Evolve Baits Original Species & Pulse Frog- First Impressions

When we first mentioned Evolve Baits we were quite impressed by the hand painted details. After having inspected the Original Pulse Frog and Original Species Frog close up I’m now very impressed with the entire build quality. These frogs definitely look the business and feel built to withstand huge bass, even the jaws of pike and musky!

I wasn’t able to get out this weekend because it was Thanksgiving here in Canada, but I’m working on a trip to Mystery Lake in late October and I cannot wait to give these frogs a go, even if it might be a bit too cold for topwater.

More photos of both the Original Species Frog and Original Pulse Frog after the break.

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DUO Realis Vibration62 – First Impresssions

DUO International is a Japanese company based out of Shizuoka, Japan. Their latest Realis series of lures has really impressed me so far and while they are relatively unknown in North America, I have no doubt they will be soon with lures like this!

I’ve been using the Realis Vibration62 quite a bit this fall and the smallmouth bass have been nailing it regularly, often inhaling the entire lure. While the Vibration62 may be small in size, its castability is incredible thanks to its aerodynamic design and balance. I use this lure with a high speed burner reel, and no matter have quickly I retrieved it, it always ran true. This lure can be heard clearly even when its 10 feet away under the water. The tight wobble has proven to be irresistible for east coast bass and I have no doubt it will catch bass anywhere.

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Kistler Magnesium Stick Worm 7’0″ Rod – First Impressions

If you believe they hype, Kistler Rods are among the best in the business. They specialize in light weight, high quality premium bass fishing rods. This is only the second rod I have ever had shipped to me, I’ve always preferred to have a good look at a rod in person before buying. The last rod exceeded my expectations and I really hoped this one would too. The 7 foot rod came sealed in a long white PVC pipe, ensuring that no damage came to the rod during its travel from its birthplace in Magnolia, Texas to my doorstep in Halifax, Nova Scotia more than 2600 miles away. To say I was excited to see me new rod was an understatement. This rod was a complete surprise, I didn’t even know what type of rod I was receiving – I had just told Trey Kistler the type of fishing I like to do, and he said he had just the rod for me.

I opened the end of the its PVC tomb and pulled out a shiny new 2011 Magnesium Stick Worm – Swimming Bait Special 7’0″ Med-Heavy casting rod! With any Kistler rod the first thing most people would notice is its incredibly light weight. For me it wasn’t the weight that caught my attention, it was the colour. Green. It wasn’t a terribly pretty green by any stretch, but once I got it outside and the sunlight hit it it had a whole new glow to it. After a day of using this rod it didn’t matter. I would still use this rod even if it was bright pink, it is really that good. It’s so good in fact, that I haven’t even touched any of the six bass rods I have since I got it.

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Jackall Lures Swimming Ninja – First Impressions

The Swimming Ninja from Jackall Lures is without a doubt one of the best looking soft swimbaits on the market today. It looks even more impressive in the water thanks to its incredible tail-kicking action. The Swimming Ninja retails for about $20 USD, which is a little expensive for most fishermen, but completely worth it in my opinion.

This lure was responsible for Kota Kiriyama’s 12th place finish at the Bassmaster Elite series tournament at Lake Amistad. The Swimming Ninja casts like a bullet, has an absolutely awesome falling action and sits face down, ass up on the bottom. While this lure was made with bass in mind, it looks like a killer pike lure to me! This lure is available in five patterns but I went with the trout pattern which has been productive for small mouth here in Nova Scotia the past. My only complaint so far is that the Swimming Ninja can’t be retrieved very quickly, so leave your burner reel at home.

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Jackall Lures Seira Minnow – First Impressions

I just got this awesome new Seira Minnow 80s from Jackall today and I’ll be testing it out tomorrow. Its a great looking lure and should be ideal for smallmouth bass in the area. As you can see by the photos, this isn’t your ordinary jerkbait.

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Dave Mercer Smashin’ Lake Erie Smallmouth

I just watched this video Dave Mercer uploaded two days ago of him smashing smallmouth bass on Lake Erie and it really reminded me that I haven’t done any bass fishing this year.

Man do I miss those massive hooksets. Though, as you probably already know I’ve been spending many of my weekends in Algonquin Park, catching trout- a species I’ve never targeted in the past. I’ve even successfully taught myself and friends how to troll for trout in a canoe.

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