Page 3 - Crappie NOW - August 2017

Opening Cast

I just returned from
a very successful and
EDITOR/ SR. WRITER informative ASA ICAST Show
in Orlando Florida where
fishing companies presented
IN MEMORIAM their new products for 2018
to the media and industry
representatives/buyers. It
WRITERS was bigger than any before it
Darl Black and my feet took a pounding
Vic Attardo for three days trying to meet
Ron Presley with the companies attending.
Vernon Summerlin I was pleasantly surprised to see a substantial
John Phillips increase in the number of companies that were
Josh Gowan producing or about to produce products for all crappie
Greg McCain fishermen, women and children. Although I did not
John Felsher get to meet all, I did get to see some cool crappie

gear.
Bobby Garland has a new bait, the Pile Diver, that is
going to be a big hit for jigging, pulling and pushing.
There are six new colors in several of the existent
bait styles that are “gotta-haves.”
Jenko Fishing, a new-comer to Crappie Fishing,
has a complete line-up of plastics, jigs, crankbaits,
nets, etc. that all crappie fishermen should examine.
Garmin has improved mapping and will announce
in the coming months new items for 2018. The show
stopper with Garmin is the new 360 camera.
Engel has improved its bait coolers with a lift out
net system, improved bubbler box entry and adding a
12V hookup so you won’t use up all those batteries.

© Copyright 2017 I’ve gone through tons of batteries.
Two items by PowerPole are really awesome.
A new battery management system and a WiFi
accessory control pad called Vision. These two
systems are a must on any boat old or new.
Cuda Brand has several new tools that are
focused on the crappie market that all of us should
own. See my video on these.
Although I’m just mentioning a few items, the
Cover Photo: show had plenty for the crappie fisherman. Be sure
John Mayo with a good to support companies who support you and the sport.
Mississippi crappie.
Tim Huffman photo Good fishin’ all!
Crappie Clubs....33 Dan Dannenmueller, Publisher

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