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Three days, 124 boats, one victor - "This is what you try to do your whole life." ...
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The "Senko de Mayo" celebration on the California Delta brought over 300 fishermen, women and children to the tidal waters for the 2013 Yamamoto Big Bass Challe...
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In conjunction with Jeff Boxrucker of Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership, WesternBass.com has hooked up with Craig Bonds Inland Fisheries Region 3 Director...
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Starting in March and April you will have some of the best fishing days at Lake Havasu, Ariz. The water is warming and the smallmouth are staging and some will...
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When anglers think about their favorite smallmouth waters, many different places come to mind. Lake Erie, Lake St Claire, Pickwick and Kentucky Lakes and almost...
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The Bassmaster Classic is an exciting event that all centers around the biggest tournament in bass fishing. Aside from the actual fishing, the Classic expo is n...
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They're just about ready to go. Big female bass are waiting for the right combination of water temperature, sunlight and moon phase to usher them ...
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Fishing is one of the most challenging ways to fish. Not because of the difficulty level of finding the bed or delivering your lure; but because there are many ...
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Spring is on its way and everyone is excited; because it means an end to cabin fever. You have put the time in before you hit the water, looking over many maps...
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Lipless crankbaits can be fished in almost any situation, but one of the most thrilling is burning them parallel to weed lines. Smallmouth absolutely crush them...
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Sunglasses are an integral part of bass fishing. They are the tools that allow us to see underneath the water, locate structure and find bass roaming beneath. T...
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While many anglers frown at the thought of tying on a topwater lure before the summer sun shines, in reality, that theory doesn't hold water. ...
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Right, left, center - all common terms in the political arena, but they also apply to crankbaits. Situations and opportunities may vary throughout the day, but ...
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For Bassmaster Elite Series pro Brandon Palaniuk, winter is a time to slow down and maximize your time in the best possible locations with likely techniques and...
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Lowrance has introduced a new line of HDS Gen 2 products. These are the HDS Gen 2 Touch. There are three models in this line. The HDS Gen 2 is available in 7, 9...
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How is it that certain anglers rise above all others on tournament day? Many will say the winner had flawless execution, never missing a bite or losing a bass. ...
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In theatrical terms, this is art - make that "artificials" - imitating life. Creating a lifelike image is what lures are supposed to do. But when cold water has...
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WesternBass took a look at the life with Bassmaster Elite Series pro Jared Lintner from Central Calif. After six years in the Elite Series, Lintner looks back ...
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Fishing is a dynamic sport with variables and complexities that defy summation. That being said, it's tough to expect even the most accomplished lure makers to ...
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After all the time I've spent on the water myself, with friends and fishing partners here in the West and with the National pros I work with, I've been forced t...
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Well it's almost that time again, right after we have all our fun picking the big ones off the nests, when fish are going to start moving out again and feeding....
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It's that time of year when bass begin to yawn in their deep, dark holes and feel the pangs of hunger. They are also starting to feel a bit amorous. Spring is o...
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Locating groups of big bass can be very challenging to say the least. After all it's what all bass fishermen dream about. Most of us find one here and there fro...
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My angling friends may not know about my former life. My boyhood dream of fishing the bass tour in the 1970-90 eras was superseded by a 23-year Active Duty stin...
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In the world of bass fishing dreams, those of us that live on the Sacramento - San Joaquin River Delta are often considered the" lucky ones". With one of the n...
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The best times to vertical fish are late fall through early spring, but you can catch bass vertically all year round. ...
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We've all had them. No reel is perfect, no angler is immune to the frustrations of a mucked up reel due to our overzealous and anxious attempts to make that sna...
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The mighty Columbia River is the 4th largest river in the United States. originating in the Canadian rockies at Columbia lake, this scenic miles before emptying...
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Many articles discuss structure fishing, but few have addressed whether to fish uphill or downhill. Generally, crawdads move shallow at night, so it seems sensi...
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Only a fool thinks that they understand bass so well that they can catch them with ease. By the time I was sixteen I had become a serious fool. I was sure I kne...
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Drop shot rig graphically explaned, curtesy of Don Iovino...
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If I am not fishing, guiding, or giving seminars, there is nothing I like better than looking at photos of giant bass - or any bass that others have caught. To...
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In 2009, while serving as Field Editor for Bass West USA Magazine, I had a conversation with Byron Velvick about his learning curve with swimbaits over the year...
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The cold season can be one of the most dynamic times of the year to fish for bass. Everything in nature becomes more active as the bursts of cold air begin to a...
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From the moment he hit the scene, Strike King Pro Staffer Greg Hackney has been dubbed "The Hack Attack." His nickname comes from his all out assault on the pro...
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Being from Virginia, John Crews lives in the land of crankbaits. Sure, there are many areas of the country that crankbaits are effective, but the Virginia's and...
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There may be no more exciting way to catch bass than Flippin' and Pitchin'. The technique developed by Dee Thomas in the 1970's has been responsible for multitu...
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For the past several months I have received many emails from potential bass anglers from all over the world asking me what kind of steps are needed to take in...
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Over the last few months I have been preparing for the Aim Marine WON Pro/Am on Lake Havasu, which took place February 26-27. In the previous months I have dis...
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It's been almost three years since I joined a bass club as a non-boater. I had been fishing for bass for about 4 years already...
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In my last article "Understanding Bass Part-1" I covered a bit of information about a few of the "key factors" that an angler should really know about the bass...
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Years ago, nearly every tournament organization had some type of an off-limits period prior to their tournaments. No one ever questioned why, nor did anyone eve...
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As part of an ongoing series of Pro Tips, I have written a few of the "lessons learned", those experiences I have had over the years out on the water and some e...
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I grew up on the California coast and spent the majority of my younger days fishing for saltwater species. The key to successful ocean fishing is paying attent...
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Ever since I was old enough to reel in a spinnerbait, fishing has been a special escape for me. It seems like only yesterday my Dad and I were navigating the s...
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A few weeks ago in the late afternoon while I was re-spooling one of my fishing reels my wife had yelled down to me in the cellar and said that I had a phone...
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." We have all heard that line before. It is, of course, the opening sentence of the great Charles Dickens n...
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It never ceases to amaze me that bass fishermen are willing to spend hundreds of dollars on rods and reels, which can be replaced when worn-out, lost, broken...
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Let's set the egos aside and talk some basic mechanics, hydrodynamics, physics and math, then go to work on optimizing setup. Top-end speed is the yardstick...
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FLW Tour Pro and Bassmaster Open angler Micah Frazier has agreed to represent FishMarker. FishMarker is a app based community that allows anglers to share thei...
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The Bassmaster Elite Series has never been to Montgomery for a regular-season event, but the May 9-12 Alabama River Charge presented by Star brite will be like ...
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The Association of Collegiate Anglers is proud to welcome Livingston Lures to the growing list of sponsors supporting collegiate angling. As a result of this pa...
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Bassmaster Elite Series anglers Brent Chapman, Randy Howell and Aaron Martens will be flying new colors on the first day of the Bull Shoals event. All three pr...
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ZMan, the fast-growing Australian lure brand, has expanded its range of 10X Tough ElaZtech plastics....
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As a veteran-owned company, Wiley X, Inc. knows the importance of supporting America's paralyzed veterans. So Wiley X continues its support of the Paralyzed Vet...
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Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, announced the launch of Sportsman HD in Comcast's Oregon and Washington State regions, p...
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Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, announced the launch of Sportsman HD in Comcast's Oregon and Washington State regions, p...
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WFN: World Fishing Network, the leading entertainment destination and digital resource for anglers throughout North America, presents Fly Fishing Fever, a six-h...
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Today Frogg Toggs announced it has become an official sponsor of 2012 Bassmaster Classic Champion Chris Lane. Lane will endorse Frogg Togg's line of innovative...
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Mark Zacher has a morning ritual. Before he goes to work in Rapid City, S.D., he sits down at the computer every day and logs on to Bassmaster.com. That time on...
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Weather was unpredictable, practice was hectic, but this week Grand Lake dealt three solid tournament days as 94 anglers from across the US and Canada met for t...
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Bass Boat Saver, an industry leader in marine cleaners and protectants announces a new screen cleaner that will protect and clean any acrylic screen. Bass Boat ...
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The sportfishing industry supports the improvements in the administration's final Implementation Plan for its National Ocean Policy (NOP) but still has concerns...
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Guided by the vast tournament experience of Aaron Martens and Luke Clausen, and the functional artistry that is the company's trademark, Megabass of America wil...
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If you are looking for an angler to endorse your product, then they don't come any better than Bassmaster legend, Kevin VanDam....
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Lowrance, a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of high-quality sonar and GPS mapping instruments, continues as an official sponsor of the Tex...
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The Pursuit Channel, America's largest, audited outdoors television network, is now offering updated and new desktop and wireless digital experiences free to th...
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B.A.S.S., the worldwide authority on bass fishing, announced today that Diet Mountain Dew® signed on for a year-long sponsorship of all B.A.S.S. tournament circ...
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The recent discovery of 14 adult quagga mussels at Lake Powell is a crucial reminder to boaters to clean, drain and dry their boats after every use to help prev...
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Don't let this one get away! Take advantage of Berkley's 'Build Your Own' Rebate before it's gone. Your purchases could qualify you for more than 35% off of retail price! The ti...
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There's no doubt that the most popular monofilament fishing line on the market today is Berkley Trilene. We've improved the line and want you to try it for the first time - again!...
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Purchase any Berkley Rod, Combo or Fishing Tool, and receive a Berkley Long Sleeve T-Shirt *FREE...
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Spring Clearance Sale is on now! All clearance items are now priced at 50% OFF original retail price. Shop a selection of Men's, Womens, Outerwear and more but act fast because sup...
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The Bass Federation (TBF), in partnership with FLW and The Washington Bass Federation announced today it will host the 2013 Student Angler Federation (SAF) Washington High School F...
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Spring has sprung and so has our Spring Shipping Sale! All orders, no matter how big or small receive standard shipping for only $5.95! Offer only valid for retail customers in con...
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The California Fish and Game Commission (FGC) adopted ocean and inland salmon season regulations for 2013 at its meeting today in Santa Rosa....
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Western Outdoor News - Irvine Lake Tournament ...
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The Spring Fishing Season is finally upon us! Tournament organizations across the country are off and running and we're starting to see lots of Rangers headed to the water. It's an...
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LakeMaster® will gear you up to be ready for your best summer of fishing ever. FREE shipping with the promo ...
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The use of new long-strand carbon fibre framing technology in the construction of fishing reels can make them up to 25% lighter and 50% stronger than standard graphite-frame spinni...
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Spring has sprung and so has our Spring Shipping Sale! All orders, no matter how big or small receive ...
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When winter bass become sluggish and seek shelter in dense cover, former Bassmaster Classic winner Davy Hite recommends Rapala's Trigger X Hodad as the lure to get results...
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Elite Series veteran professional angler Britt Myers has partnered with Gear Alloy off-road truck wheels for the 2013 season. Myers is coming off his best Elite Series Tour season ...
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Saturday, Zach MacDonald and Ryan Sparks of Oregon State University broke the record for the biggest one-day catch in a Carhartt Bassmaster College Series tournament with a 29-poun...
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Clay Lippincott, of Goodyear, Ariz., and Shawn Carnahan, of Queen Creek, Ariz., brought 30.59 pounds of largemouth bass to the scales to win the second event of the 2013 season of ...
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Costa will be launching 13 new styles of sunglasses during 2013, including the new Cut....
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Fishidy, a map-based social network for anglers, will begin its first in a series of online chats hosted on Fishidy where the general public will be able to chat online, in real-ti...
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West Marine, (Nasdaq: WMAR) the largest specialty retailer of boating supplies and accessories, has once again been named by Forbes magazine as one of "America's 100 Most Trustwort...
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Bass Edge Radio, presented by MegaWare KeelGuard, discusses bait tinkering and staging fish on the latest episode of their top-rated podcast. Cliff Pace joins hosts Aaron Martin an...
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2013-05-20 4:30PM
This is a great event for the Teens and the Pro’s get a kid involved in BASS fishing! Boaters these kids need you to take them out and live the dream for a day! This is the most fulfilling event a Angler can attend and help today’s youth Anglers! The 16th Annual C.O. Pro-Teen [...]...
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2013-05-20 8:14AM
Having charted the numbers in recent years, there has been a clear trend relative to risk-rewards in pro level tournament fishing. Quite obviously, the risk has not matched up well with potential rewards and we saw that yet again with the Everstart Tournament at the Delta a few days back. The winner? He did okay. [...]...
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2013-05-17 4:55AM
Oh the horror! Our own Kevin Stewart, disqualified for fishing in an off-limits area in Thursday’s FLW Tour event. What’s wrong with that guy? Surely this will cast a pall over every Westerner who wants to try professional bass fishing! Or will it? Do I have time to list every professional angler who has violated [...]...
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2013-05-14 2:10PM
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2013-05-14 7:48AM
You look at the calendar and sure enough, May still falls in “the springtime” everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere. But relative to annual behavior of black bass, there are specific things going on in a given environment, and using 30/31-day increments is not the best way to gauge a plan of attack. Locally in the [...]...
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2013-05-13 1:14AM
One of the great fears of shelling out cash for new electronic gear is that the equipment is barely bolted on before the manufacturer is touting an even newer version. When I got my HDS Gen 2 a year ago in April, that certainly crossed my mind. But this today (May 13), I can say [...]...
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2013-05-10 7:46AM
BETHEL ISLAND, Calif. – FLW College Fishing is headed to the California Delta May 18 for the third of four stops in the Western Conference. Fifty college teams will be competing for a top award of $2,000 and a berth in the Western Conference Invitational tournament. “I haven’t heard of a bait that’s not working [...]...
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2013-05-09 4:54AM
You might like hunting for Bigfoot or Celebrity Ghosts, but something discovered just recently in Florida is sure to cause concerns in bass fishing. The irony, of course, the biologists in Florida were not hunting for a new species of bass, but sure enough, when the DNA results came back, what they found that looked [...]...
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2013-05-07 4:42AM
Since an ounce of prevention is probably worth several of gallons of gasoline, I thought I’d pass along what I learned today about the water treatment schedule at Lake Skinner. As is customary at the Riverside County Reservoir, blue-stoning (treating with copper sulphate to kill algae) takes place several times a year in the warmer [...]...
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2013-05-02 1:27PM
Stockton Bass revs up for their next event on the California Delta May 19th! Big Delta Bass are still biting and this should be a great event! With over 1000 miles of water to fish who will find them? This is a open teams tournament with No Membership fees and no Late fees. Just show [...]...
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2013-05-02 9:20AM
In a furious attempt to better rank the top fishermen across the country (and hopefully put me and the California Top 40 List out of business) the Professional Anglers Association (PAA) and BassRankings.com have joined forces to rate individual bass fishermen. Funny, I didn’t read about this on Bassfan.com and their “World Rankings.” But so [...]...
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2013-04-30 12:13PM
If you’re like me, on every quiet, glassy morning you can hardly wait to make that first cast. Maybe you’re drawn to the perfect gaps between the stick-ups or that dimpling bait along a gravel bank. You know these are primo spots that have produced on countless other mornings. If your bait can just hit [...]...
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2013-04-29 2:54AM
Recognition that both Clear Lake and the Delta are among the 10 best tournament lakes in the U.S. should make Californians proud. (Of course, we don’t hold tournaments here between June 15 and Sept. 15–so I wonder, do the voters for the Bassmaster list know this?) Yet, would anybody but an employee at Phil’s Propellers, [...]...
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2013-04-26 12:45PM
Clear lake fishing report for 4/18-4/20 Fished the ABA Lucas Oil Team Open up at Clear Lake took 17th place with a 2 day weight of 43.33 pounds lost some game changers on the 2nd day that would have put us up in the high 20 pound mark for that day but thats fishin!! The [...]...
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2013-04-26 3:59AM
Weekends are quiet on the web–the fishermen are getting ready to go, are already on their way or on the water. But I got a phone call from a “sponsor” a couple of nights back who made the comment: “Get some more practice time this year.” Though I didn’t plan out my calendar this year [...]...
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2013-04-24 7:35AM
Call it a slow news day or whatever, but I can’t tell you how disappointing it is to hear the continued wailing over the use of the umbrella rig–regardless of the the number of hooks that might be employed. For me, it’s not that there will be a ruling for or against it. Tournament fishing [...]...
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2013-04-18 2:38PM
Kind of like what you do with a hot bowl of soup. Stir and blow, right? Well that’s what is going on at Lake Skinner, here midway through April, where the water temperatures were as low as 63 in the morning and no higher than 65 this afternoon. No doubt the recent winds and chilly [...]...
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2013-04-16 7:09AM
Lately, in what could be described as a remarkable hot streak, Fallbrook’s Tom Leedom has mostly been watching the competition in his rear view mirror. But rather than dismiss his success as “too much free time on his hands,” I have to believe it might be better to get an idea of what he is [...]...
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2013-04-15 4:10PM
I took my buddy fishing a month ago and let him try my Revo SX reel matched wih a 7′ Veritas rod. He couldn’t believe the difference he felt in sensitivity and smoothness from using his old rod/ reel combo all these years. He was so impressed that he went to the Monster [...]...
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2013-04-15 2:06AM
Lake Hodges isn’t that far from Quad Lakes, maybe an hour’s tow south of Lake Elsinore. And, given the El Cajon Ford’s “Day Series” was having a tournament there, Saturday, I thought, “Why not?” It turns out, despite low water, the lake is definitely over its funk of just a few years back. And reaping [...]...
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