-blue shad or bluegill minnows — that are a favorite snack of big bass.
Finesse minnow
Flukes are known as jerkbait because of the way they’re typically fished. A soft plastic fluke is Texas-rigged to a hook with no additional weights. With a Texas rig, the hook is first pierced through the nose of the lure and then the tip of the hook is buried in the lure’s belly to decrease snags.
An angler casts the lure a short distance and lets it slowly sink for a few seconds. With a light jerk of the line, the fisherman yanks the fluke back up to the surface, where it swims with a realistic wiggle before slowly sinking again. Fluke baits are particularly effective in the post-spawn of late spring when bass are fattening up on shad minnows.
No tackle box would be complete without one of the most versatile bass lures out there. Read on to find out what it is.
MadBite™ Backspin Tail Spinner Bait
2.When fished correctly, spinnerbait can be one of the most versatile bass lures in your tackle box. An experienced angler can take advantage of the unique shape and swimming action of spinnerbait to crank it deep, weave it through thick cover, and flip and sink it within the shoreline structure — the tree branches and stumps we mentioned earlier — or swim it along the surface.
Bass caught on spinnerbait
Spinnerbait bass lures look a little strange on dry land. The body of the spinnerbait resembles a paper clip that has been opened up and twisted to a right angle. At the bottom end of the paper clip is a jig head with a skirted hook. Dangling from the top end of the opened paper clip are one or two shiny, gold or silver-colored spinner blades. The spinnerbait’s odd appearance only makes sense when you see the lure move through the water.
When retrieved slowly or quickly through the water, the spinner blades spin and flash wildly, creating a commotion in the water that bass can see, hear and feel. The colorful skirt adds to the noisy effect while keeping the hook weedless.
And we simply couldn’t do a top 10 without including the extremely effective plastic worm. That’s next
1. Back in the lure aisle at the bass fishing superstore, you might be wondering why there’s so much shelf space devoted to plastic worms. Can such a simple idea — replacing live bait worms with colorful plastic versions — really catch bass? You betcha.
Plastic worm
One of the simplest bass lures in the business, the Texas-rigged plastic worm, is still one of the most effective. As we mentioned before, the classic Texas rig involves threading a hook through the top of the plastic bait and then burying the tip of the hook lower down in the belly of the lure, making it weedless.
When done correctly, a Texas-rigged worm lies straight in the water with only its tail wiggling behind. In this presentation, the lure looks less like a worm than a small baitfish.
Another popular technique for plastic worms is called the wacky rig. At first, it looks like the kind of thing a 3-year-old would attempt. The hook is pierced directly in the middle of the worm’s body, and the two ends of the worm are left to dangle.
When a wacky-rigged worm is flipped and dropped around structures like logs and docks, the two dangling ends of the worm wiggle enticingly as it sinks. For whatever reason, this drives bass crazy.
For more about another type of highly-effective bass baits, hollow body frogs, check out the video:
Now you’re ready to get out on the water and try these 10 bass lures for yourself!
SOURCE: howstuffworks.com, by Dave Roos and Beth Brindle
Eposeidon brings a fresh, innovative approach to anglers by offering great products at the best prices. Our goal is to exceed expectations through outstanding customer service and superior product value to our customers. We do our best to continually expand our product lines to meet you individual fishing equipment needs.
Eposeidon provides quality fishing products at affordable prices along with fast, reliable service. For enthusiastic anglers looking for tackle with reliability, endurance and power – Eposeidon.com is the answer.