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Rapala wakes up, Wood snake swimbait??, Bass love mullets!

By (mostly Jay)

Posted on July 8, 2014

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Today's Top 3

1. Rapala wakes up.

Lookee what the UPS man brung today:

Sweet! Cat officially outta sack. Gonna fish it tomorrow….

This bait and many others will be formally intro'd at the ICAST fishing tackle trade show next week. Yep I will be there, stay tuned on the Jay Kumar's BassBlaster Faceybook page. Make sure you Like it.

2. Fish a wood snake??

Have wooden swimbaits gone too far? Yes. Yes they have:

WAY easier ways to catch the basses mang!

3. Bass love mullets!

Not this kind (looks good on you, Chuck!):

Nope, not this'n either (hard to believe):

Yep:

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News

1. TX: Funerals held re Conroe boat crash.

2. TX: Bassers stay with disabled boat…

…on Texoma. Way to go fellers!

3. AZ: State may add bass habitat…

…in Roosevelt.

4. MI selling a lot of boats.

> "Michigan is the third largest marine market in the country and we've had two back-to-back growth seasons that have exceeded the national average. That's for new boat, motor, trailer and accessory sales."

5. FL: Bass Pro coming to Sarasota.

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Tip of the Day

Mark Davis: Big summer bass.

> “It will probably surprise a lot of anglers, but right now is one of my favorite times to go after a really big fish."

> “Big bass will never be far from deep water…so that’s the first thing I look for. I like to find creek channels or ditches leading from deep water into the shallows, or points and ledges that have steep drops into deeper water.”

> He looks for cover like logs, stumps, bushes, or vegetation around those depth changes, because these are objects that bass use, and if they’re present, the fish will stay longer in that area.

> Davis prefers fishing soft plastic lures like creature baits, big worms, and stick baits on a Carolina rig when he is hunting big fish because these lures are extremely effective when fished slowly. He rigs them Texas-style….

> “When I feel my Carolina rig weight hit a piece of cover as I make my retrieve, I stop and let the lure sit there from 10 to perhaps 30 seconds because I want to keep the lure in that area as long as possible."

> He tries to time his big fish hunts during the three days immediately before a full moon, regardless of the time of year. He doesn’t know why bass seem to bite better during that time, but his years of experience as both a tournament pro and a guide on Lake Ouachita near his home have proven it is the most reliable time to catch a big fish.

> He really likes to be on the water when the sun and moon are visible at the same time.

> “Overall, catching a big bass now is all about finding cover close to deep water, and then fishing that cover extremely slowly. Don’t worry about leaving your lure motionless on the bottom for up to half a minute, because the bass definitely know it’s there, and they’re probably watching it.”

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Quote of the Day

Some young guys will actually go out on a credit card to get started and bury themselves in debt if they don’t make it.

– Yep. Tom Helton talkin', dude has qualified for the FLWs 2x but hasn't pulled the trigger yet because of the dough:

> “I feel that I’ve worked hard to get to this point and am finally at that point in my life where I could take the time to fish if I was financially able to. I’m not going to go into debt to do so though."

Also said:

> "To be eligible for the Rayovac Series and the FLW Tour, your boat has to be a 2011 or newer. Mine was an ‘07, so I just bought a new boat."