Welcome to Jay Kumar's BassBlaster, your daily-ish email of the best o' bassin'!
JK's BB holiday schedule: Maybe one more BB this week, maybe one next week…got that?? Hahaha – Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours, bass-nuts!
Today's Top 3
1. Not just 1 but 2 sewer bassin' vids.
…comin' up! Mebbe this is in FL? Fo sho ain't New Yawk Ci-tay…else they'd be ketchin' gators or snake-heads….
2. I can’t sit in one spot, so I drill a lot of holes along what I determine to be the outer edge of a weed flat.
– Guess who ice-fishin'. Yep, Mr. Impatient hisself, KVD. More:
> I’ve learned just how active bass can be under the ice, and that has helped me with fishing cold water everywhere. I used to think you had to slow down and drag something on the bottom and hope for a bite. That’s not the case – fish are more active than you imagine. They will thump a jigging lure through the ice nearly as hard as they do in the summer.
> Another misconception is that the fish always go deep in cold water. I’ve caught hundreds of bass through ice in less than 5 feet of water.
> My favorite baits are a 1/4-ounce Strike King Red Eye shad (chrome or gold sexy shad), small jigging spoons, blade baits like Silver Buddies, or even small grubs and Strike King Bitsy Tubes.
3. Alton had a dang nice day!
From Alton Jones' Facebook page:
> 7 bass for 71-10 taken during a fisheries management survey at La Perla Ranch, a private lake project that I am working with. Left to right 9-5, 7-12, 13-15, 9-8, 9-14, 10-6, 10-14. All released alive and well!
Here's the same photo minus the 2 "dinks:"
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News
From the St. Lawrence Reever Elite:
> The students' study estimated that of the $1.03 million to $3.38 million in expenditures by visitors to the tournament, about 25.04% was spent on non-fishing-related shopping, 24.31% on accommodations, 23.02% on food and beverages, 17.01% on fishing gear, and 11% on gas expenses.
2. PA: Drug bill will help smallies?
Goal: Fewer discarded prescription drugs in waterways.
3. Didja sign up for Bass U classes yet?
If you didn't, you will miss out beeg-time – so click here!
Deals
1. MegaStrike discount still on…
…until Dec. 24.
2. Get these books!
Why We Fish – You think you know, but this'll learn ya….
Catching Fish – You would not believe how much of what we take for granted was invented by the Lindners. Super cool.
Just Keep Reeling – Who said fishin' had to be serious??
Ya don't have to be lit'rary…all are great bathroom reading too – seriously!
Doh!
From the last Blaster: The Bass Shamps circuit is in MS, not FL. Lo siento amigos!
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Tip of the Day
2014 Bassmaster Classic qualifier and FLW Tour pro Patrick Bone:
> “Paralleling riprap is the biggest key to getting more bites. If you’re casting perpendicular to the rocks, you’re short-changing yourself because your crankbait will only be in the strike zone for the first two or three cranks. If you change your angle, you’ll be amazed by the number of big bass you’ll catch.”
> “I always like to fish the windblown side of riprap. I don’t really buy into the theory of wind positioning baitfish – I’ve never seen it push wads of bait onto the bank. I do believe, however, that wind stirs everything up and makes bass position in predictable places.”
> “It’s always important to look for irregularities in riprap. It could be a floating log that got washed against the rocks, a random patch of grass or even a big boulder. Anything that gives nearby bass an additional ambush spot to attack prey should never be overlooked.”
> “The corners of riprap are definite hotspots for big bass. The corners act as irregularities – they break up the straight, continuous line of rocks a provide bass with an awesome ambush spot. They can hide around the corner and attack all types of forage as it passes by.”
> “I definitely like to use shad-colored crankbaits, but if it has a red or orange tint to it, you bet I’ll throw it a lot."
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Quote of the Day
There is no LeBron James of fishing, as well there shouldn’t be.
– Video game nerd who I guess never heard of a Dutch guy from Michigan. Was writin' 'bout the new Nintendo DS game "Hooked on Bass Fishing." Here's what that game be lookin' like:
> Sound is also appealing, with lovely aquatic and nature sounds while waiting for a bite and an energizing 16-bit-sounding theme when you’re fighting a fish on the line.
Hurry up and write a quick note to Santa 'bout that….
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Shot of the Day
Which TX largie is beeger?
This'n…
…or this'n?
Weights: top 6.9, bottom 11.28. There's an ART to takin' a good pic of a beeg feesh, bassin' heads – don't mess it up!
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