Today’s Top 5
You tell me:
Don’t see these often — GIANT fence goat bear. No word on how caught, but dang son!
– Gary Yamamoto talkin’ bait design. Also be sayin’:
> “I guess the best example is the Senko. It does relatively nothing but it’s been my most successful lure design and keeps selling — which means this is one design that fish often decide, ‘Yes I can catch and eat this.'”
Gary, that’s even simpler than a pen shape man!
That’s Carl Richie “Cotton” Cordell:
> He entered the tackle business in 1952 when he began manufacturing lures for the likes of Pfleuger, Creek Chub and Heddon. Two years later he began branding his own products including the Red Fin and Spot [the first lipless crank]. He gained his greatest fame as the manufacturer of the Big O crankbait – the first of the fat-bellied ‘alphabet lures’ of the 1970s.
So if you can crank it, you need to thank Cotton. Bowman said:
“He wanted to send them back because they didn’t rattle,” Cotton said. “I told him, ‘they aren’t supposed to rattle.’ He told me, ‘they are if I’m going to sell them.'”
Japan dudes aren’t just doing cray stuff with baits:
News
1. Biffle’s wife recovered, he’s good to feesh.
Awesome news.
2. Rapala adds Tharp, Gluszek.
Btw, the Bass U is in Rosemont, IL this weekend. If you can git there, go! You won’t rugrat it.
3. Duckett on Bass Edge Radio.
Boyd talks about how he’s an Elite pro, owns a rod/reel/tackle co, co-runs the MLF and does this all while riding a unicycle, chewing gum and throwing darts.
4. FLWer JT Kenney gets Nichols Lures.
The mega-spoon folks. Wonder if JT’s sig spoon will be chartreuse.
SRSLY.
6. AL: Fewer buoys on Eufaula.
Was supposed to happen, now happening. Gummint logicalness.
Arey and Canterbury get wraps, Jimmy Houston gets…paid!
Mark Stevenson of Alba will be inducted to the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall o’ Fame this year for catching what stood as the gargantuan fatness bass record of Texas for many years, this 17.67 largie:
Still the biggest bass ever caught on an artificial in that state. Also the first ShareLunker bass. Congrats to Mark.
9. FL: 10-yr plan to clean Okeechobee.
Gitcha shroom heads on TackleWarehouse.com.
12. Why Sebile sold to Pure Fishing.
If you’re interested…said company grew too fast and his health was declining. Article also calls him a “lure genius.” C’mon….
Not sure how it’s different than lateral line, but whatever.
14. Check Walker’s Lowrance dash screen.
Pretty cool:
15. Guess who made AFV?
16. Sensabaugh gets even with Gators.
East TN State/UNC grad Gerald Sensabaugh gits even…at the recent Open, not at The Swamp:
Tip of the Day
Quote of the Day
An old mind cluttered with old memories is an obstacle that I try to hurdle everyday.
– “Older” bassin’ pro Tommy Martin talkin’ ’bout the peril of being too experienced, something all you home-lake tournament-heads might wanna chew on. Quote from a great In-Fish article.
Go Tommy!
Shot of the Day
Beautimus “Close Encounters lights” shot by Seigo Saito, from last year’s Delaware Elite. I so wish it was that warm now — or after bird season, anyhow. If it was, I’d even consider fishing the Delaware….
Last Werd
Hope some folks step up and sponsor the Hibdons…if you feel like it’s a deal that’ll be good for you, that is.
Gotta have it
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