I want to welcome the newest "brick & mortar" store to begin carrying the MAL Lure line of white bass/hybrid striped bass lures and the Bladed Hazy Eye Slab line -- Xotic Camo and Fishing Gear in College Station, TX.

Yesterday I met in person with owner Ross Eckhardt and his teenaged son, Charles. I shared how the MAL and Hazy Eye were developed, how they are typically fished, and when the right time to use each would be.




CAPTION: Ross Eckhardt and his son, Charles, with the MAL and Hazy Eye Slab line they've begun carrying at their College Station store.

Ross now has the three most commonly ordered MAL Lures in stock: The MAL Original with silver body & chartreuse tail, the MAL Heavy with with silver body & chartreuse tail, and the MAL Dense with silver body & chartreuse tail.

Likewise, he also has the most commonly used Bladed Hazy Eye Slabs for this region in stock: The 3/4 oz. Bladed Hazy Eye Slab in white and in chartreuse.

Xotic is located near the Lowe's in College Station at 1151 William D. Fitch Pkwy Suite 100, College Station, TX 77845. Reach them by phone at: (979) 704-5601.

For every 20-30 folks that order online there are another handful who just don't or won't because they do not want to use a credit card online. A brick & mortar location gets around all that, and, also avoids shipping costs. And, if you're in a pinch and can't wait for delivery, having a store nearby can't be beat.

If you are reading this and wished a tackle store near you carried these, please just have the owner reach out to me.


Other brick & mortar locations now include:

Wooded Acres Tackle and Campgrounds at Richland-Chambers Reservoir
Liberty Mart at Lake Belton
Studly's Metal Art and Tackle in Copperas Cove
Gatesville Sporting Adventures (a.k.a. GSA254 Sports) in Gatesville

If you stop by, let Ross know you heard about them here.

The full line of both spinners and slabs can always be found here, and everything is currently in stock: WhiteBassTools.com

Awesome post.

Reminder.