ICAST 2024 New Product Releases

July 11, 2024

ICAST week is an exciting time for anglers everywhere, as the industry’s top brands release their newest, most innovative products. In this article, we’ll show you some early ICAST 2024 releases and look ahead at what’s coming at this year’s show. We’ll update this article as the show goes on, so keep an eye out for new additions! We’ll also be bringing you first looks on our social channels all week long, so be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

ICAST 2024 Early Releases

ICAST 2024 New Products

ICAST 2024 Early Releases

These ICAST 2024 releases are available right now! Keep reading to learn more about each one.

Great Lakes Finesse Hover Minnow

The Great Lakes Finesse Hover Minnow is a product developed to excel at arguably the most effective technique in bass fishing right now, hover strolling.

This 2.75” bait is designed to be fished as a jighead minnow and will be deadly for big smallmouth, largemouth, or spotted bass that are feeding on small baitfish. The Hover Minnow has a concave belly that allows for unique spiraling and darting actions. It also features neutral buoyancy to allow it to hang perfectly horizontal at all times.

The Great Lakes Finesse Hover Minnow is sure to catch some eyes at ICAST 2024.

Great Lakes Finesse Hover Minnow - ICAST 2024 Release

Great Lakes Finesse Matte Finesse Jig

Finesse jigs are killer for big smallmouth. They do an excellent job of representing crawfish, gobies, and whatever else may be lurking on the bottom where smallmouth may be hunting. The crew at Great Lakes Finesse knows this and set out to perfect the perfect finesse jig for catching trophy smallmouth bass, and it’s now on the market.

The Great Lakes Finesse Matte Finesse Jig is built on a strong 1/0 Gamakatsu 604 hook which is small enough to be stealthy but strong enough to land giant fish. Its ball head design allows it to crawl over rocks easily without getting snagged and has a matte finish to keep it looking as natural as possible.

Great Lakes Finesse Matte Finesse Jig - ICAST 2024 Release

Great Lakes Finesse Stealth Football Jig Head

The Great Lakes Finesse Stealth Football Jig Head is the perfect match for your finesse swimbaits or other small soft plastic, such as the Great Lakes Finesse Snack Craw or Flat Cat.

The fine wire 1/0 Gamakatsu hook allows for easy penetration in the fish’s mouth while being plenty strong enough to land giant fish. The matte powder coat finish is available in four colors - Matte Green Pumpkin, Matte Brown, Matte Black, and Pearl While. The Stealth Football Jig Head is also available in four different weights - 1/8oz, 3/16oz, 1/4oz, and 3/8oz.

Great Lakes Finesse Drop Minnow - New Size

The 2.75" Great Lakes Finesse Drop Minnow became an instant staple in any smallmouth angler's soft plastic box. It's neutral buoyancy, ribbed body, and thin tail gave this bait all required attributes to be deadly.

Great Lakes Finesse has just introduced a new size of this extremely popular soft bait. Coming in at 3.25", this new addition to the Drop Minnow family will be more appealing to fish feeding on larger baitfish. It will also catch the eye of big lethargic largemouth as well as smallmouth.

Great Lakes Finesse Drop Minnow - New 3.25" Size - ICAST 2024 Release

Evergreen Last Ace 128S Swimbait

The Evergreen Last Ace 128S Swimbait is another bait that will excel hover-strolled as a jighead minnow. However, it’s 5” length, slow sinking ability, curved tail for natural rolling ability, and long, thin profile also makes it great fished on an EWG hook as a weightless jerkbait or just on a slow, steady retrieve.

The Last Ace 128S is an extremely detailed soft plastic. It features very realistic looking eyes, colors that match a variety of forages, and a dotted side to represent a lateral line.

These are already flying off the shelves, and will only sell quicker after ICAST 2024!

Evergreen Last Ace 128S Swimbait - ICAST 2024 Release

Evergreen Last Ace 140 Swimbait

The Evergreen Last Ace 140 Swimbait was designed to turn pressured bass that will cautiously follow a swimbait into biters. This 5.5”, 3/4oz swimbait has a slow sink and an irresistible natural swimming action. It also features 3D fins to provide stability and extremely detailed paint jobs.

The Last Ace 140 is a line-through swimbait, meaning there is a hole in the head to insert your line through before tying on the included size #2 treble hook.

Evergreen Last Ace 140 Swimbait - ICAST 2024 Release

Z-Man Micro Finesse WormZ

The Micro Finesse WormZ are Z-Man’s newest addition to their very popular Micro Finesse series. These 2” worms feature Z-Man’s incredibly durable ElaZtech material, which is buoyant to allow the bait to sit perfectly horizontal when suspended under a float.

The Micro Finesse WormZ realistic look and profile makes it deadly for all species of panfish and trout fished in a variety of ways.

Z-Man Micro Finesse WormZ - ICAST 2024 Release

Eagle Claw Lazer Pro-V Drop Shot Hook

The Eagle Claw Lazer Pro-V Dropshot Hook doubles in bait presentation and fishability. The Pro-V bend allows your dropshot bait to sit perfectly in place, meaning it will always be presented properly to finicky fish.

This design does not hinder any fishability though, in fact it actually improves it. This needle-sharp, light wire hook penetrates easily and immediately slides the fish to the V of the hook, keeping them locked in.

Eagle claw Lazer Pro-V Dropshot Hook - ICAST 2024 Release

The bottom hook is the TK150 and the top hook is the new TK150 Pro-V

ICAST 2024 New Products

Here's what we know at the moment! We'll update this section as the show goes on and we learn more about these new products.

ICAST 2024 New Soft Baits

Rapala CrushCity Mooch Minnow

The Mooch Minnow is a bait that's already created a lot of buzz. It has been responsible for a good amount of earnings amongst pros that already have their hands on them. Look for this one to receive a lot of attention at ICAST 2024.

Rapala CrushCity Mooch Minnow - ICAST 2024 Release

Rapala CrushCity Pig Stick

This new stickbait from CrushCity is ribbed, durable, and will be available in a great selection of colors.

Rapala CrushCity Janitor

The Rapala CrushCity Janitor was designed to play cleanup, catching fish behind others or in water that has already been pressured.

Rapala CrushCity Hedgehog

A new creature bait from Rapala CrushCity with lots of appendages and action to attract a lot of attention.

Rapala CrushCity Freeloader - New Colors

Photos coming soon to social media!

Rapala CrushCity Ned BLT - New Colors

Photos coming soon to social media!

Z-Man Graph ShadZ

A pre-rigged, line-through forward facing sonar bait that is designed to keep your bait constantly running true. The line-through design eliminates the possibility of your knot becoming manipulated in a way that hinders the action of the bait.

Z-Man Chattershad

A new chatterbait trailer design from Z-Man. The Chattershad displays the same multi-jointed tail design as the ChatterSpike, but with a more baitfish style body, profile, and tail.

Z-Man Drop KickerZ

This forward facing sonar/dropshot bait has a unique tail design that's going to give it that perfect, subtle tail kick you're looking for.

Z-Man Guppy GrubZ

A curly tailed addition to Z-Man's panfish-slaying micro finesse lineup.

Z-Man Shadtron LT

The Shadtron is a 6", line-through, shad profile soft plastic swimbait. Z-Man saw great success with the Mulletron last year and decided to continue to add to the family.

Yamamoto Covert Craw

A small creature bait with large, defined appendages. The Covert Craw will be a good one when fishing around small crawfish or pressured fish.

Yamamoto Nuki Bug

Yamamoto found success with their dense, heavy soft plastic called the Yamatinuki. The Nuki Bug is that same dense soft plastic material but with appendages to add some action.

Yamamoto Shad Shape Swimmer

The Yamamoto Shad Shape Worm has been a staple in every smallmouth angler's dropshot bait bag for many years. We now have this amazing bait profile in a paddle tail!

Yamamoto Scope Shad - New Size

The deadly Scope Shad is now available in larger 3.5" and 4" sizes!

Geecrack Imo Kemushi Cue Bomb

There is a recent trend in baits with long, thin appendages for finesse fishing. The Geecrack Cue Bomb is sure to catch the eye of any bass in the area.

Jackall DRIFTFRY 4.0

The DRIFTFRY is a unique soft plastic with a bill like a crankbait. It's arguably one of the most sought after forward facing sonar baits on the market, and it's now available in a 4" variety.

Strike King Homing Minnow

A soft plastic paddle tail pre-rigged hover style from Strike King.

Big Bite Nekorama

Designed in part with Drew Gill, a young professional angler who is experiencing great success. The Nekorama is a new finesse worm that's already won Drew some big money on tour.

Keitech Swingbait

The Keitech Swing Bait is already catching fish in Japan, and is going to make it's way over to the states in time. The Swing Bait has an extremely small tail, reducing roll and helping to get bites in clear water, high pressure situations.

ICAST 2024 New Hard Baits

Rapala Gold Miner Deep Diver

A new walleye crankbait from Rapala that's designed to dive deep, very deep. The Gold Miner will reach depths of 30+ft unassisted by any weight.

Rapala PXR Jowler Topwater Bait

This bait helped lead Patrick Walters to a win during the 2024 Bassmaster Elite Series on Lake Murray. The Jowler is a walk-the-dog style topwater with a cupped lip to throw more water around.

Rapala PXR Mavrick 110 Deep Jerkbait

The deep diving addition to Rapala's deadly PXR Mavrik jerkbait.

Rapala PXR Mavrik 110 Deep Jerkbait - ICAST 2024 New product release

Rapala Jigging Rap - New Colors

The Jigging Rap just got even deadlier with these new colors.

Photos coming soon to social media!

Rapala DT Dives-To Crankbait - New Colors

A few new paint jobs in the legendary DT series.

Photos coming soon to social media!

Rapala Jigging Shadow Rap - New Size and Colors

The Jigging Shadow Rap family just got larger with the addition of a new size and colors.

Photos coming soon to social media!

Rapala Shad Rap - New Colors

The Shad Rap has caught millions of fish, and these new colors are going to continue to up that tally.

Rapala X-Rap - New Colors

The X-Rap has some staple colors that always get the job done, now there are a few more to fall in love with.

Bandit Walleye Deep Diver - New Colors

Eight new color additions to the Bandit Walleye Deep Diver family that will be available very soon.

Bandit Walleye Deep Diver - New Colors - ICAST 2024 Release

Bandit Walleye Shad

A new shad profile bait in the Bandit lineup of walleye lures.

Bill Lewis Depth Charge

A drop to 'em on forward facing sonar bait from Bill Lewis.

SteelShad Bottom Blade

A new blade bait from SteelShad that stands up when on the bottom. Look for even more new baits from SteelShad in the near future.

Bucca 6" Trick Shad

Mike Bucca Swimbaits are among the most popular hard-body swimbaits out there. Check out this new variety.

ACME Flash Series Baits

New baits from Acme that have an unbelievable amount of flash thanks to their unique design.

Yakima Bait Double Flash Double Bladed Rooster Tail

The Rooster Tail family now has a new addition! Introducing the double flash, a double bladed version of the Rooster Tail.

Yakima Bait Cut Plug

This new cut plug is similar to the Yakima Bait Spin Fish; however, the cut plug is designed to be able to be trolled much slower, even under 2mph.

ICAST 2024 New Jigs and Chatterbaits

VMC Heavy Duty Swim Jig

A new swim jig with a sturdy hook for big fish and heavy cover applications.

VMC Weedless Football Jig

VMC's new weedless football jig.

VMC Finesse Jig

A compact jig with a single wire weed guard. Perfect for fishing a variety of cover types, staying out of snags, and keeping big ones pinned.

Dirty Jigs JT Kenney Grass Wizard

JT Kenney teamed up with Dirty Jigs to design a jig that will get you big bites in the grass.

Z-Man Tungsten Chatterbait Elite EVO

The Chatterbait Elite EVO now has a tungsten counterpart. This helps the bait stay compact, cutting through grass easier.

ICAST 2024 New Jigheads

Buckeye G-Stroll Jighead

A new forward facing sonar jighead from Buckeye with a sturdy bait keeper.

Eurotackle Finesse ESR Jig Head

A new finesse jig head from Eurotackle optimized to show up better on your forward facing sonar.

VMC Redline Tungsten Swimbait Jig Head

VMC Redline Hooks are incredibly sharp and strong. Pair one up with a tungsten jig head and sturdy bait keeper and you have a finesse swimbait head that can be easily seen on forward facing sonar and is sure to get a good hook into your next big bite.

Bobby Garland Mo'Glo Head Tirn'R Jig Heads

A unique new crappie jig that features blades on both sides of its head.

ICAST 2024 New Rods

St. Croix Black Bass Casting and Spinning Rods

St. Croix's newest addition to their lineup of rods.

St. Croix Black Bass Rods - ICAST 2024 New Products

St. Croix Black Bass - ICAST 2024 New Products

St. Croix GXR + Seviin Combos

A St. Croix Rod paired up with a Seviin reel to create the new GXR series of combos.

St. Croix GXR Combo - ICAST 2024 New Products

ACC Crappie Stix Scopin' Stix

A 15' rod for the angler that wants to drop on crappie's heads using forward facing sonar.

Daiwa Ardito Jitte Telescopic Travel Rod

One of the most advanced travel rods we've seen. Extremely compact but also very functional.

Daiwa Presso Air Ultralight Spinning Rod

An addition to the already very popular lineup of Daiwa Ultralight Spinning rods.

Daiwa Presso Ultralight Spinning Rod - ICAST 2024 New Product Releases

Shimano Technium Salmon and Steelhead Casting, Spinning, and Centerpin Rods

A new line of salmon and steelhead rods from Shimano.

Shimano Technium Salmon and Steelhead rods - ICAST 2024 release

Shimano Technium Salmon and Steelhead Rods - 2024 ICAST New Product Release

G. Loomis GCX Salmon and Steelhead Spinning, Casting, and Centerpin Rods

A new line of salmon and steelhead rods from G. Loomis.

G. Loomis GCX Salmon and Steelhead rods - ICAST 2024 New Products

ICAST 2024 New Reels

Seviin FG Spinning Reel

Photos coming soon to social media!

Seviin GSC Casting Reel

Photos coming soon to social media!

Shimano Vanford Spinning Reel

The extremely popular Vanford has received a facelift and some internal adjustments made.

Daiwa Tatula SV TW 100 Casting Reel

A new reel with a great price point from Daiwa.

Daiwa Tatula SV TW 150 Casting Reel

Okuma X Series Spinning and Casting Reels

New high end reels from Okuma.

Okuma X Series Casting Reels - ICAST 2024 New Product Release

Okuma Aventa GLS Centerpin Reel

A new addition to the Okuma Aventa Centerpin family.

Okuma Coldwater "A" Series Linecounter Reel

The Coldwater series has just been upgraded. These will also be available in a Levelwind Reel for fishing copper or wire lines.

Okuma Coldwater "A" Series Linecounter Low Profile Reel

The upgraded low profile version of the Coldwater series.

ICAST 2024 New Line, Hooks, and Terminal Tackle

Z-Man ZWG Worm Hook

An EWG style hook perfect for ElaZtech baits.

Sufix Revolve Braided Line

New braid from Sufix.

P-Line HP Panfish Copolymer Line

A copolymer panfish line at a great price point from P-Line.

Rapala 20lb High Vis Digital Scale

A new tournament worthy scale from Rapala.

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