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Today’s Top 4
Caught in an FLW Federation derby on the 1,000 Islands:
> “It’s not the best presentation for finding fish, but once I find a school, or even a smaller group of two or three fish, it’s a presentation that I can (use to) get those fish to bite. …a lot of times, when you drop it on a school of fish, it catches the biggest one. To me, it’s almost like that magnum spoon — it triggers that big bite.”
> …he always uses an O-ring with his 5″ YUM Dinger…. “You’ll get way more casts out of the same bait. That extends how long you can use the bait, but from an efficiency standpoint, it allows you more fishing time because you’re not stopping to change baits as often.”
> Mason…beefs up to a 1/0 straight-shank worm hook. He knows he’ll likely deal with the occasional snag when skipping under a deep dock or fishing around heavy cover, but the connection efficiency of a larger hook balances the drawbacks.
Supposed to be mahogany, looks kinda like teak. Guess you have to wear one of those white captain’s hats if you’re driving?
Sent in by bass-head Tommy H., as seen on Lake Ontario:
> I fished a small team tourney Saturday 8/27 out of Chaumont Bay, eastern end of Lake Ontario in NY. Right as we were coming in for the weigh-in, a woman was backing in a trailer with a small SUV. The trailer jack-knifed, she didn’t realize, and kept pushing. The trailer got wedged and lifted the rear-end of the vehicle and it actually floated away from the ramp and sunk. Thankfully no one was injured.
Bottom line: He and his bud won the derby!
2. Kriet lost his truck keys…
…and I guess his shirt, somewhere in that mess:
Won every other derby he fished this year, but finished 20th in the Cup maybe because:
> “….the lightning got so bad I stopped fishing and squeezed under the console. I told my marshall to lay down on the deck. The hair on our necks was standing up and lightning was popping in all directions around us.”
At the time, Ray was heard screaming the lyrics to Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody“:
Magnifico.
Spare him his life from this monstrosity.
C’mon Ray — lots of folks love you man! They just don’t fish the Texas Costas….
4. OK: Bass boat explodes on Hudson.
Guy rec’d 3rd-degree burns. Hope he is okay.
> …the man was attempting to refloat a bass boat…which had taken on water near the Horseshoe area on Lake Hudson, when the boat exploded for an unknown reason.
5. Heartfelt column about anger and feeshn.
Bryan Brasher on Bassin’master.com. A must-read for all men. Huge props to him for having the guts to be that open.
6. Mark Pack’s new glide-ish soft jerkbait…
…the real deal?
Jamey Caldwell using the Minn Kota Spot-Lock. Thinking I need that. Or I could just steal Jamey’s boat…if 10 people tied him down then sat on him and I got a quarter-mile head start…in a pickup truck.
9. AZ lakes added to 2017 WWBT schedule.
10. NY: Meet Elite pros at state fair.
Little derby too, I think for kids. Sept 3. Not sure who the Elitists are except for Fletch Shryock, who will also be competing in the haybale throwing competition. Possibly.
> We spend a couple of hours drifting under the boiling sun, waiting for someone to catch a nibble.
Yep….
12. KY: Paris (KY Lake) okays $$ for Costa event.
$25K plus $3K for competitor meal. That’s a lot of hot dogs!
13. CO: Bag limits back at Harvey Gap.
Limits had been suspended cuz plan was to draw down the lake, but not no mo.
14. Garmin pushes back against Lowrance…
…in legal mumbo jumbo world. Garmin also expanding its KS “campus” to the tune of $200 mil. If it’s a campus, are there fraternities and stuff? Does Garmin have a football team? Hoops??
15. HI: Obama allows recreational fishing in marine area.
Not bass but a significant loss for the antis. Props to the DC fish-heads for what no doubt was a ton of work to make it happen…or stop it from happening….
Tip of the Day
Uses black in the sun, and mimics baitfish more than frogs. Only uses the Terminator Walking Frog:
It won’t be long, and it’ll be dead and gone.
– Chris “madman” Lane talkin‘ ’bout the Buffalo Bills’ playoff chances grass and encouraging bass-heads to get out and fish it before winter sets in.
If you hear Chris talk in person, he doesn’t say “punch” like a normal person would when he talks about punching mats. He says it this way: “I like to PUNCH mats.”
If his brother Bobby’s within earshot, his neck’ll snap around. ‘Bout that time most people tend to back away slowly, except Hackney who starts grinning big, and VanDam who acts like he doesn’t even notice (but like James Bond he notices the smallest tiny details), like it happens every day. And…maybe it does.
Just in case you ever want to ask Chris or Bobby about flippin’….
Kidding, man, they’re friendly dudes. Mostly. lol
Shot of the Day
Random
Here’s the J-Lu theme song — “Just Got Paid” — the ZZ Top classic recent-like covered by Gov’t Mule. Makes me wanna grab my Lester Paul, rub some Rogaine into the scalp, plug into Mike Auten’s purple Splawn 100-watter and rip! (Scotty Rook let’s make it happen bro!)
Warning: At least one PG-13 cartoon in the vid….This is makin’ me a-think I need a bassin’ tub wrapped to look like an amp, and at least one knob has to go to 11…or 12….