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Today's Top 5
1. As an industry, we’re beginning to price ourselves out of business.
– Brunsiwck Corp. CEO talkin' 'bout the boat biz.
Ya think??? Also said:
> "If we look at real market pricing, the cost of new boats is rising dramatically faster than the rate of inflation.”
> "We’ve all become very good at adding features and letting the costs fall where they may. But we now need to become better at engineering boats so they provide better value.”
Brunswick recently reported that "the aluminum and outboard market is growing; fiberglass sterndrive and inboard continues to struggle."
> These bass fishing tournaments are a frenzied activity to catch the five largest bass and return to the appointed area by a predetermined time. This industry…is fueled by one thing and one thing only! That is the great American cultural motivator, greed.
> The vast majority of tournament participants are from distant metropolitan areas. Their urban mindset and competitive personalities do not recognize the local river traditions, safety, ethics or courtesy to other river users.
> They have absolutely no regard for other river users or the river’s natural and cultural resources.
> I’ve seen them throw handfuls of monofilament fishing line to the wind, as well as cigar wrappers and other garbage. “No wake” violations, excessive speed are common. They cast their lures into, over and through where you’re fishing. The fish kill from this industry has long been recognized by the regulatory agencies.
Someone needs a bassin' boat ride…and needs to stop eatin' so many o' these:
That bassers are "from distant metropolitan areas" thing cracks me up!
Frosty Winter Lager, "brewed especially for ice fishermen and anyone who embraces the cold and snow of Lake Country."
For the rest of us, here again are Miss Smallie and Miss Largie…in that order….
4. Why bassers don't git the gals…
…we be drivin' the wrong boats mang! Need a back deck bilt fer loungin', not fer fishin'….
5. This is the "Queen of Fish"??
> Kacey was chosen from among the 260 entries by popular vote and our prestigious panel of industry experts, fishing pros, and staff.
…which I presume were 100% male?? Here's a shot of one of the judges, sent in by our bud Droopy:
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News
1. Live deer hunt with Brent Chapman.
Not live by the time you get this, but you kin still wartch it. Hosts are Stevie Bowman and Jimmy Overstreet, so I'm hopin' for some awesome color commentary…but can't tell yet because the vid ain't a-workin' for me. You?
Cool story about rod design. Example:
> Even though this is a shorter rod, it fishes like a longer rod. We moved the handle around a little bit so it’ll feel like it’s 7 feet long.
3. Evers hangs with Robertsons.
EE, didja ask him if he really cried in the duck blind??
5. NC's Tracy Adams will fish Elites.
FLWer….
6. Win Short's winshield, Tackle the Storm.
7. Casey Scanlon high on Bass Kandi.
HAHA!
8. Billy McDonald fishing Northern Opens.
Along with FLW Tour.
9. 2014 Opens registration schedule.
10. Lefebre starts hard water biz.
> He’ll provide guide trips to lakes in northwestern Pennsylvania, southwestern New York and other fisheries around the region, including Lake Erie. Target species will include crappie, perch, bluegills and walleye.
11. Wild Card presented by Star Tron.
Not this, kids…
…but this:
14. Still time to win Howell's rig!
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Tip of the Day
Brandon Palaniuk: Speed crankin' anyone?
> One thing I noticed that hasn’t caught on here but has in Japan is shallow speed cranking. Most guys will burn a shallow spinnerbait, but not a crankbait.
> It’s a technique that I’ve used a lot in the past, and used in to win the Federation Championship. But until now, there hasn’t been a crankbait that can handle it.
> The new [Storm] Arashi can be burned, or fished slow. I think more people are going to pick up on that.
Btw in that Q&A he says he only fishes 3 colors of plastics: green pumpkin, black/blue and junebug.
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Quote of the Day
People spend a lot of money on this and only use about 20% of it.
– Guy talkin' 'bout boat electronics. Except for the Elites, who fall asleep studyin' their user manuals, I'd say it's more like…5%.
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Shot of the Day
A 14-lb Zimbabwe largie, caught on a 7" Senko after he broke off a hippo…. (Okay, I made up the hippo part.)
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