Well with the Classic now over and me watching it over and over I'm ready to get it on on the Red River. Mary and I will be heading to Shreveport, LA and the Red River for the Fishers of Men National Championship on the 20th. This should be a great body of water to fish with lots of power fishing to be done. It looks like it will play havoc on the equipment but it will be nice to float the boat again.

    I will get the chance to use my new Tactical Rods from Midwest Rod and Reel there also. I have joined their prostaff to help promote their new Titanium Series rods. These guys make a great rod and will help you custom fit any thing you want or need. You can give Al McColl a ring at 1-952-237-0534 or check them out at www.tacticalrods.com . You check them out at the Northwest Sportshow at the Minneapolis Convention Center. At Outkast Tackle this year we have come out with two new products. One is a beautiful finesse jig in a 3/16oz size with a lite wire hook. The other is a Texas Worm Rig, this is a wide gap worm hook with the bullet style weight molded right on the hook. This also has a light wire hook and smaller weight sizes for finesse fishing. I will work on getting some pics up for you to see, you can also visit www.outkasttackle.com. Gamma Technologies has been wonderful to work with the past few years and  I signed on again this year. For those of you that think fishing line is fishing line think again. They are not all created equal especially when it comes to the popular fluorocarbons. Most companies out there now are trying to hard to either make a manageable line but with sacrificing strength and abrasion resistance. Or they go the strength and abrasion route and have a very unmanageable line. Gamma's Edge has everything you want and need in a fluorocarbon. It is by far the most subtle easy to use fluoro out there and has the highest abrasion resistance and strength combinations available. If you would like to see what you are missing with your current fishing line click on the following link