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Today's Top 5
1. Tharp will be Classic Kong?
Randall Tharp talkin' 'bout fishin' the Classic at Gville (cuz he just won an Open):
> "I know every stump and ditch and everything about that lake. I know some things about that lake and have caught fish ways at that time of year that nobody else knows about."
> "The thing I'm most excited about is getting to fish against Kevin (VanDam) and Skeet (Reese) and (Mike) Iaconelli and Jason (Christie). To get to go over there and show them what I can do is what I'm most excited about."
Randall be soundin' all like this-here:
He better catch 'em now or end up like this-a-here:
2. I told somebody I thought I could win it on that stupid thing.
– Tharp talkin' 'bout an A-rig used at that Open. Also said:
> "I hate throwing that thing and hate everything about it, but I knew it was the time of year and the water was clear enough for it to work."
> "I rigged one up and went to the dam. Every time I saw a ball of shad, I caught a 3-pounder."
Every time a 3-pounder. Huh. Stupid, or do we have this dude to thank for it?
Btw the "stupid thing" he caught all those 3-pounders on was a YUM Flash Mob Jr. That thing has won a lot of derbies!
3. Johnny Morris only loves 1 bass lake?
Men's Journal recently ran a piece on the BPS founder, who Bill Dance calls a regular guy (sorta) even though Johnny is now on the Forbes 400 list because:
The mag asked Johnny for his 6 fave fishin' holes. The first 5 had nothin' to do with bass and aren't even in the US (?!). The last is, of course, Table Rock, home of his Big Cedar Lodge…which I hear rocks.
Someone needs to put a flippin' stick back in ol' Johnny's hand! Does Dance flip anymore?
4. I’d bet a 4-pack of Scuppernong Jelly Worms you had no clue.
– The awesome Bass Fishing Archives talkin' 'bout the Hydra-Sports Rooster Tails bass fishin' mag published in the early '80s.
Yep, had no clue, but wish'd I did! And no way I'm bettin' my Jelly Worms….
5. Gitcha 5-hr crazy on!
Click on the 5-hour Energy link on Bassmaster.com and you get taken to a page with 6 pros talkin' 'bout how great it is. I can buy that, especially with this pic – looks like he's buzzin' like a hornets nest:
Hahaha JVD!
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News
Here's what BassGold says about that derby. Good luck!
Ohio Nation's TD Enoch Russell had a couple strokes, maxed out his health insurance, may not work again, needs help.
> Donations can be made at any Wright Patterson Credit Union branch or mailed to Al Evans, 868 Amherst Dr., Urbana, OH 43078.
..thought it was a scam!
> "I actually thought it was a scam or a hoax. My wife called me at work and asked if I entered a boat contest. I said I remembered doing that, and she told me to call Gander Mountain. Everything worked out. It's unbelievable."
Nice rig, dude! My fave part of Dean's boat:
3. AL: 'Trap Classic 1 mo before real Classic.
On Gville. Moved it back to January this year.
4. FL: Fish Tails Team Trail starts this weekend.
On Harris Chain.
5. Cabela's College Bass Series schedule.
> Collegiate Bass Fishing Open – March 14-16, 2014 – Lake Chickamauga – Dayton, Tenn.
> Cabela’s Collegiate Big Bass Bash – April 4-5, 2014 – Kentucky Lake – Paris, Tenn.
> BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship – May 28-30, 2014 – Pickwick Lake – Florence, Ala.
Deal of the Day
40% off Dobyns rods.
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Tip of the Day
Do you really give it your all?
Seen many times now, including with BassGold – surprising number of fishermen just will not put in the effort to be really good. Case in point what Randall Tharp said about winning the recent Ross Barnett Open:
> "There's a lot no-wake buoys there and the long stretches with 10 docks were getting some pressure, but the ones that were off by themselves or you had to a long idle to get to them, nobody would do it. That ended up being the key. The isolated docks are where I caught the biggest fish.
> "Most of the fish were pretty far back up under stuff. They weren't on the outside poles either. They were all up under, in the thickest stuff. If there were four poles together back in there – the hardest to get to – that's where they'd be."
> "I had to make long, really accurate pitches. It made for some pretty exciting fishing. When one gets it way up under there and he's throwing water all over the pier and you're pulling him over cables, it's pretty awesome. It's the way I love to fish."
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Quote of the Day
I know Jimmy would be forgiving.
– Rick Shock, friend of our recently departed bassin' brother Jimmy Johnson, who said before that, referencing Jimmy's killer:
> You took a good man from us. However, I pray that you repent from your sin to God so that one day you can apologize to Jimmy.
Amen. How cool is that? If you've got a bud who gets you pumped up to go fishing, take time to thank him or her. You never know.
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Shot of the Day
Nice Cali Delta bass, courtesy of Ish Monroe. One of those "wish I was there" shots!
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