Today’s Top 5

Andy Montgomery won the Southern Open on Norman flipping docks – hahahaha! Laughin’ cuz that’s all you do there…and you better be a dang accurate caster.

Here’s his winning bait, a 1/2-oz Shooter Lures jig (crawdad) with a Strike King Rage Bug (green pumpkin). Loves that combo cuz the jig skips well and because spotted bass love the Rage Bug’s “live action” tails.

– Norman Open 2nd-place finisher Rich Howes, who’s from Florida and got frustrated by Norman’s docks. Also said:

> “It’s amazing how fishing line can get wrapped around a boat cleat, piling or plank.”

Bluesman Albert Collins won the Rayburn Ray-o-Start this weekend by staying AWAY from grass…srsly.

> …drops and steep channel swings in 20-22 feet as well as specific pieces of wood – stumps and brush in 8-12 feet.

> He felt more comfortable running a rotation of 10 to 12 specific target spots per day rather than fishing big areas of grass.

> …big Texas-rigged worms: A Missile Baits Tomahawk worm…and a Mister Twister Hang 10 Worm [no colors listed – doh!].

The Tomahawk is crazy lookin’:

Rumored for a while, word is it’s coming next year.

– Larry Nixon talkin‘ ’bout on-the-water derby etiquette, after Jay Yelas wuz talkin’ ’bout how etiquette was way better in the ’80s and ’90s.

News

1. MO: Bass boat hits drifting boat…

…on Ozarks. No injuries reported.

2. LA: 6 gals in Bass Champs championship.

Red River this weekend. Cool. #girlpower

3. TX: Platinum’s 2014-15 schedule.

4. NH: HS bass championship winners.

5. NY: Herring shortage hurting smallies…

…on Mohawk River.

6. Gagliardi on BassEdge Radio.

7. Git bombed.

Missile Baits’ regional pro staff be callin’ itself the Bomb Squad. Send 1-2 page resumes until Oct. 30 to: bombsquad@missilebaits.com

8. Wilks/Wolak ‘Know Fishing’.

New OldTube show on WFN.

9. Super Crankin’ Awesome weener.

Here’s what happens when you win a chance to fish with BP – feesh!

Headline of the Day

Bass anglers should try fishing weed beds

With a “Johnson Silver Spoon…with a white, fork-tailed pork rind trailer.”

Okay…guess it’s time to bring back the ‘fro yo!

Tip of the Day

Edwin Evers: Wind-fishin’ tips.

> I’ll be looking for places that the wind is hitting head-on and with its greatest force. That includes points, banks, grass lines, breaks of any kind. If the wind is hitting them directly, it’s going to make them better.

> When the wind hits a bank straight on, it creates current where it doesn’t ordinarily exist (both at the surface and below, where the water will sometimes curl against the current above it).

> Wind stacks up water, raising the water level on the wind-blown side…rising water and rough current against a bank can disturb forage and create a feeding situation. Bass will go ultra-shallow to eat at this time.

> The first day (especially the first half day) of a good wind is usually best. The earlier you can get there and get started, the better your catching is likely to be.

> Generally, you want to fish with the current – not against it – if you can. That usually means casting into the wind and bringing your baits back with it. If you can’t fish with the current, go perpendicular and fish across it.

Quote of the Day

There’s no spot for a 6-foot coonass in the NFL.

– First of all, YES THERE IS! #OrleansDarkwa. Anyhow, Cliff “Cajun Toddler” Crochet talkin‘ ’bout how he ended up fishin’.

Shot of the Day

Hack’s the first LA angler to be Bassmaster Angler of the Year…and is representin’ yo!

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