Important additions to fishing.

[Patrick]

A lot of times, you look around and you see people blasting these "fad lures" like the Banjo minnow and the helicopter lure. I have both and never had too much luck with either. Now I'd like to turn the tables a bit on you. It's pretty easy to tell when a lure or the gear is bad. What I want to know, is what do you think the most important additions to our hunt for striped bass has been?

I tried to answer this question and I have to admit, it's a doozy. There's a lot of stuff out there, and I'm having trouble answering it. I mean out of everything, lures, reels, line, rod model or terminal tackle.

I'm not looking for your secrets, and not looking for the old standbys. I'm looking at the new stuff out on the market from this past say, decade that really caught your heart and really stands out.