Tackle Week 2023: The best new fishing rods, reels, lines, electronics, tools and accessories

Best Mapping Tool

LAKEMASTER VX

I rely heavily on my current Lakemaster map chip to help me find fish, so I was excited to see the new VX version. It offers three chart presets, shallow-water offset and Smartstrike. With the latter feature, you input your target fish species, the season and the weather, and it then highlights places on the map that should hold fish. I’m most excited, however, about the new customizable depth-range feature that lets you shade contours in four different colours.

Learn more: Johnson Outdoors, www.humminbird.com