Today’s Top 5
T-Roy Lindner posted this, from Men’s Health mag:
“Even”? Stink of the bait? Raise your hand Men’s Health staff if you’ve ever bass-fished…didn’t think so. Stay in your metro world and leave bassin’ alone yo!
More in today’s tip, but the big deal about this to me is it was inspired by the Beetle Spin, one of the best baits ever made…seriously — else why would Tackle Warehouse carry it?
Here you go soft swimbait/venti Senko fans:
Or fish this trout or whatever…. Check the signature on the bait, it’s the #swimbaitcraze
Dang man! Here’s maybe one way to overcome that issue:
News
1. Faircloth buys Tundra and Leer…
…because he feels he’s missed out on serious bonus cash. Interesting.
2. KY: Short will be at Legacy Marine tomorrow.
…plumbing supplies:
4. McClelland takes a Big Bite.
And will be at Freedom Outdoors in OH on Sat with Mark Davis, Jason Christie, Jeff Kriet and Byron Velvick.
5. KY: 2015 Kentucky Lake Invitational.
Feb. 27, honors Kyle Dieling, former college basser who lost his life in a car accident — RIP bassin’ bro. Mark Menendez will speak at the event.
6. Yamamoto is Fukae’s ‘title’ sponsor.
7. AZ: New Havasu record limit.
Not sure who keeps these records, but apparently Billy Skinner and John Galbraith recently (Jan. 17) got the new Havasu record with 5 for 29.45 lbs (big fish was 8.02). Are you listening Elites….
8. TN: Menendez Kentucky Lake charity derby.
March 28, go and support the cause!
9. Mercer full episodes on line.
First one with Brandon Palaniuk is here.
10. Bass Edge Radio: Harold Allen.
Harold is awesome people and an awesome fisherman. If he’s got a worm tied on, put your boat back on the trailer….
11. MS: Register now for Pickwick Catch-a-Dream derby.
12. AL: Bassmaster team champeenship at Gville.
13. TX: Leer sponsors Bass Champs.
14. New Pure Fishing college team.
Two in Aug, one in Oct.
16. New anti-ethanol bill proposed.
‘Bout dang time!
Tip of the Day
He almost won the 2012 Classic on this:
> The Power Spinner is basically a Colorado blade with a swivel that you can screw into a soft-plastic. Big deal, right? Well, like I said, had to be for a good reason so I called Keith….
> It started with a Beetle Spin. “One time the shaft with the blade broke off and I just stuck in a worm to play with it.” And he kept playing with it….
> He uses the Power Spinner (aka, Hitchhiker) on big stickbaits, meaning Senko-type baits, fished shallow.
> “I like using a 6″ or 7” stickbait — it has a little bit more weight to it and little more presence in the water….rigs with a Gamakatsu 4/0-5/0 offset shank hook. He doesn’t use an EWG hook because he feels it has more flex than a standard worm hook, and that can be a liability with setting the hook at the end of long casts.
Quote of the Day
Enigma is more than rods. We are in the process of designing a line of baits, and we are already testing tungsten weights.
– Aaron Martens talkin‘ ’bout his new enigmatic adventure (sign up for the official A-Mart newsletter here).
Question: If it’s an enigma, how are we supposed to understand it?
Dude! Really?
(hee-hee!)
Shot of the Day
Greg Hackney and Strike King’s 10XD man Phil Marks caught these double-decker cheeseburger sliders (on Strike King KVD Rodents) at Grosse Savanne resort in LA during a cold front:
Here’s the thing about private fisheries like that one and La Perla Ranch, where I still wish I was: Even in cold fronts you still catch ’em. Big ones, even if they’re Florida bass.
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