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RAY SCOTT OUTDOORS, Inc. News Release
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Bassers
Catch More Fish On New
PINTLALA, Alabama-If as a bass fisherman, you're spending too much time between bites, Ray Scott, the founder of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.), has an answer to the problem. "You'll get more bites on light-line," swears Scott, who says, "increased fishing pressure has made black bass more hook shy of artificial lures fished on heavy lines." Ironically, Scott, who built the popularity of bass fishing with his B.A.S.S. organization and its over 600,000 dedicated bass anglers membership, sees too many fishermen chasing too fewer fish as the reason. And, using "well-rope size line" the culprit. Scott believes, "Downsize your line. The smaller the better and more difficult for bass to see, and light-line makes lures action more natural." Scott is behind a campaign to "put the sport back into sportfishing." He thinks such a move will recharge interest in bass fishing, and, perhaps, reverse the decline in fishing overall. "I'm convinced the next bass fishing trend will be to SPORTACKLE™ and putting more excitement into fishing," continues Scott, who is developing a Sportackle™ System for fishing with four-pound test light-line. Working with Fred Kemp, a St. Louis, Missouri based reel designer and manufacturer, Scott has the perfect open-face spinning reel for combination with his own innovative spinning rod design. "Both the rod and the reel are unique in their own right and will improve the bass fishing experience," says Scott. "But, as a Sportackle™ unit, I guarantee you'll get more bites and catch more bass. "The bottom line is," points out Scott, "lightweight increases sensitivity and you feel more bites." Scott's spinning rod design weighs only 2.3 ounces.
But, don't confuse lightweight with a wimpy, ultra-light rod. This stick
either in 6˝ -or - 7-foot, has butt strength to handle a bruiser-size bass,
but a taper and tip to easily cast lures as light as 1/16th ounce on
four-pound test line. To reduce weight, and increase sensitivity, the one-piece blank is constructed through a cork handle with no reel seat or heavy hardware. Commonly called, the "Tennessee handle," the spinning reel is mounted with the use of electrical tape. Scott's downsizing theory is revolutionary as far as typical spinning rod size guides. Starting with the "dime-size" gathering guide 18-inches in front of the cork handle, the guide placement is increasingly smaller toward a tiptop with a "pinpoint size opening." "Conventional spinning rods feature an oversize stripper guide and normal size guide placement," points out Scott. "With smaller size stripper guide and reducing the overall guide sizes, there's less line drag and slap on the cast and improves casting distance and accuracy," he claims. Now, enter Fred Kemp and the revolutionary design for his SuperCaster 225 spinning reel. Kemp, a homebuilder turned fishing reel designer, has landed a U.S. Patent (No. 6,082,651) for his "lightweight spinning reel with large diameter spool." The sizeable 2.25 inches spool diameter of the U.S. Reel's SuperCaster 225 dwarfs the average 1.5 inches spool of reels in its size class. "The advantage of the large-size spool,"
explains Kemp, "is longer casts, less line twist, and low-line
memory." "Lightweight, but strong," says Kemp, who explains the reel body is made of a space-age, aircraft-grade carbon fiber and much stronger than graphite and some metals. Ray Scott has worked with Kemp to develop the SuperCaster 225 after seeing his prototype reel three years ago at a St. Louis, Missouri Boat & Sport Show. "Together we can offer the bass anglers a SPORTACKLE™ System-a lightweight rod and reel-and a new technique that will catch more bass," believes Scott. "I've been testing Fred's SuperCaster against other reels on the market as a teammate for my Sportackle™ rod," points out Scott. "The SuperCaster with its larger spool will add 8-to-10-feet on a long cast over any other reel I've used," Scott says. "The reel is as smooth as silk on the retrieve," adds Scott, who, also, is impressed by the 28 inches of line hauled in per turn of the handle. Kemp grins with pride: "The drive and pinion gears are machined from magnesium bronze and stainless steel and a special process to get the highest quality and smoothest gears." "The SuperCaster shaft is made of specially treated stainless steel alloy that can take more than twice the punishment of ordinary steel shafts," Kemp continues. "Functionally, with the oversize spool the lip is within convenient reach of your index finger and makes feathering the line and improved casting accuracy much easier," adds Scott. While a perfect pal for Scott's 4-pound designed light-tackle approach, the SuperCaster 225 handles line from 2-to-15-pounds tests. For the smaller size lines a spool arbor works well to fill the spool. Marketing of the two new bassin' innovations will be in full swing by Spring 2003. Kemp's U.S. Reel Company will offer its open-face reel under the brand of Ray Scott's SuperCaster 225. For more information, contact: Fred M. Kemp, U.S. Reel, P.O. Box 31744, St. Louis, MO 63131 or visit the company's website: www.usreel.com. The Ray Scott's Sportackle™ rod will be available in
6˝ -and 7-foot models offered direct to interested bass anglers. "If
routed through normal fishing tackle sales channels, this Sportackle™ rod
would be priced at $189 retail," said Scott. "My initial marketing
plan is to get this rod into the hands of a few good bass anglers. We're
prepared to offer a special $99.00 field tester's introductory offer." For more information or to order, contact: Ray Scott
Outdoors, Inc., 238 Whitetail Trail, Pintlala, AL 36043, Ph. 800-518-7222 or
email: ray@rayscott.net.
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