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Today’s Top 4
1. Vikes’ Robison’s bass hookset.
Vikings defensive end Brian Robison, pulled it out vs the Cowboys last weekend:
He grew up in TX so may know a thing or two about fishin’ for green-headed fatties.
(Wuz asked how I missed this item. Gotta say: Vikes are 1 and 7. Don’t even think Minnahsotans be payin’ attention.)
Derek Valnes, Horseshoe Lake in Day County, Oct. 26, just confirmed. 7 lbs, 21.5″ long, 18″ girth. Previous record was 6.9 pounds out of Lake Poinsett in 2008.
3. I’ve always placed a lot of emphasis on consistency, but after seeing how much of an impact a win can create I’m rethinking my approach for next season.
– Elite pro Kevin Hawk voicin’ what I’m sure has been on the mind of many an Elite fisherman.
> Not only does a win carry the biggest cash prize, but it also provides the most exposure for an angler and his sponsors.
> I do believe there’s one distinct difference between the two approaches—having an uncanny amount of courage. It can be scary to gamble like Brandon and Todd did knowing the amount of uncontrollable variables dramatically increases when making a long run or accessing skinny water.
> It’s going to take some mental work for me to change my approach, but I know I have it in me.
Careful, grasshopper. That’s what this guy thought too:
Fishin’ stereotypes, that is. Funny shtuff!
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News
1. TX: Jimmy Johnson benefit tourney.
Nov. 16 at Jackson Hill Marina on Rayburn. 100% of the proceeds will go to the Johnson family.
> Entry fee: $25/individual, $50/team
> Contacts: Scott Burns 936-215-0652, Ron Jones 936-615-6316, Terry Sympson 936-872-9266 (Jackson Hill)
2. Keith Combs gets free landscaping.
3. Pic of Ontario B.A.S.S. Nation meeting.
Why are Canadians so angry all the time? Wait a sec…oops, here ’tis:
4. AR: 30K bass into Dardanelle.
Interesting part:
> Expenses incurred in producing this year’s production of 6½-inch yearling bass including transportation, man-hours, fence posts, 12 foot gate, fertilizer and cleanup after the pond was released came to a almost $5,000.
Ain’t a whole lot o’ dough for a lot o’ basses!
5. TN: Gallatin discharge closed for winter.
6. WI: Merc does not get county loan.
Btw Fond du Lac County is pronounced “Fondue Lake County”…far as anyone knows anyway….
7. Guy caught with $3 mil of fish bladders.
From some endangered fish, headed for China. We need to be in the crappie bladder biz!
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Tip of the Day
> As kid with limited finances, I had to be a frugal fisherman. For example, I used both ends of a 50-yard spool of monofilament line. After fishing with 25 yards of the line until it became worn and frayed, I’d take it off the reel and re-wind it back on in reverse. That would give me 25 yards of fresh new, unused line that had been stored on the reel.
> That line-saving tactic still works today if anglers are willing to take time to do it. But most of us are in too big a hurry. It’s quicker and easier simply to strip all the line off the reel – including the unused portion – throw it away, and wind on a new spool.
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Quote of the Day
School, that’s not interesting, but fishing, I can sit there and listen for hours.
– Trevor Yates, 17, junior at Little Axe High School. He just won the Junior World Bassmaster Championship on the Arkansas River. Also:
> He now has earned almost $10,000 in scholarships just through bass fishing. “I just want to get to a college that has a fishing team.”
Kid is focused…maybe a little too focused….
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Shot of the Day
New this bass looked like it was caught shallow. Then it looked like it was caught deep. Now it looks dead. Who wants a dead largie outside their house yo??
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