The purpose of catch-and-release angling is to allow fish to survive so anglers can catch them again or so the fish can live to reproduce. By taking a few simple steps to ensure fish are released properly, anglers can maximize survival and improve fishing.

Sport-caught fish typically die for one of two reasons during catch-and-release: wounding and/or stress. Although some wounding may be unavoidable, the use of proper equipment and careful handling can keep this to a minimum. The following tips showcase what anglers can do to be successful at catch-and-release with success equating to survival.

Hooks
Single hooks are more easily removed than multi-point hooks, such as trebles. In addition, barbless hooks can bemore easily removed from fish and cause smaller puncture wounds. Small hooks can be rendered barbless simply by crushing the barb with a pair of pliers. Barbs can be removed from larger hooks with files or side-cutters.

Fish caught in the lips, jaws, mouth roofs or cheeks are more easily released than those that are more deeply hooked – say in the gullet or in the gills. Anglers who use artificial lures generally hook fish more superficially than those using live bait – when a fish takes bait, it may swallow it immediately which can lead to gut- or gill-hooking. If a fish has swallowed a hook, cut the line and leave it. The hook will generally deteriorate over time and the fish has a better chance of survival than if its organs are torn in the unhooking process.

Hooks should be removed quickly; needle-nose pliers or hemostats allow anglers to release fish with minimal handling. Simply grasp the hook with the tool, hold the fish in or over the water, and twist the hook to remove it.

Landing
In many cases, it is better to not net fish that are going to be released. An alternative is to bring the fish up to the side of the boat, grasp the hook, and shake it free while the fish is still in the water. Some fish, such as bass, are easily handled by the lips. Toothy fish – such as pike, muskellunge, or trout – can perforate your thumb if you try to grasp them by the mouth. If you use a landing net, make sure it is large enough to capture the fish without battering it with the net frame. Neoprene rubber net baskets are easier on the fish than traditional twine baskets.

Handling
If you wish to photograph the fish before you release it, please handle it carefully. Wet your hands before handling a fish to prevent removing the protective mucus (aka slime) from the fish. Make sure you support the fish properly while holding it; do not squeeze the fish. For larger fish, gloves may help you hold on to them while removing the hook. Do not let the fish batter itself against the boat or the ground.

Other Tips
Stress is caused by a variety of factors, including taking too long to land a fish or catching a fish during periods of warm water temperatures (particularly cold water species like salmon and steelhead). Make sure you use line of sufficient test-strength so you do not have to prolong the fight. Bring the fish in to shore or to your boat directly and release it quickly.

Please note, fish caught from deep water will often die unless they are brought to the surface slowly.

When releasing a fish, slide it gently back into the water. If the fish appears stressed, hold it in the water and gentlymove it back and forth to force water through the gills. This will help to revitalize it. If you are in a river, face the fish into the current – but avoid extremely fast-moving water.

In some cases, if fish are badly hooked (for instance, in the gills) or are obviously stressed, you may not be able to successfully release them. However, in many cases – such as during closed seasons or with fish that do not measure more than the minimum length required – you must release them anyway.

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Walleyes can be photosensitive. Fishing is often best early and late in shallow water, though that is less critical in deep water. But walleyes often move shallow to feed at night and casting with artificial lures or drifting with live bait will all produce walleyes after dark.

Walleyes are popular quarry for ice fishermen who jig with artificial baits such as Jigging Rapalas or spoons, often tipped with minnows; on slip-bobber rigs or with tip-ups baited with live minnows. Walleye fishing through the ice usually begins and ends in shallow water areas with deep water more productive during the heart of the winter.

Many of the state’s Great Lakes waters have become world famous for walleye. The Lake Erie-Detroit River-Lake St. Clair-St. Clair River system is outstanding, drawing anglers from across the country in spring and early summer, though Saginaw Bay, Little Bay de Noc and the Portage Lake system off of Lake Superior are not far behind. Inland, the Tittabawassee and Muskegon Rivers are especially good early in the season and again just before winter as fish migrate in following baitfish from the big lakes. Among inland lakes, Gogebic, Indian, Leelanau, Burt and Houghton lakes shine, though there are numerous smaller lakes with fair to good populations of walleye.

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By Jason Mitchell

Many ice anglers associate the end of January and beginning of February with mid winter doldrums.  Many anglers believe that first ice and late ice is the best ice for fishing and the in between ice… not so good.  There is some truth to the midwinter doldrums particularly with smaller lakes.  Now not to say a lake less than five hundred acres cannot be red hot in the middle of winter because they can but smaller water does seem more sensitive to a few factors that can ruin a bite. My own personal opinion, I believe some small lakes just get hit and as the fish get caught, the fishing gets tougher because fish bite better when they are competing against more neighbors.  Remove half the fish at first ice and the remaining half are harder to catch by default.  Smaller lakes can also be more subject to biological factors at times as well like oxygen levels which can slow fishing down. 

Either way, when we look at big water, major ice fisheries that have some size, this is often our best bet to combat the midwinter doldrums with great fishing.  I believe these larger fisheries remain solid for most of the winter because transitions and seasonal movements often keep some of those fish fresh.  Why are these seasonal movements so important?  Because most people fish where they heard about fish getting caught… in the past tense and as fish move, many people are slow to make the adjustments.  The people however that actively look for fish, make the adjustments and find fish however are catching fish.

When we look at larger lakes, places like Devils Lake, Lake of the Woods, Leech Lake… there are all kinds of people fishing but the saving grace is that there are always fish moving and setting up on some kind of new pattern and the first people to drill in on those fish strike some pretty incredible fishing.  The first guys that find the fish on the Mud for example on Mille Lacs or when walleyes pull off of some of the shoreline contours and set up on deep rock piles on Devils Lake.   There are major walleye movements on many lakes for example where fish will gradually move deeper or move from a hard bottom structure to the soft mud bottom of the basin.  An old general rule of thumb with walleyes was fish started out close to shore and than moved out towards the basin as the winter progressed.  There are many instances however when the exact opposite happens.  When we were guiding and trying to not only find fish but stay on the fish so we could guess where they would be next, we had to follow a process of elimination.  Some movements are textbook and predictable while some movements made no sense until after the fact.  What always made sense however was the formula, the methodology behind the decision making as to where to drill the next hole.

The author, Jason Mitchell long ago established himself as a nationally recognized fishing guide on Devils Lake, North Dakota because he had an uncanny knack for finding walleye.

Other traditional movements include moving off structure that is related to the shoreline and positioning over isolated structure or some type of basin transition.  Often, the type of bottom is the major key to where fish will show up next. Regardless of time of year or if something feels wrong or right, force yourself to check different bottom types if something isn’t working.  If you have drilled in on a half dozen gravel spots, big rocks, sand and nothing… you better get over mud. 

Catching walleyes right now is finding them.  The angler who finds fish catches fish.  The first anglers on a spot pick off the aggressive fish and the fish themselves respond differently when they are fresh and stacked up on a spot.  To find walleyes, look at the big picture and focus on the process of elimination.  You cannot will fish on to a spot or force them to bite but you can itemize a check list in your head and check off the unproductive locations and with each check, you are that much closer to finding fish.  Use bait shop reports, shanty towns and other information to your advantage… not to where you actually fish but where to make the next move.    

Editors Note: The author Jason Mitchell is credited with pioneering many modern ice tactics for walleyes and earned a reputation as a renowned ice fishing guide on Devils Lake, North Dakota with the Perch Patrol Guide Service before a career in outdoor television. Jason Mitchell Outdoors Television can be viewed on FSN North at 9:30 Sunday mornings and FSN Midwest at 8:30 am Saturday mornings.  Show schedule can be found at www.jasonmitchelloutdoors.com.

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In today’s world of fishing it is common for anglers to own and use many rods in a days fishing. One of the biggest problems is that rods get tangled up, hooks get into the carpet of the boat or worse hooks get into you. Many companies have tried to make lure wraps but they were cheap and most were made of nylon and foam. They never really held hooks safely, they got buried into them and you had to spend time unhooking them from the lure wraps.

But recently I came across a company by the name Lure Secure. This lure wrap is made from a  planet friendly material ,PE (polyethylene) based materials, rather than PVC materials, which the company says emits toxic compounds which has numerous negative effects on the environment and living organisms. PVC is less expensive,but they chose not to use these materials and manufacturing processes that could harm your fishing environment in the construction of LureSecure.

Another great thing is that this company choose to also have it made right in the USA instead of out sourcing it overseas

Lure Secure also uses something called “NANO-VCI” technology. Running down the center of every LureSecure is a strip of Inhibitor corrosion protection material. This premium “NANO-VCI” technology has been field tested in the harshest conditions to protected your hooks and lures from rust and corrosion.

The LureSecure currently comes in three sizes 9, 11, and 21. The 9 fits baits up to 6.25 inches, size 11 8 inches, and the 21 fits lures or rigs up to 16 inches.

Quality

This without a doubt is the highest quality lure wrap I have seen come to market. These things are worth every penny.

Reliability

The extra sticky velcro stuck so well that there is no chance it will come off except by your own hands. The martial used to make the LureSecure is tough and nearly puncture proof. I never once had a hook get stuck or even try to get stuck inside it.

Price/Value

This is by far the cadalic of this market segment in fishing. So the product does demand a bit of a permium price. I have seen lure wraps for more money on the market but this is the best so far. So its worth every penny.

Referability

I have started telling all my fishing buddies about this product. Many of them have started using them. So if your in the market for some new lure wraps I would tell you these are the ones you need to buy!

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Capt Roberson Doing what he does best!

But the bread and butter blade style for most walleye anglers on the Great Lakes is the Colorado blade in a size 5, but number 4 and 6 Colorado’s are also very popular choices. Blades as large as number 8 are used routinely by serious anglers, including tournament guys looking to catch the eye of the largest walleyes in the system.

The color combination an angler could come up with is only limited by their imagination. Color can and does matter at times, but all too often fishermen focus way too much on color and not enough time on getting the rig in the strike zone of the walleye. This is the single most important thing to remember and master when it comes to getting bit while trolling spinner rigs.

Luckily these days we have about as many ways to get the lure down as there are blade types, but we are going to stick to the basics and the most popular methods here.

There are three basic ways of getting the harness down: snap weights, in-line weights and bottom bouncers. Bottom Bouncers are used for trolling along the bottom like their name implies, but to reach the most active fish in the system you have to fish high. When walleyes are up in the water column they are doing one thing and one thing only, and that’s feeding. So, these fish will be your most aggressive fish in that area, and that is where understanding and mastering snap and in-line weights come into play.

Snap Weight

Off Shore Tackle Pro Snap Weights

A snap weight is a weight that is attached to a clip like those from Offshore Tackle (OR16) that get placed further up the line than what an inline weight would be placed. Robertson says snap weights shine in rough conditions as they tend to surge less with the weight being farther from the lure itself… they are also very good in very clear water because the weight and lure are farther apart. The disadvantage is that the system puts a lot more angles in the system…the angles from board to snap weight and the angle from the snap weight to the lure. This can make hookups and depth control more difficult.

Inline Weights

Bass Pro Inline Weights

This weight system is deployed 3 to 6 feet from the business end of the spinner rig. Its job is the same as the snap weight, it gets the lure down into the water column. In-lines are the easiest delivery system to use, there is no need to remove it as you bring the fish in like you would have to do with snap weights. Maybe the only thing difficult is learning your own personal dive curve. Different speeds and weights sizes…. trial and error and time on the water is required to fine tune your presentation.Some people use the general rule of a 1oz weight will run about a foot down for ever foot back when ran at 1 mph.

For both of these systems though there is a little help in figuring out just where that weight is running. Author Mark Romanck & Dr. Steven Holt have helped to really shorten the learning curve and get you closer to know exactly where your spinner rig is at. Precision Trolling “The Trollers Bible” is the name of the book. The book now is coming in two different editions the “Pro” and the “Big Water”. The info in these books gives you a little short cut to a lifetime of fishing knowledge. If you want to step up your game trolling track down these books, they are ran in limited numbers every year so they sell out quick every year it seems.

Also see:

Trolling Spinners – Part 1 Rods, Reels and Line

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Capt Ross unhooking a pig caught on a spinner rig

There are many ways to catch walleye these days. But still, the number one producer of walleye in the great lakes region are spinners, aka crawler harnesses. The spinner rig is a simple one made up of a few hooks, beads, and a blade. Even though the rig itself is simple to build, getting it into the mouth of a hungry walleye consistently isn’t easy for some fishermen. What I hope to do with this next series is to help you get bit more often when trolling spinners. The best place to start is with the rods, reels and lines being used and what characteristics you should be looking for in your selections. When talking about presentation of trolling spinners, we are going to be talking in the terms of using in-line planer boards as our main delivery.

Rods

Having a well put together combo when spinner fishing is critical to not only hooking but also landing walleyes. There are a lot of rod options on today’s market, and Captain Ross Roberson of Big Water Guide Service employs a 8’6” Mr. Walleye rod. This particular rod has plenty of backbone for running in-line planer boards, yet soft enough to handle the surges from a walleye making one or two last runs boat side. They also telescope for easy storage. Daiwa, Shimano, Berkley and a few other rod makers out there also make very similar rods of varying price points to match your budget. Here are just a few options to check out:

• Shimano Compre Trolling Rods (CPCTR86MH2B, CPCTR83MB,CPCTR710MHB) -$99.99 -$129.99
• Mr. Walleye Gary Roach Trolling Rods (MWS86MCT)- $79.99 Capt Ross’s Rod
• Cabela’s Depthmaster Trolling Rods (DM-PB-86M , DM-PB-90M) – $44.99

Reels

When looking for a reel there are a few key things you need to keep in mind: a reliable drag system, ample line capacity and an accurate line counter. Capt. Ross relies on a Shimano Tekota 500 LC, “These reels are super smooth and have a great drag with an accurate line counter.” Daiwa, Shimano, and Okuma all make reels that fit this bill and have options for every budget:

• Shimano Tekota (TEK300LC,TEK500LC) – $179.99
• Daiwa Sealine (SG27LCX ) – $129.95
• Daiwa Sealine SG-LCA (SG17LCA, SG27LCA-W) $89.95 to $94.95
• Daiwa Accudepth Plus (ADP17LC, ADP27LC-W) $64.95 to $69.95

Line

The most common line used is monofilament in 10lb to 14lb test. You are looking for a tough line that can handle the shock of boards surging and fish making there last ditch run at the boat. Berkley Trilene XT makes a great all around choice for a trolling line. Some Pro’s and Captains though have found ultra thin and a strong mono called Sunline Super Natural. Sunline Super Natural in 16lb test has about the same line diameter as Trilene XT 10lb, yet it is tough enough to get the job done. Just about every brand on the market has a line that will work for trolling now a days.

Also See:

Trolling Spinners – Part 2  The Rig, and getting it bit.

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At about 7 o’clock A.M. John launched his 18ft Crestliner Sportsman into the Trenton Channel from Elizabeth Park in Trenton, MI. John had a short boat ride to the spot Alex told him to fish. For 2 hours he fished, without a single bite. “ I was watching boats all around me net fish here and there I was still empty handed, I knew the fish were here and was determined to catch a walleye that morning ”

John made several drift down the river in the area his buddy told him to fish, but with no luck. At about 9:30am, he decided to try fishing in 10ft of water. Only 10 minutes into his 1^st drift after he moved, and John’s felt a tug on his St. Croix spinning rod. He set the hook, and the rod immediately doubled over. “The weight on the other end of the line was heavy! It was if I was pulling a log off the bottom.”

Since he was in such shallow water he peered over the side of the boat he couldn’t believe his eyes, at the end of his line was the largest walleye he had ever seen. The fish made several fast hard runs testing his light 8 lb Flame Green Fireline and 10 lb vanish leader. “When the fish came to the surface we met eye to eye. She took off…all I could do was hold my rod tip straight to the water hoping my line would hold the fish.”

After a few hard runs from this Trenton channel monster, it was time to get her in the boat. At this point Johns heart was doing back flips in his chest. He was going to have to net this fish all by himself. Now if you have ever tried netting a fish by yourself you know just how hard and how many things can go wrong in those last few seconds. All you can hope for is that the fish is tired enough to slide right in to the net. Lucky for John that is just what happen.“I held the net in front of her, pulled her head into the net and kept pulling until the tail was almost in and then scooped. She was in the net!“

The fish was in the net and it soon made it into the boat. John just sat there looking over his massive catch. He was shaking, trying to clam his heart rate down. He knew he had to get the fish on a scale to see just how big the fish really was. Luckily a boat near by had a scale and saw the catch. The anglers let him use the scale. John was thinking the fish weighted around 12 or 13lbs. But when he lifted the fish up he got a big surprise. “We were in amazement the fish was tipping between 15 and 16 lbs. Wow I thought to myself. It was then when I knew I had to have this river monster officially weighed. “

The anglers in the boat told him to head on over to Bottom Line Bait and Tackle in Gibraltar, MI. They have a certified scale. So right then, John ended his day of fishing and headed back to the ramp.

When he got to the shop everyone was gathering around trying to get a look at the fish. People where taking pictures left and right of this monster eye. When the fish was placed on the scale, it stopped at 15.9lbs! According to the Michigan DNR Master Angler records (compiled since 1994) this fish will fall into the number 2 slot in the data base for the Detroit River. A fish of this size hasn’t been recorded for the Detroit River since 2002 when William Willoughby of Eaton Rapids caught one that weighted 15.25lbs. The largest fish in the database for the river was caught in 1996 by Richard Foster of Lansing and that fished weighted in at 16.12lbs.

This fish is truly massive. This fish might also be a sign of new wave of giant walleye being caught in the area. Could a new state record walleye be caught this year on Lake Eire? Somethings I am hearing from DNR workers is that they wouldn’t be surprised to see one of the state records fall in the next few years. The super class of fish (2003 year class) are reaching there prime size right now. Throw in the massive shad boom we had last year and you got a receipt for some heavy fish this year.

John plans on getting this fish mounted. The fish was caught on a 1/2oz Northland Gumball jig in Orange and Black. It was tipped with a 4 inch Smelt colored Gulp Minnow.

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Choosing a Motor

Choosing the right motor is very critical. Whatever your budget is make sure you get the strongest your money can buy. Another thing to think about is how the motor’s controlled. In years past a cable driven bow mount trolling motor was a staple of many diehard river rats, but new motors like the Minn-Kota Terrova is starting to change things.

“If all you did was fish rivers, using a cable drive motor is best, as it allows for the fastest corrections. The innovations in the Terrova such as a larger foot pedal (easier to use with boots) and auto pilot feature make it a much more viable option for those that want a trolling motor to both jig with and use to open water troll. The steering speed is faster than those units in the past. “ – Captain Ross Robertson

Captain Ross Robertson with a nice Detroit River Eye

The other part of this equation is batteries, make sure you have enough juice to fish. Trolling motors come in three different volts: 12, 24, and 36. For heavy boats you need a 36 volt system. Lighter boats should have at least a 24 volt system. A good rule of thumb for deep V’s 12′ to 16′ a 12 volt system and 45″ to 54″ shaft, 16′ to 19′ a 24 Volt System and 54″ to 60″ shaft, 19′ to 22′ a 36 volt system and 60′ to 70′ shaft.If your under powered it becomes much harder on batteries and some days it just doesn’t cut it. So make sure you have the right amount and size battery for the motor you choose t o go with. There is nothing worse than to be on fish and suddenly not have the power to fish them. Captain Ross Robertson uses Optima D31M b atte ries which is a 31 series size deep cycle battery“The differenc e with Optim a is that the overall size is smaller than other 31 series batteries. This is a big a dvantage when trying to squeeze an extra battery into a compartment. They give me a lot more power and recover quickly on the charger.”

Face your adversity

Mark Martin

When you’re on the water there is many factors that will affect staying vertical while jigging. You have to stay vertical. If you can’t stay vertical you will lose jigs on snags all day. You can’t catch fish if you don’t have lines in the water.

On calm days the strongest adversity is the current. In the river, the surface current is faster then what the bottom current is at your jig. This is where you want to kick your motor on and point the bow upstream. You want to match the speed of your boats drift with that of the jig. This is know has slipping the current.

On days that the wind is blowing you have to adjust your boats position to compensate for how the wind is pushing you. You may have to point the bow into the wind no matter its direction. Always do what you have to do to follow your jig downstream.

“Sometimes the wind is blowing upstream so hard that you literally have to pull yourself downstream into the wind and with the current to maintain vertical presentation.“ – Mark Martin

“Chase the jig – use the bow mount to basically chase your jig. You motor in the direction of your jig, this will allow you to stay vertical. “ – Captain Ross Robertson

Importance of Electronics

Screen Shot of a Humminbird 1198

This is something fisherman forget about. Good electronics will allow you to read the bottom and pick out fish holding tight to the bottom. You may even be able to see a fish rise off the bottom and hit your jig. Units now days have larger screens and display more info than ever before. Being able to see more of what is around you will really help you find and stay on fish. “Being off 20 ft can be the difference between nirvana and an empty box…My Humminbird 1198 allows me to see more of the river and make setting up the drift much easier. “ – Captain Ross Robertson

Fish Locations

Understanding how fish move and position themselves in a river is very important. Any thing that changes the flow of the current will attract fish. Also the amount of current can also affect the depth you will find them in. Understanding how current moves around objects in the water is key. Mark Martin uses his Lowrance HDS10 with bottom scan to locate fish. “Knowing the conditions will help narrow your search time, high water pushes fish closer to the banks and current breaks and sometimes into the marinas and backwater areas, normal conditions you look at the edges, front and back of holes, current breaks such as bridge abutment’s, logs, piling’s, islands, rock piles, seawalls, mud lines, small depressions or cuts with shallow water around them.”

So now that you know what rods, reels, line, and lures to use, and you understand staying vertical through proper boat control, get out there and fish, the bite is on in the Detroit River now. A recent MWC event had a team weigh in over 43 lbs of fish for only 5 fish. That is over an 8lb avg per fish! There was even a 15.9lb walleye caught just last week, full story to come on this fish soon.

Captain Robertson has been featured in magazines such as In-fisherman, Walleye In-Sider, FLW Outdoors, Outfitter Journal, as well as many newspaper and other national publications. He specializes in two person educational trips and trophy walleye.  Aside from averaging more than 100 walleyes over 10lbs per year, a 15lb walleye and 8lb smallie were caught last year.   www.bigwaterfishing,com

Part 1 – Detroit River Eyes – Part 1 Rod, Reel and Line

Part 2 – Detroit River Walleye Part 2 – Jigs and Jigging with Mark Martin

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“It’s extremely disappointing not to get our teams out on the water today, especially given the fantastic bite on the river,” said MWC executive director Dan Johnson. “Our on-site tournament director Dan Palmer and local site coordinator Danny Bloxem reviewed all the options and we had no choice but to call the tournament. We are already working with our Angler Advisory Panel members to schedule a bad-weather day for our return to this great destination in 2012. We thank all of our MWC anglers for fishing this tournament with us, and the Downriver Walleye Federation volunteers for making it possible.”

Day One results become final results, making Greg Bliznik and Keith Greear, both of Brownstown, Michigan, the tournament winners with 43.49 pounds. Jeff Vereeke of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Joe Lockman of Middleville, Michigan, finished in second with 41.85 pounds.

First place pays $16,350 and the event pays out to 22nd place at $750. Total cash purse is $58,240. Plus, sponsor contingencies from Cabela’s, Ranger Boats, Lowrance, Berkley, Worldwide Marine Insurance, U2/The Oxygenator add thousands more to the total. Sitting at $4,910, the anglers’ Big Fish Pot will be awarded to the three Day One big-fish winners. An awards ceremony is planned for 8 a.m. at the MWC stage in Elizabeth Park. More details and a full press release to follow.

This is the first stop on the MWC East Division’s 2011 season. The remaining Eastern schedule includes Lake Erie at Sandusky, Ohio, May 20-22, and the St. Mary’s River at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, August 26-28. The MWC’s 2011 trail is comprised of nine qualifiers in three divisions. Anglers fishing at least three events (from any division) accumulate points toward a berth in the no-entry-fee, $100,000 Cabela’s MWC World Walleye Championship; teams fishing four events are in the running for overall MWC Team of the Year honors and a $13,000 cash prize.

Cabela’s, the World’s Foremost Outfitter for hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, is entering its tenth season as title sponsor of the MWC. Official sponsors include: Berkley Gulp!, Ranger Boats, Mercury, MotorGuide, Lowrance, Fishouflage, Versus (Vs.) Television Network and North American Fishing Club. Associate Sponsors include: Berkley Trilene, Energizer, O2 Marine Technologies, Northland Fishing Tackle, Ryjus, Reflections, Worldwide Marine Insurance, The Walleye Federation, Sea Grant and Wildlife Forever. Now heading into its 27th season, the Cabela’s MWC is the oldest team circuit in walleye fishing.

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It is due to hit the shelfs in June of this year. Steve says “there is simply nothing else like it.” Steve went on to say “It has been awhile since a new product introduction left me slack jawed and weak kneed, however, Nanofil does both.”

So what is this NanoFil. NanoFil is the world’s first Uni-Filament fishing Line. It is made up of  hundreds of Dyneema® nanofilaments and through a process of molecularly linking and shaping, created an incredible strength per diameter and superb sensitive line.

From the sounds of things NanoFil its unquestionably built for spinning reels. The line looks white  in color on the spool, but once off the spool it looks clear.The  flat-out castability  is supposed to be 1st class, Steve said”I nearly killed a squirrel on my first cast. NanoFil is unquestionably the best casting line I’ve ever used.” They are saying to expect to increase your casting distance by a full third over mono. If you have the wind on your back, spool clearing cast could be possible. The lines also boost near zero stretch which means  rock solid hooksets.

When NanoFil hits shelves this June, you’ll find it available in 150-, 300- and 1,500-yard spools, and the following pound tests: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12. The only color available will be “Clear Mist.” The packaging will look like the image above

If you would like to see how this line treated click below for my full report on the line.

Berkley NanoFil Product Review

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