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Florida BEAST!! BP vid crushes. Win a Shadow Rap!

By (mostly Jay)

Posted on February 12, 2015

Today’s Top 5

Florida BEAST!

Dang!

> …caught flipping mats on Lake Jackson in Florida. She was caught on a Bruiser colored D-Bomb….

Shoulda been a 2-hander tho….

We’re gonna see if we can’t find us some dang meat heads.

– Brandon Palaniuk in what might be the all-time most-watched bassin’ pro vid ever featurin’ an Elite pro. Check it:

Yep, that many peeps wanna watch BP wiggle his stick for spawners…that might not sound right but that’s what he’s doin’! What this proves:

If you know how to operate a drone, iMovie and have any kind of eye, you can make a cool vid (no offense Hunter — nice job cutting and shooting this man).
Anyone who picked up BP as a sponsor was verrrrrrrry smart.
One more thing I ain’t gonna tell ya! But here’s a hint:

Gitcha a Shadow Rap!

You wanna git yer mitts on one of the new Rapala Shadow Raps? Two ways to maybe get one sent yer way:

1. I’m gonna post this “win one” thang on Facebook — SHARE it ASAP!! I’ll pick a few weeners from the sharer pool, send the baits out Monday.

2. Find me at the Classic. No Classic War Room this year, so if I don’t get talked into going out on the water I’ll be at the show. (Will also have a few ginormous Strike King 8.0 squarebill cranks with me if that’s more your style…yo.)

Poche lost boat deal…

…over the lock mess. Really Skeeter? (Yamaha?)

If that was the only reason, that’s incredibly old school and not in a good way. Thought bassin’ had moved beyond that.

May be a worse call than this:

Just one bass-head’s opinion….

Why you must leave work early…

…and maybe head south. This vid of blowups. Seen it before, maybe you have too, but dang!

News

1. Sale of Ranger, etc to BPS now complete.

Good!

2. SC: Meet the Elites, help folks in need.

Randy Howell, Paul Elias, Edwin Evers, Andy Montgomery, Ott Defoe and others, BBQ, tackle show, seminars, demos. Children and adults welcome. Only $10 per person. Monday, Feb. 16, 6-9 p.m., Anderson Civic . All proceeds benefit Meals on Wheels.

3. SC: Go to the BFHOF induction dinner.

Hall of Fame dinner at the Classic. It’s awesome, I never miss it. This year’s class: Harold Allen, Stacey King, William ‘Bill’ Huntley, Don Wirth. Hyatt Hotel in downtown Greenville. Tickets are $75, s also available. Hit the website or Facebook for deets, or call 888/690-2277.

Btw Tommy Sanders hosting it again = awesome.

4. Lester gets Mustad.

5. FLWer Murhpy gets Greenfish.

Greenfish Tackle.

6. FL: 35-lb limit on Seminole.

35.70 limit, 9.02 kicker:

2nd was 31 lbs.

7. Zona La Perla Ranch show.

This week yo! Z says a LOT of sick topwater shots.

8. Mercer at BPS this weekend.

Test him, see if he really does know how to fish:

Seriously: Dave can fish lights out.

9. WA: Frostbite Open back on again.

10. KS planting PVC structure.

11. TackleTour tackles Strike King 10XD.

Discovers what we already know: It’s awesome. Check the 10XD on TackleWarehouse.com.

Tip of the Day

Ike: Measure your cadence.

> The first thing I do is change my cadence every 10 casts until I catch one. When I do catch one, I immediately make a mental note of exactly what I was doing when I caught it. I’ll keep doing that same thing as long as I’m catching fish or until I’m satisfied that was a one-fish wonder.

> This is something a lot of recreational anglers don’t do. Almost every pro I know pays careful attention to exactly what he was doing when he got a bite. If you don’t do that, there’s no way to duplicate a successful technique.

> Please note that I said cadence. Far too many anglers worry about either their pulls or their pauses when they should be worried about the whole package. Subtle differences can make a big difference. Two short pulls with a 5 second pause isn’t the same as three short pulls with a 5 second pause, and a 5 second pause isn’t the same as an 8 second pause.

> Watch how the bait reacts to the pull. Sometimes a wide swing left and right works, but at other times a short swing is better.

Quote of the Day

I’ve made no secret of the fact that one of the reasons I transitioned from the FLW Tour to the Elite Series is because I wanted to compete against the best anglers in the world on a weekly basis.

– Randall “don’t play dat” Tharp talkin‘ on Bassmaster.com. Most FLW transplants say that plus bigger media plus bigger sponsor interest. Also said:

> I’m shocked that Kevin didn’t make the Classic, and a little disappointed, too. While our field is incredibly talented and just about any of them could win it, if I am fortunate enough to win I want to know that I beat him, too.

I like that Randall ain’t coppin’ the “it’s me against the fish” line, which is so:

Shot of the Day

Cool shot, but don’t get it:

This makes more sense to me:

Last Werd

At least a couple of y’all got yer skirts twisted when I called out Havasu in the last BB. First, if you don’t read the BB with tongue in cheek, yer missin’ about half of it. Second, gotta ask: Is it really worth getting defensive about a LAKE?? Save that for comments about your mom…. Anyhow, remember why you bass-fish: It’s fun yo!

Great Rods/Reels/Line stuff!

Awesome baits

Killer info

Gotta have it

Jay Kumar is the guy who created BassFan, co-hosted Loudmouth Bass with Zona, was a B.A.S.S. senior writer and a whole lot more in bassin’. His BassBlaster is a daily-ish roundup of the best in bassin’, and is the #2 or #3 daily read on any given day in the wide world o’ bass. Also available as an app: