Two Birds with One Stone

Getting to review the best products in fishing is a tough job…..and someone has to do it, but seriously no one loves it anymore than we do.

Testing can be fun but in order to do it right we must have a systematic approach to the test and criteria that starts with the manufacturers marketing. If they say it catches 20 % more fish it better. If they say it dives to 18 feet, it better and if they say it will make each of us a better angler it better, as well. After that we have to put it to the regular angler set of tests. Getting a product endorsement from the Wired2Fish staff is serious business because we know that you have to spend your hard earned money to buy it, and it’s about integrity. We want our recommendation to mean something.

We take this job very seriously and rest assured if it’s reviewed on Wired2Fish we have actually fished with it – many times in tournament competition but more often than not it is in a controlled situation. We like to keep Wired2Fish readers appraised on what is hot during the time when it should be. Spring baits in the spring, post-spawn baits in the post-spawn, deep water lures in the dog days and fall baits in the fall.

We will on occasion do a series of stories about the new baits before they are generally available, but if they are in the Next Generation Tackle Box we have tested them.

We recently got to test two new products at the same time, the Spro Little John DD and Sunline Super Natural Mono. There was a method to our madness, and bass in our area are starting to move deep. We wanted to see if we could turn a few heads … pun intended.

We matched this combo on a Revo Winch, one sweet cranking reel by the way, a St.Croix Legend Elite medium-heavy 7-footer and used Humminbird electronics. We snuck that one in on you. You cannot fish deep without excellent electronics and the Humminbird 997 C2 Si is excellent. We use it in dual mode, Side imaging and regular depth finder, almost all the time.