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Cheating at Mead?, Amistad leaking??, Crankin’ tips

By (mostly Jay)

Posted on May 14, 2014

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Today's Top 5

1. 'Shad barrel my butt!'

Quote from BassBlaster reader who sent in these pics:

Dig this:

> Went out last Saturday morning with my brother who came down to visit. Took him down to Vegas Wash where it seams these big bass keep getting caught in team tourneys. Lo and behold look what I snag in the back of one of the deeper coves.

> Showed the photos to a bunch of bass tourney friends, they were as mad as I was. I took the barrel and sunk it in 250' of open water in the middle of the lake.

> Then I get a phone call that…"the stripper fishermen are making these" to put shad in, and sink them in the back of the coves, to draw the strippers in. Ya RIGHT….

Craziest part is…shad will attract STRIPPERS?! Hahahaha!

2. Amistad leaking??

A hole in Amistad?? Text with the vid:

> This was found down near the dam, just south of Rain Gods cove. Never stopped flowing in. No idea if it's a natural occurrence or man made or a cartel smuggling tunnel cave in.

Does this explain the disappearance of all that lake's bass??

3. A 10.2-lb CA spot?

'pparently that's what the left one weighs….

4. Mister Twister reborn.

New logo, new bassin' mission:

> “While we’ve never lost sight of them, we really want to refocus and reconnect with the bass fishing men and women in our sport. Our new logo depicts the excitement we feel…I can’t wait for everyone to see the great new products we’ve got coming out this year.”

Wait…oops that's Twisted Sister. Here we go:

5. How Left-Coasters roll.

Yep, this is how folks from AZ to the left roll. Dig the flat brim and board shorts yo! No blue zinc oxide on the nose??

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News

1. Ricky Green funeral details.

Wish I could be there:

> Visitation is TODAY 5-7 p.m. at Ruggles Wilcox Funeral Home in Arkadelphia, AR. The funeral is 10 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Hot Springs, AR.

> In lieu of flowers, the Green family requests donations in Ricky Green’s name be made to the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame. Checks should be made payable to Bass Fishing Hall of Fame and accompanied by a note stating “Ricky Green Memorial.” Mail to: Bass Fishing Hall of Fame c/o Donald Howell, 361 Summit Blvd., Suite 210, Birmingham, AL 35243.

2. AL: More on the Gville cheating.

> According to sources, the duo was keeping bass they had caught previously in a boathouse on the lake in an aquarium type holding tank. During the tournament, they would go to the said boathouse and retrieved the fish to later weigh in during the tournament to win the pot. Authorities set up a sting operation to video the two this past week and arrested both on Thursday. (Cullman Times)

> "They won six tournaments in a row and folks got suspicious," Marshall said. "This investigation will focus only on this most recent incident, but everybody believes they've been cheating for a while." (AL.com)

3. CA: Castaic down and getting lower.

4. TX/LA: More T-Bend lunkers.

5. Berkley to re-release Iron Silk.

You realize they get Iron Silk from Iron Butterfly:

Can I get a drum hit Prince Valiant??

6. SD: Man creates largest fish 'stache.

Lookit this world record mustache! No…wait…that's a 128-lb paddlefish:

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Tip of the Day

Mike Iaconelli: Early crankin' tips.

Some good'ns:

> “I want my crankbait to change direction quickly. That abrupt change is what really triggers both hunger and reaction strikes. It’s a natural occurrence that makes bass eat. Whenever a shad or crawfish is in danger, they’re moving erratically.”

> "You can achieve this with two different approaches – physical deflection and crankbait design. By picking a crankbait that runs a little deeper than the depth you’re targeting, you’ll be able to deflect that lure off of small rocks, stumps and submerged trees to elicit reaction strikes. Or you can use a ‘hunting’ crankbait such as the Scatter Rap. With just a quick increase in your retrieve speed, you can make it change directions easily.”

> “I think a lot of people go overboard with crankbait colors…you have to match the hatch. Whenever I get to a place, I’m on a mission to find out the bass’ primary food source. If you stick to your basic shad, bluegill and crawfish patterns, you’re going to catch plenty of fish.”

> “When things get tough, whether it’s due to post-frontal conditions or increased fishing pressure, I have a lot of success with very natural colors. You can get away with loud colors when they’re really chewing, but you have to tone it down when they get lockjaw. This is why I designed custom colors for Rapala – they’re a little more neutral and less intrusive, which means they get more bites from finicky bass.”

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