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ICAST 2019 sees an array of new fishing lures, equipment, technology

7/22/2019

Z-Man’s new ChatterBait CFL features a football head. Photo courtesy of Z-Man Fishing Products.

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JULY 13 ON CJONLINE

It was an exciting week full of new fishing product announcements, but the 2019 International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades — better known as ICAST — came to a close.

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ICAST 2019 features several interesting new fishing lures, updates to old favorites

7/10/2019

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Z-Man’s TRD BugZ

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ICAST 2019 has officially set sail.

The International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades got underway Tuesday morning in Orlando, Fla., offering eager anglers an early look at some of the new products, as well as upgrades to old products, that the fishing industry will be offering in the coming year.

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Fle-Fly’s new rod, reel a quality combo for crappie, panfish

7/10/2019

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For those who love trying out the newest fishing lures and gear, this is an exciting time.

The International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades, better known as ICAST, kicked off Tuesday and will continue through Friday in Orlando, Fla., giving anglers an exciting look at all the new equipment that major companies in the fishing industry are set to release this fiscal year.

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Top Secret Jig Company, based out of Topeka, shuts doors after 4 years

7/2/2019

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The Midwest crappie fishing scene took a major hit earlier this week as a popular northeast Kansas lure manufacturer closed its doors.

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Olathe-based Squanchy’s Lures offers custom bass, crappie jigs

7/2/2019

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They say when you love what you’re doing, you never work a day in your life.

An Olathe man may one day find out if that maxim is a true statement, thanks to the power of e-commerce and his love of fishing.

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Segmented swimbaits can work well when chasing shallow catfish

7/2/2019

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Every now and then, I like to throw something different when I’m out on the water to see what sort of reaction I get from the fish.

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Why the ‘Fishing Sim World: Pro Tour’ video game could be big-time recruiter for fishing industry

6/7/2019

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[Editor’s note: Tech Trek is a new, semi-regular analysis column focusing on technological trends in the outdoors industry, including games, gear and other gadgets that bring the world of the hunting, fishing, camping and other outdoors hobbies into the 21st century.]

If you’re like me, you’ve no doubt been glaring at the weather forecasts the past couple weeks, as heavy rains have closed down most of the state’s top fishing and camping areas indefinitely.

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Hoeme Ranch one last refuge on the plains for lesser prairie chickens

5/16/2019

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A pair of male lesser prairie chickens vie for the attention of a female during their spring mating dance ritual at Hoeme Ranch in Scott City. Photos by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism

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When Stacy Hoeme first noticed the two different sizes of prairie chickens on his Scott City property in 1998, he asked a wildlife biologist with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism whether the smaller of the two birds were lesser prairie chickens.

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Lesser prairie chicken conservation in western Kansas being boosted by ecotourism efforts of state, ranchers

5/16/2019

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Bird watchers view lesser prairie chickens from a converted school bus blind at Hoeme Ranch in Scott City. Photos by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism

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A handful of ranches in northwest Kansas have become a haven for lesser prairie chickens and the bird watchers who travel entire continents to view their spring mating dance.

Now, the ranchers who once saw the vulnerable species of grouse as a nuisance see a potential economic opportunity, thanks to an ecotourism initiative by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism.

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Youth in the Outdoors Day set for May 4 at Ravenwood Lodge

4/8/2019

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The Justin Corbet Foundation Youth in the Outdoors Day is set to run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 4 at Ravenwood Lodge, 10147 S.W. 61st Street in Topeka.

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ICAST 2019 sees an array of new fishing lures, equipment, technology

ICAST 2019 features several interesting new fishing lures, updates to old favorites

Fle-Fly’s new rod, reel a quality combo for crappie, panfish

Top Secret Jig Company, based out of Topeka, shuts doors after 4 years

Olathe-based Squanchy’s Lures offers custom bass, crappie jigs

Segmented swimbaits can work well when chasing shallow catfish

Why the ‘Fishing Sim World: Pro Tour’ video game could be big-time recruiter for fishing industry

Hoeme Ranch one last refuge on the plains for lesser prairie chickens

Lesser prairie chicken conservation in western Kansas being boosted by ecotourism efforts of state, ranchers

Youth in the Outdoors Day set for May 4 at Ravenwood Lodge

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