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Today's Top 3
1. What the…? VA guy Nation champ!
So a guy from VA goes to Lake Dardanelle, AR for the Nation Championship – you know, the event with Classic spots on the line – and WINS THE THING. From frickin' Vir-gin-ia!
I know, right? Did anyone fish from the AR Nation?? Let's get a local reaction:
HAHAHA!
Btw, here's how Jeff Lugar of McGaheysville, VA (congrats man!) won:
> …fishing coontail grass in the lower end of the lake. “I had two main areas, Dardanelle Bay and Delaware Bay."
> Used a chartreuse/white spinnerbait, a blue shad ChatterBait and a chrome blue Rat-L-Trap. Lugar relied on G. Loomis IMX rods, a Lew’s Tournament Pro reel and Berkley Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon. (Berkley Trilene Big Game for the spinnerbait).
> “I found baitfish holding around the coontail in areas 2 to 4 feet deep. My areas were close to the launch – one was right across from it – so I could maximize my fishing time.”
2. Belton, TX derby won by 0.01 lb.
The Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area’s eighth annual Fishing for Freedom event:
> Last year’s champion, Bill Guzman, and Sgt. 1st Class Dustin Roberts caught five fish weighing a total 15.01 pounds, slipping past 2011 champion Landan Ware and Sgt. 1st Class Darryl Holmes by 0.01 pounds.
> Ware…wanted a re-weigh. “I’m not going to get it though. It must be Bill’s lucky day. He caught a 9-pounder.”
Dat be razor-thin, mang! Dudes won a new Triton:
3. 21
21 is all this added together, on the Wired2Fish homepage:
> 6 Reasons to Bass Fish with a Bladed Swim Jig
> 5 Ways to Dissect Vertical Cover for Bass
> 5 Simple Ways to Catch Fall Bass
> 5 Must-Have Bank Fishing Baits
Which all boils down to "1 good technique for SEO" (smart). Not sure if all this related to this dude, Wired's latest hire:
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News
> Board president Sammy Lee said a mini-campaign to secure professional fundraisers and lock down designers for the project is nearing completion. Once that money is raised, efforts will kick off to gather $8-10 million for the actual construction….
> “The city has given us until July 2014 to conduct our fundraising efforts, and a little longer if we need it. The fundraising will be on an international scale.”
> The City of Cullman is also planning the construct a civic center on the property….
> After visitors go through the hall of fame portion, Lee said one vision is to have people come out into the pond areas, including one that will have seating to watch pro fishermen demonstrate various techniques….
2. IN: St. Joe R smallies doing well.
3. BRP looking for SE sales mgr.
4. Merc Spitfire props for higher-hp motors.
> Mercalloy aluminum alloy offers thinner blades for less drag, which allows Spitfire to unleash 16 percent more speed in 0 to 30 mph holeshot acceleration.
5. MotorGuide Bulldog now 54 lbs thrust.
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Tip of the Day
From MN angler Rich Lindgren:
> "Although a lot of anglers abandon frog fishing in fall to concentrate on main basin or offshore-structure fish, the shallow frog bite can be epic.”
> Anglers should pay attention to nature’s signals that the frog bite is on, like a significant drop (10 degrees or more) in air and water temperature from late-summer conditions. Sustained cool weather can signify the annual migration of frog armies to soft-bottomed waters, where they burrow…for the winter.
> “You not only have frogs entering the water in a lot of areas, but baitfish and bluegills move into the same areas to feed on insects and other forage…."
> Shallow, soft-bottom bays, coves and backwaters are high-probability fall frogging locations. Lindgren says a lot of the same areas that produce in summer will hold fall bass.
> He’ll also look to main lake areas with vegetation, especially areas near points and deep water that can attract roaming baitfish and panfish. “I also like less-concentrated vegetation with stuff hiding below: laydowns, stumps, transition areas of hard to soft bottom. Weed clumps also produce. In these areas fish see a lot of Senkos, jigs, and creatures. But show them something different, like a frog, and sometimes it can really pay off.”
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Quote of the Day
I wasn't really into school, but once [they] started the Bass Club, I got really into school, started coming every day [to] try to do my best.
– Member of the Roosevelt High School Bass Fishing Club in Cali. One word for that: BAM!
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Shot of the Day
Crazy Dave Mercer with a shweet fall large-maw (click the pic to see it way bigger and better).
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