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Cell phone 17-lber, 43-lb TX limit!, Gman vs Z again

By (mostly Jay)

Posted on March 4, 2014

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Today's Top 5

1. Cell-phone 17-pounder.

Things looks like a dang pinata!

Justin Hanold, livin' the life many of us wish we had….

> …using a modified 8" Huddleston swimbait.

> "It was just dumb luck. I was approaching the dock where I had seen some monster bass last week, and I had a phone call…. I tossed the swimbait toward the dock and let it fall on slack line with one hand while I was messing with my phone in the other. I missed the call, called him back, got no answer, then received a text from another angler that I was replying to."

> "At this time, I had drifted closer to the dock, and looked down to see a giant bass gliding out to deep water under me. I noticed my line was also out in deeper water at this point, so I picked up the slack and felt a little resistance. Thinking I was stuck in some grass on the bottom, I gave it a little tug with one hand to pop it free and felt it tug back. Then a second later my rod was almost ripped out of my hand."

My son swears by that pattern. Seriously.

2. 43-lb limit!

Lake Austin, TX a couple weeks ago, TTZ trail, Daniel and Adrian Barnes. Won $4,100, less than $100 per lb!

3. G-man shoots back at Zona.

Friendly feud continues. The right hand is money:

Related: Here's Clay Dyer funnin' Swindle:

4. T-Bend 12-pounder.

Bobby Burnette, 12.71 lbs, Toledo Bend, TX/LA. Caught near the Indian mounds in 15' on the back side of a hump.

> …using a green-pumpkin/chartreuse-strands Strike King Hack Attack jig with his Abu Revo reel spooled with 65-pound PowerPro braid…. His jig trailer was a pumpkin Zoom Super Chunk.

'Nother T-Bend DD, a 10.85 caught on a 'Trap:

5. Plot to drain TX lakes?

All about real estate? Water rights? Stupidity? Nothing? Judge has no patience for this stuff:

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Help the Menedezes.

Mark Menendez isn't fishing the Elites again this year because his wife Donna's is battling cancer again. Here's a way to help them, please do if you can.

Menendez Family Benefit Account
Paducah Bank
PO Box 2600
Paducah, KY 42002
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News

1. AL: What up w/ Auburn? Jordan Lee kills it in the Classic, his bro Matt made it the year before Auburn wins recent FLW College derby on Clarks Hill, TN (5 fish, 26 lbs). Huh. 2. LA: FL bass stocking schedule. 3. Inaugural Aussie B.A.S.S. Nation. Derbies comin' next month. Australian for bass = bass. 4. G. Loomis expands rod replacement. 5. F&S 'ranks' 10 bass baits. Not. What Field & Stream knows about bass would fill up your goldfish bowl…maybe. Article also had weird pics like this: 6. VA: Coal ash pollutes Dan River. 7. PA: Ice may change river banks? 8. Muscles from fishin' line. *|FACEBOOK:PROFILE:152313681470315|*

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Tip of the Day

Dean Rojas: Start shallow, work deep.

In prespawn:

> “Whenever you approach the beginning stages of the prespawn, I suggest going through a thorough process of elimination. While some folks like to start deep and work their way shallow, I’m actually the polar opposite. I always target the backs of creeks and short pockets before I do anything else.”

> “It doesn’t matter where you go – there are always going to be bass in shallow water. Will they be the ones to win a tournament? That really depends on the fishery, but shallow areas give me a complete overview of the water temperature, which is a huge deal in the early prespawn."

> "It’s not uncommon to find places with nearby springs that will result in a five-degree water temperature increase. If you wait to go back there, you’ll never know and you might miss out on an incredible shallow bite.”

> "Once early prespawn bass move shallow, they won’t go far – even in the event of a cold front. They’re not going to turn around and swim back to the river channels. Instead, they’ll tuck themselves deep into cover because they know what’s going on. They know they just have to hang tight for a day or two until they can carry on with their business."

Gettin' on wif the bidness!