Fishing Sea

Customize your favorite topwater and catch more fish TheRecordLive.com

More than once it has happened; you and your best fishing buddy are standing side by side using the same lure but only one of you is really catching fish. The next time this happens, you need to examine you partner’s lure a little more closely, especially when it comes to topwater plugs. There are plenty of serious fishermen out there who just take a plug out of the package and start using it without any thought of checking several key components. Hooks are the main thing, inferior hooks cost fishermen more fish than anything. Check to see how sharp the treble hooks are before you chunk that plug, sometimes they are not nearly as sharp as one might think. Split rings that hold the hooks are another culprit, stainless steel split are a must when hustling fish in saltwater. Also the size of the split can cause you grief as well, some plugs like the Super spook for instance have really big rings that allow for excess travel of the treble hooks which in turn results in the hooks getting tangled

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Spotlight: Cane Creek 110 Headset

Cane Creek 110 Headset

Headsets may not be the most exciting part of a bike build but it is important that they function correctly. We were after the best 1 1/8 headset for one of our recent builds and we picked the Cane Creek 110 headset for a variety of reasons.  The 110 year warranty they offer with the 110 headset didn’t hurt its appeal either.  If you’ve ever had a loose, creaky, or otherwise problematic headset you understand how much of a pain they can be. Check inside to find out what makes the 110 different from other headset offerings available.

Cane Creek’s 110 headset is their flagship model. It is available in several different configurations to fit just about every head tube on the market today. Cane Creek machines their 110 headsets in house at their Fletcher, North Carolina facility. This allows them to keep tighter control over quality and design specifications.

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Cane Creek headsets have some unique features that other headsets on the market do not offer. Below is a list of the features of the 110:

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Captured Compression Ring - The compression ring is captured inside of the top bearing cover.  It helps keep the headset properly secured day in and out.  While the compression ring is a small piece, it is an important one. Other designs we’ve used previously on gravity bikes that don’t have the compression ring tend to not work as well in our experience on long travel...

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