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Colors bassin needs, Where to find winter bass, How to fish glide baits

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Today’s Top 5

10 colors bassin’ needs.

No particular order:

1. Rainbow — Because…you know….

2. Juvy rainbow trout — Look how bright those things are! I’d be paintin’ my high-dolla swimbaits like that if I owned any:

3. Egg salad — We have PB&J, why not egg salad? Sold in convenience stores all over the US of A, and it’s rumored to look the same coming up as going down. Plus I’d love to hear Russ Lane baritone “egg salad” at someone when they ask him what color bait he was using.

4. Flesh — We have “bone,” why not “flesh?” Who wouldn’t want to tie on a walking bait the color of your finger? That way you could fire up the bass by give them…the finger [drum hit]. Btw this is the same color as Vie-enny sausages, which I’ve been told are miniature bolognas…which doesn’t help….

5. Matte black — Who cares if baitfish are shiny — are any baitfish black?? No! But baits are. So matte it out and hang on. You’ll catch all the fish that Matty (Matte?) Lee was going to catch lol.

6. Zebra — Pretty sure this color’s been used everywhere BUT in fishing. Plus it’s Ted Nugent’s favorite color yo!

7. Neon green — BB logo is neon green, all kinds of rod wraps are now neon green, why aren’t some baits neon green? Tho if I had something neon green it’d be this:

8. Wonder bread — They use it in walleye-world (check this Bomber Long A), but not in the bass world. Why? Bassin’ has a rich Wonder Bread heritage!

9. Troll — Is this a color? Yes it is:

10. Tobacco sunburst — Could be the coolest ‘lectric fiddle color, right Ace?

Crazy colors that actually do work.

Okay now some nutty colors that could/do actually work, but first here’s Berkley (I assume Dr. Keith Jones over there) talkin’:

> Bass apparently do see color. Their vision is strongest in the areas of medium-red to green. It fails rapidly moving into the blues and purples, as it does towards the far reds.

That means this:

Huh. So check these:

Pink

Al and Ron (and T-Roy) Lindner swear it works and that’s good enough for me. They’ve forgotten more about fishing than we’ll ever know (not you Troy…).

Neon Orange

> “I developed a color that’s a real-bright almost fluorescent orange. I’ve found that the bass won’t leave it alone. Nobody fishes a bright-orange worm, and I believe that’s one reason that color’s so effective.

> “I mixed some red Spike-It dye with chartreuse dye, and then I put a little bit of hot pink in it, which gave me the dark orange that I wanted.”

That’s from a guy named Chad Pinkerton, who also said this:

> “I’ve even sat in church, pulled out a plastic worm or a jerkbait, taken my knife and started carving designs in the lure while the preacher’s preaching. Sometimes I feel like the Lord’s speaking to me about how to make a unique bait…I just have to try it.”

Can’t speak for the Lord but I bet the preacher’d want you to put that knife away and listen brother! lol

Plus I recently mentioned that some crayfish turn red-ish (not just blue-ish) after molting, and do you remember this cantaloupe spinnerbait from a while back?

ALL of the above crazy colors fit in that color-spectrum thing so go figure. Btw found this pic of the Berkley fish lab dudes on break:

HAHAHA!

How to fish the DUEL Hardcore Ninja Twitch N’ Glider.

Okay still not a big swimbait/glide-bait guy, but I thought they were all fished pretty much the same: load up a saltwater stick, heave your “actual-size” bait out there and wind it back slow. But that’s not how Elitist Clent Davis does it with the DUEL Hardcore Ninja Twitch N’ Glider. Check this:

Chris Rock bass-fishes!

Check it:

Wait, wait, wait: That’s Brian Latimer! Aka “B-Lat,” one of the hardest-workin’ dudes in the bassin’ biz. Does he not look like Chris Rock there or what?!

Superheroes don’t fish wimp-sticks!

Only baitcasters yo! Not feelin’ so “super” anymore are you Cody Meyer? HAHAHA!

News


1. How A-Mart pre-practices.

Aaron breaks down what he did on Cherokee — super interesting as usual. Said he brings a ton of food when he pre-practices. Asked him what that means and he texted me this:

I was like, “I get the Nerds thing!” lol Okay no I really said, “Now I know why you run so much dude!” Okay I made all that up….

2. B-Card working on his weaknesses.

Love it. Like I’ve said before, surprisingly not everyone does this kinda stuff:

> “I definitely need to work on fishing in Florida and fishing tidal water. Those are my two weaknesses, so I’m just trying to get better at those things.”

3. Freddy Boom-Boom gets Stanford Baits.

Check the Stanford Missing Link Jig on TW:

4. Elitist Kreiger recovered from surgery, not nice anymore.

Had no idea:

> He had a torn bicep, a torn bicep tendon and a torn rotator cuff repaired along with having two bone spurs removed from his collar bone.

Sounds like pain, man. Also said it’s no more Mr. Nice Guy:

> “I need to worry more about me than other people.”

Whoa. Do NOT take a bite of his sandwich after the weigh-in — you hear me Scroggins?? Koby’s got Bass Mafia and V&M Baits this year.

5. Zona gets T-H Marine.

Z’s so stoked he’s thinking ’bout renaming his twin sons “Bill” and “Huntley.” Good luck gettin’ that past KZ bro!

Congrats to all!

6. 10 greats who have never won a Classic.

How did Todd Faircloth not make that list? Makin’ me think of the Van Hagar tune “It’s About Time.” C’mon Faircloth! All you have to do is sabotage Combs…lol.

7. Alton Jr. gets bold.

Check it — takes guts to step out like this, props to him:

> “We are more than just fishermen. There is a bigger purpose. We have to use this platform for more than just fishing. All the glory is to Him.”

Preach it brother Jr!

8. Elite rookie Jamie Hartman gets Cashion Rods.

9. Rookie FLWer Jonathan Henry running a Charger.

Here’s more on the Charger 210 Elite, based on the Challenger 201 hull.

Jon Henry reminds me of Joe Bonamassa’s heavy blues thang “Ballad of John Henry.” Saw Joe when he was just a pup in a tiny club in NJ. He ripped.

10. MLF has new champeenship.

6 shows on national TV starting in June. I like that start time. 12 guys fishing over 6 weeks — will be interesting to see if they can pull it off…cuz it’s no slam-dunk.

11. Garmin adds a bunch o’ pros.

> B.A.S.S. — Paul Elias, Jeff Kriet, Alton Jones and Alton Jr., Justin McClelland (son of Mike), Mark Menendez, Chad Morgenthaler, Brock Mosley, David Mullins and Keith Poche.

> FLW — Luke Dunkin, Anthony Gagliardi, Bradley Hallman, Jamie Horton, Shane Lehew, Billy McCaghren, Darrel Robertson, Bryan Schmitt, Peter T and Andrew Upshaw.

12. Initial FLW Tour roster set.

Standouts for me: Carl “bass on the barby” Jocumsen, Cody “rodeo” Bird, Rob “where have I been” Kilby, Matt “I’m back” Reed. Cool!

13. TN: College boy Garrett gets truck with power windows.

Dude has been driving beaters til now. Raised right!

14. AR: Big bass growth stunted in Hot Springs lakes.

15. CA: Nor Cal got a bunch of needed rain.

Maybe too much….

16. Recent pic of Ray Scott?

He’s been quiet lately, heard due to health reasons…I need to call him. Nice pic tho. L to R that’s Ray (who founded the bassin’ world — thank you Ray!), the guy who’s taking over the entire world and some guy who fishes for catfish:

17. BPS sending free issues of Bassmaster to peeps?

What does this mean?

> So I went to check the mail and the new issue of Bassmaster was in there. I didn’t order it. In the corner where my name is say “Membership compliments of Bass Pro Shops.”

18. Lunkerhunt Link wins Best New Freshwater Lure at Big Rock show.

One of the largest distributor shows in the country. The Link is basically two linked stick-style topwaters. Easy to work and looks sick in the water. Check it:

Not on TW yet 🙁

19. Mo’ ways to get the Blaster!

Multifaceted, multidimensional and multitasking ways to get it right here, including by text.

Tip of the Day

Hack Attack: How to fish winter stages.

Early winter

> …they’re relating to the bottom, not the shore. At this time you’re not looking for breaks or swings. What you want are flat areas in deep water. I’m not talking about a traditional flat. I’m talking about deep water areas with a flat bottom. Those are two different things. Don’t confuse the two.

> Even though they’re deep like that, the water is still warm enough that they’re feeding. Get a lure down to them and they’ll bite. The specific lure isn’t as important as its depth. It must be down with the bass.

> On those flat places they’ll often hold in massive schools. I don’t know how many bass are in some of them, but I know a guy who found one in Toledo Bend. He said the school was about 400 yards long and 100 yards wide. He fished it every single day for a month, and it was still producing when he quit.

Mid-winter

> After a time, as the water gets colder and colder, the bass move off of those really deep spots and move up shallower.

> Why bass move really deep at the first sign of winter and then back up shallower when it gets really cold is something we don’t completely understand. The most likely explanation seems to be that the water is warmer near the surface than it is near the bottom.

> Surface water gets cold because of the air and the wind. The water underneath not so much. Cold water is heavier than warm water. It sinks. Over time the water underneath becomes colder than the surface water.

> Baitfish feel this difference and so do the bass. Everything moves up.

> Typically you’ll see the fish movement near sharp drops. The bass move away from the flat areas and gravitate towards places where they can go up and down with a minimum of effort.

Quote of the Day

It gives me great pleasure to look at it, hold it up to the light and show it to my friends. It’s almost sensual to play with it.

– Uh…heh-heh, okaaaay, Ish! That’s Ish Monroe talkin‘ ’bout…uh…well…not sure if I can say…okay it’s — bassin’ baits!

Ish, bro, have to say that that description’s a first for me, but I totally get it!

Ish is WAY into baits, man. Tony Stark was helping him organize his tackle and was like:

Shot of the Day

Guess it’s winter in Japan too? This gal was wimp-stickin’ a Storm Smash Shad like a jerkbait (twitch/pause) on Lake Biwa:

Random

We don’t need to be seein’ anything like this on Insta before the Classic (talkin’ to you J-Lee, J-Lu and Ike…kidding…’cept for Ike….):

To Odell and the boys: Thanks for reminding me why I’m still a former Giants fan. Sheesh. And don’t forget to catch the ball next time….

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