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Today’s Top 3

1. Check this 37+ CA Delta limit!

An 8, 9, and 10 anchored Mark Daniels Jr./Jamond Andrews’ limit on the Cali Delta (WON) this weekend for 37.44 in the boat and a 12-lb winning margin. Daaaaaaaaaaaaaayum, son!

The 10.4 fell for a Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver (rhythm and blues) and the 9.19 chomped a Chatterbait (green pump). A weightless Senko (black/blue) also figgered into the mix.

They fished rockpiles in 35’…lol!

2. Ehrler wins at Smith, 5th FLW.

20 fish, 60-09, most on a wacky-rigged Senko (green pump), believe it or not.

> “The other guys weren’t doing that. It was one of the keys for me this week, as the bigger fish really favored that Senko worm.

> “Those fish are coming off that main river and starting to stage,” he said. “They were suspending deep on the trees. I would throw the Senko, and the bait would take a long time to get down there.”

Looks like Brent was catching beefy spotted bass, and yep, the A-rig did figure in for him and other high finishers.

And not for nothin’, but Jason Christie finished 4th, Zell was 6th and Biffle was 7th.

3. That’s the most prestigious tournament that you can ever win.

– Ehrler in the above article, talking about trying to make the Forrest Wood Cup, aka the FLW championship.

Well, uh…not unless ‘prestigious’ means something different in Cali!

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Didja watch this yet?!

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News

1. Two must-have spring ‘Trap colors?

Last month’s Rat-L-Trap-only derby on Guntersville was won with a ‘Trap custom-painted by Florence, AL’s Bob E. Risner. Now Bill Lewis is offering the color as the BER Trap.

According to the company, Cherry Bomb has been a hot seller. Fo sho they both look springy….

2. Sutton, NC ramp open again.

3. Looks like Intermedia has a couple weeks…

…to try and top billionaire Stan Kroenke’s offer for the Outdoor Channel.

4. BPS, Heddon raise funds with Vamp Spook.

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Tip of the Day

Ehrler’s wacky-rig line setup.

> He has settled on 12-lb braid – specifically, Sunline PE-line that he says, “is very soft and manageable, lays on the reel well and is easy to tie knots with.” For his leader, he goes with 8-lb Sunline FC Sniper fluorocarbon. “I don’t think 8-pound is too heavy.”

> One of the reasons he settled on 8-pound leader is the knot gets a little too bulky with 10-pound, hitting all the guides and shortening your casts.

> You have to become proficient tying a double uni knot, recognizing you may need a couple of extra wraps on the braid side. Brent recommends you practice thoroughly at home. “You don’t want to try and perfect it out in the wind or when you’re trying to maneuver the boat.”

> Leader length…. “I like it as long as possible. The 7- to 8-foot range is standard. The one key for me is I do not want the knot in the spool when I make a cast. If you make a hard cast with the knot on the spool, the braid will shoot off the spool ahead of the fluoro and the knot wraps around the first guide. It will stop you like if the bail was closed.”

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Quote of the Day

How do you think that made you look, fishing for the money and not for the enjoyment of your sport?

– Girlfriend of Bassin’Fan columnist Mile ‘Sonar’ Burghoff asking a straight-to-the-hear question after Sonar had a depressing derby day. Props to him for posting about it. Don’t lose that gal!

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Shot of the Day

Nothing illegal about it, but anyone else sick about seeing this 11-lber lyin’ there like that? Dang. That tacklebox tells a story….

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