JL Marine now offers a colorful new Power-Pole® shallow water anchor designed and signed by the inventor.
Kistler Rods
Tom is excited to join guys like Scott Martin, Anthony Gagliardi, Alton Jones and Terry Tucker in representing Kistler Rods.
Kistler rods are known for their high quality and their extreme sensitivity. Yet, they have the strength to bring in the toughest fish while still being the lightest rods in production today!
Along with their Helium 2 LTX, Helium LTA, Micro Magnesium, Magnesium TS and Carbon Steel rods, Kistler is now offering their Z Bone Custom Rod Series.
Each Z bone will be built and tested from a blank that was specially designed by the legendary Gary Loomis and constructed by his North Fork Composites team in their new state-of-the-art blank factory in Woodland, Washington. Because of the extreme degree of testing by Gary and his team as well as the Kistler standard of testing, you will be able to feel more confident while fishing their great American Z bone blanks. All Kistler Z bone blanks are finished in a beautiful "Raw Carbon". Their one of a kind "Raw Carbon" finished look is a sanding and polishing process that involves no added color, gloss or matte coating at all, just the pure beauty of graphite. This approach ensures your rod is as light, responsive, and sensitive as possible. While a coating can make for an attractive fishing rod, the weight of any applied finish dampens the blank at its most critical section, the tip.. By leaving their blanks naturally finished, they can deliver to you not just the lightest rod possible, but also one with an incredibly sensitive tip that will also equate to tons of detected bites.
If you haven't checked out a Kistler Rod, Tom encourages you to visit their website. You can order your rod by Series, or by your perferred bait. Still undecided, contact Trey Kistler and he will be more than happy to help you choose your new rod.
Tom will also be demonstrating Kistler Rods at the Orlando Bass Pro Shop and West Palm Beach Gander Mountain stores. Just watch the scrolling marquee at the top to see when Tom's next appearance will be.
Fishing mats
Bassmaster.com
Florida bass angler Tom Morse has made his mark in the fishing industry pitching and flipping mats for big, heavyweight largemouths. His approach is somewhat different, very precise and requires a fair amount of concentration. Nevertheless, those anglers who are willing to work his system will likely catch more bass this year, and not just in Florida.
We asked him to detail his theories, his approach and his tackle choices. Here's what he had to say.