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Today’s Top 5

Blaukat calls out expensive bassin’.

 

 

 

Randy abso-frickin’-lutely has a point. Was just talkin’ to a HS basser and his parents last night, going over how much this whole deal costs. Check it from Randy’s Facebook:

> I don’t think the current explosion in technology is a good idea for the future of our sport. I say this because technology — and the need to keep up with it to compete even on a weekend level — is turning bass fishing, especially tournament fishing, into an “elitist” sport.

> I think it is a huge injustice to our sport for tournament directors to allow a unlimited amount of electronics on a boat…. For some anglers to be able to afford $15,000 in electronics while some anglers can barely afford two very simple basic units creates an uneven playing field.

> Same with rods/reels and tackle. Professional golfers are limited to how many clubs they can carry. The same should apply to tournament fishing — again in an effort to level the playing field for those less financially fortunate.

> We live in a world of fishing where an $80,000 boat, a $50,000 truck, $70,000 in entry fees and expenses, and another $15,000 in tackle each year is the norm. This is insanity.

Larry Nixon was a fishing guide. George Cochran worked in a train yard. Denny Brauer laid bricks. Can such folks be pro bassers anymore? Sure hope so, but it’s lookin’ pretty tough.

Name that band:

DDs of the week.

 

 

 

13.75 from somewhere in CA — apparently none of those lakes have names out there. Caught by BB reader Keith, supposedly on a chile verde burrito:

13.6, no deets:

No more Uncle Josh pork??

Okay, I get that it’s messy and not as convenient as plastics. But it fore sure can work better sometimes [full disclosure: I never use it]. But soon it won’t be a bassin’ option — from Uncle Josh, anyhow:

> “We couldn’t get enough of the right raw product to keep up. The quality of pork fat we require for our products has been in short supply for more than 5 years. It got to the point where 90% of the pork we purchased to make product went to waste.”

A fatback shortage? What will NC BBQers use to flavor their beans??

Good background article here. Lot of folks upset about it:

Advantages of pork chunks vs plastic chunks:

> Saltier
> Bulky
> Natural movement
> Floaty

> Tasty

Rumor is Reaction Innovations will now come out with a tribute bait called the….

Tackle Warehouse still has #11s in stock! I’m gonna get me some.

Olde-school bassin’.

 

 

 

No tx! Here’s Billy Dance back in the day, no T hat. Check the 500 lbs of whippy fiberglass rods, a 10,000-lb wood tacklebox, and the awesome lake map and structure scan:

You could lose a couple pairs of pants and a pizza in that carpet.

Oooh he hit me so hard!

 

 

 

“I was so mad at him” — lol, love these vids:

 

News

 

1. Jason Christie on Ken Cook.

2. A-Mart talks Grand.

Says if winters aren’t cold, the spring bite isn’t as good.

3. Keef Combs doing new electronics class.

4. Hite-Ashley team beat in big bass derby.

Only one other team in it. Word is the Elites were officially shunned after the weigh-in.

5. Ike’s Shad Rap recipe.

The ultimate cold-water crank:

> “I like the Rapala Shad Rap #5 in a shad color. I fish it on 6 to 8 lb fluorocarbon on a light spinning rod — you need the light tackle to throw it and also for that light lure to work the way it should.”

> Iaconelli says he often replaces the stock #6 trebles with #4 short shank trebles…. “With that setup, you can run the lure along slow and then stop it and it just hangs there — it becomes a twitch bait underwater, and that really works well for coldwater bass a lot of times.”

Also: New Going Ike series launches tomorrow I believe.

6. Subscribe to Menendez TV.

7. Kreiger gets Powell Rods, Abu reels, Berkley Trilene.

8. How Zona breaks up ice with his prop.

9. FLWer Mark Rose on switching to Garmin.

Mark’s an offshore monster, so when he switched electronic companies (from Lowrance to Garmin) it’s a big deal. What he said about it:

> “I am not one who likes change, however sometimes you have to make big decisions that are best for your career. I have to stay on the cutting edge in electronics and I want to work for good people. Therefore, Garmin is the best choice for me.”

> Dan Bartel, Garmin sales VP: “The Garmin team has more than doubled in size over the last 2 years. It’s an impressive group of anglers who, like Mark, have joined the Garmin team because they believe it will give them the competitive edge. Garmin is more committed than ever to being a top player in the freshwater fishing industry, and we’re so excited to have the opportunity to be a part of Mark’s success on the water.”

Props to Mark for caring enough about how he does things and the fans to come out with a statement about it. #rare

10. Meet Elite rookie Fabian Rodriguez.

Standout quote:

> “Being a plumber who fishes, I don’t have a lot of experience with the marketing side of the sport. It’s nothing I’m used to doing, and the worst part is I don’t have the time.”

Ruh roh Raggy.

11. FLWer Bryan Schmitt gets Riot Baits.

12. FLWers Surman, Cobb, Setzer get Yo-Zuri.

13. TX: Still looking for missing Texoma boater.

14. T-H Marine drops price of HydroWave.

> The MSRP for the HydroWave H2 has been reduced from $469.99 to $399.99, a savings of $70.00.

Don’t see that every day. Only one cat’s not happy about this:

15. FL: Unfair advantage for winning team…

…fishing the King of the Glades Open Team Trail tournament on Okeechobee. One guy’s name: Donny Bass.

16. NE: 18-y-o making $$ from bass YT vids.

17. AZ: Kingman club looking for anglers.

18. NE: Boaters fund new invasives program.

New fees.

19. 2016 Minn Kota promotions.

20. Wireless iBall trailer hitch cam.

Love the name.
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Tx much to all who responded on the question about viewing the Blaster on a phone. Sorry can’t respond to you all individually. Much appreciated.

Quick story

Was at the National Professional Anglers Association annual conference last weekend, said a few words about digital media. Everyone else had these detailed PowerPoint presentations, but I only had one slide…here it is:

Hope they all got the point.

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Tip of the Day

Does Crews get cranky? No, but I guess he can. Tip from Bassin’master.com:

> “A lot of people think the crankbait bite doesn’t start until prespawn, when the water temperature hits 50 degrees or so. But I’ve caught ’em really well with a crankbait when the water has been in the mid-40s and other anglers are out fishing jigging spoons.”

> He says on sunny days the fish will move up in the afternoons onto sun-soaked shorelines where the water is warming. “That sun pulls the crawfish and little bream up to the bank, and that’s why the bass are there.”

> He targets the middle or back sections of major creeks, looking for places where the channel cuts close to the bank.

> Crews says smaller diameter line [down to 8-lb] allows the bait to work freer, especially on a slow to medium retrieve. He also prefers mono…handles better in cold weather than fluorocarbon. Limp mono also enhances the movement.”

> Crews believes crankbaits with yellow and/or red colors on them get more bites in cold water. “I try to fish water with a little bit of stain, but those colors seem to work well for me in clear, cold water. Regardless of what color the lure body is, make sure the bait has an orange belly. That’s key….”

> A bait that suspends when you pause the retrieve seems to get more bites. Crews will remove the stock hooks on his Spro Little John and replace them with two, short shank No. 2 hooks that add just enough weight that the bait will suspend when he stops the retrieve.

> “When I’m winding the bait and feel it hit cover, I will stop for a second or two and maybe twitch it once or twice, then resume cranking. I’ve caught a lot of good fish in cold water by doing that.”

Quote of the Day

I seem to do the best when I fish like Greg Hackney or Aaron Martens.

Brandon Card talkin’. Hey Brandon — I do too man! Or, you know, when I channel KVD or Evers, Faircloth, any of those guys.

Lol. Here’s the full quote:

> “When I look at the tournaments I’ve done well in, I seem to do the best when I fish like Greg Hackney or Aaron Martens and just find a few key areas and slow down. It’s funny when I think about it, but it’s what I need to do now. I need to be methodical and catch the fish in the areas I found them in.”

Shot of the Day

Usually this is a fish, but these Hiroshima Customs Threadfin Shads look purdy purdy:

Be throwin’ these

Only the best…

You gotta get down with this stuff!

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