Clothing that not only offers protection from the sun’s scorching rays but is also comfortable and stylish is rapidly gaining in popularity with all anglers. Montauk Tackle Company has developed a V-Neck Scuba Stitch style performance shirt with the MTCdryprotect System that incorporates built in 50SPF sun protection, moisture wicking transporter for quick drying and anti-microbial treatment that prevents odor-causing microbes. The fabric of the shirt is made of 100-percent polyester yet feels soft and comfortable like cotton thanks to a proprietary mill and weave technique. The Montauk Tackle V-Neck Scuba Stitch comes in a light-weight fabric that is specially woven to be comfortable on the flats in the tropics, the cockpit in the Gulf Stream or a hot steamy August afternoon off of your favorite coast. It is available in four different colors as well as classic white. All shirts are 100-percent made in America. Contact: Montauk Tackle at 646-261-0069 or on the web at www.montauktackle.com.
Tuf-Line Guides Choice Indicator Hollow is a microfilament 100-percent Spectra line that’s easy to splice while its hollow core design allows for the elimination of knots by using 100-percent splices for the strongest main line to leader connection. Indicator Hollow is metered with three permanent color changes, each 10 feet long, rather than the traditional 10-yard intervals to allow the angler much more precise depth control. The distinct color pattern of yellow-red-green allows the angler to simply count every third color repetition for ease in depth determination. The spliced end loop starts at the beginning of the yellow meter. Drop to the next yellow, you’re at 30-feet. Drop to the next yellow, 60-feet. Add one red, you’re at 70 feet. Indicator hollow is an ideal match with today’s small high-performance jigging and spinning reels and is available in a variety of spool sizes and breaking strengths. Contact: BHP Tackle at 201-767-9028 or on the web at www.bhptackle.com.
CanyonGear’s Hoo Machine†is designed with an offset center hole bullet style head for front running over a rigged ballyhoo and features protruding holographic eyes, an internal lead keel weighted insert plus a bored and tapered end stock for secure rigging over a ballyhoo beak. The weighted inserts can be covered in 11 abalone shell color options or holographic tapes with corresponding head tinting. The all lead Heavy Hoo Machine and the standard Hoo Machine weigh five ounces and two ounces respectively and come in nine powder coated head color options. Either head can be ordered with silver or red custom designed Hoo Machine holographic 3-D eyes designed to imitate the eyes of a real ballyhoo. All Hoo Machines are skirted with nylon lustrous Diamond hair in 13 standard single colors or split with two hair colors of personal choice and can be ordered with optional Flash Mylar holographic material incorporated into the hair skirt. Contact: Canyon Gear at 888-877-5001 or on the web at www.canyongear.com.
Whether you’re looking to attract fish or just improve the ambiance of your boat, dock, pond or fountain, Abyss Technologies offers a complete line of underwater lights with an application suitable to meet your need and style. All models feature state-of-the-art light emitting diode (LED) technology, ensuring over 35,000 hours of operation, reliability and efficiency. An exceptionally low electrical power requirement also reduces battery drainage, allowing for extended use of all models even with the boat’s engines off. Six models are available including five round transom and one bar-type model that’s designed for hull sides or difficult installations around trim-tabs and rudders. All models are constructed of marine grade bronze or 316 stainless steel and feature an impact resistant glass lens. Each is permanently sealed, totally waterproof, fully submersible and suitable for use in fresh or salt water. Installation requires only a tiny hole to allow wires to pass through. Contact: Abyss Technology at 954-772-2022 or on the web at www.abysslite.com.
Bait trays are an essential accessory for all anglers to keep bait fresh and cold while eliminating damage from ice and freshwater which destroy most saltwater baits. YETI Coolers Bait Tray is designed to turn any cooler into a professional bait-box keeping bait cold and readily available for quick and easy access. The Bait Tray is stackable and provides the perfect platform for thawing or storing multiple trays of rigged or unrigged bait. The marine-grade stainless steel acts as a thermal barrier to keep bait cold and helps keep ice solid up to three times as long. Two models are offered to fit any Yeti cooler and feature 18-gauge 304 marine grade stainless steel construction that won’t flex, bend or scratch like powder-coated aluminum trays. Slotted holes allow for even transfer of cooling while custom designed handles on all four sides of the tray allow for easy removal of the Bait Tray from a YETI Tundra Series Cooler. Contact: Tar Heel Outfitters at 919-341-9492 or on the web at www.tarheeloutfitters.com.
Tournament Grade Tackle’s new Tuna Luna Jigs are designed with a light chamber built right into the body and are an alternative to standard jigs at night and during low light conditions. At seven ounces, Tuna Luna Jigs offer enough weight for effective jigging with heavy line, in strong currents, on a fast drift and when tuna are running deep, yet light enough to use for striped bass, grouper, king mackerel, and other inshore gamefish. Tuna Luna Jigs features a lead and bismuth alloy body that’s powder coated with a durable coating that resists chipping and peeling. The light sticks are manufactured for TGT and press firmly into the body of the jigs with supplied compression rings and glow for over eight hours. Jigs and light sticks come in three colors including Hot Pink, Chartreuse and Yellow and each jig is rigged with a 900# solid ring and two 6/0 400-pound assist hooks and three light sticks of the color of your choice. Contact: Tournament Grade Tackle at (908) 290-3616 or on the web at www.tgttackle.com.
Cabo Blanco Offshore Gear performance t-shirts are designed by fishermen and named for one of the most famous fishing spots in the history of sportfishing in the Pacific, Cabo Blanco, Peru. All styles offer an ultraviolet protection factor of 50+ and are moisture wicking to keep you cool and dry all day long. These quick drying shirts feature an anti- microbial factor for longer wear and easily wash out butterfish slime, bunker chum, tuna blood, or squid ink even with a hose right on the boat. A white long sleeve style is available with a black marlin while the blue marlin “Living the Dream Offshore” design is available in white and Carolina blue. The tuna is offered in light tan while a striped bass in light grey is also offered. Short sleeve styles in white feature a black or blue marlin design. All shirts are available in sizes S to 3XL and retailers are welcome. Contact: Pat Ross at Fishgalblue@aol.com.
Now owners who don’t permanently keep their boats in the water can enjoy the ambience of beautiful underwater lighting. Designed to mount to the transom of a vessel, Aqualuma’s Surface-Mount Light is ideal for any craft where a thru-hull installation is not possible. Housing nine LEDs, it’s one of the brightest surface-mount lights available on the market and its super-slim profile, it measures 5.4” L x 3” H x .8” D, won’t add bulk to the transom. High-quality, ultra-reliable and super bright, Aqualuma’s Surface-Mount Light is factory-sealed and self-contained with a simple two-wire installation that doesn’t require bonding. Featuring onboard driver circuitry and housing manufactured from a thermally conducted polymer, it offers a long life, draws less than 14 amps at 12V DC, and is reverse-polarity protected. Available in brilliant white, ultra blue and ultra green, the Surface Mount Light comes with 12’ of tinned, submersible cable and a two-year warranty. Contact: Aqualuma Underwater Lighting on the web at www.aqualuma.com.
Made of 100-percent Microfiber “Quick-Dry” Dorado-Skin fabric, the all new Dorado Boardshorts from Pelagic are stylish, super soft and comfortable and are equally at home on and off the water. Dorado Boardshorts feature a custom dorado pattern print fabric that looks just like the popular gamefish when its fresh caught. Boardshorts are super soft and comfortable and have a neoprene-stretch-fly. A side cargo pocket has a Velcro closure while the back pocket has a zipper closure and each have drainage holes and offer storage space for a cell phone, wallet, hand-held radio, digital camera, fishing gear and the like. Other features include anti-rash Lycra taping, drawstring waist, custom pocket embroidery and 3-D gel logo on the back waistband. Available in green or blue, Dorado Boardshorts come in even sizes from 32” to 40” and are available through local retailers or directly from Pelagic. Contact: Pelagic at 949-642-0646 or on the web at www.pelagicgear.com.
