My office smells like a rubber chicken. Every time someone walks in, I have to hear the, "Phew! What stinks in here?" along with the accusing evil eye. No, I don't have a latex fetish; I'm just buried under a pile of rubber teasers.

Our November issue includes a feature article on using big teasers, so I contacted a few folks in the industry and had them send in some samples for photography. Everyone was more than eager to get their products featured, so they sent a bunch of nice stuff for us to photograph. Black Bart lures sent us a beautiful set of Extreme Breakfast and Lunch teasers, both in nice color schemes. Once you get one of these babies in your hands, then you really know where your money is going - they boast some of the finest finishes I've ever seen.

Marlin-X sent one of its giant sailfish teasers, and I have to say, this thing is awesome. I don't want to spill all the beans here before you see the magazine, but it's already been in New Products, so you can take a peek at it there.

Unfortunately, I couldn't include a bunch of giant spreader bars and dredges made by Chuck Richardson at Tournament Cable. These things are huge - a bit too big for my photographic skills to do justice. I've got one dredge in here, a three-tiered job, that holds a butt load of 11-inch rubber baits and must look awesome in the water. (Unfortunately, it's the main culprit in my office odor problem - better store this baby outside until you rinse it off!)

We've also got a little bit in there about the Marlin Mudflap teasers and photos of some of the old standbys. Tormentor's got its Bowling Pins and Birds, and Mold Craft makes a big showing with its Enormous Johnson (my favorite name in all of lure-dom), Squid Chain and Four-Eyed Monster, proving once again that as much as things change in this sport, it's amazing how much stays the same.

Thanks for reading, and I hope to see you all at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show at the end of October.

And keep visiting our website - some of these teasers I mentioned are going to wind up as prizes in our contests. (Not this Marlin-X sailfish, though; that bugger is mine!)