Stone’s Throw Adventures is happy to announce its mutual endorsement of two fine product manufacturers in the trophy game fish world.

First up, Simms Tackle, a branch of the widely popular and ever-growing outdoor multi-media powerhouse Simms Outdoors, owned and operated by Southern Illinois musky guide Colby Simms, has added Stone’s Throw Adventures Musky guides Cory Allen and Bryan Morris to their pro-staff. Simms Tackle is headed by the effective and innovative line of spinnerbaits called the “School-n-Shad”, a large bass-style safety-pin style spinnerbait built to the specs and demands of the most dyed-in-the-wool musky angler.

With the highest quality hardware components coupled with artistry in the aesthetic presentation of the baits born from Colby’s extensive experience pursuing muskellunge and other large gamefish across North America, these baits not only attract the attention of trophy muskies all over the country, but also come in sizes easily applicable for trophy bass, pike, and stripers anywhere these fish swim.

While the traditional musky bucktail is tough to knock off its pedestal for its versatility and sheer fish-hooking power, Colby’s bass-style spinners geared for the musky crowd offer the advantages of the safety pin, such as free-movement through he thickest cover with minimal snag potential, without sacrificing the hook-up ratio usually acquainted with such designs, through the addition of an extended main hook, coupled with a trailer hook treated with a soft-plastic shad body. Add 24-karat plated gold and nickel blades glistening down the main arm, and you’re dealing with one bad customer for big gamefish in just about any angling situation, but especially the high-density cover we so often encounter in our southern reservoirs.

Both Bryan and myself greatly anticipate adding these lures to our arsenal this season and seeing just what kinda of magic they can work on our fish. Muskies…big muskies are a given. I wouldn’t be surprised if a few exceptional largemouth take a shine to these studded lures this season. Perhaps these spinners could become a “game-changer” bait for the tournament bass angler looking for the edge with that big trophy “bumper” fish. Who knows…only time will tell. Either way, a thanks goes out to Colby Simms and all those at Simms Outdoors for providing such great lures and such great media representation of our great sport of angling. Check out their amazing line of outdoor services, as well as their great big-gamefish baits, at http://simmsoutdoors.com/.

Next, to be quite frank, is one of the single most innovative and paradigm-shifting tackle solutions to come down the pipe in years…decades perhaps? OK. Let’s use our imaginations for a second….think of every tackle box you’ve ever owned [long list isn't it?...]. What things about them did you find useful? Concise and easily-accessed storage? Perhaps. Transparency for ease of selection? Of course. Latches to secure the storage compartments when the box is not in use? Standard.

Now, what things can you think of that you did NOT find the most palatable about those characteristics?…limited dimensions and spacing available in the unit itself? Nod your head, “Yes”. Bleached baits due to over-exposure to sunlight in a translucent container, practically ruining your 10-40 dollar baits? Keep that head a bobbin’… No real security as far as tackle storage, leaving thousands upon thousands of dollars in musky/striper/bass/whatever tools at the mercy of those who do not care to swipe your arsenal in a matter of moments? By now you’re startin’ to look like that little Dog the Bounty Hunter bobble-head on a trucker’s dashboard…

Bob Schmitt, owner and manufacturer of JustEncase storage systems adapted his construction and technology from home and business security, using his knowledge with advanced plastics and engineering, to devise the ultimate tackle storage system on the planet. As a musky angler, he realized the need for himself and in the market for a storage system that could be fitted to specific spaces on board any boat, support inordinate amounts of weight, endure any elements imaginable, and provide maximum security for the expensive tackle most musky [and other anglers] use today. And he met this need with briliance…

His tackle boxes, or as I prefer to call them,  ”The Devil’s Tupperware”, are becoming the rage in the professional and recreational musky world, and beginning to be recognized for their value in other arenas, from the bass pro circuits to the world of saltwater angling. Bob’s boxes not only can be custom-made to mount into any size space on any boat, but can be fixed permanently into the hull, and are strong enough to serve as a casting platorm or casting deck extension that doubles as the ultimate in lure storage. Aside from all this, the patented polycarbon-lexan material he uses is completely transparent, but blocks 100% of UV rays, allowing you to immediately see the bait you want, but keeps your baits from bleaching out from days of direct sunlight, like normal plastic boxes.

Enough talk, check them out for yourself at http://www.justencase.com/water.html to see his selection of stock box designs, or even better, give Bob a call at 952-401-8909 for a personal consultation on your own custom tackle box. It’ll be some of the best money you ever spent in your angling career…I can vouche for that personally.

-Cory Allen, “Stone’s Throw Adventures”