ICAST 50 is the fishing tackle industry's 2007 convention and trade show being held in Las Vegas July 11th-13th. The highlight of the convention is the 'BEST of SHOW' judging for new products in 17 categories. ESPN Outdoors Fishing has the first look at the winners on there site at, http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/news/story?page=best_of_show . Here is a rundown of the winners.
Best Fishing Accessory: Berkley TEC Pistol Trigger Grip with Sheath
This is an easy to use lip gripper with a pistol trigger design.
Best Soft Lure: Gulp Alive!
This is a biodegradable scented soft lure.
Best Hard Lure: Rollo Lures
A retractable steel leader helps to set the hook when a fish strikes.
Best Terminal Tackle: Double Dee's
Fish attractors that counter rotate and admit harmonic oscillation.
Best Electronic: Lorance/Navico, LCX-38C HD (200kHz) Sonar/ chart plotter
The SolorMax 8.4", 600V X 800H pixel SVGA screen, gives brilliant, 16- bit TFT color fish-finding and navigational views. Also has a 30GB internal hard drive and Ethernet expansion port for sonar graph sharing.
Best Gift-Wear: McDaddy's Pink Ribbon Collection
Fishing spoon jewelry in white gold or sterling silver.
Best Eye wear: Costa Del Mar, Man-O'-War 2
Best Kids Tackle: Outdoor Adventure Kids Inc.,Miss Fisherman
Smaller rod and reel combo, in pink or purple, designed for young girls.
Best Clothing: Old Harbor Outfitters, Technical Shorts
Shorts include built in fighting harness.
Best Boating Accessory: Bert's Custom Tackle, Bert's Track System
Tackle track system includes ratcheting rod holder and tool holder.
Best Tackle Management System: Shimano, Bristol Bay Portable Live well Bag
Portable live bait system for kayak anglers.
Best Line: Stren, Microfuse in Glacier Blue Fluorescent
Thermally-fused, braided line has high visibility above water, low visibility below water.
Best Combo: Pfluger Fishing Tackle, PFLEX Fly/Spin Kit
Molded case, 6 piece graphite rod, 5SSBB spinning reel, aluminum fly reel
Best Saltwater Rod: E21 Fishing, Fusion
Carbon fiber, nano tube composit material makes this rod strong, lite and able to cast farther with less effort.
Best Saltwater Reel: Shimano, Trinidad DC
Bait caster designed with Digital Control technology.
Freshwater Reel: Shimano, Stradic FI Spinning Reels
Innovations include Paladin Gear durability enhancement and Propulsion Line Management System.
BEST IN SHOW
Best Freshwater Rod: E21 Fishing, The Carrot Stix
Nano bio-fibers, made from carrots, exhibit qualities of both graphite and glass.
