@oj_padilla22 got him a ditch PUMPKIN (good color shirt!) on a top hook Rago SKT swimbait:

@_britin_ and @travis_gill_ rolled out their melon-harvestin’ equipment at an Alan Henry, TX derby! Took it home with a 31.80-lb bag that included an 8.46 (left) and 12.60 — stuck in the first 30 mins of the day yo! Fishin’ a jig during the spawn:

@mando__luzuriaga67 banged 2 over 10 punchin’ the Cal Delta with a Paycheck Baits Punch Skirt and Yamamoto PsychoDad craw (both b/b):

Not fer sher what this nice slice o’ melon weighed, but can tell you this: That Lunkerhunt Dragonfly is gonna be money this summer:

WTHeck does a 20″ smallie weigh?? Caught on some Yo-Zuri newness that’ll be revealed at ICAST:

– Brain twister from Aaron Martens, who was talkin’ ’bout…hands. Few things here:

1. Does anyone put a hat over their face when they’re fishing? If so, is that to remove all visual stimulation to feel bites better??

2. Actually you CAN put a hat over your hands, but I’m just…not…sure…that’s a good idea. When you’re fishing, I mean.

3. You can now have an extra pair of hands on your hat:

Aaron was actually talkin’ sun protection. He likes the Simms SolarFlex SunGloves, or you can go with the new and improved BUFF Aqua Gloves. Either way if you’re sensitive to the sun or out there a lot, a good idea.

Btw sometimes when Aaron’s feeshn a tube, he’ll wear this to get in the zone:

…some more stuff from Japan. Here’s the vid — crazy cool, with some looong Japanese trailers on there:

Check the Jack Hammers on the TW.

Other from-Japan tiddy-bits:

> What do you think Google translate means by this: “small mouse bus.” All of a sudden my fave fish doesn’t sound so mean…lol.

> Dig the new Jackall Chop Cut:

> Another money Google translation, from what looks to be a post about fishing plastics in urban canals: “Even if there is a reaction in a weak wave system, if you do not use your mouth easily, you should also try a slightly different wave and a small size rotate in a weak wave!”

Gonna send that sentence to Sanders and Z for them to try on the next show….

Seriously, what up with that? With all the beeg feesh in Clear Lake, was a little surprised it was mostly a finesse festivus at the Costa, at least up top in the standings. Local Wayne “they call me the breeze” Breazeale got his finesse on won it by 3 lbs.

Wasn’t real tight (5th was almost 9 lbs out) — like you’d expect in a lake with bigger fish — but for whatever reason it seemed like the bigs were biting the smalls: the top 6 were fishing smaller stuff.

Wayne dropshotted a Roboworm (margarita mutilator) and olde-skooled a 1/4-oz ballhead jig with a Yamamoto Single Tail Grub (white):

Here’s how the top 10 finishers’ baits broke down:

Swimbait = 50% — Underspin = 30%, Keitech Fat = 20%

Dropshot = 40% — ALL used a Roboworm in margarita mutilator or maybe a similar color….

Wacky worm = 20% — Both used a Daiwa Yamamoto Neko Fat worm

Flip plastics = 20% — Strike King Rodent, Yamamoto Sanshouo, Yamamoto Kreature

Jerkbait = 20% — Lucky Craft Pointer 100 (chart shad), Gan Craft Rest 108 (blueback herring)

10% each = Grub, Frog, Lipless crank, Spinnerbait, Swim-jig (All Terrain Swim Jig with a Keitech Fat)

Shoutin’ out:

> Vince Hurtado (7th), who went East Coast crayzay with his bait selection:

> Jake Boomer of Alpha Angler rods who finished 36th, BUT was the 3rd-highest-placing angler from WA so:

lol