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Today's Top 5
1. Where JVD's fire comes from.
Peeps think Jon VanDam shares some kinda genetic thing with his uncle that makes him a competitive dude. Nope. Revealed here for the first time is why JVD is so "angry at 'em" on the water:
Nuff said.
2. Menendez is back!
Posted on FB last week:
> It is official. Just paid my BASSmater Elite deposits for the 2014 season! A little bit of relief, a little bit of excitement, and a little bit of worry to be away from Donna for multiple events. Normalcy is what we all need in this home. I'm ready for that! Today is a win for "Team Menendez"!
So happy to hear that. Mark took a leave of absence from the Elite Series to support his wife Donna's battle with cancer. They've been through a ton.
3. Is Humminbird raisin' the bar?
Too soon for me to tell, but looks cool! Which automatically makes it necessary….
> Humminbird engineers have also been hard at work over the past 2 years developing a radical new platform that changes everything you know about fishing electronics. Please welcome ONIX….
> At the core of the new units, users will discover all the advantages of powerful Humminbird sonar, advanced navigation and Humminbird imaging technologies right at their fingertips, courtesy of a radical new take on Touch Screen operation called Cross Touch.
> Humminbird’s Cross Touch offers Multi-Gesture Control, which lets users navigate menus and activate features with a tap, swipe or pinch. Cross Touch also minimizes false touches from splashing water. 

> They also feature redundant, traditional touchpad controls for complete control in bad weather.
4. Ike the bass goes trick or treatin'.
Vid – I dig the bass "costume!"
5. Best Halloween shots.
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News
1. Pradco donates to HOF.
To git bilt, the Bassin' Fishin' Hall of Fame needs 1 billion dollars….
Haha – actually several mils dolares. Pradco-Fishing (Bomber, Yum, Smithwick, Heddon, etc.) just stepped up to the plate and actually hit the ball – unlike the Cardinals (ZING!):
> …a cash donation from leading fishing-tackle manufacturer PRADCO-Fishing. The BFHOF board is currently engaged in a rigorous campaign to raise the necessary funds to begin construction of the permanent Hall of Fame in Cullman, AL.
> The generosity of PRADCO-Fishing helped push the BFHOF's campaign closer to its next mandatory funding plateau. The funding campaign operates under tightly controlled deadlines….
> The board also calls upon the rest of the industry to follow PRADCO-Fishing's lead.
Props to Pradco. But…gitcha sponsorship $$ now, bassin' anglers!
2. CA: Zaldain, Clausen seminar tomorrow.
Sat. Nov. 2, 1 pm, Hi's Tackle Box, 40 Chestnut South San Fran, CA.
3. Josh Bertrand is OfftheGrid.com.
New sponsor. Don't be tellin' Bertrand that the world ain't endin', man! Here's his new tow vehicle:
4. Cliff Crochet on Bass Edge Radio.
5. HydroWave factored in Nation win.
6. Rep group hires bassin' dude.
Interesting. Not sure anyone else does this that isn't a manufacturer. Bassin' rules!
> Drew Sadler has joined Sportco Marketing. Sadler will work hand-in-hand with tackle retailers and with anglers at various fishing events and shows to help educate them on the new products from Shimano, G.Loomis, PowerPro and Jackall [aka Shimano].
> Sadler was one of the founders of the Eastern Kentucky U bass fishing team, where he also earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s degree in management. Sadler competed in – and won a few – Bass Fishing League and B.A.S.S. Nation tournaments. He also served as head coach at the University of Kentucky N.C.C.A. fishing team.
> “His efforts working with our staff with their retail accounts, at events such as the G.Loomis and Shimano owner’s tournaments, plus traveling the entire territory in a special Shimano/G.Loomis Bass boat, will help Sportco grow our business for all the Shimano brands.”
7. New Lakemaster western states card.
8. Ladies fastest-growing outdoors group.
> Data show the fastest-growing segment of outdoors users…is comprised of women. More than a quarter of all freshwater anglers are women….
> Overwhelmingly, guys like to target specific fish species. Sixty-three percent go after largemouth and spotted bass…. While 27 percent of men are happy to catch non-targeted species, 43 percent of women prefer to fish for "whatever bites."
> According to the Southwick study, 86 percent of women fish to spend time on or near the water, and more so than men, they view fishing as an opportunity to spend time with family and friends (84 percent to 71 percent).
Huh. This has all sorts of implications – like, for example, changing the meaning of "shotgun weddings." (drum hit).
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From a BassBlaster reader: I like the fact that MegaStrike is a sponsor. I won a tube on the Texas Fishing Forum one time and now I swear by it! It's great stuff.
Tip of the Day
Brent Chapman: Late fall topwaters.
> Two baits I keep with me long into the winter months – because they catch big fish, and most other guys have quit throwing them, thinking the water is too cold…a buzzbait and a walking bait.
> The steady swimming action and the spray of water droplets being cast off by a War Eagle buzzbait perfectly mimics a school of baitfish fleeing across the surface. The sound and action of a buzz bait will draw strikes from big bass whether you fish it through heavy cover or in open water. As long as bass are pursuing baitfish….
> My other fall/winter go-to bait is the Livingston Pro Sizzle…4" walking bait. Working different speeds and even pausing it for a few seconds to rest motionless on the surface gives it a little more versatility over the buzzbait. If you happen to come across bass busting shad, this bait is perfect for making a quick cast to them….
> I like to target larger flats in the early part of fall, but as the season progresses I will move to the steeper areas, especially rocky 45-degree banks. Rock seems to be the key component as winter approaches.
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Quote of the Day
For Halloween, I'm going as "Outboard Motor Problems During a Tournament" – nothing scares me more than this.
– Cali derby angler Troy Lindner with a funny one! And true!
Btw, win some pink Senko-type baits courtesy of Troy's mom beating breast cancer here.
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Shot of the Day
Another M-O-N-E-Y shot from BP. Dude has a career as a GoPro somethin'-or-other if he ever wants to quit bassin'. Dang son!
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