OVIEDO, Fla., -- Larry Dahlberg, one of
fishing's best all-around educators, is teaming up with Mud Hole Rod Building
& Tackle Crafting for 13 TV episodes of his Hunt for Big Fish on the
Outdoor Channel.
Dahlberg's 22nd year on national TV kicks off the last week of Dec., and first
week of January 2014. He has fished in over 80 countries and is in the
Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, a winner of the IGFA Conservation Award and
the Federation of Flyfishermen's Hanshall
Award.
Within each episode Mud Hole is sponsoring a "Larry's Workshop"
segment where he explains and demonstrates what he used during the show, the
rod's dynamics and how the viewer/do-it-yourselfers can build a finished rod
with help from Mud Hole's specialists.
"When we introduced the segment eight years ago, it was an instant hit
with about 3,000 inquiries," said Dahlberg. "We're going to approach
rod building from a way that's never been done," said Dahlberg.
"We'll take various rod blanks and finished rods and show how they deflect
under load. I have a series of things we've develop to show our viewers."
A self-admitted tinkerer to make angling fun, he uses the sciences, math and
physics to gain an advantage while pursuing big fish around the world. Larry
gave an example of a 7 ½ ft. stick that can throw lures from 3/8 of an oz, up
to 3 ozs. The rod weighs just 5 ozs
yet he's used it to catch fish from 200 lb tarpon to peacock bass, muskie, pike
and more and is able to generate over 30,000 rpms
with a baitcasting reel and a 2 oz spoon.
"It has to do with maximizing the Trebuchet effect, or catapult
dynamics," he said, "where the rod hinges where it will load. I'll pit my mechanical engineering skills to anyone in the
tackle industry.
"On the show we breakdown angling to strategy, tactics and mechanics and
we'll get into the dynamics of fishing rods. This year we're visiting Colombia
for cubera snappers and sails, giant tarpon in
Trinidad, huge Minnesota muskies using modified
saltwater techniques, Bimini bones while hunting for
the inventor of the Bimini twist, and giant bluefin tuna on stand up in Prince Edward Island while
covering leverage with 'rail rods' in the workshop segment."
Mud Hole is also designing a line within its MHX brand called the Larry
Dahlberg Hunt for Big Fish rod blank series. "These are not the same as
the XYZ pros' custom endorsed rods. These are things I've been thinking about
for 45 years," Dahlberg said.
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About Mud Hole Custom Tackle
Providing fishing products to anglers across the U.S. and 100-plus countries
worldwide, Mud Hole Custom Tackle at www.mudhole.com
is the world's largest rod building e-retailer and mail order catalog company,
the leader in custom rod building, fly tying and lure building components, plus
educator of those popular fishing activities as well. It houses over 45,000
item SKUs in its inventory at its expanding headquarters in Oviedo, near
Orlando, Fla. For further information contact Mud Hole at 866-790-7637.
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