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Today’s Top 3
1. Say hello to a $50K fish!
And it only weighed 6.63 lbs! That’s Jonathon Swink’s winning fish in last weekend’s 3-day Big Bass Bonanza on the Arkansas River. Caught it, of course, in the Coal Pile…with a jig and pork chunk – as in real pork. Old school works!
2. You man enough to crank this?
Holy megalodon Batman, check that squarebill! It’s the Lucky Craft SKT 110 SKT Magnum, conceived by Skeet Reese who ain’t too yella to fish such a manly bait. Start doin’ forearm curls!
3. …the state, amid pressure from fishing groups and resort owners, is embarking on a $13-million effort to expand walleye stocking….
In WI. They’re freaking out because largies are taking over. C’mon global warming!
> “It’s basically a dominance issue: For decades, we basically had walleye-dominated lakes, and now we’ve flipped that and have largemouth-dominated lakes. We’re seeing this in probably 60% of our lakes that were historically naturally producing walleye lakes.”
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News
1. AZ: Spro froggy derby at Havasu.
July 20, $200 per team, only baits allowed are Spro frogs, 100% payback, Dean Rojas will be there. Fo mo info, email JMLOutdoors@gmail.com or call (602) 791-0023.
2. New Jackall Eruption spinnerbait.
Here’s a pic…
Wonder where they got the black/yellow combo…hope it comes in red/white/black too!
3. Zoom Z-Hog Jr: Evers’ 2013 secret?
> “I’ve have some issues with my hook-up percentages in recent years, but not with the Z-Hog Jr. It’s soft enough that I’m getting great hook penetration and not losing fish. I’ve landed almost all my bites this year, and that’s made a big difference in my performance.”
4. B.A.S.S.’s new bassin’ for beginners series.
Could be awesome and for sure needed.
5. TN: FOP bennie derby in Murfreesboro.
6. AK: Is this a 200-year-old fish?
They say it could be, which would make it 48 years old when the Civil War began. I’ll buy that for a dollar!
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THIS is why you should be using this shaky head:
Tip of the Day
Anyone ever hear of a Senko? lol
> Some anglers…diminish the effectiveness of the Senko by matching the lure with tackle that is too heavy or by working the lure too fast.
> Yamamoto prefers his Senko on a weightless Texas rig with a 3/0 Gamakatsu EWG hook. “I think some people use too big of a hook because they are thinking the bigger hook they use the better chance they have of hooking the fish. That does work at times, but then sometimes with a bigger hook they lose the action of the bait on the fall, and half the time they lose the bait because it tears off.”
> The lure designer believes smaller light-wire hooks increase the lure’s tail action and make the Senko last longer since the bait slides easier up the hook and onto the line while fighting a fish. Yamamoto also recommends rigging the Senko on a Yamamoto Split Shot Hook, a circle hook that embeds in a fish’s mouth by merely reeling after the bite.
> Tying the Senko with a Snell knot is another key to rigging the lure. Whereas other knots are tied to the hook eye and can slide back and forth on the eye, the Snell knot requires wrapping a loop around the hook so the line is secured to the hook instead. “I like that knot because when you tug on it, it will pull that hook barb straight toward the line.”
> Yamamoto employs a simple lift-and-drop retrieve…. “It’s like working a plastic worm but not quite as fast because it takes longer for it to fall.”
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Quote of the Day
They do the same things over and over even when the fish are doing something different.
– Edwin Evers to the question: What is the biggest mistake you see from casual or weekend anglers? Also said: “They don’t pay enough attention to their electronics.”
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Shot of the Day
What an Open trophy looks like offstage – from Randy Howell’s Facebook page.
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