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Beaver kills fisherman, photo: fluoro vs mono, 5-year-old lands a 12!

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Today’s Top 3

1. 5-year-old lands 12.28 on Fork!

With guide James Caldemeyer. Not only that, the kid caught this 10 45 mins before that one. Dang! Hurry up global warming, we need some bigger basses here in Jersey….

2. Photo: Fluoro vs mono

How big a difference does it make? Here’s a shot from Sunline’s FB page:

3. Beaver kills fisherman…

…seriously (RIP). in Belarus, which I think is somewhere far away.

> The fisherman wanted his photo shot with a beaver. He was driving with friends toward Shestakovskoye Lake, west of the capital, Minsk, when he spotted the beaver along the side of the road and stopped the car. As he tried to grab the animal, it bit him several times. One of the bites hit a major artery in the leg….

> It was the most serious in a string of beaver attacks on humans in Belarus, as the rodents have turned increasingly aggressive when confronted by humans after wandering near homes, shops and schools.

A string of beaver attacks?? Did they cut down all the trees there? Least the perp was arrested:

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All you buzz-heads, check out MegaStrike’s Cavitron buzzbait. Worth a quick watch – all buzzbaits are not created equal!

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News

1. Elite jersey auction benefits CT shooting victims.

Awesome.

2. WV: Intrasex smallies due to herbicides…

…coming from cattle poop and pee. Doesn’t make one feel great about things like beef and milk.

3. TX: New scholarship derby on Rayburn.

> Inaugural Dr. Raymond Lee Worsham Scholarship Bass Fishing Tournament on Saturday, June 29, at Jackson Hill Park and Marina on Lake Sam Rayburn in Broaddus. All proceeds will benefit the Dr. Raymond Lee Worsham Scholarship for SFA Campus Recreation established with the SFA Alumni Association.

4. License sales down in Q1…

…vs. 2012, but were up a little vs. normal years.

5. Guy catches 1,000-lb marlin, gets Benz.

Still doesn’t stack up to Bass Champs’ Mega Bass Ram truck derby….

6. NM: Trout relocated ‘cuz of…fire?

Uh…trout live in WATER. W-A-T-E-R. Fire no likee water.

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Tip of the Day

Matt-punchin’ tips.

> “Look at the grass mat just like you‘d look at a shoreline,” Terry Scroggins said. “Look for the little points and pockets, greener spots, mixes of grass types and other cover poking through. Anything that’s different can hold fish.”

> Not all distinctions are visible from above the surface, but topo maps or GPS maps/graphs reveal bottom breaklines, ditches, points and other features that may hold fish.

> Guide Jimmy Mason typically approaches mats of grass methodically, beginning along outside edges and then moving to scattered mats and eventually into the thickest stuff. He watches and listens continually for movement beneath the mats that suggests feeding fish, and pays careful attention to every detail every time a fish strikes.

> Because mats commonly cover extensive areas, it’s critical to refine the pattern as a day progresses.

> In Florida, crawfish abound beneath many mats, so Scroggins’ bait of choice often is his namesake Big Show Craw. Where bluegills are the main forage he’s more likely to use a YUM 2ube or Vibra King Tube. A compact creature-type plastic like the Wooly Bug is a blend of the two styles, and he often tries it first when he’s not certain of the preferred forage.

> When Mason is targeting heavyweight bass he prefers the Vibra King Tube. “I don’t know exactly what it is about that Vibra King Tube,” he said, “but it attracts big fish.”

> Both like dark colors for punching. The grass roof cuts light penetration so bass can’t see baits well, and dark-colored baits provide a better silhouette. Go-to colors are green pumpkin and black/blue.

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Quote of the Day

We want to wait a couple years and see how this Elite deal goes.

Future Elite rookie Brandon Lester on whether he and his wife plan to have young’uns soon.

Not sure why that question was asked in an interview (how ’bout: had your prostate checked lately? exterminator been by your house?), but made for a decent quote of the day anyhow.

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Shot of the Day

A two-fer posted on the Dobyns Rods FB page. Don’t know ’bout you, but shots like these make me wanna stop working right freakin’ now and hit the water, feel that thump!

They also make me borderline ticked off that I’m not on the water, if ya know what I mean….

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