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Today's Top 3
1. Lookit this lightnin' strike!
That close or what? 5-sec vid is here. D-d-d-d-d-d-dang!
Posted by a cat named Tucker Owings, who was fishing on Lake Athens, TX at the time (Sunday).
2. Paul Elias thinkin' 'bout packin'.
> Elias said he has always been concerned about his property but never feared for his life. “We worry about our boats and tackle getting ripped off, but we don’t expect to get shot."
> His expectations are now different. Elias said because of Johnson’s death and the changing world it signals, he is reluctantly thinking about carrying a gun. “I’ve never carried a weapon, but that almost forces you to,” he said.
When geetar-slinger "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was shot onstage in 2004, suddenly all musicians felt naked up there. Nothing like that has happened since. Fingers crossed for bassers everywhere – and someone please invent a hard cover for boats….
Btw, got a buddy to do an artist rendition of Elias packin':
3. That’s just 465 tiny drops of water. Five quarters. One box of matches, or one AA battery.
– don barone quantifying Bassmaster Rookie of the Year Hank Cherry's 1-oz win in a 2012 Southern Open – which got him the Elites, the ROY win and the All-Star win. Not bad for a guy from Maiden, NC. Wait…Maiden? Up the irons!
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News
1. TX: Bass Champs big bass derby.
Berkley and Sebile baits only. Official release said this:
> …legendary angler, Patrick Sebile, who has over 350 IGFA records and caught over 700 species of fish.
Nothing against Pat, who I don't know, but the best 3 letters to sum that up are: BFD. Imo!
2. NY: Guy steals tin boat, sells it, gets caught.
Sold boat for scrap. Dude!
3. MO: Guy rolls boat, injured at…
…Lake of the Ozarks, Gravois Arm.
4. Plano merges with holding co.
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Tip of the Day
Goin' old-school with Mr. Sexy Shad hissef:
> I’ve found that southern bass don’t chase spinnerbaits the same way northern bass do. In Michigan, the fish want the bait moving fast. In the south, they want it a tad slower.
> I use a medium retrieve with big spinnerbaits for fall reservoir fishing. The shad are larger and the bass are targeting bigger baitfish, so a big spinnerbait moving at a medium pace is an irresistible target.
> I prefer to throw 1/2- or 3/4-ounce spinnerbaits with willowleaf blades but will upsize the rear blade to a No. 5 instead of the standard 4 1/2.
> Target areas where the wind is blowing into the bank. The wind or some cloud cover cuts down on light penetration and you'll get fewer short-strikers.
> On reservoirs with grass, the shad are drawn to the vegetation. I’ll look for those grass beds on flats or points that are reasonably close to deep water. On lakes without grass, I still fish points on the main lake and the secondary points of major creeks.
> I like to reel the spinnerbait with a medium retrieve and pop the rod every 10 feet or so. If I have a fish following, I’ll snap the rod to trigger them to bite.
> As the days get shorter and the water cooler…the creeks become a little more stained, the bass will get around shallower targets. That’s when I switch to a 3/8- or 1/2-ounce spinnerbait and fish around floating docks, crappie brush piles and logs.
> When fishing the back of creeks, I will go to a shorter rod (6 1/2 or 7 feet) because I can make more accurate casts with the smaller bait. I also like to bang the lure against objects and let it flutter for a second before resuming the retrieve.
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Quote of the Day
You would be surprised how many words per minute a man can knock out on an iPad with his nose.
– The awesome Clay Dyer, talkin' 'bout writing his first Bassmaster.com column. Shweet!
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Shot of the Day
Ever since I sang the praises of Kentucky Lake, been hit with photos of crazy fish. Check this one, from BB reader Bobby M:
> In the attached photo is a picture of Kentucky Lake stud Lance Ricketts of Madisonville, KY. The bass weighed over 11 lbs and he caught it pre-fishing for the Illini Team Trail Classic. The fish bit a topwater bait in less than 3’. Lance and his partner finished 2nd in the [tourney] and pocketed $10,000. Pretty good week overall.
Dang straight!
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