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Lane hookset copied, Hite thinks bass icky, KVD mental game

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Today’s Top 4

1. Lane crushes bass & Elites.

Chris Lane had 90-13, Dean Rojas in 2nd had 76-09, a 14 1/4-lb difference. Dang son!

Here’s what he used to catch ’em…I think:

> Lane said he considered his winning lures to be [huh? he considered??] a Luck-E-Strike ribbontail worm (black/blue), and a prototype soft stickbait being developed by Luck-E-Strike. Both he rigged with a 1/8-oz Reins weight. His jig, he said, was homemade (black/blue), and rigged with a 3/4-ounce weight [his jig had a weight??]….

This kinda stuff messes my cat up, mang!

2. Lane hookset a hit…

Internationally. Chris’ hookset…

…already being copied by his fan clubs in Asia:

3. Davy Hite thinks bass are icky.

I never knew this! How else you ‘splain:

“Ew, can you take it off!?”

“I’ll lip one…but it’s gross!”

HAHAHA!

4. Yammy sponsors kid!

Okay, not that young but:

> Yamaha Marine signed 15-year old bass angler Andy Ortega to its Pro Fishing Team.

> “Andy’s enthusiasm and dedication for the sport caught our attention through his interactions with Yamaha on Facebook.” [Wait…a 15-yr-old on Facebook??]

> Ortega, from Odessa, Tex., has been fishing since he was 8 years old and is a member of the Texas Bass Federation and TBF High School Fishing. Since 2008, he has been a finalist or winner in numerous Texas B.A.S.S. Federation and Bassmaster CastingKids championships. In 2011, 2012 and 2013, Ortega earned B.A.S.S. “Angler of the Year” titles from TBF for his region and age group [B.A.S.S. award from TBF??]. In 2010, Ortega also captured the Texas State “Catch and Release” Record in both Junior and Adult categories with a 10-pound, 28” largemouth bass.

In the same release B.A.S.S.’s “yoot” director Hank Weldon, himself a “yoot,” said:

> “…we expect the numbers of bass anglers aged 13-18 to easily triple by the end of the year, possibly even more.”

Why stop there? How ’bout 1 TRILLION:

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Help the Menendezes.

Mark Menendez isn’t fishing the Elites again this year because his wife Donna’s is battling cancer again. Here’s a way to help them, please do if you can.

Menendez Family Benefit Account

Paducah Bank

PO Box 2600

Paducah, KY 42002

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News

Headline of the Day

1. NY: Anglers want open season……for basses on Ontario, which has stupidly healthy fisheries.2. TX: Zeb mussel rules now on.

3. IL: U gets $16K for bass club.

4. Triton-Boat US partner.

Howell Hunts Down Lead in Bassmaster Elite Event on St. Johns River- Bwahahahaha! From TODAY’s OutdoorHub email. Doh! Derby already over mang!_____

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Didja watch this yet??

Tip of the Day

KVD: Don’t beat yerself.

Cuz he will take care o’ that for you…:

> One of the most common instances you see of great anglers hurting themselves in competition is when they lose a big fish. I certainly understand the feeling…but unless it happens late on the final day of a Classic, it’s probably not fatal and it’s something you can learn from and even capitalize on.

> Instead of dwelling on [it], get your bait back in the water and review the elements that put the big one on the end of your line. How were you retrieving the lure? Where was it in the water column? How close was it to cover? Did the bass strike from an ambush point or did she follow your bait? What caused you to lose the fish?

> Think of those things for two reasons: (1) they’ll get your head back in the game and (2) you might hook up with another big one if you can just repeat the key elements of that pattern.

> …flip side…when you land a big one, don’t get too caught up in celebrating. Get the fish unhooked and into your livewell as fast as you can, and get your lure back in the water. Use that positive momentum to take you to the next good fish. Your window of opportunity may be closing – make the most of it.

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Quote of the Day

The information I’m receiving is that the federal government is looking to get rid of sport-fish stocking programs in all of the U.S. and it begins here.

Guy in the land of AZ talkin‘ ’bout the feds stoppin’ trout stockin’ and ‘stead stockin’ ‘dangered chubs and suckers…aka prey for game fish.

Hey – we all know the feds are Einsteins and it can’t happen here, right Mr. President?

Oh snap sir!

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Shot of the Day

It’s a M-M-M-Monster! (From Big Bass Dreams.)

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