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Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 | Author: admin
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ICAST 2015 Coverage |
Livingston Lures Brings the Tech With Their Connected Lures
| Date: | 8/18/15 |
| Location: | Orlando, FL |
| Admission: | Buyers & Press Only |
| Manufacturer: | Livingston |
| Reviewer: | Zander |
Introduction: When it comes to infusing technology into lures one company stands apart, Livingston, which offers “smart baits” that are able to emit natural sounds to call fish in and trigger instinctual strikes. This ICAST the company took this technology to the next level with new lure designs and the world’s first app controlled smart bait.
They may look like normal lures but all Livingston Lures come alive once they hit the water
EBS MultiTouch Technology: The first Livingston lures started emitting a single sound once in the water and the company has since expanded their offerings with many more lures and now offers new MultiTouch Technology that enables anglers to select four different options including the original EBS sound that Randy Howell used at the Bassmaster Classic, “EBS Craw” which features the sound of a snapping crawfish, “EBS Shad” which mimics frenzied baitfish sounds, and now silent mode for times when a silent lure is the best option. The modes are selected by touching different contact points once the lure is wet. Instructions can be found here.
Pro Angler Byron Velvick shows us his new EBS enabled B Venom glide baits
Team Livingston Pro Byron “The Bachelor” Velvick showed us his new B-Venom swimbait which is a single jointed glidebait that features removable ballast weights that enable this swimbait to be fished at varying depths. This swimbait not only glides well it includes the new programmable EBS sound technology which is designed to convert those big bait follows into explosive strikes.
Nick Barr, Customer relations Manager, shows us the new Walking Boss part II
Walking Boss Part II: This season Livingston sought to create a killer topwater bait that would be the perfect vessel for their new EBS MultiTouch Technology. What they came up with is the dramatically flared double cupped Walking Boss II.
The Walking Boss is a cross between proven design elements and a hi-tech core
The Walking Boss Part II is a jointed walking bait that is dressed with No.2 Mustad treble hooks. The Walking Boss II weighs in at 1 oz. and is 4.7 inches in length.
Check out the massive protruding lip
“This bait is by far one of the best overall new baits out there,” says 2013 Bassmaster Elite Series Rookie of the year hank Cherry. “You can fish it several different ways: you can walk it if you want like the original Walking Boss, or you can just reel it like a wake bait and it has an action like the old Jitterbug on steroids. It’s a bait you can multi-task with. And it’s very simple and user-friendly. All you really have to do if you don’t know how to walk a bait is cast and reel slow, and the bait does the rest all on its own.” This new bait combines design with innovation and should be a popular option for topwater fans.
Lure designer Robert Castaneda shows us his latest creation, new Bluetooth connected lures that are controlled with an easy to use new app!
The World’s First Connected Fishing Lure: Livingston showed us a prototype last year and it looks like their connected lure is now ready for primetime. The new technology will be incorporated into future lures and will enable anglers to draw from an expansive new library of electronic sounds. Imagine the ability to change lure sounds with a swipe of a finger on your smartphone, or even update your bait with 30 new sounds to address different species and applications. With these new bluetooth connected lures and the company’s easy to use app you will soon be able to do exactly that!
Livingston’s newest offering is a complete hardware and software solution
The new lures are designed to be charged wirelessly and the company promises that they will be adding new sounds and even surprise easter eggs in the future. Fishing should be fun after all!
You can see the digital core hidden in the head of the bait
The hardware is cool but so is the software. Livingston has put a lot of work into creating an easy to use and feature rich app. The upcoming mobile app is designed to do so much more than change sounds on your connected lure and will be a one stop shop for conditions, catch data, catch tracking, and even logging trip information. The new bluetooth enabled lures will include upcoming Howeller baits, Byron’s B Venom, and B Viper Swimbaits. These cutting edge tech enabled new lures will be available next year but the app will be available for download in late 2015. We can hardly wait!
