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Helios SX Baitcast Reels – Inside Look
Helios SX Baitcast Reels – Inside Look The Helios SX The new Okuma Helios SX low-profile baitcast reels are the third generation of Helios baitcast reels. The Helios SX is brand new for the 2019 season and packed full of key upgrades over the long enjoyed Helios family. The sleek new look and design of the Helios SX is packed with upgrades keeping anglers on the water longer. Along with all of the new upgrades are the design features that you came to know and enjoy like the all aluminum side plates, frame and spool giving it an ultra light, 6.3 ounce total weight. The new Helios SX has a…
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Okuma Voyager Express Travel Kit – First Look
Okuma Voyager Express Travel Kit – First Look As a person who travels for a living, I am always looking for the next great travel rod or kit. This year, Okuma introduced the new Voyager Express Travel Kit to add to their extensive lineup of travel rods and kits. This particular kit is a 5 piece travel kit that comes with rod and reel packed in a soft travel carry bag. Okuma has a wide range of travel gear and have filled that niche nicely. From the high end saltwater Nomad rods to the SST multi piece Salmon and Steelhead rods, Okuma has the traveler covered. Heck, they even make…
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Holiday Fishing Gift Guide For The Fisherman In Your Life – 2018
Holiday Fishing Gift Guide – 2018 With the holidays fast approaching, gift buying usually starts to creep into everyone’s mind sooner or later. If there is a special fisherman or fisherlady in your life, it may seem like it, but they really aren’t that hard to buy for. Usually anything used for, about, in or around fishing should do. I’m going to try to help you out with the top new fishing and fishing related products from ICAST 2018. These are all of the products that won their Best Of category at this years show. I’ll try to keep it as organized as possible, but here are all of the…
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Smoking The Perfect Tri Tip – Easy Recipe
Smoking The Perfect Tri Tip There is nothing like biting into a perfectly cooked, juicy, smoked slice of Tri Tip. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it. The thought of the flavors as they run through my head get me excited. And now with the ease and affordability of electric smokers, this can be accomplished by anyone. Ingredients Tri Tip – I like a 2-3lb piece of meat with some fat cap on one side Rub – Enough for a good rubdown and complete cover of the Tri Tip Kosher Salt – A few Tablespoons should do. Also enough to cover the Tri Tip Smoker – This recipe calls for…
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What Inspires You Video Contest by Okuma
What Inspires You Video Contest Okuma ran a really cool video contest this year and we asked the question, What Inspires You? With that, we had a lot of entries. We asked for a 3 minute or less videos telling us what inspires you about fishing. The winner of the contest was set to receive an all expense paid trip to SoCal to fish with Team Okuma for one day and another day fishing with the TV show Stoked On Fishing. Second place was a $1,000 Okuma gift card and third was a $500 Okuma gift card. Not bad at all! The Videos As I mentioned, we had a lot…