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Today's Top 5
1. Here's Christie's bait.
From the man himself, the bait Jason Christie used to win the Dardanelle Elite, a 1/2-oz Booyah Boo Jig (black/blue) with a 2.75" Yum F2 Craw Chunk trailer (virgo blue):
> "The way I was swimming the jig it was almost like a spinnerbait bite."
> He downsized the jig's profile by removing about a third of the 50 skirt strands. "Leaving all the strands in would cause the bait to lift and it would swim too slow."
2. Pack back with M-Pack Lures.
TX's Mark Pack, former Elite-level pro and founder of Lake Fork Tackle, is back with:
New, patented deal is the "structure guard." More on that in future Blasters. For now, here's one of his new, just on the market, baits in a color he says is killer: pb n strawberry:
3. More giant smallie shots.
Here's a different one of the 8+:
And of the supposed 9:
On that brass scale, BB reader Steve said:
> I did scale calibration for Western Bass Club for at least a year, and the Chatillion (that ugly old brass spring scale in the 9 lb Smallie video) is 1) consistent and 2) always works. The digital scales were NOT any more accurate. After my last digital crapped out, I bought a Chatillion…they'll last a lifetime or two.
4. 18 lbs out of the 50 cut.
Posted during the Dardanelle Elite by Cliff Pirch:
Hahaha!
5. Hank Cherry finds bass on Mars.
#photoslop
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News
1. FLWer Avena on BassEdge Radio.
June 21-22.
3. WI: Spiny water flea invading.
Sounds bad….
4. ID: Boise River smalls have merc.
> Women of reproductive age and children should limit meals of catfish and bass from the Boise River.
5. CA: Castaic still droppin'.
From a BB reader who said the lake is already low:
> …the guy running the boat rental/tackle shop said he was told it’s going down another 50’…
6. Suzuki needs SE sales manager.
7. Elite-requested 'Trap floaters.
> …special run of the SuperNatural patterns in the Floater model. This stemmed from some conversations with Elite pros Cliff Crochet and Boyd Duckett about how effective our Floater Rat-L-Trap is but how few colors we make it in.
> This model is perfect for fishing over shallow wing-dam cuts on rivers, grass just under the surface, and all shallow waters.
Limited run, git 'em while ya can! Jess click here-like:
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BP on the Storm Arashi Deep 10:
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Tip of the Day
Billy McDonald: Swimmin' worms.
> “It's a perfect complement to swimming a jig or a swimbait; which can get very little response in heavy pressure situations.”
> “I rig a Strike King Rage Tail Cut R worm with the tail pointed down…most of the time I am swimming it through grass beds or over grass that hasn’t yet topped out, I go with a screwlock swimbait hook."
> "If the grass is really sparse or I’m using it to swim across the top of grass and drop into holes, I use the Texas rig with a Tour Grade Tungsten weight."
> “You really want to tick the grass in most instances." He positions his rod at a 10 o’clock position and reels the bait at a medium-slow retrieve, then speeds it up until he finds the cadence that bass stop responding.
> “You will most likely see the strike or just feel a small tick,” he said. “When that happens, keep reeling until the rod loads up and just bow up on it."
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Quote of the Day
Major League Fishing, a made-for-television circuit, put out press releases on the [TTBC] tournament, trying to take credit for its format…however the TTBC format is 4 years older than MLF.
– Newsman Steve Knight callin' it like he sees it. Al Gore also claims he invented the format….
Here's a REAL pic of Al Gore and Bill Clinton back in the day. If prez fashion gets any worse than this I don't wanna know about it.
Shot of the Day
Here's a new 'un: dash visor bassin' selfie.
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