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Today’s Top 3
1. Moving baits key to Amistad EverStart win.
TX’s Austin Terry’s 59-03 got him the win by a shade under 2 lbs. He fished the Mexican side, about 12 miles from the launch, targeted prespawn areas outside spawning pockets. Focused on drains leading into spawning areas, worked outside edges of hydrilla beds.
Started with a Fury F-4 squarebill crank (sexy shad, pic below), then switched to a Revenge swim jig with swimbaits, either a Reaction Innovations Skinny Dipper swimbait or a Jerry Rago swimbait (shad). Last day never got sun, used a white swim-jig all day.
Here’s what the Fury website says about the F-4.
Yep, nuttin’.
A 10-03, no deets. Anyone else surprised?
Don’t know if you saw this vid about the new Lucky Craft SKT (as in Skeet) series. Lookit the size of that squarie! Says it’ll get down to 13 ft…hmm….
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News
1. Horton’s HS derby: $20K in scholarships.
Very cool.
2. Burbots bashing smallies on Flaming Gorge.
3. TXTT announces 2013 schedule.
Lots of patterns for all these waters in BassGold:
March 2 – Rayburn
April 6 – Ray Roberts
May 4 – Belton
June 1 – Cedar Creek
Championship – October 12-13 – Falcon
4. Mark Davis speaking at HOF dinner.
Mark is fishing the Classic too….
> “The Bass Fishing Hall of Fame is honored to feature Mark Davis as a keynote speaker, and humbled that he reserves time from his rigorous Classic competition schedule to share with attendees his wisdom and vision,†said BFHOF president Sammy Lee. “Mark is a class act and a true voice and advocate for the sport. We’re all in for a huge treat.”
> Tournament angler Mike Folkestad, fishing electronics innovator Darrell Lowrance and legendary guide, educator and lodge owner Jack Wingate represent the 2013 list of inductees to be honored at the dinner.
> The BFHOF Induction Banquet takes place on Friday evening, Feb. 22, 2013 at the Hilton Doubletree Hotel in Tulsa, Okla. Dinner and induction ceremony tickets are now available for $100 per person or priority location tables for $1,000. For more information, visit www.bassfishinghof.com/tableticket.pdf or call 888.690.2277.
5. Toyota Texas Bass Classic back at Conroe.
5th year in a row, then back to Fork.
> [Back to Fork] “fulfills an obligation by TTBC organizer Octagon Inc. with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to showcase lakes throughout the state with the event….”
Two lakes = showcase?
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BassGold Update
1. 2009, 2010 Bass Champs patterns input.
Just need 2011 and some of 2012, then will have 2006-2012 patterns in there, several hundred. Gold, baby!
2. BassGold Redesign underway.
Stay tuned!
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Tip of the Day
Ron Shuffield: Early spring jigging.
> In highland lakes…what I key on is the outside channel bends, where a channel swings in to a bluff bank or a rocky shoreline. You’re liable to find fish 15-20 feet deep, or even 40-50 feet deep.
> My favorite colors for off-colored or deep water are black/chartreuse or black/blue. If the water is clear, I’ll go to a brown, brown/purple or brown/blue jig. For deep water, a 3/4- or 1-oz jig is best.
> I thin the weedguard quite a bit, and also sharpen the hook as soon as I get it out of the package. Then I’ll check the point every 30 minutes or so to make sure it’s still sharp.
> I’m kind of old-fashioned about the trailer – either an Uncle Josh No. 11 for the smaller jigs, or maybe a No. 1 Jumbo pork frog for the bigger jigs. Once in a while I’ll go to a Fat Albert twintail grub…if the fish want a little more movement.
> The fish won’t really slam the jig; you might feel a tick, or it will feel mushy. It’s not like you need to set the hook instantly because the bass will hold on to it for a good while.
> On cold mornings, fluorocarbon line tends to get stiff and coil up on your reel. To fix that, I’ll tie off the end of the line to a boat cleat while I’m still at the dock, back off several yards and stretch the line a bit. That will help you feel the jig better.
Love that last tip!
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Quote of the Day
For one week, I want to be able to say that I was the best.
– Grant Goldbeck, Elite Series pro, talking about wanting to win one this year. Also said:
> “I would rather win one tournament and miss the cut horribly in each of the other seven, than cash a check in every tournament but not be in contention for a win.â€
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Shot of the Day
Z posted an old-school-ish stringer shot! No Loomis jumpsuit?!
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