GEARING UP
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1. RABID
BAITS
The folks at Rabid Baits have been
tinkering with adding fly-tying materials
to soft plastics for years, but it
wasn’t until a few seasons ago,
while trying to catch heavily pressured
smallmouths on the St.
Lawrence River, that they realized
the full potential of the concept.
Molding fur into popular soft-plastic
shapes creates a unique finesse
presentation because even when the
baits are dead-sticked, the fur keeps
pulsing in a way that bass can’t
resist. Zonker – strips of rabbit fur –
was chosen for the fur because of its
ability to store well after use to be
fished again later. Strategic placement
helps create the look of injured
bass forage.
Among the company’s current
lineup (more baits are coming this
summer) are the Rabid Craw, with its
two hairy pincers, a soft stick bait
called the Shaker Worm, plus a Goby
and Darter that each sport a trio of
spiky zonker clumps. Baits come four
to a pack for $6.99 or $7.99.
rabidbaits.com
B&W TOW AND STOW
2. ADJUSTABLE BALL MOUNT
Leave busted shins and unlevel trailer
tongues in the past thanks to
B&W’s innovative Tow and Stow
Adjustable Ball Mount. This clever
hitch is adjustable up and down in 1-
inch increments for a proper towing
setup, which is especially handy if
you’re swapping from a boat trailer
to a utility trailer or camper from time
to time. Also handy is the ability to
rotate between two or three ball
sizes, depending on model. When
not in use, just pop out a couple pins
and rotate the hitch underneath the
vehicle into the stow position to protect
your shins and provide a few
extra inches of garage door clearance.
The Tow and Stow comes in
two finishes, three shank sizes, four
drop lengths and three ball configurations,
all of which are easy to
select on the B&W website to match
your needs. $194 to $351
bwtrailerhitches.com
NORMAN LURES
3. SPEED N
When you look at the Speed N, you
definitely see the family resemblance.
It’s a chip off the old
Norman N-series block. In fact, the
Speed N’s body is the same size
and weight as the legendary Deep
Little N. Where the Speed N finds
its niche is as a crankbait for fishing
around grass – though it’ll work
around any sort of cover or structure
in that 4- to 6-foot range.
A square-ish lip and careful
weighting give the bait a tight
wobble, with enough pitch and roll
and the kind of hunting action that
often work so well. The company
says it has a unique dull thumping
sound thanks to the body material,
and a gelcoat to protect the finish. It
costs $7.99.
normanlures.com
4. MYCHARGE
ADVENTURE H20
Throw anything you want at the
Adventure H20 series chargers, and
they return exactly what you need:
power. These rugged, portable
power sources for small electronics
are waterproof, shock-proof and can
stand being tossed around in the
muck and the grime. Use them to
re-power tablets, smartphones,
GoPros and the like. Several sizes
are available to provide from two to
six charges for the average smartphone,
with 1A to 2.4A of output.
$29.99 to $54.99
mycharge.com
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