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Fishing for Gifts If you are checking your list and checking it twice and you find a fisherman or fisherwoman on your list, grab a Cabela's catalog and your credit card and let's go shopping! Don't even try to buy rods, reels or lures for that special person unless you really now what you are doing! Fishing products catch just about as many fishermen as they do fish. A gift certificate to the catalog, internet or local tackle suppliers would be great! The one thing you can get for your fishing friends is clothing! If they have a boat that matches their truck and their tackle box, then consideration to color coordinate their clothing should be made as well. A generally rule of thumb is black for winter, and white for summer. Fishing has really changed since you were a kid. Visions of Andy Griffith walking a barefooted Opie with rolled up jeans or tobacco-chewing fat guys in tee shirts two sizes too small sitting on a drywall bucket sucking down warm beer waiting for a fish to come by, have been replaced by today's anglers who invest a lot of time and money in their sport. Looking good is very important, but comfort is essential. Fortunately, high tech materials are being incorporated into practical designs. Waterproof and breathable materials like Gore-Tex (not invented by Al Gore) are sold under a variety of manufacturers labels. Wool and fleece still offer nature's best. "Long johns" have also come a long way. New fibers and weaves have made for lighter, warmer and more comfortable clothing. You don't need as many layers as you used to. You don't have to look like the Michelin man to be comfortable. Comfort and style have come together from head to toe. From the bottom up, the most comfortable thing you can put on your feet is a TEVA sandal! (by the way, pronounced teh-vah, the Hebrew word for nature) These have replaced the basketball shoe as the footwear of choice weekend anglers and pros alike. Fishing is an all-day standing-up sport. I was skeptical at first, but now I wear my TEVAs nearly year round. www.teva.com Wearing sandals in the winter and even in the rain is possible with Seal Skinz fleece-lined socks. These socks enable me to extend my sandal season to nearly year-round. Seal Skinz also makes gloves that are waterproof and breathable. These gloves have "Gripper dots" that enable you to feel and grip fishing equipment. www.danalco.com For a great year-round rain suit, check out Frogg Toggs. These are a lightweight, breathable waterproof jacket and pants set that also makes for a great outer layer on cool days. Frogg Toggs are windproof as well. Another big advantage is that this product is much cheaper than Gore-Tex. www.froggtoggs.com For a great selection of shirts, pants and outer clothing, check out Woolrich. Founded in the 1830's, this company not only has traditional woolen products, but a wide variety of outdoors clothing and accessories. They even make pants that unzip above the knee to become shorts. Their vented long sleeve shirts have many pockets, vented backs and even UV protection. These shirts are comfortable year round. Another gift item is sunglasses. For fishing, polarized sunglasses are a must! Not only do polarized glasses protect you from the suns' harmful rays, but also allow fishermen to see objects in the water. I like glass lenses because they are more scratch resistant and they offer better optics. I recommend Maui Jim sunglasses. There are two lenses that work for most fishing conditions. The HCL (high contrast lens) lens is what I wear in the summer. Most of the time, the sun is high and we are fishing in shadows. In the fall and winter months, the sun is at a lower angle and I opt for the darker gray lens. www.mauijims.com There are small multi-purpose tools, like the LEATHERMAN, Squirt. This tool has scissors for line cutting and other tools for minor on-the-water repairs. Get a retractable ring to wear on a belt. If it is made by LEATHERMAN, expect quality and innovation. Topping things off is the hat. This can be tricky. Some anglers have a "lucky" hat and no matter what you find, he or she may not wear it. Stay away from hats, unless it is imprinted with "This hat was a gift and I have to wear it". Most of the products I have mentioned are available on-line or in catalogs. Add their embroidered name for a personal touch and you have a perfect gift that can't be returned. Wick's Sports Lettering in Alexandria, VA does a great job with this! The best gift of all is to take a friend or child fishing. Water works wonders! GIFT IDEAS * The 2nd Edition Lure For a Cure Kit is the official lure kit for the Bomber Bait Company, the fishing industry's most revered manufacturer of plastic crankbaits and jerkbaits, has teamed with Kissimmee-St. Cloud Pro Angler Terry Segraves, and the V Foundation For Cancer Research to create this uniquely designed, special edition Lure For A Cure Kit, 2nd Edition. Terry Segraves and Kissimmee-St. Cloud are making a difference in the fight against cancer. A highlight of Kissimmee-St. Cloud's annual Great Outdoor Days is the Angling Against Cancer Benefit Dinner and Tournament supported each year by the top names in professional bass fishing. Bomber selected its Pro Model Suspending B14AP because it provides tough, true-running performance for a variety of freshwater and saltwater gamefish. At 3 1/2 inches and 3/8 ounces, the B14AP is just the right size to be cast or trolled for everything from bass to snook to walleye. * For those anglers with a sense of humor, Bill Dance Bloopers and MemorableMoments Volume 3 DVD provides more than 100 minutes of never-before-seen classics and hilarious goof-ups which have occurred during filming over the past ten years. Plus, it's interlaced with some of Bill's most memorable, funny moments with friends, family, crew and such notable fishing buddies as Terry Bradshaw, Mel Tillis, Porter Waggoner, Tanya Tucker and more. * Sure to cover the wish list of any angler, Bill Dance's Ultimate Gift * Arbogast continues its 75th Anniversary celebration with the introduction of a new color to one of its timeless classics. The Arbogast Blueback Herring Jitterbug provides a shad imitating color to The Jitterbug has been known as the No. 1 nighttime topwater lure of all The Blueback Herring Jitterbug is an Internet exclusive and can be found HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE for the Hard-To-Shop-For Outdoor Sports Enthusiast Gifts Under $25 Free secrets to cooking wild game. Ducks Unlimited and Lawry's are in the second year of a successful new partnership. DU is one the world's leading conservation organizations and Lawry's is the industry leader in spices, marinades and rubs. And since holidays are a special time to prepare wild game for family and friends, experienced cooks can turn to DU's line of marinades and spices to enhance the flavors of these holiday feasts. Choose from flavors like Lemon & Lime Pepper Rub and Seasoned Hickory Marinade plus other rubs and marinades designed to bring out the natural flavor of wild game and fish. All are great stocking stuffers and are now available at most supermarkets. DU is offering a free recipe booklet with wild game recipes from Scott Leysath, better known as the Sporting Chef, for duck, trout, elk, dove, pheasant and others. For a free copy, write to: DU Wild Game Recipes, P.O. Box 14390, Scottsdale, AZ 85267. Smooth out your boating experience. Yamalube is specially blended for use with Yamaha's two- or four-stroke outboards. These lubricants protect the engine's hard-working internal components and meet the marine industry's strictest standards of quality. Yamalube 2-M, for two-strokes, features corrosion inhibitors and additives that prevent ring sticking, varnish, and excessive wear. For four-strokes, Yamalube 4-M also protects during cold-start and extended operation under heavy loads. Ring Free removes carbon build-up, which can rob power and cause excessive wear if left untreated. Yamaha's pro anglers, on the road up to 200 days a year, swear by Ring Free for their tow vehicles as well as their outboards for improved engine performance and fuel economy. Available from Yamaha marine dealers. Call (800) 88-YAMAHA for location. Prices start at about $5 for quarts of 2-M and $4 for 4-M. A 12-oz. bottle of Ring Free costs about $9.95. One-of-a-kind calendar. Here's an unusual gift the boater in your life will Gifts From $25 - $100 Fleece me, baby. Santa wears a fleece suit. Taking a lesson from the North Pole pro, Wrangler Rugged Wear has added fleece to its famous jeans and created the warmest, softest, 100-percent cotton denim jeans ever for outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen. The Wrangler Rugged Wear Fleece Jean is the ideal his-or-her holiday gift. It combines Wrangler's durable denim outer shell with a warm, soft, pine-green fleece liner. Deep (very) front pockets, also fleece-lined, make great hand-warmers. Large leg openings fit over boots. The Fleece Jean is machine washable. The Wrangler Rugged Wear Fleece Jean has a suggested list price of $55. You can try it on at specialty outdoor retailers and you can find the nearest retailer on the official website, www.wrangler.com, or by calling (888) 784-8571. Hands-free fishing at last! For the onshore bait fisherman, whether Gifts Over $100 Change the way you see at night. For the camper, hiker or marine navigator on your list, the new NightHawk night vision viewer from Bushnell® makes the perfect gift. The NightHawk viewer uses advanced digital technology to enhance the quality and performance of the viewer, as well as eliminating the image intensifiers and photocathode tubes used in older night vision products. The operator enjoys the convenience of a compact viewer, while getting crisp, high-resolution images. The NightHawk viewer fits comfortablyin the hand and weighs only 12.4 ounces. It features a built-in rechargeable battery, AC/DC power port, carrying case, wrist strap, battery charger and video output cables. Suggested retail is $199.99. It1s available at Bushnell dealers nationwide. The only appliance a sportsman will ever need. Most sportsmen would never put an appliance on their Christmas list, but the new GameSaver Turbo from FoodSaver® is the exception to the rule. Getting their fish or game ready for the freezer is now quicker and easier with the new FoodSaver GameSaver Turbo. With two vacuum pumps instead of one, the new top-of-the-line GameSaver Turbo is designed for speedier, heavy-duty use. With the additional vacuum pump and heavy duty Teflon-coated sealing strip, the GameSaver Turbo can seal up to 50 packages without overheating. Perfect for use at home or hunting camp, this makes vacuum packaging large game animals, such as deer, elk or moose, a quick and easy process. The FoodSaver®GameSaver Turbo is ready to use right out of the box. It comes withFoodSaver Bags (five gallon size and five quart size), two FoodSaver Rolls (11 in. x 10 ft. and 8 in. x 10 ft.), the Accessory Port hose, User Manual/Quick Start Guide and an instructional video. Suggested retail is $299. Visit www.foodsaver.com for your nearest dealer. Music to find your soul and GPS to find your destination. The new Lowrance iWay 500C is one of the best values in a color, turn-by-turn precision GPS navigation system and it even features a stereo MP3 player. Pick your destination and it displays the best route, while guiding you with voice and visual directions every turn of the way. And if you miss a turn, it automatically re-plots your route for you. The built-in 20GB hard drive features high-detail mapping with easy viewing on the 5" high-res color TFT touch-screen display. Also a stereo music system, there1s 10GB of free space to load thousands of MP3 music files. The iWay 500C comes complete with a full complement of accessories for $999.00 suggested retail. For more: www.lowrance.com or (800) 324-1356. Slow down...or speed up...this holiday season. Anglers who troll for fish # # #
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