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BassBlaster 1/21/13: 17-lb largie, 9-lb spot, new F-150

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Today’s Top 3

1. Friend wins big at CA’s Oroville FLW.

“Big” means winning by 4 lbs in a very tight tourney (less than 4 lbs between 2nd and 10th). He had 37-05, and won throwing homemade finesse jigs “shallow” in 15-20′.

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2. Oroville record spot released…

…so not a record. Caught in practice for the EverStart. Shoulda brought that ‘squatch in!

> Stephen “Bub” Tosh had a shot at becoming the new spotted bass lake-record holder at Oroville.

> Tosh said the bruiser inhaled his 8 1/2-inch Huddleston swimbait on his fourth cast Tuesday morning. He said he weighed it three times on his Berkley hand-held scale and it registered 8-13 twice and 8-15 the other time. The Oroville record is 8-02.

> Tosh, the owner of Paycheck Baits [dude, you own a bait company and DIDN’T weigh a record?!], said he immediately called his father and asked for advice as to what he should do. After a brief consultation, he turned the fish loose.

> “If I’d have brought it in, everybody in the tournament would’ve been out there throwing the Hud. I was trying to keep that from happening.”

> “I ended up not catching them anyway [in the derby], and at least I’d have the record.”

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3. 17-lber caught in MS.

Jeff Foster, Davis Lake, 17.34, just shy of the state record of 18.15 set 20 years ago.

>  “It felt like I’d hooked the bottom of the lake and pulled it up, and I honestly thought it was a big catfish. This fish didn’t act like a big bass normally will.”

> Foster hooked the big bass using 8-pound line and a 7-inch blue Zoom trick worm on a shaky head.

> Foster and Tootle have made a regular practice of catching big bass on Davis Lake during the winter.

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BassGold Update

1. BassChamps data being uploaded.

> 2006-09 in, 2010-12 in process. Now 4,600 patterns total. Join BassGold here.

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News

1. HOF going to Cullman, AL?

> The Bass Fishing Hall of Fame’s search for a permanent home is getting an official pitch from Cullman area officials.

> The Hall of Fame’s board of directors visited Cullman in September 2012. The hall would include a building with an aquarium, a fishing camp on the scale of Huntsville’s Space Camp, which would include involvement by Auburn University, and a new civic center attached to the building.

> Board president Sammy Lee said in an interview with The Times last year that Cullman meets the three criteria of the Bass Hall of Fame. “First, we want to be part of a community that wants us and understands the value of bass fishing. Second, we want to be on or near a major thoroughfare, and here you have Interstate 65. Third, we are looking for property that has ponds that can be used for demonstrations and teaching, and that gives us room to host major events and grow.”

> Guntersville has also been making a pitch for the hall of fame….

> The Bass Fishing Hall of Fame is expected to announce its selection at its convention in February in Tulsa, Okla.

2. Collegiate Bass Fishing registration open.

3. Aussie version of Flying Lure?

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Tip of the Day

Pete Ponds: Cranking sunning bass.

> One of the most effective techniques for quality-sized winter bass is a lipless crankbait fished faster than you might think – even when the water temperature is in the lower 40-degree range.

> When the water gets cold, the bass do not go totally lethargic and they do not stay in one place for the entire winter. They move with the weather, especially when everything warms up under a bright sun.

> To find these fish, you need to start looking along creek channels and in the larger sloughs. You’re looking for flat areas alongside the channel or on the north side of the slough. The better places will be about 5 feet deep with plenty of sunshine. Don’t worry about structure or cover.

> Make a fairly long cast and bring your lure back with a steady, medium-speed retrieve. Think suspended bass when you’re doing this because that’s really what they’re doing. Every so often snap your rod tip up over your head as hard as you can.

> My best guess as to what’s happening is that the bass are moving up in the water column to sun themselves and take advantage of whatever warmer water they can find.

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Quote of the Day

When you fish FLW as a pro, you sign all of your rights away.

– David Dudley being conflicted about the FLW beer-sponsor deal.

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Shot of the Day

Okay all you Ford guys, here’s the latest F-150, the “Atlas.” Looks pretty bada**!

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