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Today’s Top 3
Pretty sure that anyone who fishes Florida has some Gambler baits in his/her box, but if not here’s more evidence: Rich Howes won the Bassmaster Open on the Kissimmee Chain this weekend using a Gambler BB Cricket (top, below) and the similar Bitter’s Bug (bottom below). Yep, flippin’ heavy veggies.
Richard Scibek of Granbury, Lake Fork, TX, 16.04 (25.75″ long and 23″ girth), caught on a “black salty,” a type of goldfish. It’s the 22nd largest bass ever caught in TX, and the largest to come from Lake Fork since 2002.
3. Cox going aluminum on FLW Tour.
I like it:
> Not only will he be fishing out of an aluminum boat later this year at the Cup, but he’s also committed to running an aluminum in all six of the FLW Tour Majors. “I’m pretty excited about it.”
> Cox will run a Crestliner VT19 with a 150 hp Mercury 4-stroke engine. “One of the big advantages is the fact that I’ll be using a whole lot less gas this year. After the Bassmaster Open on the Kissimmee Chain, I realized that I had practiced for three days, ran all over the lake, and used just about 50 bucks in gas.â€
> Cox said that the decision to run an aluminum boat for the entire 2013 FLW Tour season was made easier by the fact that the schedule doesn’t feature any massive open-water fisheries like Lake Champlain or Lake Erie. “I don’t know if I’ll ever run a fiberglass boat again unless we go to big water.”
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News
Confirmed this means he’s no longer a Yum, Booyah, etc. guy.
2. Maine legislator wants to ban “rubber” baits.
From the state that brought you loon panic….
> Somehow, someone got to Rep. Paul Davis (R-Sangerville) and convinced him that rubber lures were killing trout and salmon. It also has been said that these lures sit on the bottom and give off pollution through the dyes as they bleach out.
And:
> There is another bill passing through the Maine Legislature that would require the use of “biodegradable hooks.”
Why stop there? How ’bout line made out of Tater Tots?
3. New bait from Arbogast.
Can you/would you Buzz Plug?
> With a normal constant “buzzbait” retrieve, the Buzz Plug waggles side-to-side in a swimming motion, and when paused, the nose and blade lifts out of the water and perfectly positions the upturned double hook for sure hooksets.
> This same front-end rise allows the angler to slap the water by twitching the rod tip, and the double upturned hook is nearly weedless, allowing anglers to throw it onto sloppy weedbeds or into heavy cover and bring it back without snagging.
4. Chessie chemicals sex-changing smallies.
Yet another study finding what others have found.
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Tip of the Day
How Clunn got clear-water spinnerbait bites.
Fascinating stuff courtesy of Bernie Schultz:
> His discovery began with bass relating to isolated targets, in this case scattered bushes. Keep in mind that Lake Mead is a desert impoundment and visible cover is scarce.
> Clunn could see the bass relating to these isolated bushes, and in many cases, they could see him. So how he was able to coax them into biting a spinnerbait is nothing short of amazing.
> The key was determining the fish’s position as it related to the cover, then planning his cast so that the spinnerbait would remain concealed until it reached the target. Once it became visible to the fish, he would then accelerate the retrieve — making the lure appear as if it were trying to escape. And that’s precisely what triggered the bass to strike.
> Clunn went on to explain that in many cases he could see the fish “feel” the lure approaching. Even though they couldn’t see it, through sonic vibrations they sensed its presence. And that’s what set them up for its appearance.
> Why not another lure, you ask? Clunn did try other lures. But…if the fish had ample time to study those lures, they would lose interest. The spinnerbait, on the other hand, offered the element of surprise….
Who doesn’t love stories like this….
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Quote of the Day
I want to toss a weird-looking something into her lair.
– A guy using some Freudian language to describe fishin’ for a big female…bass (I think). Then he said – I am not making this up:
> I want her to suck my lure into her gaping mouth and make the water explode with geyser-like ferocity.
This making anyone else feel, you know…dirty?
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Shot of the Day
Largie attacks snorkeler!
Not really. A harpoon fisherman in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala with his first fish of the day – a largie. Sounds bad, but the guy has to fish to eat.
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