The Outdoor Gear We Recommend
We may have a little bit of a hoarding problem. Good gear need not be expensive, but it has to improve the experience in some way. Whether it’s the right rod, a certain bait, or the world’s best rainsuit, we’ll give unfiltered opinions on what we use and why we use it.
No tackle shop on earth provides more specialized gear for bass than Tackle Warehouse. If you want it, they've got it in stock — whether it's a proven winner or the newest items on the market — and their service is exceptional.
SPRO, Gamakatsu and Nories Combine to Update the Shakey Head
Bryan New certainly never forgot about the power of the shaky head, despite the fact that it’s kind of fallen out of favor. The difference is that in 2025 he has a version that’s light years ahead of what he threw a generation ago.
Bryan New Keeps His Tackle Tamed with Soft SPRO Storage
Bryan New is a “neat freak,” and like many of us he’s always looking for a better way to keep his tackle safe and accessible. Lately he’s leaned heavily on SPRO’s new soft tackle boxes, which come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Bryan New Gives Up Taku’s Spybait Alternative
Until Taku Ito won a 2024 Elite Series event at Alabama’s Smith Lake, few of us had ever seen Norie’s Wrapping Minnow. It’sa fantastic spotted bass lure, especially when used with forward-facing sonar. Bryan New filled us in on what it’s all.
Blueback Baits With Bryan New
Bryan New has competed throughout the southeast on lakes where bass feast on blueback herring. If you want to attract your quarry’s attention, get them to bite, and put them in the boat, you have to be crafty and pretty quick on the draw.
How Bryan New Rigs the Hideup Coike
Bryan New introduced us to the Hideup Coike at the Bassmaster Classic, but since then it’s been cashing checks on the Elite Series Here are some of New’s favorite rigging techniques.
Straight Outta Japan with Bryan New
Thanks to the international tentacles of SPRO, many of the best JDM tackle products can be purchased from outlets like Tackle Warehouse.Bryan New led us through some of his Japanese favorites at the 2025 Bassmaster Classic Expo.
