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Today’s Top 3

First a correction from yesterday: THREE major tourneys this year were won on Yum baits: Alton Jones at the St. Johns, Glen Freeman at the T-Bend EverStart and of course Jason Christie at the Detroit River Open last weekend. A lot of geography there!

1. Would you lip this fish?

Uh….

2. Ewwwwww….

3. Does this golden bass look…tasty?

From Okuma’s Facebook page: Here is a true one in a billion fish landed by Barry Launder. This is the largest “golden” largemouth we have ever seen. The golden color of this largemouth is a rare color variance. Like an albino, the bass in unable to make green color pigments.

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Tip of the Day

KVD on spooning for deep summer bass.

> I use a 5-inch, flutter-style Strike King Sexy Spoon. You can use smaller, jigging-style spoons, but the shad are bigger in late summer, and that’s what the big bass target.

Flutter spoons emit a lot of flash and move erratically through the water column,

> Don’t tie direct to the spoon. Add a barrel swivel to the split ring at the front of the bait. That reduces line twist.

> I rarely fish line bigger than 14-pound fluorocarbon. The smaller line gives the bait a faster fall rate and helps trigger bites.

> Most of the time I sit off the structure and make a long cast onto the top edge. I cast up current or across the current so the bait is flowing naturally.

> When it hits bottom, I rip it up the approximate distance at which I saw the fish suspended on the graph. If they’re five feet or more off the bottom, a longer rod makes the job easier.

> The first time I don’t rip it as hard, but will experiment until I see how they want it. If the fish are active at all, a slower stroke will catch them and it also makes it easier for them to get the bait in their mouths.

> Don’t give up on a school you know is there. The hardest fish to catch on a spoon is the first one, but once the school gets going, its game on!

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Quote of the Day

Bass are not the salt lovers we are. Bass find it mildly appealing at best.

– Dr. Keith Jones of Berkley in a recent article in the KS Wildlife and Parks mag.

Shot of the Day

Check out this awesome rail on wounded vet Larry Draughn’s boat.

More coolness: The seats are made from the same material used in the AH-64 Apache Attack helicopter.

More cool shots of the rig here, boat by the fine folks at ultimatefishingexperience.com.

HUGE thanks to Larry and all service men/women.

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