Why does it always seem like we have all the time in the world to tackle our thoughts but often nothing else? We can "casually" forget to rake the mesquite pods from the back yard, push off the morning work out, or keep tossing ideas back and forth for another blog entry. Well today is the day I push off everything but a blog entry so tell my boss i'm sorry.
Let's talk tackle!!!! Talking tackle or looking for tackle is one of my favorite things in this world, it's in my top 10 favorite things of all time.
CLAYTONS TOP TEN LIST
1. Miles and Chelle
2. Family and Friends
3. Fishing
4. Talking Tackle
5. Food
6. Fishing (can never fish too much)
7. Fishing
8. Fishing
9. Food
10. Fishing
So today let's talk about some tackle created by a great family we've been blessed to know, The Butel Family, Justin, Alex, and Ringo Butel own and operate
Cactus Wren Outdoors.
The company slogan is "The reaction you've been waiting for" and i'll tell you first hand it truly has been a positive reaction! A short back story as to this "reaction" we speak about. You see i'm a TACKLE JUNKY!!! I review the websites of tackle shops, big name bait makers, mom and pop shops, international bait makers, you name it and I am looking daily for the next bait to add to the arsenal. Well one day I am scrolling through Facebook and see a mutual friend post a picture of a fish caught on a "Quail Tail" worm. And in this day and age some plastics baits are only separated by a name. So I ask him where he got these baits from and he said he got a free sample off Cactus Wrens website. I think to myself FREE TACKLE!!!! SIGN ME UP!!! I message Cactus Wren and a few days later have a package in the mail with this heavenly big bass craving stench emitting from the package. I open it up and they sent me a couple ridge walkers. I'm not one to throw finesse style soft plastics, i'm a power fisherman! I shoot for the straight reaction bite. TREBLES POR VIDA!!! So Miles and grab a drop shot rod and head for the pond by the house. First cast BAM an above average fish for this pond, cast back out and BAM set the hook and let Miles reel this one in. Again its an above average fish for this pond. Total that trip was 10 fish on 3 baits and only being there 45 minutes. I order a couple bags of the baits and they sat for a couple weeks (not a finesse fisherman remember that). We take the boat out one weekend post front conditions, its cold, flat calm water, blue bird skies and we are scrambling to not take a sunset picture! Those of us who know that phrase, well you know! I had been casting 4" roboworms to the same spot for about 15-20 casts. I reel in and start digging through the boat looking for something else to throw and stumble upon the "Quail Tails". I cast out the same size and color as the robo to the same spot i'd been fishing and BAM I lay into this fish like a Bruce Lee fighting Chuck Norris! Several fish later that day on the 4" "Quail Tail" I realize we'd found the reaction we'd been waiting for. Cactus Wren has the perfect blend between soft plastic and durable plastic, Add in a proprietary Bio-Scent they have created and that folks is a recipe for a successful day on any water. Many days have been saved from sunset pictures thanks to
Cactus Wren Outdoors
My favorite bait by far is going to be the 5" Quail Tail in Copper Basin rigged with a #2 Decoy HD Masurabi Worm hook and a 3/8oz Cactus Wren drop shot weight.
This color pattern I've found works excellent at all our Arizona lakes and in talking to many anglers out of state who have great success with it. But a little secret I've heard is that many local pro's and i'm not gonna name drop or anything but one has a TV show on Fox Sports Arizona. He loves the Scorpion color as do many top anglers!
This color can catch fish and cash checks! All the colors Cactus Wren produces with the Quail Tails, Talking Sticks, Canyon Craws, share one common denominator - THEY ALL CATCH FISH.
Cactus Wren offers multiple styles, colors, and sizes of soft plastics and also top quality terminal tackle. If you're just getting started fishing or are a top pro fisherman than Cactus Wren has you covered. Head over to
Cactus Wren Outdoors and let them know Clayton sent you, I promise you won't be disappointed and you'll get the reaction you've been waiting for.
An added bonus to great baits is The Butels gift of friendship and knowledge of fishing that comes free with any order, email, message, or phone call. The Butel Family is without a doubt a family we will know till I am pushing up daisy's. Thank you Cactus Wren for providing great products and being model ambassadors to the angling community!
Until next time,
Clayton
