Good times at the Strike King media shindig this week. One of the best parts was Zona and Hack giving me some vid about why the BassBlaster sux…in the Primus sense of the word. Too funny. Comin’ soon yo! Might open it up to everyone…for a little contest….
Have a great weekend bass-heads! And most importantly:
Love you guys, and thank you.
>>If you’re getting the Blaster for the first time it’s cuz a bud signed you up!<<
Today’s Top 5
What I mean:
> Greg Hackney: “…when there’s a shallow, submerged brushpile and you throw a buzzbait over it again and again. …maybe on the 12th or 15th cast — the water explodes.” [Reminds me of one of my fave stories: Roland Martin one time made like 60 casts to a stump with a buzzbait til the bass he knew was there blasted it.]
> John Crews: “If you put a 10″ worm into a hole in the grass and twitched it, you’d get nothing. But if you let the big worm sit on the bottom for about 30 seconds, you’d get bit on almost every cast.”
So — what’s your patience level? How many casts to the same target do you give a buzzbait…or a crankbait? Or even flipping? How long could you let a worm sit there…in a tournament?? Are you:
Or do you have the most patience of all:
Former FLW Tour dude Pat Fisher won the Costa Champeenship at Rock — with a 1/4-oz Boogerman buzzbait (white) and a 6″ Zoom Trick Worm (gp green) on a 1/16-oz shakey head — by a couple lbs over Cody Bird, who’s actin’ like he’s makin’ a comeback.
Here’s a look at the Top 10 baits — pretty much a fall feeshn baits roundup with a couple unique to the Ozarks:
> Jig (flipping) = 70% (includes 1 swimjig and 1 finesse jig)
> Topwater = 60% (includes 20% buzzbait, 20% walking bait, 10% Whopper Plopper, 10% Jointed Red Fin)
> Crankbaits = 50% (20% used a 6th Sense Crush 50X squarebill, also a 6XD and Wiggle Wart in phantom green)
> Flip plastics = 30%
> Shakey head, spinnerbait and U rig (YUMbrella Flash Mob) = 10% each
> Most often-mentioned color = green pumpkin
Shout-out to my bud Chris Jones, who finished 5th — after breaking down the first 2 days (!!) — usin’ a Heddon One Knocker Spook (Z-Shad), XCalibur squarebill (foxy shad), YUM Christie Critter (tinfoil) and 1/2-oz BOOYAH Finance Jig (gp) with a YUM Bad Mamma (watermelon candy). Was gonna bust his chops about only being able to fish rivers…and turns out that’s what he was doing lol:
– FLWer and former BASSer Randy Blaukat…
…talkin’ truth ’bout the high high high cost of being a pro bass-head these days. It’s too dang high, ‘specially for the new guys, if that makes sense.
Related: My 2c is B.A.S.S.’s Elite point system thingy is kicking new/younger anglers out before they can git their feeshn legs and realize a return on their nutty investment. #fixit
That’s like getting this done to you by Richard “I don’t hear whistles” Sherman:
Good column from Randy. One of my other fave lines from it:
> New lure and electronic technology, combined with strong local information ties, have made some anglers consistency border on the incredible. We are seeing less-connected anglers who cannot afford these advantages fall by the wayside, regardless of their passion level and work ethic.
Key part is the local info, but don’t think that’ll ever be gone.
What Trump’s slogan should have been — one the mayor of Guntersville, AL might want to use. Some more bassin’-altered campaign slogans:
> Stronger bass fishing. (Hillary Clinton)
> Bass fishing first. (John McCain)
> Real bass fishing for real bass fishing people. (George W. Bush)
> Don’t stop thinking about bass fishing. (Bill Clinton)
> It’s bass fishing again in America. (Ronald Reagan)
#merica
Gotta use this great pic of some unknown kid from ID again:
– Van Halen’s David Lee Roth talkin’ ’bout this:
Made me wonder how we’d describe bassin’ in alternate terms. Maybe:
>>Angry calisthenics…in a studio apartment…that goes very fast.<<
Sounds like a haiku. Overstreet and Wright weigh in here please.
News
1. Last week to win Randy Howell’s boat!
Charity raffle….
2. Davy Hite leaves Elites…sorta.
Not competin’ but doin’ more Bassin’master TV. He’s good at it, it’s a good transition, and even though Tommy and Z (and Mercer) are super-great, it’s about friggin’ time B.A.S.S. has a former pro(s) doing some commentating.
> “I think I’m still competitive enough to win the first tournament on the Elite Series next year. But at the same time, I knew in my heart that I didn’t want to fish another 20 years.
> “You never know if you’ll get a second chance to make a transition like this one, and stay involved in the sport you love. It was reassuring when I presented this to my sponsors, and they all agreed with my decision.”
3. KY/TN: Winners DQd in Angler’s Dream derby…
…after they and their fish apparently god a ride in to weigh-in after they spun a hub. Violated a rule about only have two in the boat. Sounds like it’s still unresolved? (Loooooong Bassin’Fan article.)
4. NY: Too many gobies in Oneida?
Making fish fat and lazy so they don’t want to bite? Angry goby say:
5. PA: Eels returning to Susquehanna.
Gitcha 10″ worms on!
6. TN: Bethel gets first basser from NE.
Was a walk-on on the SD football team.
Here’s Classic qualifier John Garrett talkin’ ’bout what college scholarship bassin’ is really like. Don’t fergit to study peeps!
Line of the Day
Boils have been spotty in the mornings….
– Eeeeeeeeeew spotty boils. Oh wait — that’s bassin’ talk.
Tip of the Day
How to make your buzzbait louder/squeakier.
Opens angler Luke Estel give you a couple quick tweaks to do it:
Quote of the Day
That catfish fried or what? Bring it on.
– Andy Montgomery askin’ and gettin’ the affirmative from our waitress at dinner. He ate the bucket o’ cats then follered that up with a deep friend honey bun topped with caramel and ice cream, which David Kilgore calculated was about 1,500 calories. Think Montgomery was hungry or what??
Shot of the Day
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