I’ve had some great days with a flutter spoon in Mexico, but I always thought that the lures’ randomness was a feature rather than bug. I picked my spoons by shape, size and color rather than how they acted. Then Elite Series champion Taku Ito told me about his favorite spoon for bass.
Not surprisingly, as with everything he does, there’s an explanation. It’s all about control. Here’s his take on why the Nories Dairakka helps him get paid.
While sapphire blue chunk jig trailers are a dirty water staple, sometimes the profile of a craw provides greater vibration and slips through cover more easily. Here are some top Tackle Warehouse options.
We’ve fished flutter spoons for bass and Blue Fox Pixies for Alaska salmon, but on our Zambia tigerfish trip, a weird double spoon absolutely outfished everything else… and it wasn’t even close.
At ICAST 2026, Salty Crew’s Matt Florentino shares three must-have fishing apparel and gear items for anglers who want technical performance and forward-facing style.
For a non-contact sport, fishing provides a lot of opportunities for the frank and beans to end up in a world of hurt. My most painful recent example occurred in Mag Bay last November when I ended up with a case of crushed nuts. The Aussies may have a solution.