BOGART, Ga. (June 16, 2010) – Fishermen looking for a little more kick in a subtle presentation will find it in the new Swimmin’ Super Fluke Jr. from Zoom Bait Company.

Six colors in the 4-inch bait will give anglers a solid addition to the larger Swimmin’ Super Fluke introduced earlier this year. Both have a kicking boot-tail design to add realistic vibrations during the retrieve.

Swimmin' Super Fluke and Swimmin' Super Fluke Jr. (Disco Violet)

“I think it will be very versatile,” said Eddie Wortham of Zoom Bait Company. “With the smaller size, you can throw the Swimmin’ Super Fluke Jr. on a jighead or a bait like the Buckeye Su-Spin, Ditch Blade or Sworming Hornet Fish Head Spin.”

A steady retrieve with the Swimmin’ Super Fluke Jr. creates a thumping action from the tail that mimics a small minnow or bluegill. Zoom Baits are made with super-soft plastic and are salt-impregnated.

“It’s more subtle with the smaller profile than the Swimmin’ Super Fluke,” Wortham said. “The Swimmin’ Super Fluke Jr. will be great when the shad or baitfish are smaller like during the shad spawn, during the bass post-spawn period when they’re guarding fry and feeding, and in autumn when shad are in the back of creeks and pockets.”

The new Swimmin’ Super Fluke Jr., will initially be available in six colors.  See the color photo gallery below:

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Toyota ShareLunker 500 Angler Collects Big Check from Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation

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Media Contact: Larry Hodge, 903-676-2277, larry.hodge@tpwd.state.tx.us
April 12, 2010

ATHENS — So far this season O.H. Ivie Reservoir has produced nine largemouth bass weighing 13 pounds or more that have been entered into the Toyota ShareLunker program. All were special fish to the anglers who caught them, but the ninth was a little more special than the others: Sam Callaway of Corpus Christi will collect $500 a pound for his catch, a total of $6,670.

Callaway caught Toyota ShareLunker No. 500 at 9:20 a.m. April 9 using a Zoom Magnum eight-inch lizard in watermelon/red. The 13.34-pound fish was immediately taken to an official ShareLunker weigh and holding station, Concho Park Marina, where it was held for pickup by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) ShareLunker program manager David Campbell. The fish, which is 20.5 inches in girth and 26.25 inches long, now rests in the Lunker Bunker at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center.

Callaway caught his big bass on the first day of the Permian Basin Oilman’s Bass Invitational, an annual event that raises money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. The sixteen tournaments held to date have raised more than $1.5 million for the cause.
All participants in the tournament are subject to a polygraph test. Participation is limited to 250 two-person teams and is by invitation only. Callaway placed eighth in the tournament.

“Since the tournament is held to benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation, the payouts are not huge,” Callaway said. “Mine will amount to a couple of thousand dollars. Catching the fish was a huge piece of luck-a blessing. It’s one of the greatest things that’s ever happened to me as a fisherman, and I’ve been fishing for 29 years.”

Callaway’s $500 per pound reward continues the practice of rewarding centennial catches of entries into the ShareLunker program that began with Jason Baird’s catch of ShareLunker 400 from Lake Amistad on February 28, 2006. That fish paid the Gypsum, Kansas, angler $400 a pound. Callaway will also receive a rod and reel package valued at $650 from G. Loomis and Shimano.

With almost three weeks to go in the current ShareLunker season, speculation now turns to how many fish will be entered into the program this season. Callaway’s fish brought the total to 29, which is well above the program’s 23-year average of 20.

Anyone legally catching a 13-pound or bigger largemouth bass from Texas waters, public or private, between October 1 and April 30 may submit the fish to the Toyota ShareLunker program by calling program manager David Campbell at (903) 681-0550 or paging him at (888) 784-0600 and leaving a phone number including area code. Fish will be picked up by TPWD personnel within 12 hours.

ShareLunker entries are used in a selective breeding program at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens. Some of the offspring from these fish are stocked back into the water body from which they were caught. Other ShareLunker offspring are stocked in public waters around the state in an attempt to increase the overall size and growth rate of largemouth bass in Texas.

Anglers entering fish into the Toyota ShareLunker program receive a free replica of their fish, a certificate and ShareLunker clothing and are recognized at a banquet at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens. In addition, if a Texas angler catches the largest entry of the year, that person receives a lifetime fishing license.

For complete information and rules of the ShareLunker program, tips on caring for big bass and a recap of last year’s season, see http://tamus.pr-optout.com/Url.aspx?513992×818173x-744357 . The site also includes a searchable database of all fish entered into the program along with pictures where available.

Information on current catches, including short videos of interviews with anglers, is posted on www.facebook.com/sharelunkerprogram .
The Toyota ShareLunker Program is made possible by a grant to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation from Gulf States Toyota. Toyota is a long-time supporter of the Foundation and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, providing major funding for a wide variety of education, fish, parks and wildlife projects.

Zoom has released a new color to their line of swimmin’ super flukes.  Summer Craw is the newest addition to one of the hottest swimbaits on the market today.

Below is a gallery of the current stock colors for Zoom’s swimmin’ super fluke.

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Zoom Bait Company has just released a new stock color, Disco Violet.   This is a great shad imitation color with just a little added flash.  Disco Violet contains a small violet colored crystalina glitter that gives a subtle flash of blue and violet.  Disco Violet will be available in the Finesse Worm, Trick Worm, Magnum Super Fluke, Super Fluke, Super Fluke Jr., The Fluke, Tiny Fluke and the Swimmin Super Fluke.

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Disco Violet – On Gray

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Disco Violet – On White

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Zoom Baits pro-staffer Marty Stone of North Carolina has tried different swimbaits since their popularity increased the last few years, but he’s especially excited about the new Zoom Swimmin’ Super Fluke due to its design.

“This is a pretty incredible bait,” Stone said of the latest addition to Zoom’s stable. “I think a lot of anglers on the East Coast are scared of swimbaits, if nothing else for the price point. But these will be under $5 a bag, not for just one bait, and they’re as simple to rig as possible.

“Two things really excite me about the Swimmin’ Super Fluke. One is the action, because with the keel-style design of the bait it has a really nice side-to-side roll. It doesn’t completely go over but has a good roll. Second, the taper of the section leading to the tail gives it an incredible thump.”

The Swimmin’ Super Fluke is 5 inches long with the familiar Zoom Fluke body outfitted with a paddle-style thumper tail. It comes in Watermelon Seed, White Pearl, Watermelon Red, Albino, Smokin Shad, Houdini and White Ice.

Stone said the new bait will work “wherever there is a swimbait bite.” The Swimmin’ Super Fluke has a soft texture perfect for rigging with an exposed hook for weedless applications or with your favorite swimbait hook in a weedless setup.

“The plastic’s soft, it will throw well, it’s easy to rig and it’s as simple as winding it back in,” Stone said. “My favorite way to rig it is with the JWill Swimbait Head from Buckeye Lures in the quarter-ounce size. That’s for fishing with an exposed hook, and if I want it weedless then I’ll use a 5/0 or 6/0 Daiichi Butt-Dragger hook with the belly weight.”

Stone fishes the Swimmin’ Super Fluke with 15- or 17-pound Vicious fluorocarbon with a simple Palomar knot. He believes that’s a good range of line size for being able to set the hook on a long cast, if necessary, but without harming the action by using a heavier line size.

Two things he looks for are good water clarity of at least 12-18 inches and a swimbait with a good, flexible body.

“As far as any plastic swimbait goes, I believe it has maybe the best thump,” Stone said. “If you hold a soft plastic swimbait horizontally by the head and the tail bends down naturally then it should work pretty well. If it doesn’t chances are it won’t work as well. With a swimming tail like this it needs the flexibility to move in the water.”

Stone has tried all the colors to see what they look like, but favors Watermelon Red as a good all-around color that can work in any part of the country.

Hi everyone,

Zoom has released a new color called Houdini.  This is a combination of two popular Zoom colors. The top half of the baits are Watermelon Red with the bottom half being Sand, creating Houdini. This color is available in the Lizard, Finesse Worm, Salty Super Fluke, Shakey Head Worm, Baby Brush Hog, Magnum Shakey Head, Magnum Finesse and the new Swimmin’ Super Fluke.

Click on the thumbnails below to see a large view of some of the lures.

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Below is a recent one page brochure we did on this new color.

Here is a new brochure from Zoom that includes their latest products and latest new colors.

Zoom jumps into the swimbait market with the Swimmin’ Super Fluke.  Zoom took one of the most popular and effective fishing lures ever made and added a swimming paddle tail.  This is a true swimmer and is excellent for schooling bass or as a search tool when you are trying to locate fish.

Burn the Swimmin’ Super Fluke back to the boat just under the surface for those schooling bass or fish a weighted swimbait hook and swim it deeper in the water column.  The Swimmin’ Super Fluke initially will be available in six Zoom colors: Watermelon Seed, White Pearl, Watermelon Red, Albino, Smokin Shad, White Ice:

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A short video of clip of some fisherman who wants to keep his secret safe. But not for long! The Zoom Swimmin’ Super Fluke will be available in January 2010

Zoom has just released a new color called Green Pumpkin Blue Flash.  This is a great looking color that combines the proven Green Pumpkin on the top, with a flashy translucent blue and blue flake bottom.  The Magnum Finesse Worm below is photographed with the top and side views.  The first shipments have gone out and will initially be available in six lures.  These include the Finesse Worm, Magnum Finesse Worm, Trick Worm, Baby Brush Hog, 6″ Lizard and Ultravibe Speed Craw.

114-294, Green Pumpkin Blue Flash, Magnum Finesse Worm

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Last month Zoom released some popular popular brush hog tail colors that were very well received.  Now, Zoom has added a new crawfish claw to the mix.  Zoom has released Green Pumpkin Blue / Blue Claw.  This is a great new crawfish color and works great as a jig trailer.

Green Pumpkin Blue / Blue Claw will be available on both the Big Critter Craw and the Lil’ Critter Craw.

Below is the rest of the stock color charts for the big and little critter craws.  Check them out!

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Was it just me or did anyone else catch the fact that the all of top five anglers at the recent FLW Series event at Clarks Hill used a Zoom Super Fluke? Tom Mann Jr., who won the event, used two of them (see double fluke rig post in the future) to secure his victory as well as the FLW Series Angler of the Year title.

Here is how the breakdown of the top five presentations:

1st  Tom Mann Jr.  – Used two Pearl White Zoom Super Flukes rigged tandem, one with a leader that was a few inches shorter than the other.  This was so effective for Tom because this rig was heavier than fishing with just one, and that helped him keep the baits down and in the strike zone.

2nd  Chris Martinkovic  – Zoom Super Fluke (Glimmer Blue)  Worked a shoal for schooling fish in the Little Georgia River

3rd  Keith Williamson  – Zoom Super Fluke.  Williamson used three different colors while looking for schooling fish – Glimmer Blue, White Iice and Blue Pearl Hologram.

4th  Craig Johnson – Zoom Super Fluke (White Ice)

5th  Keith Hutto – Zoom Super Fluke (Glimmer Blue)

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Below are is the full stock color chart for Zoom Super Flukes.  If you are interested in trying out some of these Super Flukes.  Here is a purchase link to check out.

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Hi everyone!

Below is article originally written by Phillip Scearce for RiverBassin.com

When most people think of worm-fishing they normally think of painstakingly crawling a piece of plastic along the bottom waiting for a strike.  Because of this stigma as being a “slow” presentation, many river fisherman shy away from plastic worms, preferring faster power techniques. After fishing Florida’s natural lakes for the last 15 years, I’ve become somewhat proficient at fishing plastic worms…it’s THE # 1 lure in my neck of suburbia.

If I have learned one thing after years of worm fishing it’s to, “keep things simple”.   I learned to keep the blinders-on when walking down the worm aisle at the local tackle shops, just sticking to the standard 8 to 10-inch curly-tail junebug worms.  However, once I discovered river fishing I quickly realized that it is much more dynamic than fishing natural lakes.  I had to rethink my “standard” worm presentation and adapt the technique to river fishing.  So one day walking down the worm aisle the blinders came off and I found a worm that has quickly become my “go to” river fishing lure, the Zoom Bait Company’s Ultra-Vibe Speed Worm.

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Hi everyone!

Many of you may have missed Zoom’s addition of some special Baby Brush Hog tail colors.  Zoom added Watermelon Chartreuse, Green Pumpkin Chartreuse, Black Blue Tail and Watermelon Red Chartreuse to its stable of colors for the extremely popular Baby Brush Hog.

These new tail colors add some excellent flash to your presentation, whether your carolina rigging, flipping or using it as a jig trailer.  No need to dip your own tails now, these little piglets are ready to roll straight out the of the package.

Click on the thumbnails below to see the individual hog tail colors.

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To see Zoom’s entire lineup of stock colors for the Baby Brush Hog click here.