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Today's Top 4
1. Giant bluegill ear cranks!
Are these cool or what? By Thrashin Bass Customs. Bet it helps:
Lovin' this idea. Forget the suds, use water!
Btw, here's how Ike got on that Delaware jig bite. Kitchen sinkin' 'em in practice baby!
3. If we publicly say we think we can win, then we are somehow cocky.
– Randall Tharp talkin'. Also said:
> We all enter these tournaments because each and every one of us thinks he can win.
> Maybe we should have a tournament where everyone is a winner, and then no one would run the risk of being cocky [laughs].
But…if I entered one of those tournaments and publicly said I would win, I would sound stupid. So ixnay to that theoray Tharpay.
Facts:
- That's the real Stanley Cup.
- Dave "I invented Scrabble" Mercer ain't right 'tween the ears…not even close.
- This is awesome.
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News
1. WI: Roger LaPenter honored…
…inducted into Freshwater Fishing HOF for trophy 'stache smallie efforts in Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior.
2. VA: Body recovered at Smith Mntn.
Took 8 days post-accident. RIP bassin' brother.
3. TX: Hydrilla back in Sandlin?
4. ND: License sales up again.
5. IA: DNR wants less veg around docks.
6. ON: 3rd annual pike/bass derby.
In Wikwemikong, which sounds like it should be in southeast Asia somewhere.
7. New bacteria-killing landing nets.
But…why?
8. How crayfish grow brain cells.
New discovery:
> Humans can make new neurons, but only from specialized stem cells. Crayfish can convert blood to neurons that resupply their eyestalks and smell circuits.
> Although it's a long way from crayfish to humans, the discovery may one day help us to regenerate our own brain cells.
That's crazy! It's NOT a long way from bottom-crawling critters to humans….
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Tip of the Day
Fletch Shryock: Standing timber tips.
Good one on W2F again:
> "I always look at the contours before I even think about fishing a specific section of trees. Throughout the summer, you want to find trees close to some sort of breakline such as a point or a creek channel bend."
> “Your chances of catching a giant will skyrocket if you can find a section of trees with adjacent deep water. These breaklines give bass two very important opportunities – they can easily slide up to feed in or around the trees and fall back into deeper water when they’re more lethargic. More often than not, they’re there for the depth change and the timber is just a welcome bonus."
> “Spend some time studying the depth, type and size of timber and you can develop a clear mental image of the bottom contour. When you get a good feel for it, you’ll be able to eliminate unproductive water….”
> “If there’s a little stain to the water, I’m almost always going to start…with a deep-diving crankbait. I know it can be a bit intimidating throwing an expensive lure around such gnarly cover, but if that crankbait dredges the bottom, I’m able to interpret any and all depth changes and available cover in just a few quick casts. When you’re slowly dragging something [e.g., a worm] around, you’re wasting precious time.”
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Quote of the Day
They want a clean-shaven face. They want your shirts tucked in.
– College basser talkin' in a Bloomberg.com article 'bout sponsorship. Yes. Yes they do:
Bwahahahahaha! Don't know what they're teachin' down there at Auburn….
Shot of the Day
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