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Today’s Top 5
1. Home of the next world record?
La Perla Ranch, TX. These…
…bein’ used to grow these:
Want to read about it, looooooong version here.
Not really Spooks, but Spook-like baits. I wanna try the pink one!
3. eBay “spoons” vid = max derp.
So bad it seems like a joke…but ain’t. Didja know that “spoons,” as seen here…
(*snicker*)…require a “large cast”?? Cast LARGE!
Didja know ya hafta “bend [spoons] or tune them to get them to swim properly”??
Hahaha! Stupid…eBay….
Bernie column about Mark Davis. Outstanding. Rare to hear competitors talk about one another like this.
> Davis claims he strayed to some degree — stating that over time and after so much success, he began to believe he could do things on his own — without God’s help. He believes that foolish pride and separation from the Lord is what caused his struggles.
> And he claims it came to a head during the recent Bassmaster Classic on Lake Guntersville.
> Mark entered that event with tremendous confidence, believing there was no way he could fail. But as the competition unfolded, he quickly realized he was in trouble and incapable of making the necessary adjustments. As a result, he finished a disappointing 43rd.
> He now claims that experience helped to open his eyes. Since the Classic, Davis has rededicated himself and his efforts so that he can better serve God’s will.
> Who can argue with the results? With a runner-up and two third-place finishes to his credit, he’s the hottest angler on tour!
5. Triple derp o d week.
Dude wants to fish so bad he’s:
- Breakin’ ice while ON the ice.
- On a RIVER (current).
- With a frickin’ PROPANE TANK!
Pagin’ Charlie Darwin….
Dave Mercer’s bud took this pic – apparently early spring behavior normal among all Canadian peoples, cuz of this sport:
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Elite pro Mark Menendez’s wife Donna recently lost her battle with cancer. She was an awesome person. If you can help Mark and his two young kids, please do so:
Menendez Family Benefit Account
Paducah Bank
PO Box 2600
Paducah, KY 42002
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News
…JVD and BP at D&R Sports this weekend. Z will be there Friday only.
Johnny-boy doin’ cool. Jersey eBay auction here.
3. Michael Simonton gets Jann’s Netcraft.
Bait components.
4. MN: St. Jude derby, May 3-4.
Lack of grass hurting basses?
6. Almost half Great Lakes still iced.
Sux!
7. Leer pickup caps derby program.
8. SC: New Bass Pro Shops coming.
9. TX: B.A.S.S. Nation gits award.
Keep on fighting the good fight fellers!
10. PA: More Susquehanna monitoring.
Guess pics not worth 1K words in PA??
11. Disney launches fishing experience.
> Three locations at the Walt Disney World Resort offer Take Me Fishing-branded guided fishing and boating experiences.
> In addition, visitors to Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground have the opportunity to participate in dockside fishing, while visitors at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort-Riverside can try their hand at cane pole fishing.
Forget Magic Kingdom, dad, let’s rent a cane pole!
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Tip of the Day
Brent Chapman: Too many spots.
Talkin’ ’bout finishin’ 28th at T Rock:
> This was one time where too much experience on a lake was detrimental. If I didn’t have a lot more spots to check, I might have hunkered down, changed up and found ways to expand on my main spots.
> At 10:30 a.m. on the third day, I didn’t have a fish in the boat. On Days 1 and 2, I had limits in 20 or 30 minutes. I should have adjusted earlier. The fish had shut down or moved. Instead of continuing to run new spots with the same pattern as the first two days, I should have changed up with the fish.
> …several ways I could have changed up, fished deeper, fished shallower or switched up to a jig or some kind of finesse technique.
> …long story short, the fish change with the weather, and it’s important that we change with them. When things aren’t going as we expect, we need to change, too. At Table Rock I didn’t need to change areas, with the same pattern over and over, instead I should have adjusted by going deeper or switching techniques sooner than I did.
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Quote of the Day
Last year every pocket had a bunch of birds and bait, but this year they were like ghost towns.
– FLW Beaver winner Matt Arey on why he was mimickin’ craws.
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Shot of the Day
Garrick Dixon shot o’ the day. If anyone’s ever made fish look like this (lots o’ folks are tryin’!), I will eat a hammer. Click to see it even cooler.
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