Today’s Top 5
Reading news that lure designer Cotton Cordell just died (RIP bassin’ brother), strikes me that lots of folks that have mightily impaced the bassin’ biz are from AR, like [not an inclusive list so don’t get your skirts in a twist]: Cotton, Forrest Wood (+ kin), Jerry McKinnis (+ kin), Bobby (and Billy Murray), and even younger dudes like Overstreet and, should I say it?…Bowman.
Always thought AL had the title of bassin’ biz central, but now I guess it’s:
– Chris Lane bein’ refreshingly transparent about how much he’s learned since his first Classic in 2008 on Hartwell — tho he was probably ketchin’ ’em on a jig (lol).
Here’s some more cool honesty, this time from Brent the Chapmaniac on Bassmaster.com:
> I will continue to focus on my strengths — shallow water cranking, flipping and power fishing — but I will also venture outside of my comfort zone more often when the opportunity presents itself.
Dang! Pass me the breadcrumbs….
Yo Ike, check it like you wreck it — Howell got a dang Philly steak sammich named after him! [Howell, I dare you to eat that whole thing without getting up from the .]
News
1. Garmin gets serious with Hack, Christie.
2. Hite, Shryock now Yamamoto.
Davy and Fletch. I’m diggin’ the shades Fletch!
Btw, Jake the Snake caught this recently…
…and I called him out with #shiners to which he said:
Hahaha! Dang straight I’m jealous….
6. Scott Martin gets New Pro Products.
V-T2 Livewell Ventilation System. Scotty got M-Pack Lures too.
7. Billy Mac got another huge deer!
FLWer got 2 deer of a lifetime in one season. Props!
8. FLWer Cody Meyer gets Strike King.
9. Little Alton trying to make Elites.
Gettin’ help from Dad. The next Hibdons?
10. FL: 14-09 was FL’s biggest last year.
No good pics of it….
12. AR: Brushpile permits for Bull, Norfork.
14. Aussie B.A.S.S. gets Hobie.
Bassin + ‘yaks + great whites = knutz!
15. MI: New show features Traverse City waters.
Not just basses.
16. Runoff causes Erie dead zone.
17. OH: Cabela’s coming to Dayton area.
18. Bass U starts this weekend.
Right here in frickin’ Jersey yo! Where’s my invite Gluszek??
19. BFL winner caught 10-lber.
> “I was flipping needlegrass with a green-pumpkin-colored Gambler Why Not with a 1/2-ounce weight.”
> Lindner’s Fishing Edge is on the Outdoor Channel, while Lindner’s Angling Edge airs on Pursuit, Fox Sports (North, Midwest, Detroit, Ohio), Sports South, WFN, and TUFF TV along with over 70 broadcast stations.
Interesting comment posted to Facebook by show sponsor Sea Foam:
> Working with the Lindner crew is not only a ton of fun, but very meaningful. From a brand perspective, the degree of audience engagement toward Sea Foam products is amazing — we are very pleased….
Pretty cool. Don’t see that every day….
I theen I forgot to run thees — sorry bro! #notcoolofme Gimme a high 5….
Z actually sings that theme song. You may not know this, but that’s how we got to know each other, when his band and mine opened up for Motley Crue one time back in the day. KVD was in the audience.
Tip of the Day
Good tip on FLWoutdoors.com:
> I’ve had the best luck using the 7-inch Mizmo Ish Tube for fish that weigh more than 5 pounds. I know some guys like to finesse bedding fish or use smaller baits, but my theory is that the bigger the bait, the more irritating it is to the female and the more inclined she’ll be to hit it.
> She’s not interested in eating, and maybe the only way she’s going to pay attention to your bait is because it’s too big to ignore.
> The Ish Tube is a big bait that has its own action. You don’t really have to do anything except get it in the bed. I fish it on a 12/0 wide-gap hook that’s custom-made in Japan, and I use 65-pound-test braid with no leader. I keep the colors pretty basic, too – either watermelon red, white (ghost), green pumpkin or bluegill.
> One trick that has worked for me over and over is getting the tube in the bed so that I can actually bump the female with it. Usually, that’s all it takes to get her to eat it.
Quote of the Day
Fishing provides healthy, inexpensive entertainment and relaxation.
– Some dude BOLD-FACED LYING, MAN! Inexpensive?? Heck, that’s one of the GREAT things about bassin’ – buyin’! I’m so ticked off, I’m goin’ to TackleWarehouse.com right now….
Shot of the Day
Day off work well spent: #raddude