Can you explain the difference between the "Stretch" and "Deformity" criteria?

I have the previous version Aldebaran and I love it. It is paired with an Expride 6’10 medium. I primarily use it for jerkbaits (perfect for that technique), but also for poppers, lighter underspins, etc. I have to be honest, I don’t love the looks of the new one. The only thing that would entice m...

I’m a bit surprised that a review score under 8.0 results in an award, but maybe the Enthusiast Award just means “it’s good and we know you’ll buy it anyway!”

Based on the deflection chart in the article it's lighter than the average Medium rod. RoD 2.52, while the average M rod has an RoD of 2.19). The last ML review I remember (but there might be others) was the Kistler Helium ML rod, which has an RoD of 2.59. (http://www.tackletour.com/reviewkistler21h...

Molix is an interesting company to me because of the amount of black bass lures they make. Italy had a growing black bass population (and there's a European enthusiast crowd that likes to travel there to fish for LMB), but it's been labeled an invasive species that has to be killed recently, and the...

I've been throwing light t-rigs on my Curado 70s, usually in Spring: 1/8oz bullet weight + stick bait etc., always for a combined weight of under 0.4oz. Also tried tiny underspins on it around 1/4oz or so. I don't really consider weights around 0.4oz BFS yet, but the point stands that even the old C...

Great article. "Surprisingly, Molix is offering their Glide Bait in only 4 different patterns." FWIW, I see six different colors on TW: Dark Gill Orange Belly, Ghost Ayu, MX Blue Gill, MX Trout, Silver Minnow, Threadfin Shad.