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Today’s Top 4
1. Everybody’s BP in this derby.
When I was at the St. Lawrence tourney, definitely seemed like the Elites were slapping their foreheads watching Brandon Palaniuk make a long run for basically an extra 1/2-lb per fish and the win.
Was wondering how many guys would make long runs this week at St. Clair/Erie – but not anymore. Sounds like pretty much all (from Bassin’Fan):
> Former tour pro Jon Bondy is guiding on Lake St. Clair today and told BassFan…it looks as if nearly 100% of the field is headed for Lake Erie on day 1 of the St. Clair Bassmaster Elite Series.
> “The big bronzebacks that inhabit St. Clair are not in peak condition – many are long, but almost grotesquely skinny. Four-pounders are hard to come by….”
So is the #1 bassin’ lake in the country…Erie?
Cool GoPro pic from BP yesterday:
2. Root for Edwin!
Edwin Evers is a great fisherman, great guy and is in the driver’s seat to win his first major bass fishing title: Angler of the Year.
He’s got A-Mart and KVD sniffing at his heels, so today will tell the tale. Love all three guys and would love to see any of them win, but EE hasn’t done it yet so rooting for him on this one.
Btw, A-Mart is going for both wins – this derby and AOY:
> “It’s the only chance I’ve got to win, and I’m going to go for it. It’s going to be miserable.” He estimates a 160- to 180-mile round trip to Lake Erie…the forecast isn’t ideal for a long run across big water. “I don’t know how many hours I’ll get to fish.”
3. It could be argued that the FLW trail doesn’t have as many name anglers as the Bassmaster trail…but Dion Hibdon, Jay Yelas, Larry Nixon, David Dudley, Clark Wendlandt, Luke Clausen and Scott Martin are among the FLW pros who can fish with anyone in the country.
– Shreveport newspaper writer smackin’ locals for not-so-great attendance at theFLW Cup. He’s right…but long been a fact that you fish B.A.S.S. mostly for exposure, and FLW for checks.
Maybe Shreveporters have ODd from so many derbies held there?
Where’s there’s competition, there’s cheating – sometimes:
> One of these guides said he was fishing the Friday before a redfish tournament and ran into a fish cage with three or four redfish in it under the bushes.
Guess the pet carriers haven’t made it inshore yet…. Not this kinda carrier, but yes these exist – so the wing-nuts can take their fish on a walk!
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News
1. FLW scheduled on top of TTBC.
Good timing!
4. B.A.S.S. conservation gets Okie.
Gene Gilliland, awesome.
5. Collegiate championship airs Aug. 28.
6. Lake Erie has warmed 1 degree from 1975 to 2005.
– Speculation on why more largies there.
Contests of the Day
2. Win a K2 Cooler stuffed with Cajun Baby gear.
3. Win a Trip with Howell, Chapman or Martens.
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THIS is why you should be using this shaky head:
Tip of the Day
> When it comes to mats, most people go right for the thickest stuff. But Terry Scroggins finds plenty of fish hiding near the outskirts of mats. “Those are great ambush points and it’s cover that often gets overlooked because they’re small isolated patches….”
> “It’s also easy to cover because it’s a very small target. It’s a high-percentage point that takes hardly any time to fish effectively.”
> He likes a 3/4-ounce Boo Jig with a 3 3/4-inch Yum Craw Chunk easily pushes through the looser vegetation while presenting a large profile that generates big bites. Natural colors like green pumpkin, brown and watermelon work best in clear water, while black/blue or dark neons provide the necessary contrast if the water is stained.
> “I’ll flip the jig in there and deadstick it. I’ll let it go to the bottom for 15-20 seconds before I do anything. With a Craw Chunk, that jig will actually stand up like a crawfish would be in fighting mode. I’ll let it sit there, hop it twice and go on to the next drop.”
> One shallow tactic fellow Elite pro Cliff Prince likes is dragging a football jig. Cover is key. As with the traditional offshore retrieve, he sticks with a meticulous drag that gives fish plenty of time to spot that noisy, hefty profile representing an easy meal.
> “You don’t want to move it a lot in the summer,” he said. “The fish don’t want to chase anything.”
> He likes the big profile of a 3/4-ounce Booyah Pigskin Jig with a full skirt guaranteed to move a lot of water. His favorite colors are molting craw and nest robber, matched with a green-pumpkin chunk.
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Quote of the Day
I may be 80 years old when it happens, but I’m gonna win this thing.
– Larry Nixon on the FLW Cup. If you want to bet against that, allow me to take your money. Can’t best against the fishin’ force of nature from Bee Branch, a fo-sho candidate for the best of all time.
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Shot of the Day
Is this awesome GoPro stuff or what? Sent in by BB reader Mike. Sweet, but click here to see it way nicer.
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