tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44930361552873068122024-02-20T13:09:16.278-06:00Derek Herring FishingThis is your Bass Fishing Resource Blog. We have Fishing Reports, Tackle Reviews, Helpful How-to Articles and Tournament Results.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853599218644171023noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493036155287306812.post-52607756974698263732019-01-23T16:42:00.000-06:002019-01-24T18:09:43.147-06:00KastKing Spartacus Plus –vs- Piscifun Phantom X<!--[if !mso]>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Not all fishermen can afford the high dollar
prices of fishing reels today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The top
of the line baitcasters will run you $250 plus if you get one with all the
bells and whistles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are some cheaper
models from the big name companies but I’ve found all of them lacking for the
price tag of $100 plus you have to pay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today
there are a lot of new Reel Companies popping up that are offering reels for under
$100 that have been getting some really good reviews.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have read a lot of these reviews and I’m
not too sure of the knowledge of some of the reviews.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not questioning what they have written, just
how much experience they have with reels and putting them through their
paces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So what I did was buy two of the
more highly rated reels that cost me about $50 each.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Notice I said bought so this review is really
on the up and up folks and I don’t owe anything to either of these companies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now mind you these are my opinions based on my
50 plus years of fishing baitcasting reels and what I like in my baitcasting
reels. So I’m sure that if any of you owns one or both of these reels you might
disagree with some of what I say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s
alright too as we are all different with different likes and dislikes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now to get started let’s take a look at the 2
reels and their basic specifications.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As you can see from the specs of these 2
reels they are pretty equal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Spartacus Plus does have the edge over the Phantom X in number of Bearings, but
that doesn’t always equate to a better reel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I placed these reels on identical Favorite
Fishing 7’2” Medium Heavy Defender Rods and loaded them both with K9 Fishing
Products 17lb Fluorocarbon line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also
fished the same bait, a Turbo Bullet 2 Swing Hook from Bounty Hunter Turbo Buzz
on both setups.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The baits were different
colors and that was the only difference when I hit the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With everything as equal as I could make it
for this test here is my opinion on these reels.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">First
Impression out of the Box:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Just like everything else in life that First
Impression is very important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I received the Spartacus Plus first and
wasn’t impressed with what I saw when I opened the box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The finish on this reel makes it look plastic
and cheap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However the oversized cork
crank grips were a very nice touch and they felt very good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The reel turned smooth and was light in the
hand but it was a little bigger in size than the reels I’m use to fishing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Phantom X arrived 2 days later and it
looked very nice when I opened the box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The finish is as good or better than that of the high dollar reels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The crank itself is wider than what you will
find on most reels which was nice and the grips were of a standard size, but
the material is very nice and slip resistant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The reel turned smooth and was light in the hand, plus its size was very
close to the low profile reels I normally use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Phantom X won the First Impression
category.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spooling
Line:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You can learn a lot about a new reel by
spooling line for the first time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
this case both of the reels continued to be smooth and really had no issues
that I could find fault with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Phantom X seemed to spool a bit faster with its larger crank but the oversized
cork crank grips of the Spartacus Plus really felt very nice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">They tied in the Spooling Line category.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Initial
Setup:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After I spool a new reel I tie on the bait I
plan on using, I setup the reel so it will be as close as possible for making
that first cast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes my initial
setup is dead on the money and other times I have to make a few to a lot of
adjustments once I get to the water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Spartacus Plus was a real pain to get
setup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Spool Tensioner was the
biggest pain during this setup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
tensioner is where you can tighten or loosen the spool and the tighter you get
the less freely the spool will turn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
generally tighten the tensioner to the point that the bait’s weight alone will
slowly pull line from the spool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since
the Spartacus Plus Spool Tensioner does not have a click type adjustment it is
not easy to tell how far you move the tensioner making this part of the setup
take longer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next step in this setup
is to adjust the magnetic anti-backlash to a Mid-Range setting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Spartacus Plus has both an internal and
external adjustment for the magnetic anti-backlash.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I set it for the mid-range setting on the
external adjustment dial and didn’t change the internal adjustment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The drag setup was quick and easy on the
Spartacus Plus with the star having click adjustments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The drag on the reel seemed to be very
smooth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Phantom X wasn’t easy to setup
either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now the Spool Tensioner on the
Phantom X does have click adjustments so that part of the setup went very
fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The magnetic anti-backlash on the
other hand did not go as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Phantom X does not have an external adjustment for the anti-backlash.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have to remove the side plate to make any
adjustments which I really don’t like if I have to adjust something when I’m
out on the boat fishing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anytime you
open up a reel there is a chance of parts falling out and ruining your
day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I opened the side cover on the
Phantom X the cover did not freely come off the reel and pulled the spool out
with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course the spool fell and
went rolling across the floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once I
got the spool back in the reel, I’m not going to tell you everything that I had
to do to accomplish this, I set the magnetic anti-backlash to its mid-range
setting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now I really have my fingers
crossed I don’t have to open this thing up when I’m out on the boat!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The drag setup was quick and easy on the
Phantom X as well with the star having click adjustments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The drag on the reel seemed to be very
smooth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In the Initial Setup category I’m going to
give a slight edge to the Spartacus Plus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Even though the spool tensioner is better on the Phantom X, I didn’t
have to open the Spartacus Plus to adjust the anti-backlash.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Final
Setup:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The final setup is normally done when you are
on the water and start casting the new reel for the first time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now I use to do this in my front yard so I’d
be ready when I hit the water, but my wife and kids complained about me looking
stupid or something out casting in the yard so I stopped that practice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The final setup of the Spartacus Plus was no
less of a pain than the initial setup was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It took at least 20-25 casts until I got it where it was performing
suitably for me to make the casts I wanted to make without having backlash or
control issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The biggest cause of
these issues was again the Spool Tensioner being very touchy and not having any
means to know how far I’ve moved it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
I spent a lot of time adjust both the Tensioner and Anti-Backlash until I got
them both set so I could make long casts without backlashing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Phantom X needed some tweaking as well
for its final setup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My major concern
with this reel was adjusting the anti-backlash where I’d have to remove the
cover.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes I did have to make an adjustment,
but this time when removing the side plate I knew to make sure the spool didn’t
come out with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily I got it right
on the first adjustment so I didn’t have to remove the side plate again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did have to make an adjustment to the spool
tensioner as well but it was easy with the click adjustment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In all the final adjust to the Phantom X only
took about 5-6 casts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In the Final Setup category the Phantom X won
hands down even though I had to remove the side plate while out on the
boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Spartacus Plus just did not
seem to react to the adjustments I made like other reels I’ve used in the past
and I was just about ready to just call it quits when it started to act right.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fishability:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The fishability of a reel is the most
important aspect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It doesn’t really make
a lot of difference how long it takes to get a reel setup if it fishes very
nicely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I actually caught the first bass of the
morning using the Spartacus Plus before I had the final setup complete.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a nice 20 inch bass that was almost
5lbs and it told me that I had the drag on the reel set just a tad light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After getting the reel’s final setup complete
it casted nicely to start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a
little big in the hand, but not so big to be uncomfortable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The oversized cork crank grips are really
awesome and I think the best part of this reel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I did catch a second 17 inch bass on it and was feeling pretty good
about this reel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then two things
happened that changed my mind a little bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>First off I started to feel a clunking as I was cranking the reel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It didn’t happen on every cast which was odd
and it took me a while to figure it out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What was causing this clunking from time to time depended on which of
the cork crank grips I was using.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of
them has a little too much play in it and though I tried to tighten it, it was
as tight as it would go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second
issue was the reel started to squeal at the end of each cast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m hoping that adding a little oil to the
spool bearings will fix this issue but I won’t know until I take it out on my
next trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once it started to squeal, I
put it down and picked up the Phantom X.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Speaking of bass, here are the 2 I caught while using the Spartacus
Plus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Phantom X did all the heavy lifting on
the day as I caught 2 bass in the 6lb class while fishing this reel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The drag on this reel was perfect with very
smooth operations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As pointed out in the
Specs on this reel it is only a 7+1 Bearing reel but you could not tell that from
its operations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It casted smooth as
glass and consistently 10-15 feet further than the Spartacus Plus using the
same bait.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its smaller frame fit very
nicely in my hand and would make for comfortable fishing all day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though the Phantom X is the lighter of the
two reels I couldn’t tell much difference from a weight standpoint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the time I started fishing with this reel
the wind has started to blow pretty good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The magnetic anti-backlash did a great job even when casting against the
wind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After fishing the oversized cork crank
grips Spartacus Plus the grips on the Phantom X felt small to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They really aren’t small, but about the
average size you will find on reels today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It really didn’t take too long to get use to using them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The reel stayed smooth and quiet the whole
time I was using it, which was about twice as long as the Spartacus Plus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are pictures of those two 6lb bass I
caught on the Phantom X.</span></div>
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Line:</span></b>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I’m not going to pass full judgement on the
Spartacus Plus until I get it out on the water again after applying some oil to
its bearing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is not a bad reel for
the price, and would likely serve someone that is only fishing weekends very
well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The oversized cork grips on this
reel are fantastic, and some of the best feeling I’ve ever used.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the Spartacus Plus fell way short of
the performance of the Phantom X.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
only thing I don’t like about the Phantom X is that you have to remove the side
plate to adjust the magnetic anti-backlash.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Now if you plan to only use the same type and weight of bait this
wouldn’t be an issue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I stated earlier
that both of these reels cost me under $50 which is true but I’ve found out
that was just an introductory price for the Phantom X.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its normal price is about $80 so from a price
standpoint the Spartacus Plus may be the best reel under $50.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though it might cost you an extra $30 I really
think it is worth the added money for the added performance you get from the
Phantom X.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also one other thing
I should point out about the Phantom X, it is also available in 7.6:1 and 5.3:1
gear ratios.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have also color coded
the different reels so it is easy to tell which gear ratio each have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In closing I will say that I plan on buying a
few more of the Piscifun Phantom X reels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I know I need a couple in the 5.3:1 gear ratio and at least one in the
higher speed 7.6:1 ratio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To say the
least I was impressed by almost everything about this reel. It is not common
today to find a fishing reel that cost under $150+ that will perform as well as
the Phantom X.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hope this information
will help some of you to decide on your next reel purchase.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853599218644171023noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493036155287306812.post-87733312697286909782017-06-16T06:38:00.001-05:002017-06-25T05:50:25.599-05:00Tournament Fishing Today – My Thoughts<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">I
started out actively fishing tournaments back in the early 80s. There had
already been a lot of positive changes on the tournament scene since they
started in the 60s. However, compared to the tournament scene of today the 80s,
tournaments still seem like the Stone Ages. Almost all the tournaments in
the 80s and all that I fished had Catch and Release programs, where bass had to
be weighed in alive and then released after weigh-in. Though livewells
had been incorporated as a standard features in bass boats by the 80s there
were still a lot of older boats that didn’t have them. Most of the folks
with those older boats improvised some means to try keeping their bass
alive. Even with the livewells and folks trying hard to keep bass alive
you would still see a lot of dead and distressed bass at the weigh-ins.
The biggest single change from the 80s to today is all the improvements made to
livewell systems. Keeping bass alive and healthy became a priority that
has continued over the years. Today the live well systems on boats have
such improvements as Recirculate Pumps and Oxygen Systems. If you don’t
want to pay for the expensive Oxygen Systems for your </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">boat then there are also
some great Ventilation Systems available. <a href="https://www.newproproducts.com/">New Pro Products</a> have the V-T2 vents
that I installed in my boat and they do an awesome job at getting fresh oxygen
in my livewells while at the same time releasing the potentially deadly gases
that build up. With these livewell improvements, today’s bass stand a better
than 99% chance of being released healthy after the weigh-in than they did just
a few years ago. Of course there is always a chance of a bass being
injured during the catch, which happened to me in my last tournament, and that
is an issue hard to control or fix. If you don’t have an oxygen system or
some form of livewell ventilation on your boat I highly recommend you install
some V-T2 vents, they are far less costly than installing an oxygen system and
will keep your bass just as healthy.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Keeping
bass alive and healthy also leads us into the next hot topic I’ve seen on
social media and have been asked personally. That topic is the use of
Culling Systems or Cull Tabs. For those of you that don’t know what these
are, they are basically a colored and/or numbered float that is attached to a
line, cable or chain with a clip or hook on the other end. The clip or
hook is then attached to a bass’ mouth before you put them in the
livewell. They are used by tournament anglers to keep track of the
size/weight of each bass they have caught. Once the angler gets a limit
of bass these tabs make it easy to cull their catch. When a bass is
caught and determined to be bigger than<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgd3rBvE5hqArwzXICv8vTrHNtBdME3ljbu4UslOsQhFT0WD2LVcXO50yRAf9X8MrJplaEbeX466oiX9ksqTRIdRDRo8xE77pkf1Gevncnse-e8IeNTTbTasFpewxK6lxmVOh5XC55eLH9/s1600/0602171641c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="640" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgd3rBvE5hqArwzXICv8vTrHNtBdME3ljbu4UslOsQhFT0WD2LVcXO50yRAf9X8MrJplaEbeX466oiX9ksqTRIdRDRo8xE77pkf1Gevncnse-e8IeNTTbTasFpewxK6lxmVOh5XC55eLH9/s400/0602171641c.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">one in the livewell, the angler can
quickly find and remove the smaller bass. Just like with </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">livewells these cull </span>systems </span>have improved over time. The first ones to come out really caused
a lot of damage to the bass’ mouth. Some of this damage was to the point
that the bass was unlikely to survive for very long once released. I’m
happy to report that today there are some cull systems out there designed to
not damage the bass’ mouth. I’ve tried a few of these newer systems and
it is true they don’t damage the bass’ mouth but most of them also don’t stay
attached to larger bass very well. The one system I believe that works
best and I’m currently using is the Clip N Cull from <a href="https://calcoastfishing.com/">Cal Coast Fishing</a>. If you take an
extra second to position the clip right in the bass’ mouth and lock it
correctly they stay put even on big bass as you can see from the
pictures. The Clip N Cull do not damage the bass’ mouth and their float
system makes it very easy to track and find the right bass when it comes time
to cull. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">One
of the new trends I’ve seen and been asked about is the new Catch, Picture and
Release (CPR) tournaments. These were started mostly by Bank and Kayak
fishermen since keeping fish in their tournaments just is not practical as they
don’t have a good method of keeping their fish alive. It also opens up
aspects of Online Internet tournaments even for boat fishermen. I just
finished </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">competing in my first CPR online tournament this past month. It
was the Crème Lures “King of Staff” tournament that was open to all Crème Lures
Pro Staff. It was a lot of fun and knowing I was competing against other Pro
Staff members from all over the country made it very interesting. For these
CPR tournaments the fish’s length is measured on a bump board and a picture is
taken to be submitted to the tournament director. Most online tournaments allow
you to fish any body of water of your choosing. Just like the King of
Staff tournament I fished, you can be competing against folks from all over the
country. That is very cool but it opens up all kinds of cheating
possibilities as well, another subject that deserves its own paragraph later. I
do know that when possible I’ll be fishing more of these online CPR tournaments
in the future. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Releasing
each bass back very near to where it was caught in all tournaments would be an
awesome improvement. This is especially true when tournaments are held
during the spawning season. It is my opinion that there shouldn’t be any
tournaments held during the spawning season. Why you might ask? All those
big bass full of eggs that are about ready to spawn are pulled away from their
beds and released sometimes many miles away. Now I’m not sure exactly
what happens after the bass is released, if it survives does it try to return
to its original mate and bed or does it look for a new mate and build a new bed
in a different location. In any event it has to be disruptive to their
spawning process and potentially damaging to the body of water’s bass
population to some extent. This would especially be true if these
fish come from a river system where the fish would have to fight miles of
current to get back to their spawning location. Along these same lines is
one of my personal pet peeve in regards to this discussion. It is when
the bass weighed in aren’t returned to body of water they were caught.
You will see this happen a lot when weigh-ins aren’t held at the body of water
for some type of advertising or promotional event. There is also the rare
case where a tournament angler makes an extremely long run to fish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"> This
happened a couple of years ago when the BASS Elite Series was on the Sabine
River. Pro Mike McClelland ran down the Sabine River to the Inter-coastal
Waterway. He took the Inter-coastal to Galveston Bay and then ran up into
Clear Creek Bayou to fish. This took him a 2 hour boat ride in both
directions, but the tactic served him well as he finished 2<sup>nd</sup> in the
tournament. However all the bass he caught out of Clear Creek Bayou were
released into the Sabine River. Why should I care that this happened? The
reason I care is Clear Creek Bayou is one of the systems we fish in the Bayou
Bassin’ League. Now 15 prime bass, likely prime spawners have been
removed and transplanted into another body of water. That just doesn’t
set well with me, sorry!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Along
the same lines of Fishing Etiquette is posting fishing reports on social
media. I do it a lot as I like to help other folks catch more and bigger
fish. This doesn’t set well with some folks and I’ve recently been
attacked on social media for trying to give other folks help. These
people do not want you disclosing any fishing locations or methods as they
think they own bodies of water or certain spots on a lake, river or
stream. I have news for those type of people, no one owns any public
waters and if someone wants to disclose the location and method they used to
catch fish, then more power to them. There was a time when fellow fishermen
helped each other. Locals provided fishing reports to the newspapers and
everyone was friendly on the water. It is really sad where we have come
to in this aspect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Something
else in the realm of etiquette is another trend that seems to be growing and
that is cheating in tournaments. Maybe it isn’t a growing trend and it is
more folks are being caught or more reporting of these incidents is more widely
spread. Either way I just don’t understand what drives someone to
cheat. I guess I don’t understand tournament cheaters just like I don’t
understand thieves and liars. I compete in tournaments to see how I fair
against other anglers. Sure it is great to win and get the trophies and
prizes but what are they really worth if you have to cheat to get them?
To me they would just be meaningless if I didn’t earn them myself. I just
hope that karma in some way takes care of anyone that cheats and doesn’t get
caught.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">One
more etiquette related subject that seems to be more prevalent or more widely
noticed these days is “Smack Talking”. It might be more widely noticed
because everyone so interconnected on social media. There was always some smack
talk that happened in groups of friends, clubs and even bigger tournament
series. However it happened in the background and was more in fun than
anything else, but in these days you see it happening on social media for all
the world to see. I think anyone that fishes tournaments is guilty of a little
smack talk from time to time, I know I am but I’m not so sure posting it on
social media is a good thing. For the most part I know it really is no
harm meant, but it has led to some heated encounters on the water over the
years. It may also give fans of some fishermen the wrong impression of
them as well, especially if that fisherman is doing it on social media. I don’t
think it will ever stop, heck I don’t know that I can stop, but I will try very
hard not to post any smack talk on social media. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">One
of the other things I am very pleased to see is the numbers of people now getting
involved with tournament fishing. Heck the level of competition today is
10 times what it was back when I started out. Even at the local Bass Club
level there are a lot of very good fishermen. Now with High Schools and
Colleges having Bass Teams competing,<a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> the level of
competition is getting higher with each day. Heck I wish there were Bass
Fishing Teams when I was growing up! I tell you no matter the tournament,
location or level you are fishing you will be competing against some great
fishermen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Well
there you have it folks, some of my thoughts, opinions and plain ramblings from
my many years of tournament fishing. In closing I hope this has given
each of you some food for thought. I also want to wish each of you much luck in
your tournament fishing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Fishermen
today live in a world surrounded with Social Media.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This has made it very easy for fisherman to
show off their catch, communicate with other fishermen and provide helpful
information to other fishermen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However
the most important thing Social Media has provided is a much better chance to
get noticed by companies that want people to promote their products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are looking to get added onto a
company’s Pro Staff the first thing that folks need to understand is these
companies are looking for Promotional (Pro) Staff and not Professional
Fishermen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Professional Fishermen make
their living fishing, where Promotional Staff have normal 40 hour a week jobs
or go to school, but on the side they promote the fishing products they
use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In most cases Pro Staffers do not
get paid to promote products, but they do receive discounts and in some cases
free products to test and promote.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
good Promotional Staff program is very important to these companies as it is a
great method of advertising their products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is also a great opportunity for fishermen that want to start getting
involved in the fishing industry while getting some discounts on the tackle
they use to fish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also those really good
Pro Staffers that promote products very well and also do very well in
tournament fishing stand a chance to move up to the next level.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">So
how does someone go about getting selected to a company’s Pro Staff?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Getting noticed is the biggest hurdle for a
fisherman looking to get selected by a company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are many ways to get noticed and in today’s world of Social Media
it has become much easier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now I’m not
telling you that you can get a Facebook Page, Twitter Account or a National Pro
Staff Account and you will selected for a Pro Staff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No I’m telling you that the tools are there
for you to use, if you use them right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember
you are posting to get noticed not only by companies, but other fishermen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If other fishermen aren’t following you and
liking your posts chances are neither are tackle companies. There are two ways
to be noticed, in a good manner and in a bad manner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To get noticed in a good manner is the goal
so here are some Do’s and Don’ts that will help in your Social Media Posts: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Do’s</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"> </span></b>1
– Always have a very good profile with a very good picture of yourself, with a
good fish you caught if possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make
sure you put a lot of information in your profile about your fishing and your
goals for fishing in the future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make
sure to list any fishing accomplishment you have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">2
– Post good pictures of yourself and your catch whenever and as much as possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">3
– Post good pictures of the baits you use and how you use them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The same goes for your rods and reels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Always explain why you use or like your
tackle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">4
– Make sure to always give details of your catch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make sure to include what bait, rod, reel and
line that were used to make the catch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is also helpful for you to talk about the method you used to catch
your fish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">5
– Always reply to comments on your posts and try to answer any questions that
are asked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even if the comment doesn’t
set well with you take the higher ground in your reply.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">6
- You need to be proactive and research the company and products you plan on
promoting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be knowledgeable so you can
make the best post possible and also be able to answer any questions that may
be asked about the company and their products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You want people to believe you know what you are talking about and not
give them any information that turns out to be wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Giving wrong or bad information looks bad for
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">7
– Post helpful tips as much as possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A lot of folks are out there that like the help very much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">8
– Post questions that will draw a lot of answers from folks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reply to everyone that answers you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">1
– Posting pictures of bleeding bass is never taken well by all folks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know that we all deep hook a fish from time
to time, but be sure to wash off the blood before taking a picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">2
– I’m not against anyone keeping a few bass from time to time for the
dinner table, but there are a lot of folks out there that are totally against
bass being kept for any reason.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Posting
pictures of a cleaning table or cooler with a bunch of dead bass is not going
to go over well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take your picture
before the bass are dead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">3
– Begging for likes or follows is a real turnoff for a lot of folks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If your posts are good they will get likes on
their own and people will start to follow you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Keep working at making your posts better until they are getting likes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">4
– Posts that have anything that could be considered offensive are a No,
No!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember you are trying to get the
attention of as many people as you can. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">5
– Never get into an argument on a post thread.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is better not to comment at all if you cannot make some type of
positive comment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Now
that you see the types of things you should or shouldn’t post let’s talk about
making contact with companies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are
a lot of different ways to make contact with companies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can Email them or Direct Message them but
when you do make sure to include links to all your Social Media accounts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However the best way these days to contact
companies that are looking for Promotional Staff is through National Pro
Staff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">National
Pro Staff or NPS is pretty new to Social Media, but it has taken some giant
leaps in a short time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only are
there every day fishermen on NPS but also there are some Professional
Fishermen, Promotional Staff Fishermen and most importantly there are many
companies from the Fishing Industry that are on NPS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Companies looking for Promotional Staff even
make “Calls” on there so people can apply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Applying to a company making a call for Pro Staff is not free, it will
cost you $20.00.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That means you have to
have your NPS Profile and Resume up to date with as much information about you
as possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make sure that both your
Profile and Resume are appealing and only include truthful information.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">You are Selected……Now
What:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Each
of the companies is somewhat different with their Pro Staff programs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However for the most part there will be a
contract or agreement you will have to sign.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Make sure that you read over these contracts or agreements very
good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t enter into a contract or
agreement that you know you cannot fulfill as it doesn’t help you or the
company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact if you don’t fulfill
your part of a contract or agreement that could put a black mark against you
and limit your chance for being selected to other Pro Staffs. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Don’t Be a Patch
Pirate!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Being
a “Patch Pirate” means you are just looking to add “Patches” or “Logos” to your
shirt and you don’t use the products or promote for the companies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you know you are not going to actually use
or promote a company’s products then don’t apply to be on their Pro Staff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only apply to companies you personally
believe have great products that you actually use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By doing this it makes promoting those
products very easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are using
them in your every day fishing, then getting pictures and making Social Media
posts about them is so much easier and believable! The other thing is you don't want to get on the staff of more companies that you can effectively promote. If you are spread too thin then it doesn't benefit you or the company. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">There
is so much more that I know I’m not covering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However anyone that has a question that I’ve not answered here can
comment on this article, send me an email or direct message me on any of my
Social Media accounts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really hope
that this has been helpful to many of you, and you have a better understanding
of this process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Until
next time, Tight Lines and Take a Kid Fishing!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">You can follow me on:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/BHOAdventures">@BHOAdventures</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">FaceBook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BHOAdventures?ref=bookmarks">Derek Herring
Fishing</a> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">National Pro Staff - <a href="https://www.nationalprostaff.com/u20557-derek-herring">Derek Herring
Fishing</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/bounty764hunter">Derek Herring Fishing</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Blog - <a href="http://bhoadventures.blogspot.com/">Derek Herring Fishing</a> </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Also check out the great folks
that help make my fishing adventures possible and the tackle I use and trust.<span style="color: blue;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.banditlures.com/">Ardent Outdoors</a></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.banditlures.com/">Bandit Lures </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.cremelures.com/">Santone Lures</a></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.cremelure.com/" target="_blank">Creme Lures</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.dunamisrods.com/">Dunamis Rods</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><a href="http://liquidmayhem.ca/">Liquid Mayhem Fish Attractants</a></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.lazymanhooks.com/">Lazyman Hooks</a></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><a href="http://k9fishing.com/" target="_blank">K-9 Fishing Products</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.newproproducts.com/">New Pro Products</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.thrasherapparel.com/" target="_blank">Thrasher Sports Apparel</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.stealthrodholders.com/">Stealth Rod Holders</a></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853599218644171023noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493036155287306812.post-48649038120606170832017-02-13T17:58:00.000-06:002017-02-13T18:48:16.747-06:00RAH Tackle CL50 Classic Baitcaster<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I grew up fishing those old Ambassadeur Baitcasters that were the best of the best many moons ago. Remember back when they were made in Sweden and were they best quality reel being made. Well maybe some of you don't remember back that far, but believe me they were the best. Today like many other reels they aren't made in Sweden and well their quality is lacking in my opinion. I still own some of those older reels and they still work today because they were well made. I've also owned a couple of their newer reels, and a few of them don't work any more because they aren't made as well. Heck when you look at the new ones in the store they just don't feel well made to me. Now like most folks I prefer a smaller reel for bass fishing, but I still prefer those classic big round reels for other types of fishing, like catfish fishing. So I've been on the look out for a new type or brand of reel for my catfish fishing and you know what I might have just found the ticket. That happens to be a <a href="https://rahtackle.com/" target="_blank">RAH Tackle</a> CL50 Classic Round Baitcaster.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was lucky enough to follow <a href="https://rahtackle.com/" target="_blank">RAH Tackle</a> on Twitter and saw their post for a deal on a CL50 plus 550 yards of braid for $59.99. I liked how it looked like the ole Ambassadeur 6500 and decided to give it a try and boy am I glad I did! The CL50 not only looks like the old 6500 but it feels a lot like those reels I grew to love many years ago. Now this is a no thrills reel just like the Ambassadeurs of old. There isn't any magnetic anti-backlash or other fancy add on items. What the CL50 is is a tough well built reel. Now I haven't put it through years of use yet but just the way it feels I can tell this isn't one of those cheaply made reels that don't hold up to tough fish and fishing. I was very surprised when I opened the box when it arrived. I really though for the price it wouldn't be up to my expectations but I was wrong. Out of the box it feels like a well made reel. The crank was smooth and everything worked as it was supposed to work. Needless to say I was a bit excited and I quickly had it on a rod and spooled with the line provided. I was then out in the yard casting to see how she felt and she passed that initial test with flying colors. To tell you the truth I wanted to go fishing with it that very day, but as with life and tournament fishing I had to wait for 4 weeks to get the chance to take her to the water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now I'd love to show you a picture of a monster catfish I caught using the CL50 but the biggest I could get to bite on the first trip was a good eating size 2.5 pounder. I did catch a few this size and my wife did break out the hot grease for them. The CL50 performed as I would expect and I don't have one bad thing to say. It casts very smooth, but remember you have to cast this reel there are no aids to help you. I made some very long cast with a Slip Bobber setup into the wind without a backlash, but like I said I cut my eye teeth on reels like these. The drag on the CL50 is extremely smooth and far better than I would have expected. In fact the drag is far better than those original Ambassadeurs I loved so much. The 5.2:1 retrieve ratio is perfect for catfish fishing and I'm sure it will be perfect for other types of fishing as well. The CL50 will hold 190 yards of 20lb Mono so she will hold well over 200 of 60lb braid, meaning you should have plenty of line to fight even the biggest and meanest freshwater fish in the world. Now I'm not going to guess on if the CL50 will hold up to use in Saltwater but I'm thinking with the proper care and cleaning after use it could be good for that as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In closing I'm going to give the <a href="https://rahtackle.com/" target="_blank">RAH Tackle</a> CL50 two thumbs up from my point of view and what I like in a reel for catfish fishing. I will also say I can actually see this reel being used for Muskie or Northern Pike up north and doing very well, and likely a lot better than the other reels like it on the market today. The $59.99 price tag that includes 550 yards of 60lb braid is well below that of like name brand reels making this a super deal in my opinion<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Until
next time, Tight Lines and Take a Kid Fishing.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You
can follow me on:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">FaceBook
- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BHOAdventures?ref=bookmarks"><span style="color: blue;">Derek Herring Fishing</span></a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">YouTube
- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/bounty764hunter"><span style="color: blue;">Derek Herring Fishing</span></a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Blog
- <a href="http://bhoadventures.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Derek
Herring Fishing</span></a> </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Also check out the great folks that help make my fishing adventures possible
and the tackle I use and trust.<span style="color: blue;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.banditlures.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Ardent
Outdoors</span></a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;">Bandit Lures</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.cremelures.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Santone Lures</span></a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.cremelure.com/" target="_blank">Creme Lures</a></span><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.dunamisrods.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Dunamis Rods</span></a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://liquidmayhem.ca/"><span style="color: blue;">Liquid Mayhem Fish
Attractants</span></a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.lazymanhooks.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Lazyman Hooks</span></a></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://k9fishing.com/" target="_blank">K-9 Fishing Products</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.newproproducts.com/"><span style="color: blue;">New Pro Products</span></a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thrasherapparel.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Thrasher
Sports Apparel</span></a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.stealthrodholders.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Stealth Rod
Holders</span></a></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853599218644171023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493036155287306812.post-6140914068471067032017-01-17T17:32:00.000-06:002017-02-13T18:06:06.154-06:00Never Give Up, Never Surrender!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwKeAlQZP_AP6q9aVQc91TrUKjfqg3vmZRMjXEZuUNZlDdBizJX6dBAYiSIjPalLKllqOJEby4hJsDY0TN0XXNE5vye3EeOWcsWYB6d0ymNeFT7KrumQGgLORjLPGVugNuwJfHttMWtJV/s1600/Trolling+Motor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwKeAlQZP_AP6q9aVQc91TrUKjfqg3vmZRMjXEZuUNZlDdBizJX6dBAYiSIjPalLKllqOJEby4hJsDY0TN0XXNE5vye3EeOWcsWYB6d0ymNeFT7KrumQGgLORjLPGVugNuwJfHttMWtJV/s400/Trolling+Motor.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The events of this past weekend's tournament is the inspiration of this article as well as a video that is being passed around on social media. I can't take credit for the title as it came for an old Tim Allan movie "Galaxy Quest", but it really is a good motto to remember when bass fishing. Not all tournament or even all fishing trips are perfect. This past weekend during the Bayou Bassin' League Tournament on Halls Bayou the control cable to the trolling motor broke pretty early in the day. Some folks might have called it quits, but we didn't. It took some time to figure out I couldn't fix it to work right so I "Redneck Engineered" a solution that kept us fishing. It was lucky for me this was a team tournament as I had my hands full controlling the boat with the rigged steering system that consisted of a pair of channel locks, three screwdrivers and a bunch of duct tape. With it being a team tournament, my
teammate John Fitch had the lion share of the fishing to do. John really did more </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">than his part to put fish in the boat. I
on the </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">other </span></span>hand was distracted with</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_28AUS3k6Yd_PkjmqZ-MsJgO3bfb8BfRZUnGPXYGJjC4QAE9UWBb0l4HHqfBXHg16rc89ccD4br_wSs2dM-IX21ZeFpAllb5lyAIYQ7S1PE-SR-iat4ZZNiuSIUtaiPQtoOAtIVIBX6XM/s1600/4th.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_28AUS3k6Yd_PkjmqZ-MsJgO3bfb8BfRZUnGPXYGJjC4QAE9UWBb0l4HHqfBXHg16rc89ccD4br_wSs2dM-IX21ZeFpAllb5lyAIYQ7S1PE-SR-iat4ZZNiuSIUtaiPQtoOAtIVIBX6XM/s400/4th.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> trying to keep the boat positioned
and that took one of my hands when ever the trolling motor was running. So I missed and lost some fish that
might have made a difference in the final outcome of the tournament.
However when a lot of guys would have given up completely, we hung in
there and weighed in a limit for 4th place.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Being prepared for adversity is the first step to making sure you can keep fishing when things like this happen. The first thing you need to do is keep some tools, plastic tie straps, spare fuses, wire nuts and above all some
duct tape in your boat at all times. You never know when those items come in handy and will bail you out and keep you fishing. It is also a great idea to keep a first aid kit on board your boat as well. You never know when you or someone on your boat will get cut or get hooked by a lure. Of course you will also need to have all the required safety equipment in your boat. It is required for a reason and you should check it regularly to make sure everything is in good working order. Believe me it won't be any fun if one of those items are needed but it doesn't work correctly. In fact it might save a life one day!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another very important thing is everyone in the boat needs to have their life vests on at all time the big engine is running. Even more important is for the person operating the boat to always have the kill switch hooked to his/her life vest. At the speeds we travel in our bass boats, even the smaller aluminum bass boats, things happen fast and in a blink of an eye you can be in big trouble. If someone gets thrown from the boat, especially the operator, the life vest will protect you in more ways than one, and that kill switch will make sure the boat doesn't come back and run over you. Also the kill switch will keep the boat near you so you can get back on board. Getting back on the boat quickly is very important if someone is injured or it is cold out.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In closing remember that "Never give up, Never Surrender" really means to be ready at all times for anything bad to happen. So be ready if things go bad, but also give yourself peace of mind knowing that you are ready!</span></span><br />
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<![endif]--><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSPogxSKf9cZJhTGUbPs4HDREtQif5yL5w0wcWyp90YUNam5eC6DS-HTShhe_FDwMtM-3Bl87_4vtrUs9di60FuWeEmZksPW28rXlN0t3kWB-So_cWLfw0nrVXeImpyAiBd9CMdwG9yMD/s1600/20160703_065849_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSPogxSKf9cZJhTGUbPs4HDREtQif5yL5w0wcWyp90YUNam5eC6DS-HTShhe_FDwMtM-3Bl87_4vtrUs9di60FuWeEmZksPW28rXlN0t3kWB-So_cWLfw0nrVXeImpyAiBd9CMdwG9yMD/s400/20160703_065849_resized.jpg" width="241" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As you may have guessed from reading my blog,
I'm a Jig Fisherman first and foremost. I fish jigs all year in a lot of
different conditions and methods and I've become what I think is very
successful. However as good as I might be at fishing jigs, I do have many other
tools available in my tackle box for those times when I can't pay a bass to hit
jig. One of those tools in my box are Square Bill crank baits. The
Square Bill is a very useful tool that every bass fisherman should have in
their tackle box. Not only are they very effective at catching bass, but
they are also a very useful tool in locating bass willing to bite. In fact Square
Bills are able to locate bass that not even the fanciest fish finder will
locate. Sometimes, and this is especially true in the bayous, it can be very
tricky locating bass. The bayous, as well as other bodies of water, have
lots of spots and structure that look really promising, but not all of them
will be holding fish, or fish that are willing to bite. A good Square Bill can
be used to cover a lot of water and help you find those hidden bass that are
willing to bite.</span><br />
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<![endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Locating Bass</span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> - </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On the bayous or even on lakes I'll pick out a likely
spot that looks "Fishy" and then attack it with a Square Bill. On the
bayou this may be a stretch bank that may be up to half a mile in length.
Using a Square Bill I can move down that part of the bayou pretty quickly and
cover a lot of water in a short amount of time. If there are bass there
willing to bite I'm very confident that one will eat my Square Bill.
Sometimes there will be bass in a location that are not very active or they
just aren't actively feeding. This is when a Square Bill really shines as
they tend to trigger strikes even from bass that are not actively
feeding. Once you catch one or two of these bass then you can go back and
fish that area slower with a jig or worm and catch even more and sometimes the
bigger bass. Then there are days that once your Square Bill triggers that
first bass to strike the whole group of bass will fire up and you will get many
more bass that are willing to eat your Square Bill. I will generally fish an
area with the Square Bill as long as there are bass willing to eat it.
Once they stop then I go back with the worm or jig to see if I can tease a few
more into the boat.</span><br />
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<![endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How to Fish</span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> – You want to throw
your Square Bill where it will be hitting some type of structure. Be it lay
down timber, rocks or around old pilings you want it to be making contact with
some type of cover. Square Bills are designed to bounce or deflect off of cover without
getting snagged. Sure you are going to get one snagged from time to time, but
that happens with even the most weedless baits. The point I’m trying to make
is a Square Bill is most effective when it is bouncing off of some type of
structure. That bounce or deflection is what triggers a lot of your strikes,
even in bass that aren’t actively feeding. So throw it in there and bounce it
off of that cover. As far as the retrieve goes I vary it a lot depending on how
deep the structure is I’m fishing and also the clarity of the water. I
generally crank the bait fast enough so it is hitting the structure to cause
the deflection action. Every time it hits something and deflects I tend to
pause the bait for a second before continuing my retrieve. That pause will get
you more strikes than you could ever imagine. When the water is clear I will
start out really burning the bait in the cover, making it deflect off of the
structure very radically. If I’m not getting any strikes then I’ll slow it down
some until I find what is triggering the bass into striking. Now when the water
is cloudy or even muddy I’ll do just the opposite. I start out just fast enough
for the bait to be hitting the structure and I don't want the bait to deflect
as much. The bass will be very tight to the cover and won't chase
something very far. The deflection and pause are still important but you
want it to happen as close to the cover as possible. If moving the bait
really slow isn't working then I will speed up until I find what the bass want.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8hZhY5Dh2lYJEa_WN2oFzzH4duAnwb18AkoPW-oG4ZXLVt-Z_nAHpD4BA8_0d9Bah05D4NF7JIOOwP19GcgaPqBKn91VTSq4m6BqOdwvE_jUouCdey9U7dmtzscZcLHSQAtrueyXtKpu/s1600/DSCN1162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8hZhY5Dh2lYJEa_WN2oFzzH4duAnwb18AkoPW-oG4ZXLVt-Z_nAHpD4BA8_0d9Bah05D4NF7JIOOwP19GcgaPqBKn91VTSq4m6BqOdwvE_jUouCdey9U7dmtzscZcLHSQAtrueyXtKpu/s400/DSCN1162.JPG" width="400" /></a><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Picking your Color</span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> –
I’m of the old school and always try to “Match the Hatch” when it comes to
picking colors. What this means is I want my color to match the baitfish as
close as possible in the body of water I'm fishing. Sure all bodies of
water have multiple types of baitfish, but generally speaking there is one that
bass will be predominately feeding on during different times of the year. In
the late Fall and Winter my first choice would be a Crawfish pattern. In the
Spring or Summer I’m likely to fish some kind of Shad pattern. Now if the
Bluegill are spawning I’ll go to a Bluegill, Sunfish or Perch pattern. I
will be the first to admit matching the hatch doesn’t always work. That
is the reason for all those colors and patterns of Square Bills that don’t </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">come</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">close to matching anything in nature. Some of these wild off the wall color
patterns for some reason trigger something in the bass that make them strike.
Also when the water is cloudy or muddy you will need to pick a color pattern
the bass can see better. If they can’t see your bait then they likely aren’t
going to eat it.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">To
Rattle or not to Rattle</span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> - Personally I prefer to have Square Bills with rattle
chambers. I’m also picky on how those rattles sound. I believe a bait with
rattles will get you many more strikes than a bait without rattles. Bass can hear the
rattles and feel the vibrations coming from your bait long before they can see your bait. If they can hear and feel something coming then they will be waiting
on it, and when it deflects off that branch they are under or the rock they are
beside, Boom they eat it without even thinking. Now when the water is off colored or muddy those rattles are even that much more important. The bass' vision is affected by the condition of the water so they use the sound of the rattling to locate your bait. For me having rattles in my Square Bills is a must!!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Best Brand</span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
- The question of which is the best brand of Square Bill on the market will
cause all kinds of heated discussions. All fishermen have their opinions
on which is the best and that is what they use. I am not trying to say mine are better than yours. I'm just going to tell you what and why I like my preferred brand. My brand of choice is <a href="http://www.banditlures.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Bandit
Lures</span></a> and has been since the early 80s. Yes I'm currently on the Bandit Pro Staff, but that only happened in the last year, I've been using their baits for 30 years. I believe that Bandits
have the best Wobble and Rattle chambers of any crankbaits I've fished in my 50 plus years. As far as
Square Bills go Bandit gives you three different models to choose from, the
Foot Loose that dives to 1.5 feet, the 100 Series that dives to 5 feet and also
their Flat Maxx Shallow that gives you a different profile in a bait that dives
to 5 feet. Then Bandit Lures has a unbelievable selection of colors and
patterns to choose from. Now I'm sure, there are other companies out
there with good baits, but once I find something that works I stick with it,
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I had seen some posts on Facebook about this new Fluorocarbon line from K-9 Fishing Products and decided to check into it some. I've really been searching for a Fluorocarbon I liked but had not yet found one that measured up to all my expectations. Most of the ones I've tried are too stiff or brittle for my liking or they just had too much memory to make them fishable more than a couple of trips. Plus they all cost an arm and a leg at 20 to 30 dollars for 300 yards or less. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I found that</span> K-9 Fluoro was 20 dollars for 550 yards <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and</span> decided it was worth testing to see if it was <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">at<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> least </span>as good as</span> the other Fluoro lines I<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> have</span> tried. If it wa<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">sn't any better than the other <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fluoro<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> lines at least I<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> could</span> s<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ave some money.</span></span></span></span> I order a spool each of 17 and 10 pound test to try out. I planned to spool my Worm Rod and my Football/Swim Jig rod with the 17lb and spool my Crankbait Rod and my Spinnerbait Rod with the 10lb.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The line arrived on just a cou<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ple of days after I or<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">dered. The f<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ast shipping is a bo<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">n<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">us when you have to <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">order a p<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">roduct<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> that isn't in any s<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tores locally. That evening</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> I got busy spooling all 4 rods to fish the next morning. The first thing I noticed about this line is how soft or pliable it felt, far softer and less brittle feeling than any other Fluoro that I'd ever <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tried before</span>. It really felt a whole lot more like a good monofilament line than it did a fluorocarbon. That was impressive to say the least but also worrisome as well. There are 2 reasons I fish fluorocarbon line on worm and jig rods; first <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> want a line the fish can't see well and second <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> want a line that has low stretch so you can set the hook even on long casts. Because K-9 Fluoro felt so soft to my hands I was concerned that it might not hold up in the hook setting department on my worm and jig rods. There was only one way to find out for sure and that was to take it fishing. If nothing else I figured I found a great new line for my crankbait and spinnerbait rods. As I was spooling the line on my rods I also noticed that it didn't have a lot of memory like most fluorocarbon lines. It wasn't all kinked and curly coming off the spool and that too impressed me very much. As I tied on my lures I also noticed how easy it was to tie good knots with this line. Now the real test of a knot is under fishing conditions to see if <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">they</span> hold when setting the hook. I finished getting my rods setup and ready for fishing the next morning and was excited to give this lin<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e a try</span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I got a late start but was on Dickinson Bayou by 9:30 <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">th<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">at morning</span></span>. There <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">were</span> two goals for the day and that was to see if I could locate more bass for the tournament the following weekend and test out this new line. A small front had pushed through Saturday evening and I hoped it would not affect the fishing too much. It was windy as I started fishing and this g<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a</span>ve a good test to the castability of this new line. The K-9 Fluoro pasted the castability test with flying colors. It <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">did take</span> a while to locate a few bass willing to bite but I <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">was finally able to locate some that were hungry</span>. No<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">w</span> these bass didn't have a lot of size to them which in this cases was a good thing for testing hook setting ability of the K-9 Fluoro. It is much harder to set the hook when worm fishing on a smaller bass than it is on a bigger bass. The reason for tha<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">is</span> is when you set the hook on a small bass you actually move the bass and you might not be able to move the bass and get your hook embedded in their mouth good if your line stretches. This was not the case with K-9 Fluoro as I was able to get good hook sets even on long casts fishing a worm on th<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ese s<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">mall bass</span></span>. As you can see from the picture these bass were nothing to wright home about, but they did dismiss my concern that this line <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">might</span> have <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">too much</span> of stretch for worm and jig fishing. One other thing I found out while worm fishing that day was K-9 Fluoro is also very tough. The fish were in a lot of debris around the pylons of a train trestle and the K-9 handled very well. In fact twice I got snagged and when I pulled to try and break off the hook ac<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tually </span>bent and came free <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">before the line would</span> break. This also proved what I stated earlier about the knots I tied. The knot held and didn't fail when I was actually trying to break my line. Needless to say the 17lb I was using worm fishing more than held up to my expectations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I left the <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">bass I found</span> at the train trestle alone after catching a couple. I did not want too many of them to have sore mouths for the tournament the following weekend. I also switched from fishing a worm and picked up my crankbait rod. Again even though it was windy I didn't have any problems casting with the K-9 Fluoro. It came off the reel smoothly and I was able to make good long casts even with the smaller crankbait I was throwing. As I stated above I loaded my crankbait rod with the 10lb K-9 and it would get tested good. One of the things about fishing brackish water bayous is you never know what will hit your bait. What happened on this <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">day </span>was I found a group of good sized Red Drum, also known as Redfish or just Reds. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you have never caught a</span> Redfish <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">let me tell you they are</span> one of the hardest pulling fish that swims and pound for pound may be the hardest. They put tackle to the test and in this case they put the K-9 Fluoro to the test. A redfish the size of the one in the picture can really strip off some line, specially when it is 10lb test. They also look for places to cut you off if they can like going around dock pylons. The ones I found w<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ere a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">round some docks and bulkheads and yes they tried their best <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to cu<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t me off. </span></span></span></span>Well I'm pleased to say that I caught 8 or 9 of these line strippers on the day and didn't lose a single one and never retied my crankbait. This really attests to the K-9 toughness as well as knot holding ability. In fact I was so impressed on how well the 10lb K-9 performed I decided to load up my spinning setup with it when I got home. I don't fish a lot with spinning tackle, but I wanted to have one ready in case I needed it for the tournament the next weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Speaking of that tournament; my teammate and I went on the win the tournament. We had a great day on the water overall, but it did start off very slow. In fact it was so slow starting I did break out my spinning rod. Once again the K-9 Fluoro performed better than my expectations. In fact my spinning setup accounted for my best <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">bass</span> of the day which was the 2nd biggest bass of the tournament. Only my teammate's beauty was bigger. Another testament to K-9 line was the fact that we caught most of our fish on crankbaits. This wouldn't be much of a big deal except I used the same crankbait I did the previous weekend and I never retied. I checked the line and the knot and saw no reason to retie. That same knot held all day during the tournament through 9-10 bass and another 10 plus redfish. By the way we do try to catch redfish during these Bayou tournaments because there is always a side pot for the biggest. My teammate and I were so confident in our bag of bass we focused on the redfish for the last 2 hours of the tournament. We caught a lot of them but our biggest fell 2 tenths of an ounces short of winning the pot. One more note to attest to just how tough this Fluoro is and how well the knots hold I fished the Bayou again yesterday. I took out a friend that wanted to catch some redfish and they were still there and still hammering crankbaits. I know it was foolish, but I still had not retied my crankbait yet and really wanted to find out just how long the line and knot would hold up. I ended up catching additional 5 reds on that same knot before running into a real brute. Luckily we saw the fish before he broke me off and it was in the 35-40 inch class. It was really my fault he broke me off. To tell the truth this brute had completely wore me out, and I just wanted to end it as quickly as possible so I tightened my drag to try and get h<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">im to the net</span>. Guess he had another idea on how to end it and now he is swimming around with my crankbait as a trophy. From the look <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">of my line it appeared that <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the knot h<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">eld and the line b<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">roke, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">like at a weak spot from all the previous fish running me a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">round pylons and such.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.cremelures.com/">Creme
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853599218644171023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493036155287306812.post-12091798599683284602016-10-19T16:51:00.001-05:002016-10-22T19:49:50.689-05:00Fenix CL30R Camp Lantern Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As a guy that has been in the outdoors hunting, fishing and camping for 50 years I know you need a really good light source out there from time to time. When I say good light source I mean a real light that you can actually see things you are doing. So I've had to wait 50 years for what I would consider one of the best lights I've ever had the pleasure of using. I know that the package for the Fenix CL30R says it is a Camping Lantern but it is way more than that let me tell you. This light will come in handy around your home if the electricity fails or even in a Hurricane or Flood evacuation kit. It would be great to have one in your truck or car in case something happens out on the road on a dark night. Then of course lets not forget having one for hunting and fishing. From a hunting standpoint it would come in handy for tracking your game or even field dress and skinning your game after dark. From a fishing standpoint this baby has almost too many uses to count. In fact I used it last weekend to get my boat ready to launch and also get everything in its right places for the tournament I was about to fish. Oh and for you night fisherman this light will draw the fish too you. I can't wait for the first good cold front to come through Southeast Texas because I have this crappie hole that I'm going to hit and this light is going to get used!!<br />
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There you have all the up front fluff about this light, but lets get down to the nitty gritty facts to back up all the claims I just made. Here are just some of the features of the CL30R:<br />
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<li><b>Maximum output 650 Lumens with a total of 5 different power settings</b></li>
<li><b>Powered by 1,2 or 3 18650 rechargeable batteries</b></li>
<li><b>Supplies portable power to recharge your phone, tablet or other USB chargeable device</b></li>
<li><b>Provides up to 35 yard diameter lighting</b></li>
<li><b>Waterproof to IPX-7 standards</b></li>
<li><b>Tripod socket for easy attachment to any camera tripod</b></li>
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Before I get into more facts about the CL30R lets chat some about it's size and what comes in the package. As you can see in the picture to the left this light is not very big at all. In fact it will not take up much room in any of the applications I talked about above. It can be where you need it and when you need it without getting in the way when it is not being used. The package comes with three 2600mAh 18650 batteries, a USB charging cable with a Standard USB on one end and a Micro USB on the other, plus they add and extra gasket for the battery compartment lid.<br />
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I bet I know one question on your minds right now and that is how long will this light run before it needs to be recharged. Well it will provide you with four and a half hours of run time on the maximum or "Turbo" setting that outputs 650 Lumens on a full charge of the 2600mAh batteries. Think you need more run time on the Turbo setting, well all you have to do is upgrade to 3500mAh batteries and you get a full six hours of run time. On the minimum or "Eco" setting which provides the perfect about of light for a "Night Light" this baby will run for 300 hours on the 2600mAh batteries and an additional 100 hours if you upgrade to the 3500mAh batteries. Now you are not going to need max or minimum lighting all the time so the CL30R has three setting that are in between those. I'm sure you will be able to find just the perfect setting for what every you are doing at the time. Now the other added feature about this great light is not only is it rechargeable from a Micro USB port, but it can be used to charge your cell phone, tablet or other USB chargeable device. Using the standard USB port provided on the light you can connect your device to this light and get the power you need way off the beaten path or out on the lake.<br />
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is way quieter than any propane lantern. Because the CL30R is
rechargeable it will also be less costly to use than propane lanterns
as well. Plus it doesn't get hot so it isn't a burn and fire hazard like
propane lanterns and it can be used safely inside without the fear of
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There just isn't a whole lot more I can say in closing. If you haven't guessed by now I love this light, then let me state it here, I love this light. It has just so many uses for an outdoors-man like myself, but it will have uses for just about anyone out there reading this review. Even if all you need is a really good light in the house in case the power goes out, or you want a really good light in your evacuation kit, this is your light. I mean look at the picture on the left if you really want a good idea just how bright and effective the CL30R can be for you. This light is 110% approved by me and I will be getting a couple more for myself and of course I have to get one for my wife out at the barn as well. Oh I almost forgot I'll also be needing one or two up at my deer camp cabin as well. I do have to tell you the best place to order one of these lights is <a href="https://bestlight.io/" target="_blank">Best Light</a>. That is where I go for all my outdoors lighting needs. They have the best prices and totally awesome costumer services. So don't wait until you need a light like the CL30R, order one today because we both know that the time will come you will need this light. You can also follow Best Light on Twitter at <a class="ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/bestlightio">@<span class="u-linkComplex-target">bestlightio</span></a><span class="u-linkComplex-target"> so you don't miss any of their great deals. OH and I have another reason to for you to order a CL30R from Best Light, you can get 10% off your order by using my special discount code - </span>BHOFISH <br />
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Until next time, Tight Lines and Take a Kid Fishing.<br />
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<a href="https://ardentoutdoors.com/" target="_blank">Ardent Outdoors</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.banditlures.com/">Bandit Lures</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.santonelures.com/">Santone Lures</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.cremelures.com/">Creme
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<a href="http://www.dunamisrods.com/">Dunamis Rods</a></div>
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<a href="http://liquidmayhem.ca/">Liquid
Mayhem Fish Attractants</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.lazymanhooks.com/">Lazyman Hooks</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.newproproducts.com/">New Pro Products</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thrasherapparel.com/" target="_blank">Thrasher Sports Apparel</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853599218644171023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493036155287306812.post-39924332105676440842016-09-17T12:38:00.002-05:002017-02-18T16:22:05.264-06:00The Original Plastic WormWay back in the late 1940s the United States was recovering from the 2nd World War and the country's industry was really booming. At the same time bass fishing was really beginning to be a noticed sport that would soon turn into one of the most participated sports in the world. Even if you didn't fish in those early tournament, you were fishing for bass, it was the new big thing and it was only going to grow even bigger. One of the reasons for this growth was due in part by Nick and Cosma Creme. The Cremes were in their basement in Akron Ohio cooking up the
perfect combination of vinyl, oils and pigments to produce a molded worm. By 1949 the Creme Wiggle Worm was official born and by 1951 it was being sold mail order in packages of 5 for a dollar. By the late 50s, word of the soft plastic worm began to spread and bass anglers everywhere wanted to get their hands on some of these worms. It was making an impact on bass fishing that would never be seen again by a single lure. At this same time the region of the country that was seeing the most bass fishing activity was northeast Texas so the Cremes decided to move their company into the center of this activity and built a
plant in Tyler, Texas.<br />
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plastic worm and the Creme Lure Company, lets talk about how I still
effectively fish the Creme Scoundrel worms. They come in three sizes, 4, 6, and 8 inches and they still catch bass, and I mean big bass! The Scoundrel is offered is so many different colors that I'm sure there is one that will be effective under any water conditions and in any part of the world where bass are fished. I also bet that you will find some of your most favorite colors are available. One of the other aspect of the Scoundrel that makes it effective is it floats. A floating worm gives you so much better action than the ones that sink. Though there are a lot of worms out there that copy the Scoundrel somewhat, most of those worms sink. With the Scoundrel it is that floating action that I feel really sets it apart from the rest and gives it such a different action no matter which technique it is fished. I showed you a picture of me way back in 1965 with a bass caught on a Scoundrel well I'm still catching them on these awesome worms today. In fact I trust them to keep me in every tournament I fish and the picture to the left was from my last tournament. It is a great feeling to have a bait you know you can count on and I've been counting on them for 51 years now and I really don't see that ever changing. So why don't we take a look at some of the techniques I use to successful catch bass using the Scoundrels.<b> </b><br />
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<b>Texas Rig:</b><br />
There is nothing really fancy about the Texas Rig, it is one of the old tried and trued rigs that has been around for a very long time. In fact it is likely one of the first techniques any bass fisherman learns when fishing a plastic worm. Basically it is the worm hook of your choice and a bullet weight. The size of the weight you use depends a lot on how deep the water is, how big the line you are fishing or how fast you want to worm to fall. If you want the worm to fall really slow you can use a small split shot or even no weight at all. If your hook is a light wire hook then you are now fishing a Floating worm. I fish all three sizes of Scoundrels using the Texas Rig and let the bass decide which size they prefer on any given day. The Texas Rig can be fished just about anywhere a bass would hang out.
This means you can throw it in just about every type of cover. However there is one thing that might hamper you as the weight slides up and down the line, the weight and the bait could become separated in some types of cover and cause you to get hung up. To fix this you can us a bobber stop above the weight or do as us ole times did, stick a toothpick in the hole of the weight and break it off. This will stop the weight from sliding on the line.<br />
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The Carolina Rig is where the floating action of the Scoundrel really starts to shine. Like the Texas Rig, the Carolina is also one of the old tried and trued rigs that has been around a long time. With the Carolina Rig you are basically fishing a Texas Rig where the weight is separated from worm on purpose. Carolina Rigs can be made up many different ways and use all kinds of beads and brass cacklers to make noise to attract the bass. Personally I like to make up some pre-made rigs like the one shown in the pictures. Again I will fish all three sizes of Scoundrel worms on this rig. The Carolina Rig is meant mainly for fishing deeper water where there are rock piles, stumps, downed timber, humps or drop offs. They do not do well in standing timber or any type of vegetation but only because of the hang up factor. If you don't get hung up, it will catch fish. In general the Carolina Rig is worked slower than the Texas Rig, however I've found at times a faster action will draw more strikes. As with any bait or rig; play with your presentation until you find what the bass want on that given day and time.</div>
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The Drop Shot method of fishing Scoundrel Worms is relatively new on the scene. The Drop-Shot is a true finesse rig and meant to be fished on lighter lines and spinning tackle. However from time to time I do break that mold and use a little heavier lines and casting tackle if I'm fishing in places where the lighter line can be nicked easy. I mainly fish the 4 and 6 inch Scoundrels on a Drop Shot, but there have been time where the fish were bigger and I have caught them with an 8 inch on this rig. To fish the Drop Shot you are going to be moving the bait towards you very, very, very slow. Just when you think you are working it slow enough, show down some more. You move the bait towards you then stop and shake your rod tip to cause the worm to wiggle and dance. While you are doing this you want the sinker to remain on the bottom and not move. This keeps the bait in front of the bass a long time. After a minute or two of shaking, you then move the bait toward you another foot or so. I want to point out that from time to time I also break this mold as well. This rig can be used to catch aggressive bass that might be suspended off the bottom. If you find a spot that has suspended bass then rig your Drop shot so the worm will be at the same depth as the fish. Again play with your presentation until you find something that works.</div>
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This technique is also a newer Finesse type rig that hasn't been around too long, or at least it seems like that because I've been fishing so many years. The Shaky-Head is basically a jig head with the worm rigged in a weedless fashion. As with the Drop Shot I will generally just fish 4 and 6 inch Scoundrels, but of course there are times I'll go with an 8 inch. There are a few different types and shapes of Shaky-Head jigs out on the market today. My favorite is the football style Piglet from Santone Lures. Which ever your favorite head, when worked right these are also fish catching rigs. Basically the Shaky-Head is fished in the similar fashion as the Drop-Shot but in different types of cover. Where the Drop-Shot is a more open water type of rig the Shaky-Head can be fished in and around cover. They are also a very good choice for fishing under docks and boat houses.<br />
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Now the Shaky Drop basically is just a combination of two of the above rigs that came to me one day fishing with my son. I was catching bass one after another on a Drop-Shot while my son was matching me Bass for Bass on a Shaky-Head. So I said why not just take the sinker off the Drop-Shot rig and tie on a Shaky Head and with that the Shaky-Drop was born. Though this rig does not work well in any type of vegetation, standing or lay down timber, it is an open water bass killer. If you can find fish on a rock pile, stump field, hump or drop off then you can catch them on the Shaky Drop. You can even fish the Shaky Drop with two different color Scoundrels at the same time to fine tune which color the bass are wanting or seeing the best on that day. Just fish it as I described in the section about the Drop Shot and you will be putting bass in the boat in no time and it some cases two at a time.<br />
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The Slider Head might be one of the original finesse techniques for fishing worms. These uniquely designed heads will cause a worm to glide through the water making them look very realistic. I have been effectively using them since the 1970s and they are still available today. I've caught bass in rivers, lakes and bayous on worms using the Slider Heads. These heads aren't hard to fish at all and I've found that just lift your rod tip up quickly to get the worm off the bottom and then letting the head glide the worm back to the bottom is my favorite method. There are a couple different styles of these heads that give you a little different action. I use these heads effectively with both 4 and 6 inch Scoundrels. I let the bass decide which they want on any given day. A lot of time the size worm is dependent on the size of the bait fish or crawfish the bass are feeding on. Again I have to say that with these heads play with your presentation and find what triggers the bass to strike.<br />
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I have to say the Scoundrels are the absolute best Finesse Jig trailer I've ever used. It goes back to the fact that the Scoundrels float. When your jig is on the bottom the tail of the Scoundrel is floating upward. Twitch your rod tip a little and the tail of that worm will wiggle as it floats. That action is too much for most bass to stand and they will inhale your jig. Again I use both 4 and 6 inch Scoundrels on these jigs and again let the bass decide which size they prefer on any given day.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed the brief history of the Creme Lure Company and how the bassin' world was given the Original Plastic worm. I also hope that you will give the Scoundrels a try, they are a legend in the bassin' world and have been catching fish for over 67 years now. Hey that is longer than a lot of us have been alive. Sure there are other worms on the market, but none of them can say they are the Original. I also hope that you try out some of the techniques I use to fish the Scoundrel. I know if you do you will find that even though there are other worms on the market, they still can't do it like the Scoundrel have been for over half a century!! <br />
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Fair warning.... This is not purely about fishing, but it is very much a fishing story and will shed some light on how I came to love this sport the way that I do... This is a very emotional thing for me to share, but it is time for me to close some final chapters in my own emotional vault... To my family past and present, I am telling my truth in the way I have too. I would never disparage the man I came to love as a second father. To truly honor the dead I believe it is crucial to tell the true tale of who they were from each person's view. I tell the truth to honor him and heal me. Also please understand that everything you are about to read here is absolute truth and meant to tell the real story of a truly great man who unfortunately had many demons... His demons became my demons by default because I virtually worshiped this wildly difficult man... I love him and miss him every day...</div>
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Robert Matthew Chambers was my bonus dad. He left this world 5 years ago, and I haven't been quite the same since. Matt came into my life around the age of 10 and was a huge force in my life until the day he died. I owe virtually everything outdoors related to Matt. Matt taught me to shoot, hunt, golf, and most importantly fish. While I owe my first fishing memories to my grandfather they were always salt water moments. Although having just written that, I remember being on a lake in Louisiana near Angola prison with grandmother and grandfather. (Hey mom any clue?) But Matt taught me everything about Bass. Matt was a master at the craft. He had a slow and methodical approach to bass fishing that I still try to emulate (poorly) today. He flat caught fish. In the one year I remember him fishing club level events, he won the majority of the events that year. Like all clubs (sorry I have no patience for club drama), he was accused of cheating. Silly idiots. He was that good... period... end of story... He was that good at almost everything he did. He could have been a professional golfer, baseball player or bass fisherman had his life and choices been different.<br />
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Matt was an alcoholic and he battled the addiction until the day he died. I was too young to clearly know early on how much alcohol was a problem. I do however remember learning how to pour his bourbon for him. I remember finding random empty bottles in odd places. I also remember being afraid. Luckily it was a lot of the time. Hold on... Hear me out. It is part of why his demons became my demons. Matt was a wonderful drunk. When he was drunk he was the best bonus dad on the planet. He expressed emotion. He told me he loved me. He talked to me. He wanted to spend time with me. He taught me things. I loved him drunk. How much of that I was aware of at the time? Honestly I can't tell you. I know what I know today is that I was always subconsciously rooting for drunk. How horrible is that? I'm a teenage boy rooting for his bonus dad to drink. I have to tell you it affects me to this day. I have a nearly hate hate relationship with alcohol. I do drink, but I operate at a near ludicrous level of control. I don't really care if other people drink, but I feel like I am on constant watch. I have a hard time dealing with people who lose control or cannot control themselves. The drinking affected too many facets of my life growing up not to be an influence. As I got older I knew it was a problem. There was always a story. How the car got beat up. How he got the black eye. How he was jumped and the cash stolen. Why he can't find the car while picking me up at the airport. Why I had to drive us home from the airport. Any of you who've dealt with addiction in your family know exactly the kind of stories I am talking about. And still.... I preferred him drunk... The alternative was bad... for a growing boy who worshiped the man he was... very bad...<br />
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Matt was not good sober. He could be brutal. Not physically. But he was cold and sharp and lightening quick when he was sober. You didn't make noise. You didn't get in the way. You didn't ask questions. You didn't eat his snacks. You were afraid. I was afraid. Notice how I switched to You and not I until I caught myself? Tells a lot doesn't it. That was unconscious on my part and didn't notice it until I forced myself to type the next line. Still affects me today. The reason I said above that fortunately it was a lot of the time is because he was constantly battling to escape the addiction. He was a true fighter on that front. And I know he fought hard because there were many times when he was very difficult to be around. I know he fought because he loved us. My mother, my brother, and me. I love him for the fight even as subconsciously I was always rooting for drunk. This is the heart of the conundrum of my love and relationship with this man. I grew up at war with all of it. Terrified when he was sober praying he'd say anything nice to me. And loving him dearly and spending quality time with him when he was drinking. Even if it was not obvious whether he was or not. I knew. I always knew.<br />
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Of all the things Matt taught me, bass fishing was the key. Bass fishing was the magic. I fell in love with this fishing specifically. To this day, I really don't enjoy any other fishing with the same passion that I do bass. I know part of it for sure was Matt himself. On the water Matt was a different man. He so clearly loved the water and the fishing. I think it may have been the one place where he could be himself without drinking. I have no idea if this is true, but I know we left before the sun, and I never saw him drink while we were out. He had more patience. He let me try new lures. He fussed because I didn't want to throw a worm. I wanted shiny. I wanted moving. I wanted top water. Like most kids my patience was not great. At least with casting and winding I was always doing something. And I did catch fish. Virtually every perfect father son moment we shared was on the water or discussing tactics or planning the next trip. In the last years of his life after I started competing on the FLW, BFL and Costa levels he was my coach before every event. I would talk to him the night before every event. I gave him everything. Water clarity, temps, grass composition, current...everything... And we would discuss for as much as an hour how I would approach my day. I dreamed that eventually when his health returned he would travel with me and be there for all of my big tournaments. We talked about it often. Somehow his passion became my passion. I love the water. I love bass fishing. I love to compete. I wanted to make him proud. I live today to make him proud. He was alive for my first check. He was alive for my first top ten. I didn't win before he died. I will win. And that win will be for him. I will cry in front of everyone there as I try to express why that win means so much to me and how much I hope he is watching and cheering with me. I call on him on the tough days. When the heat is beating me down and the bite is slow. When I feel like it's going to end bad. Then I remember how tough a teacher he was and I snap back to it, and carry on. No matter the pain. No matter how tough. Putting myself back against those little green fish in an effort to prove myself to them and more importantly him. I so desperately wanted him to be proud of me growing up. I still worry today that I am not doing enough. In the last few years of his life he told me many times just how proud he was of me. How much he loved me. He got to a point where he truly expressed to me how much I meant to him. He went to great lengths to tell my wife Cori just how proud he was of his son. His son. My brother and I are his only sons. A tragedy and a triumph of sorts. I am glad he thought of me as his son. It means the absolute world to me. And in itself was another lesson of huge importance to my own life. I have two beautiful bonus daughters. They are my daughters. I have treated them since day one like my own, and they always will be. He gave me that gift too.<br />
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So how do you come to terms with that much mismatched love and hate and fear and sadness? First I had to tell the story. Second I had to have an ink piece that would be near my heart but not on it. I had to have an artist that got the story and could bring the strife to life. In this case the artist is also an addicted bass fisherman himself. He also shared an eerily similar father son relationship. When the universe delivers... it delivers... Eric, my friend... Thank you... from the bottom of my heart... Thank you... This was the last piece to the puzzle of trying to come to terms with my grief...my sadness... and my love of a truly amazing man... who was so ridiculously difficult... who often left me so completely conflicted that I was always lost about it...<br />
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Matt.... thank you for every single lesson... the good ones and the bad... and thank you for the passion for those little green fish... I know how much you loved me... I know how proud you were... I won't stop making you so... your son.... timothy<br />
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bassfisher3khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135082128788802809noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493036155287306812.post-60766465029373124012016-07-05T18:47:00.001-05:002016-07-06T16:16:42.132-05:00Bandit Lures Crankbaits - The Right ChoiceIf you have read some of my blog articles you will know that I'm a jig man. I love fishing jigs all year and switch between a standard jig, swim jig and football jig depending on the time of year and the conditions. Even though I'm a jig man first and foremost there are times that fishing a jig just won't get you bites. So I do carry an assortment of other types of lures whenever I hit the water. Conditions change and when they do the type of bait needed to catch bass also changes. Now the storage on my boat is limited so I carry only the baits that I have 100% confidence in catching bass. When it comes to Crankbaits the only ones I carry are made by the <a href="http://www.banditlures.com/" target="_blank">Bandit Lures</a> company.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-vyEOGWC9rvuXZozqKdyNUzIH8PwL_t7t-SzHB68PePeArY8v-JLOSunoQjpSU6kCLR2e3A5W7bqDgGFz111NZRnt_qnOJ3mNueugPtshfs4mzBVOWuqrSsw0sLxc2H4hV7HRnWBw00-/s1600/Bandit_Color.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-vyEOGWC9rvuXZozqKdyNUzIH8PwL_t7t-SzHB68PePeArY8v-JLOSunoQjpSU6kCLR2e3A5W7bqDgGFz111NZRnt_qnOJ3mNueugPtshfs4mzBVOWuqrSsw0sLxc2H4hV7HRnWBw00-/s320/Bandit_Color.jpg" width="320" /></a>Now I do have to admit that it had been a number of years since I'd fished any baits from Bandit. I threw them a lot in the 80s but then I started to focus on jig fishing. Recently I had been carrying a few different brands in the boat just in case the jigs or worms didn't work. Those were what ever cranks were available at one of the local shops and none of those shops carried Bandit. Now what changed recently was I found out that Bandit was looking for Pro Staff. Memories quickly returned to me of the days when Bandit Crankbaits had been my Go-To for filling out my limits early. That gave me the time I needed to focus on getting that one or two big bites during the rest of the day to anchor my limit. So when the chance to be a part of their Pro Staff came I jumped at the opportunity. I am not only pleased but very proud they excepted me on their team. There were two main reasons why back in the day I felt Bandit Cranks were so much better than others on the market. First off their baits had the right movement in the water to trigger strikes. That movement combined with perfect sound from the rattle chamber seemed to draw strikes time and time again. I was really hoping they hadn't changed their designs much over the years as I waited for my new Bandits to arrive.<br />
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I received my fresh allotment of baits just last week and it didn't take long to realize that if they had changed any it was for the better. The biggest problem I had was selecting which colors I wanted. That was one of the first positive changes I saw, they had so many awesome colors it was hard to pick. I did select 6 different colors that I thought would work in the waters I fish mostly. I got 2 of each color in the 100, 200 and 300 series baits for a total of 36. When they arrived I was like a kid on Christmas morning. <br />
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The finish on these new baits was remarkable, and most importantly was the sound from the rattle I remembered was still there. These baits were the same top notch quality I had remember from back in the 80s and that is something you just don't see from every bait company out there. Some of them have skimped some on the quality to keep their prices down. Well for me I'd rather pay for high quality and then some cheap junk. I'm not saying that Bandits are more expensive, they will compete with the prices of any of the name brand products out there, but they have retained their quality at the same time.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkhLBvgjPfEb8JTOCJzlQ77OY2J6hQmpb1jgNbtT3b0eYI8bPG4zOoIZJQbyWgd89g_3h8nFbfUsaP5g7vSQB-DfRZ88irxwjNsa6gHGfIPpACjF4x1ha6B7362v_g_GhTr9JFfkXi4Kk/s1600/20160703_065849_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkhLBvgjPfEb8JTOCJzlQ77OY2J6hQmpb1jgNbtT3b0eYI8bPG4zOoIZJQbyWgd89g_3h8nFbfUsaP5g7vSQB-DfRZ88irxwjNsa6gHGfIPpACjF4x1ha6B7362v_g_GhTr9JFfkXi4Kk/s400/20160703_065849_resized.jpg" width="241" /></a>Now it wouldn't be a good product review if there wasn't some testing involved. So this past weekend I headed out to Lake Fayette County to give them a test. I had a pattern on Fayette that had been working awesome. I had been fishing swim baits on under spins in the morning on the main lake points up near the grass. I had caught a bunch of good fish doing this over the past couple of months. My son and his friend were joining me and so I rigged them both with the swim bait/under spin combo, while I was going to be throwing a 100 series Bandit in Chartreuse Shad. We pulled up on the point and went to work. It didn't take long for the Bandit 100 to strike and it was a beauty of a first fish too, ss you can see in the picture on the left. This wasn't the 100's only victim either as I had 3 fish in the boat while the boys hadn't gotten their first hit. It didn't take long for me to switch them to 100s of their own. Over the next hour we boated more bass that we could count. None of them were as good as that first one but we did put some 3 and 4 pounders onboard. Had this been a tournament, I would have been limited out before 8:00 in the morning. Even better I would have had a bag that pushed 20 pounds and a great kicker already with 7 hours to improve.<br />
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Now once that morning bite ended I did go to the next pattern that had been working for me which is fishing football jigs on the steeper drop offs along the points. Now Sunday was a little different than my previous trips as the wind was really blowing. Though I caught 3 really good fish to cull my bag that would have upped my overall weight to 25 pounds or more, the boys were having problems. The wind was making the back of the boat swing and they just could work their baits as effectively as I was. Frustrated my son put down his jig rod, removed the 100 on his crank bait rod and tied on a 300 series in Chartreuse Shad. Two cast later he was boating a very chunky 4 pounder. His friend also went with a 300 and started to catch fish as well. Not to ruin their fun, I stuck to the football jigs, and continued to catch some good bass but the boys were each catching 2-3 to my one.<br />
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We called it a day about 1:00 pm as it was just too hot to stay out on a day of pleasure fishing. However the testing of my Bandit Crankbaits had been accomplished. After what the boys did out deep, I'm pretty sure when the morning shallow bite ended we could have gone to 200 series Bandits, moved out a little deeper and continued to catch bass. Would I have improved my bag like I did with the football jig, I don't know but I do know I have my opening act back in the game plan. My tournament planing will be shifting back to what it was in the 80's with using Bandits to get that limit then breakingout the jigs to finish off my bag. Keep an eye out too as I'll be fishing in the Bayou Bassin' League Championship this coming weekend on the San Bernard River. Most of the time my crankbait rod is in the rod locker for those just in case times, but not this weekend. This weekend it will be up on the deck with a Bandit 100 tied on and ready to go!!<br />
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Tim Note: These are my thoughts and are not endorsed and/or approved by any other fisherman. This is only what works for the Tim man... ; )<br />
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Recently on Twitter, F. Stillwagen (@Whostosay1 give a follow please) stated/asked the following:</div>
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Instead of trying to have a protracted Twitter discussion, I thought I would just jot down my thoughts on this topic. I don't think of myself as a master flipper, but I have been actively flipping for the past 8 years, and I have fallen in love with this technique. I have a lot of confidence doing it and have caught a lot of nice fish flipping. There are a million explanations on the difference between flipping and pitching, so I'll leave that to you to go explore, but they are both short line techniques typically involving Texas rigged soft plastics or jigs. However you can flip or pitch just about any bait. I will focus on soft plastics with a brief nod to the difference in the hook set fishing jigs. </div>
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"I guess it takes practice because when I flip I just can't feel the bite..."</div>
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Yes. Just like any other technique in bass fishing it takes practice to get bites and bites to gain confidence. I once went four straight fishing trips with only a flipping jig in my hand for the entire day in order to gain confidence with a jig. For me the biggest difference between casting a soft plastic stick bait like Mister Twister's Comida and Flipping the same bait is the presentation itself. With casting you are mostly working the bait back to the boat horizontally relating it to the bottom. You could be ticking it slowly through grass or simply dragging it over the bottom back towards the boat, but it is mostly a horizontal presentation. With flipping or pitching you are working the bait much more vertically. This is where the practice and confidence is really important. With the short line techniques you are putting the bait through or over something. Here in Florida that is typically grass of many types or lilly pad stems. However this could be any kind of cover. It could be a limb of a fallen tree. It could be a dock cross beam. But you are basically working the bait almost in place over a piece of the structure. This feels much different, but you will start to 'feel' the difference and notice things like how the bait falls and what it feels like when it hits bottom. With this up and down bait presentation, I typically have three different 'bites' that breakdown as follows:</div>
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1. The 'arm yanker'. This is by far the easiest bite and does actually happen from time to time. You drop the bait in the right place and a bass literally grabs it and runs. If you miss this bite, I can't offer you much here. During the ABA Ram Trucks Open on the Kissimmee chain, I had one decent keeper do exactly that. I pitched into a small hole in the kissimmee grass, I jigged the bait up once and it stopped (we will talk about that again in a minute). It felt like the weight had wedged in the grass. Then the bass shot away with the bait in its mouth and nearly yanked the rod out of my hand. I snapped the rod back and hauled the keeper out of the grass and into the boat. You really can't miss this one and if you flip long enough you will get one of these for sure. </div>
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2. The 'bump, thump, or tap'. This is the most traditional bass bite and is exactly how a bite feels on many baits and presentations. Sometimes this could be a couple of rapid taps or just one solid thump on your line. The point here is that it is literally the same bite you have probably felt many times. It really is no different. My kicker (pic above) in the ABA event was this bite. One sharp thump told me the fish was there. </div>
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3. The 'stop or hey something is different'. This one takes time and experience to truly understand, but I have a simple tip that will catch more fish. Once you get the 'feel' of what a bait feels like falling over a lilly pad stem or a thick section of grass edge this will be easier. If you are flipping grass that is in four feet of water over and over again you get a feel for how long it takes the bait to fall to the bottom. As your flipping along and that drop changes or the bait just stops(like mentioned above) you almost know at that point that a bass has grabbed it on the fall. You may not feel anything other than the fact that the bait stopped way too soon. The other thing that can happen is the bait just suddenly feels 'weird' or 'different'. My simple tip here is one told by many fisher folks. If it feel different or weird in any way. SET THE HOOK! I will say here though that you should be careful in heavy wood cover with that tip. You could hurt yourself if it's not a bass. I've done this. It isn't pleasant. </div>
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The hook set is also not much different than most casting applications. For me it is almost always the same. I feel the bite, I reel up slack while lowering the rod tip and 'feeling' for the weight of the fish on the line, then I make a very hard fast hook set to penetrate the soft plastic and bury the hook. There are many variables, but the vast majority of my fish come with this hook set. I do change this somewhat based on line type. With braid I go all out and don't care one bit how hard I hit the fish. However when I use fluorocarbon line, I try not to 'snap' as hard. It's still aggressive, but it is more of a hard fast pull than a snap. We will cover lines below. You might have noticed in the first fish catch mentioned above (arm yanker) was actually two types of 'bites' and I jumped right to the snap hook set. Like I said there are many variables. That fish was a stop first. I misread it as a grass stop and not a bass stop. Luckily for me the fish was dumber than I was because he turned into an arm yanker and took up all the slack for me, so all I had to do was hit him hard and swing him aboard. Again practice makes perfect. You will get the hang of it. Just do it and do it and do it until you have the confidence. The one side note here is on jigs. When I am flipping or pitching a big jig, I hit every 'bite' immediately. I don't feel for the weight etc. I take up line and slam them as fast as possible. Now that I use Liquid Mayhem scents on literally every bait that goes in the water, I could probably give the jig bite more time, but in my experience the bite is too fast not to hit immediately. Liquid Mayhem will help you learn this technique, because I truly believe the bass hold onto a bait longer than without. It gives you a little more room for error. </div>
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It certainly could be. It could also be the line you use. I only flip with braid, gliss (new line type from Ardent that fishes and feels very similar to braid), or fluorocarbon. There is very little 'stretch' in these lines and relay anything that happens to your bait very well. I know a few guys that flip with mono line, but for me there is simply too much stretch and not nearly the sensitivity as the others. If you are flipping with mono and having trouble feeling the bite. Give braid, gliss, or fluorocarbon a try. It should improve your chances. The rod is also a critical element in all types of fishing, but particularly with flipping and pitching. For me, it's all about a very fast sensitive tip and a whole lot of back bone. My flipping rod of choice for most lighter flipping is a Big Bear 7' 3" 3/4 heavy rod with a fast tip. The tip is all about sensitivity and allows the bass to take the bait without running into a wall. The tip has some give in it so it allows the bass to load up a bit before you hit them. This is especially helpful in the arm yanker. If the fish hits a brick wall when running away from you, they could throw the bait before you set the hook. A good flipping stick is just like the greatest hairstyle of all time, the mullet. A good flipping stick is all business at the bottom and a party at the tip. ; ) </div>
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during the summer months bass can be difficult to locate and catch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For many years I always struggled in the
hotter months here in Texas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just like
when the water gets cold the bass become less active when it gets hot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Night fishing can be great during these
warmer months but there really aren’t any tournaments held at night, well few if
any.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So if you are going to compete you
have to locate these summer bass and get them to bite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sure in the early hours of the morning you
might be able to put a few good fish in the boat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However once that sun comes out and the temps
start to rise those fish disappear, but where do they go?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can tell you this they don’t go very far from
their morning feeding locations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
fish you are catching the first hour or so of the morning do not swim all the
way across the lake once the sun comes up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No those fish are in that location feeding because it is near where they
spend the rest of the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are
going to move off into deeper water of some kind that is near their feeding
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the summer bass?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First off you need to
look close to where they are feeding in the morning. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If the bass are feeding on a point with structure close to shore in the
morning the first place I’d look is any deeper area long that point further
from shore, but look for an irregularity. It is very unlikely there will be
bass everywhere on the point as they will associate to something that is a
little different from the rest of the point. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There may be a cut where the
drop off is steeper, or a rock field along a drop off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This difference doesn’t have to be huge, it
could be as small as a lone tree stump in deeper water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take
a look at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">the picture to the right is one for an example of a place that I'd try to fish. If that is where they are holding then they might be stacked up ready to be caught. </span> </div>
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Other places you might want to look for them is any old pond dams, old road beds, creeks or river channels that might be near where they are feeding in the morning. Like I said they won't swim all the way across the lake but the might travel some distance to a spot they feel comfortable spending the rest of the day.
There is always a chance that that spot is 100-300 yards away from their morning feeding grounds. If it has some type of structure in deeper water then it might just be holding some bass. I like using maps like the ones you can find on the <a href="http://www.fishidy.com/" target="_blank">Fishidy</a> App. I use these maps to find these spots a day or two before as I'm planning my trip so I have a game plan before you hit the lake.</div>
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Now I know that most of you have heard of mid lake humps, but what exactly are these humps? They are a spot that is surrounded by deeper water that raise up in some cases to only 5-10 feet. They really don't have to be in the middle of the lake, but in some cases that is where they are located. The picture to the left is an example of what a hump would look like on a map or your GPS. If it is associated to a morning feeding area then you have to give it a try. That doesn't mean forget about those humps out in the middle of nowhere. Those mid lake hump can hold bass all day long. The fact is that these bass aren't likely to travel to a shoreline to feed in the morning then head all the way back out to the middle of the lake to a hump. A lot of times these humps can hold large groups of bass. I'm sure some if not all of you have see the bass pop up in the middle of the lake attacking a school of shad. Did you ever question where they came from? It is very unlikely that a school of them were just roaming around out in the middle of the lake. It is much more likely that they came from one of those mid lake hump. The school of shad passed by the hump and those bass jumped on them. Once they finish their attack they will return to the hump and can still be caught.</div>
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Now that you know where to look for these summer bass, lets talk about some of the ways you can catch them in their mid day holding areas. For many years about the only two effective methods for catching these bass were Deep Diving Crankbaits or Caroline Rigged Worms. Now let me tell you both of these methods still work and work great. Give me a <a href="http://www.banditlures.com/">Bandit Lures</a> 300 Series or Flat Maxx-Deep crankbait and I'll catch some bass. Also let me take a <a href="http://www.cremelures.com/">Creme
Lures</a> 8 inch Scoundrel Worm or 10 inch Same Thing Ribbon Tail Worm Carolina Rigged and I'm going to catch some bass too. So if you love your crank baits or love fishing your worms do not fear you will be able to catch these summer bass, but hey don't forget to use some <a href="http://liquidmayhem.ca/">Liquid
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The title of this this article is "Hottest Summer Bass Technique" and so there is something else that I consider even hotter. Will it catch bass every day, well maybe not but that is why I have my Bandit Lures crankbaits and Creme Lures worms in my boat all the time. However when you get on the bass this technique tends to catch a lot more quality fish and we are talking some big girls. I know, I know you are saying come on tell us what this new technique is already. The technique is fishing football jigs. Yes just when you thought jig fishing season was over, I'm telling you it is not over it is just getting as hot as the weather. Though football jigs are technically a jig, you don't want to fish them anywhere in the same manner or same type of places you would a standard jig. If you try and fish a football jig in heavy cover you are going to get really frustrated really fast. A football jig will get hung up in heavy cover 99.99% of the time. So are we going to fish these jigs, you are actually going to fish a football jig out in the open water locations I pointed out in the beginning of this article. However before we get into how they are rigged and fished, lets talk some about your rod, reel and line setup to fish these jigs:<br />
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<b>Line - </b>I use 10-16lb Fluorocarbon line when fishing a football jig. 10-12lb if the water is clear and also for when I'm fishing water deeper 20 feet. I go to the 16lb if the water stained and water depth is less than 20 feet or if there are a lot of structure on the bottom. There are two reasons I use Fluorocarbon; First it sinks and if I'm fishing deep water it gets my bait down fast and second it has very limited stretch so even on longer casts I still have good hook setting power. There are some that will swear that braid line is the only way to go and
I'm not saying they are wrong, but if you choose to use braid
then go with nothing over 20lb test. This bait is going to be worked slowly
giving the fish a chance to get a good look. The heavier braids may stand out for the fish to see before picking it up. Heavy
braids might keep some bigger bass from picking up your bait up all together and that is especially true on clearer water.<br />
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<b>Rod -</b> I want a 7'3" Medium Heavy rod that has a parabolic action, meaning that the bend in the rod is throughout the top 60-70% of the blank. This does a couple things for you, first it enables you to make very long casts and second when the fish hits it isn't so stiff that it spooks them but it still has the backbone to set the hook on long casts. Rod length and action is another point folks tend to disagree. Really
any rod that is 7' to 7'6" and Medium Heavy to Heavy can work. However
with a stiffer rod you risk the chance of the fish feeling you and
spiting the bait. These football jigs are heavy so which ever rod you go with it needs to be able to handle a bait up to 3/4 of an ounce. <br />
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<b>Reel - </b>I want a reel that is around 6.5:1 so I can pick up slack fast. Some folks like a faster reel but the reason I use a 6.5:1 is this rod can double as be my Swim Jig rod. Your reel should also be able to hold at least 150 yards of 16lb Fluorocarbon. </div>
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I realize that the rod, reel and line I talk about above may not be what some prefer but it is what I have used very effectively. My current setup is an <a href="https://ardentoutdoors.com/" target="_blank">Ardent Outdoors </a>Apex Magnum Reel 6.5:1 on a Custom Dunamis Rod. The fluorocarbon I use is K9 Fishing as I have found it out lasts all the other fluorocarbons. I should also mention that this setup makes a very good Carolina Rig setup as well.<br />
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Now that we have discussed the rod, reel and line I think is best for fishing football jigs it is time to talk about the jigs and trailers themselves. There is no end to the supply of different brand jigs and trailers out on the market today. However though they may look good in their package or in that on-line pictures not all of these jigs and trailers measure up to my expectations. That is why all the jigs I fish come from <a href="http://www.santonelures.com/">Santone Lures</a> and all of my jig trailers come from <a href="http://www.cremelures.com/">Creme
Lures</a>. Why is this you might ask, well it is because of the quality of their products and customer service of both these companies extremely excellent! Santone Lures produces over and above the highest quality jigs I've ever fished and their selection of colors and weight is unreal. Creme Lures has been in business since 1949 and it was this company that invented and gave the bassing world the original plastic worm. They are still in business today because they know how to make the highest quality soft plastic baits on the market. Creme's Same Thing line of plastics not only catch bass but they also save the fisherman money.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYhIalW-z9ArkXs-Tl8AnuoqqUJAe6wf8Emos3bitSmrWr6jttmOhF5p7NUyentIVDngmlJ2RH51-5KpIGlEkMtiXBX7lSYXpEvorkIOAv6k79FzwlpJi-B7P4ZQPTHbUHWqV-Hw8fQ8-/s1600/Bullfrog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYhIalW-z9ArkXs-Tl8AnuoqqUJAe6wf8Emos3bitSmrWr6jttmOhF5p7NUyentIVDngmlJ2RH51-5KpIGlEkMtiXBX7lSYXpEvorkIOAv6k79FzwlpJi-B7P4ZQPTHbUHWqV-Hw8fQ8-/s200/Bullfrog.jpg" width="200" /></a>Santone Lures has two types of football jigs available and I use both of them depending on where I'm fishing. My favorite is the Pro Series that are built around super sharp, heavy-wire Gamakatsu hooks for
lightning-fast penetration and rock-solid hook-sets. The heads are
finished with a durable powder-coating, and they come with premium silicone skirts in more colors than I can count. You can order these with or without rattles, but I always want rattles on mine and I'll explain why later when we get into the technique I use to fish them. I use the Pro Series the most because of the type of lakes and bayous I fish where the water isn't very clear and there is a lot of structure. The stained water allows me to fish these on heavier line so if the fish are in structure I can get them out fast. Their other football jig is the M Series </div>
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medium-wire Gamakatsu hook that allows them to be used on lighter line as the medium-wire hook will penetrate faster with less force. The heads on the M Series are also
finished with a durable powder-coating, and they still come with premium silicone skirts. They are a great choice if you are fishing clear water lakes where lighter line is required to get the bass to hit. The colors I fish mostly on both of these jigs are the more natural greens and browns. However when the water is really stained or even muddy then I'll fall back on darker colors. That doesn't mean the darker colors don't work in clear water. Really it depend on the bass themselves and also the color of the crawfish in the waters you are fishing. These jigs are meant to look like crawfish when they are fished and you should try and match the color of the crawfish in the body of water you are fishing. I know that can be difficult at times unless you are lucky to actually see one. However if you research the body of water before you go fishing you might be able to determine which colors might work best. If you can't find any information then go with your gut, then switch up as needed to find what they want. I fish both the 1/2 ounce and 3/4 ounce versions of these jigs. I like the 1/2 ounce when fish clearer water or when the depths are less then 20 feet. I use the 3/4 ounce when I have stained water or when the depths are over 20 feet.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2i2Ati393EQpr3hTKTXoXjDmMi4IeiuY_N89Ift-gKl_DQ0S6AUpLzhT_n73iJB9ku0tfOyrs770-5nAZ3d6lrj6U2jnG0t5uXQqatuR8W1tM3HtbFLZyPRQwPALOkOpg4YijTnAZSNuN/s1600/Color_980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2i2Ati393EQpr3hTKTXoXjDmMi4IeiuY_N89Ift-gKl_DQ0S6AUpLzhT_n73iJB9ku0tfOyrs770-5nAZ3d6lrj6U2jnG0t5uXQqatuR8W1tM3HtbFLZyPRQwPALOkOpg4YijTnAZSNuN/s200/Color_980.jpg" width="200" /></a>The Creme Lures Same Thing Craw is my preferred trailer when fishing football jigs. Really I can' t think of a better trailer out on the market today. The ST Craw resembles a crawfish extremely well, they offer enough colors for you to match your jig well and most importantly they don't hurt your wallet! The ST Craw also gives you great action even when it is not being worked fast. They are the right size for this type of fishing and they stand up to multiple catches most of the time. I use them from clear to moderately stained waters very effectively. Now if the water is heavily stained or even muddy then I go to a little bigger trailer to give the bass a little more to see. That is also a Creme Lures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFiA5XKtbhOT7ngnBRIbtrlGRb_VfmC2ViYqcSa4pHULlhHCN30MLO1LhEEG0RwiqaPrLjPA2Oupx0MLwLWwBM1qte7fEn45X_Kv2dqEoZYTCY48hikOoOd1oxAgG5bLE-9NV-g-ViNli/s1600/Color_1055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFiA5XKtbhOT7ngnBRIbtrlGRb_VfmC2ViYqcSa4pHULlhHCN30MLO1LhEEG0RwiqaPrLjPA2Oupx0MLwLWwBM1qte7fEn45X_Kv2dqEoZYTCY48hikOoOd1oxAgG5bLE-9NV-g-ViNli/s200/Color_1055.jpg" width="200" /></a>Same Thing bait but this time it is their Beaver, also know as the "Badd Bugg". The Badd Bugg has a bigger profile than the Craw which gives you a little added size to your overall bait. This can make a big difference when your water conditions are less than the best. Just like with the Craw, the Beavers are offered in colors that will allow you to match your jigs and they also will not hurt your wallet!! The Badd Bugg also give you good action and some added vibration for the poor water conditions.<br />
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Now we have discussed where to look for these summer bass as well as the tackle needed to catch them. It is time we discuss how you actually fish or work these jigs to get the bass to bite. Really it is very simple and anyone can fish a football jig effectively. In other words there isn't anything really special to this technique. Basically once you locate a spot that may be holding bass and then position yourself in the deeper water. You will want to cast into the shallower water and work your bait down the slope. I prefer locations where I am casting into the wind. Now I know a lot of you may not like casting into the wind, but bait fish even crawfish will work with the currents even if the currents are very subtle. Believe it or not even a light wind will create water currents and you want your bait moving with and not against this current. Besides you are fishing very heavy 1/2 or 3/4 ounce jigs that will fly well even if the winds are blowing pretty strong. You want to position yourself so you can make as long of a cast as possible to put your jig at the top of the drop off. Then allow your jig sink all the way to the bottom. Be ready though as it falls because I can't tell you how many bass have hit my jigs on the initial fall. Once your jig is on the bottom you can start working it down the slope. This is done by simply dragging the jig on the bottom. Yes you want to drag it and not hope or stroke your jig you want it in contact with the bottom 98% of the time. The football head is doing the work for you as you drag it along. Picture a football rolling along the ground, it is wobbling back and forth very erratically. It will move even more erratically as it hits objects on the bottom. The jig is also making noise on the bottom as it hits things and those rattles I mentioned above really come into play as well. With a good trailer like the ST Craw you even more action from the setup. As your jig is being dragged on the bottom it is stirring up silt and other small debris just like a crawfish would as it moves along. Now I said you want your jig in contact with the bottom 98% of the time, but what about the other 2%? When your jig comes to a bigger rock or other structure on the bottom I like to stop moving it for a moment or two and just shake my rod very subtle to make the jig and trailer twitch. If a bass had been following it then they will likely inhale it when it starts to twitch. If a bass doesn't hit after a few seconds of twitching then I'll raise my rod tip and pop the jig up over the structure and let it fall while maintaining contact and ready to set the hook. A lot of times there will be a bass stationed on the down slope side of this structure and your jig falling over the top will trigger a strike, so be ready. Speed of your drag varies from day to day depending on the conditions. If the bass are active then a fast drag may be the ticket, but if you are fishing very high pressure and the bass are not really active then you want to move your bait slower. The longer you keep your bait in front of an inactive bass the better the chance they will eat it. As far as how I drag my jig, I like to move it with my rod. I will hold my rod tip just under my waist height and use a swiping motion to the side when dragging. I never drag my jig the same distance with each movement. I may move it a foot to foot an a half overall but I tend to break that up some like 3 inches then 6 then back to 3 then 10 inches. Something that is never the same so the jig doesn't look like some robot, but more like a real crawfish. Also if you want your jig to be more realistic then you will need to put some Liquid Mayhem Crawfish or my favorite Garlic Crawfish attractant on them. Just apply it to the trailer and when the bass pickup your jig they will taste crawfish!!<br />
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In closing I sure hope this article will help you catch more and bigger summer bass. I know there is a lot of information here, but it can be really easy after you have spent some time to refine this type of fishing. In fact it can be so easy that you will be fishing football jigs like a pro in no time!!<br />
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</xml><![endif]-->I'm always looking for tools that will help me catch more fish. One of the tools that everyone needs is a means to plan a trip on a new body of water. In the past 10 years or so the internet has really helped a lot of us step up our game in the planning department. There is tons of information on the net about almost every body of water. However you have to do a lot of searching and digging to find the good data and that can be time consuming; that was until I found the <a href="http://www.fishidy.com/" target="_blank">Fishidy</a> App. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8aTBgAaboZGkyXo7k2dEaboYgcZRHCGIl5jhIi7ti9TxgWPZGN841D2vgb05n39D_LtenEmp-viTOuTU-8TpD_jJgEDka0_iBqZ2YDN1MToAshUW5NXg0nh3Rhqc6VQZ0LnaWBertQVB/s1600/fishidy+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8aTBgAaboZGkyXo7k2dEaboYgcZRHCGIl5jhIi7ti9TxgWPZGN841D2vgb05n39D_LtenEmp-viTOuTU-8TpD_jJgEDka0_iBqZ2YDN1MToAshUW5NXg0nh3Rhqc6VQZ0LnaWBertQVB/s320/fishidy+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a>This App is a source that puts almost all the information in one convenient location and the best part is the App very usable on Smart Phones. The Smart Phone App means you can this information at your fingertips anywhere and anytime which is huge!!<br />
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So what exactly is <a href="http://www.fishidy.com/" target="_blank">Fishidy</a>? It is a combination of a Forum, Hot Spot Map, Weather Report, How-To Technique and Tackle Reviews all in one neat package. The best part is information on <a href="http://www.fishidy.com/" target="_blank">Fishidy</a> grows more and more each day as anglers using the App enter more useful data. When new anglers find this great App and start using it to mark spots they have caught fish, structure that may hold fish or techniques they are using the information grows even more. Every day anglers provide how and where they are catching fish on given bodies of water and what bait and techniques they are using. In short the possibilities are limitless with this App. Sure it may not have all the information you need today, but as it grows and more and more anglers find and start using it the information it holds has unlimited possibilities.<br />
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Let’s look at some of its features:<br />
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Now if you want to keep your hot spot private then there is an option for you to post the location but only you can see it when you call up the map. This makes it nice as you can enter all the specifics about the catch including the weather so you have a handy log that you can go back to for planning future trips.<br />
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The next feature is the ability to follow specific lakes, rivers and streams. You also have the ability to follow the members that are interested in these same locations and types of fish. There is a messaging system so you can converse privately with another member and plan a trip to a secret hole. However if everyone keeps everything secret then the maps don’t get better. That is why you have folks like me on <a href="http://www.fishidy.com/" target="_blank">Fishidy</a> that are more than happy to share our information to help other fishermen catch more fish. To the left is an example of one of the posts I made recently after a trip to Lake Fayette. It includes how, where and when I caught that bass.<br />
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There is also an added bonus; there is a team of great folks always looking for more ways to make this App better. They are always adding great features that make the App easier to use or give you more functions that you need. I sure wish I had something like this many years ago when I was a young man. Let me tell you I would have been really dangerous on any tournament circuit!!<br />
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In closing I’ll say that this App is Derek Herring Fishing approved. I have it on my computer at home and on my smart phone with me all the time. I do use it to plan trips to new bodies of water I haven’t fished before and so far it has helped me get on fish quickly on those trips. I can’t think of anything I’ve left out, but they are likely updating it as I type this article. There is also someone likely making a post on one of the bodies of water I follow so I’ll have even more info the next time I plan to go there. Bottom line is grab this App for your phone and/or home computer, then look me up so we can follow each other!<br />
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<a href="http://www.banditlures.com/">Bandit Lures</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853599218644171023noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493036155287306812.post-84086947086539311482016-04-24T07:01:00.001-05:002016-04-24T07:01:59.761-05:00Why Pay More for the "Same Thing"?Why would you ever pay more for the Same Thing is a good question. That is the whole idea behind the <a href="http://www.cremelure.com/" target="_blank">Creme Lures</a> "Same Thing" line of soft plastics. They are the same shape, size and style of baits you can get from other companies but they cost a lot less. Personally I trust <a href="http://www.cremelure.com/" target="_blank">Creme Lures</a> to produce the very best plastic baits. Why do I trust them so much? That answer is very easy, <a href="http://www.cremelure.com/" target="_blank">Creme Lures</a> has always been on the cutting edge of plastic baits. In fact it was <a href="http://www.cremelure.com/" target="_blank">Creme Lures</a> that produced the very first plastic worm all the way back in 1949. That is over 66 years ago and they are still in business. That means they are doing something very right.<br />
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Personally I've been fishing <a href="http://www.cremelure.com/" target="_blank">Creme Lures</a> products for over 50 years. I got hooked on them as a young boy and though I've tried other plastic baits over the years, I kept coming back to Creme. Back in my younger days I wanted to be a Pro Bass Fisherman above anything else. I can remember seeing guys like Bill Dance with the famous Creme Logo on his shirt and fishing their baits. I always wanted to wear that logo on my shirts, it was a symbol of bass fishing greatness. Now that I'm on the Creme Lures Pro Staff I take pride in wearing the logo that meant so much to me as a young boy. I also take pride in letting folks know they don't have to spend a lot of their hard earned money to fish great bass catching baits!<br />
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The whole "Same Thing" line of baits will catch you bass, but I do have my favorites. Those would be the ST Beaver (also known as the Badd Bugg) and the ST Craw. The only real reason these two are my favorites is because I'm a Jig Fisherman and they happen to be the very best jig trailers I've ever used. The ST Beaver paired with a <a href="http://www.santonelures.com/" target="_blank">Santone Lures</a> Rattlin' Jig has won me more money in tournaments than any other single bait. It is just something about that "Badd Bugg" that bass just can't resist. There are times however that even the biggest of bass don't want a big bait, so it is those times that I will switch to the ST Craw. The Craw is a bit smaller than the Beaver and will allow your jig to sink faster and it also gives your jig a different action. Now you don't just have to fish these two as jig trailers. They are both very effective fished Texas and Carolina rigged as well. In fact if I'm going to be punching mats then I go with the Beaver on a pinned Texas Rig and you had better have a rod, reel and line that can handle the monsters it will produce.<br />
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I also fish a lot of the ST Stick Baits and Ribbon Tail worms. The Stick Bait is so versatile it can be fished just about any way you can think of and it will produce bass. I've fished them as a jerk bait, wacky rigged and even Carolina rigged. Now if you want some jaw jarring strikes use an ST Stick with a <a href="http://www.lazymanhooks.com/" target="_blank">Lazyman Hooks</a> under spin Cheater Hook. They add just the right amount of weight and flash to the ST Stick that just drive the bass crazy. The ST Ribbon Tail worm is my go-to bait when fishing a Carolina Rig. They have two sizes of the ST Ribbon Tails, a 7" and 10" that when fished Carolina style over mid lake humps can produce some strikes from huge bass, even in the heat of summer. I don't only use the Ribbon Tails on a Carolina Rig, they make an awesome choice Texas Rigged as well. I rally like them Texas Rigged when fishing rock piles and drop offs or any structure where you bait will fall as it makes that tail dance and those bass just don't seem to be able to resist them when that tail is dancing!<br />
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In closing I have to ask you again; Why Pay More for the Same Thing? Before you buy more plastic baits you need to stop and ask yourself that very question. This is specially true when you have a great company like <a href="http://www.cremelure.com/" target="_blank">Creme Lures</a> that has been producing plastic baits longer than most of us have been alive. It seems simple to me, I trust them now just like I did when I first started using their baits over 50 years ago. I'm not the only one either, there are some very famous names out there that have been using baits from <a href="http://www.cremelure.com/" target="_blank">Creme Lures</a> for a very long time. To stay in business for over 60 years you have to be doing things right, and let me tell you <a href="http://www.cremelure.com/" target="_blank">Creme Lures</a> plastic bait are done right, and they will save you money too!!<br />
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Until next time Tight Lines and Take a Kid Fishing!!!<br />
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Also Checkout the great folks that help make my fishing adventure possible and
the tackle I use and trust.<br />
<a href="http://www.ardentoutdoors.com/" target="_blank">Ardent Reels</a><br />
<a href="http://www.santonelures.com/" target="_blank">Santone Lures</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cremelures.com/" target="_blank">Creme Lures</a><br />
<a href="http://www.dunamisrods.com/" target="_blank">Dunamis Rods</a><br />
<a href="http://liquidmayhem.ca/" target="_blank">Liquid Mayhem Fish Attractants</a><br />
<a href="http://www.lazymanhooks.com/" target="_blank">Lazyman Hooks</a><br />
<a href="http://www.stealthrodholders.com/" target="_blank">Stealth Rod Holders</a><br />
<a href="http://www.newproproducts.com/" target="_blank">New Pro Products</a><br />
<a href="https://squiddies.tv/" target="_blank">Squiddies Flip Reel</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853599218644171023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493036155287306812.post-24296833874676073922016-04-10T14:36:00.001-05:002016-04-12T06:19:24.486-05:00The Cheater Hook!Yes you read right I said cheater hook and once you fish these babies you will know what I mean. They are so effective at drawing bass to strike you will feel like you are cheating. So what exactly am I talking about here, I'm talking about a very uniquely designed under spin hook from <a href="http://www.lazymanhooks.com/" target="_blank">Lazyman Hooks</a>. These hooks really let your bait look and fall naturally while at the same time giving you an effective under spin. A picture would likely help here so here is one that I've also added some point as to why I think these are the best under spins on the market today.<br />
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Now you will never hear me pushing a product I personally don't believe in and I also won't push a product that I don't use. I've seen the Cheater Hook around for a while and also know some of <a href="http://www.lazymanhooks.com/" target="_blank">Lazyman Hooks</a> Pro Staffers, so yes I had to try them. I ordered and received my first batch a few weeks ago to give a try but it wasn't until yesterday during a tournament that I had a chance to fish them. I know some of you are saying I broke one of my own rules by trying something new the first time during a tournament, but in this case I had to after seeing what was happening. The bass were chasing shad in the Lily Pads and the shad were jumping out of the water and landing on top of the pads to get away from the bass. They would flip back off the pad for a waiting bass. We had thrown a couple different baits with no luck when I remembered I had tied on one of the cheater hooks with a <a href="http://www.cremelures.com/" target="_blank">Creme Lures</a> 3.5 inch Reel Scremer swim bait. I grabbed that rod, added some <a href="http://liquidmayhem.ca/" target="_blank">Liquid Mayhem Fish Attractants</a> Garlic Minnow and made a cast. The bait landed on a pad and when I pulled it off wham it got hammered and soon our first keeper was in the boat. <br />
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A couple of cast later the second keeper was in the boat and that is when I got my teammate a Cheater Hook, Reel Scremer and some Liquid Mayhem. We limited out before 9:00 in the morning and culled fish the rest of the day. It was one of the better days fishing I've had in a few months. BTW we finished in the money in 7th place which could have been better if we had gotten some of the better fish we hooked out of the pads, but that is fishing. The Cheater Hooks are available with different size weights and hooks as well as Willow or Colorado style blades in silver or gold. They have the size you need to match the baits you want to use so you can match the hatch like my teammate and I did yesterday. Remember matching the hatch is very important because it is hard to get a bass feeding on small shad to hit a big bait or one that doesn't look like a shad.<br />
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After yesterday's performance the Cheater Hooks are 110% Bounty Hunter approved. In fact I believe in them so much I'm now a member of Team Lazyman. That is great for me but it is also good news for you as I can offer you a 10% discount on some of these awesome hooks. Just go to <a href="http://www.lazymanhooks.com/" target="_blank">Lazyman Hooks</a> place an order and use code DH2016 for your discount. I know once you try them you will be back for more of these awesome hooks!!!<br />
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Until next time Tight Lines and Take a Kid Fishing!!!<br />
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Also Checkout the great folks that help make my fishing adventure possible and
the tackle I use and trust.<br />
<a href="http://www.ardentoutdoors.com/" target="_blank">Ardent Reels</a><br />
<a href="http://www.santonelures.com/" target="_blank">Santone Lures</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cremelures.com/" target="_blank">Creme Lures</a><br />
<a href="http://www.dunamisrods.com/" target="_blank">Dunamis Rods</a><br />
<a href="http://liquidmayhem.ca/" target="_blank">Liquid Mayhem Fish Attractants</a><br />
<a href="http://www.lazymanhooks.com/" target="_blank">Lazyman Hooks</a><br />
<a href="http://www.stealthrodholders.com/" target="_blank">Stealth Rod Holders</a><br />
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As you can see from those pictures that come with the Hook-Eze, this little tool can be used for a lot of different things while you are fishing and even while you are traveling to and from fishing. Normally I'd do a video or 2 to show you how to use this tool, but once more that has been taken care of by the Hook-Eze folks. Here is a link to Ross Bain's YouTube Channel so you can watch all their instructional videos. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBkkmYDIxPUZWB_kDtBEmSg" target="_blank">Ross Bain's Hook-Eze.</a> Even though I've give you a link to Ross' videos I do have to add this one video here as it really show how easy it is for kids to tie a knot with the Hook-Eze. I couldn't have made a video that good myself even if I tried 10 or 12 times.<br />
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As you can see that young lady makes it look very easy. Kids these days pickup so much from videos and other information off the internet that I bet your kids could take a Hook-Eze, watch that video and be able to tie perfect knots in less than 15 minutes. Y'all should all know by now that I'm a huge advocate for getting kids fishing and this is a fun way to get them started. So in closing, the Hook-Eze is without a doubt Bounty Hunter approved. You owe it to yourself and your kids to get a couple of these little jewels. Hey they would be a great birthday gift or even make great stocking stuffer for any fisherman on your Christmas list!!<span class="st"><em></em></span> </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853599218644171023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493036155287306812.post-28116410585692316852016-02-21T08:46:00.000-06:002016-02-22T09:03:56.934-06:00Ardent Apex Tournament Reel ReviewI really identify more with you average weekend fishermen than I do with Tournament Pros when it comes to fishing. I work a regular 40 hour a week job so that I can enjoy fishing the weekends and vacations like 90% of all fishermen. Sure I'm on the Pro Staff for a few tackle companies but that is by my choice because I believe in their products so much I want to promote them. If you notice a lot of the products that I use are not the top of the line most expensive, they are the ones where I feel I'm getting the best bang for my buck. If they work for me I pass along that information so you folks can also get the best bang for your buck as well. That is why I decided to fish the Ardent Apex Tournament series reels. The Apex Tournament reel is not the top of the line Ardent baitcasting reel available, but it is likely a reel in the price range for a lot of the working men and women that fish on a budget. Fishing on a budget is really hard to do these days when a quality reel generally costs you $200 or more. To have 5 or more of those reels you are looking at over a thousand dollars of your hard earned money, and that is just reels. Us working folks can't afford that kind of money so we generally settle for cheaper reels of much less quality. Well folks Ardent has fixed that problem for all of us with the Apex Tournament series reels!!<br />
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Before I get into how the Apex performed for me in the field here are the specifics on the reel. Priced for the average fisherman at under $100 this reel brings a lot to the table. It really has pro-level features to help you get the most out of your money and time on the water. The frame is made of a very lightweight high strength aluminum that cuts down on your overall rod weight which in turn helps you from getting fatigued. The spool is machined aluminum as well which cuts down on weight and helps you make longer casts. The Apex Tournament has a quality 8+1 ball-bearing system that has the feel and function equal to those upper end reels with 11 and 12 ball-bearings. The Apex is further complemented with an externally adjustable (270-degree) magnetic braking system that is equal to the systems found on reels costing $300 or more. Ardent added some extra details to make this reel very comfortable to fish. I'm not a big guy and I don't have big hands so it's compact footprint is well designed and I didn't have wrist and hand fatigue like I get with some of the reels on the market. In addition the extra long swept back aluminum handle and swept back forged aluminum drag star enhance this reels fish-ability. The Apex Tournament comes in a very versatile 6.5:1 gear ratio making it extremely usable with all types of lures and techniques. On top of all of these features the Apex Tournament is a very stylish reel that gives the appearance of reels costing 2, 3 and even 4 times as much. In other words you will look just like the Pros fishing one of these reels.<br />
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The Apex Tournament has all the necessary features but I know each of you want to know just how they perform on the water. Well if I had to sum up their performance in one word it would be Smooth!! Everything about this reel is smooth. It casts smooth (and long), it retrieves smooth, the drag functions smooth, I mean everything about this reel is smooth!! Yesterday while pre-fishing for a tournament on Lake Houston we found the bass swallow in the cover. We had to keep the boat back away from the cover to not spook the fish and we also had to present the bait so it didn't make a huge splash. That is difficult with a big jig unless you are able to effectively pitch longer than normal distances. I had absolutely no problems pitching my jigs twice the normal distance with the Apex Tournament. The reel really did help me catch an above average stringer for this lake. Lake Houston is not a noted Texas bass lake and your average stingers fall into the 10-12 pound range. Well yesterday my best 5 fish would have put me in the 17-18 pound range. That is huge when you are talking tournament fishing, but it is also huge when you are talking weekend pleasure fishing too. Everyone wants to catch bigger bass and the best stringer they can on every trip to the water. Being able to make longer casts or in this case pitches will allow this to happen. Also like I stated above the small foot-print of this reel makes it comfortable to use all day long. I've always had hand and wrist fatigue issues due to my smaller hands. This did not happen yesterday even though I was jig fishing most of the day. In fact this morning while I'm writing this review my hands and wrists feel fine. That wasn't the case just last weekend as the morning after fishing I could almost not use my left hand and wrist as they hurt from fishing the day before.<br />
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Ardent Tackle is an American owned company that design they products right here in the good ole US of A from the inputs of professional anglers. Their administration, engineering, quality assurance, sales and marketing folks are all employed right here in the USA. This gives you confidence that every Ardent product will be of the highest quality, and I can tell you all the Apex Tournament reels I have are top notch in the quality department. Ardent believes in quality and service so much that they offer an unheard of 3 year warranty on all their reels. That is 2 years long that any of the competitor reels on the market. If you have issues with an Ardent reel you return it to them and not only do they fix the problem, they will clean, lubricate and install any upgraded components that are available. The repaired reel is then quality and performance tested before it is returned to you within 10 business days at Ardent's expense. Ardent will also repair your reels that are out of warranty for a minimal charge based on the necessary repair and return shipping. What this tells me is Ardent really believes in their product and also cares about their customers at all levels.<br />
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In closing I will say that the Ardent Apex Tournament series reels are Bounty Hunter approved. I am very confident you will have a great experience with their reels as well. Ardent does offer higher grade reels as well if you want top of the line. Even their top of the line Apex Grand series reels are priced under $200 which is half of any other top of the line reel on the market. I am very sure you will be extremely satisfied like me and thousands of other professional and amateur anglers with Ardent reels and their commitment to their customers!!<br />
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<a href="http://www.cremelures.com/" target="_blank">Creme Lures</a><br />
<a href="http://www.dunamisrods.com/" target="_blank">Dunamis Rods</a><br />
<a href="http://liquidmayhem.ca/" target="_blank">Liquid Mayhem Fish Attractants</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853599218644171023noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493036155287306812.post-616278933431472592016-01-17T12:07:00.003-06:002016-01-17T12:07:25.362-06:00Kel-Tec PMR-30<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdBajZuGn8SyVWrsvH2Y66tiBwfPwaA67z8Hs6UvoK8e-2WafxUtwMiAosJ0uTPPjEBpJk8PYqIWiSMzgA7A8jHxA_NTzLgSzZtmm1dKyns-vUctTvVWyHwhaTdnOy3yF02B812tfXlOB/s1600/DSCN0889.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdBajZuGn8SyVWrsvH2Y66tiBwfPwaA67z8Hs6UvoK8e-2WafxUtwMiAosJ0uTPPjEBpJk8PYqIWiSMzgA7A8jHxA_NTzLgSzZtmm1dKyns-vUctTvVWyHwhaTdnOy3yF02B812tfXlOB/s400/DSCN0889.JPG" width="285" /></a>I've been wanting to get my hands on a Kel-Tec PMR-30 for a long time. This gun has been out on the market since 2010 but they can be hard to find and when you do find one they are priced over the MSRP. Well even though I
didn't hit the big 1.5 Billion Power Ball jackpot this past week, I did
have some luck as I was able to locate an unfired PMR-30 through a
private sale. The price was right and though the timing wasn't perfect I
had to jump at the chance of owning one of these guns. I had read and
watched a lot of reviews on this handgun and most of them gave a raving
reviews. Most folks had very few if any issues with the firearm right
out of the box, but as with all weapons you have to expect a little
break in time before they operate as fully expected. The reason for
this break-in period is that the parts need to become accustom to each
other, or in other words they need time to break in so that they work together properly. However this was not the case when I took this little jewel to the range on Friday. Now I didn't burn up the range and fire a lot of rounds. The PMR-30 is a .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (WMR) and for the pass few years most Rimfire ammo has been tough to come by. You have to hit a bunch of different stores and if you are lucky you can find a few boxes. Most if not all stores are even limiting how much you can buy it has gotten that bad. However my luck continued and I was able to find a few hundred rounds but I didn't want to shoot up all the ammo I was able to find. So I only fired 100 rounds on this first, but not last, trip to the range.<br />
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Finding .22 WMR ammo can be tough, but what makes it even harder is that Kel-Tec includes this card in with the PMR-30. As you can see they recommend only shooting ammo with 40 grain or bigger bullets for proper function. Well this old man couldn't find any ammo locally that had 40 grain bullets. All I was able to find was some Hornady ammo loaded with 30 grain A-Max bullets. I really wanted to test my new gun so I bought 300 rounds of this ammo. I knew as I headed to the range if I had any functioning issues with this weapon it might be caused by light bullets in this load. Why does it make a difference, you might ask. Well the PMR-30 is a blow back operated semi-auto loading handgun. This means that each time you pull the trigger on the loaded weapon a round is fired, the blow back from the fired round causes the slide to move to the rear and eject the spent round. As the slide spring pushes the slide back forward a new round is picked up from the magazine and chambered. OK you might say, <br />
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I know all that but why is a bigger bullet required to make the PMR-30 function correctly. Well now we have to get into Laws of Physics to explain what actually happens. Basically the law that applies here is "For every actions there is an Equal and Opposite Reaction". Because it takes more force to move a bigger bullet down the barrel of the gun, then there is more force applied to the slide as it is moved back. With the lighter bullets less force is needed to move the bullet down the barrel so there is less force available to move the slide back. If there isn't enough force moving the slide back then you can have ejection and feeding issues in a semi-auto loader. In the case of the Hornady 30 grain V-Max ammo I had no issues. The PMR-30 functioned without any problems through the first 100 rounds. Does this mean all PMR-30s will function properly on this ammo? I can't say that because each weapon is unique and each will have their own characteristics, but I'm happy mine does.<br />
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I know you are wanting to know how well the PMR-30 shot from an accuracy standpoint. Well it shot pretty dang good even if it was the first time I've ever shot it. No I don't have a picture of the target as I just plain forgot to take a picture. Did I cut one big hole in the center of the target, no I didn't as there were some fliers not in the main group. A lot of these fliers are because I'm just not use to the feel and hold of this weapon. I'm a 1911 man and I do my best shooting when I have a 1911 in my hands. Though the PMR-30 is somewhat similar to a 1911 it does have a different feel. If I took my time there were no issues hitting what I wanted, but I had to concentrate on my hold and squeezing the trigger. Being able to relax and just shoot like I can with my 1911s <br />
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The PMR-30 comes with nice <span class="_Tgc">Ambidextrous Safeties (safety on both sides
of the weapon) that are positioned in a very similar place as the 1911s I'm
accustomed to shooting. They are easily reached by the thumb of the
shooting hand, left or right. The Slide Release on the PMR-30 is a
little further back than the release on a 1911 and only found on the
left side of the weapon. I did find the Slide Release somewhat
difficult to operate with just my shooting hand. In other words it is a
pretty stiff release. In fact I just started to pull the slide
slightly to the rear and releasing it instead of using the release. The
Magazine Release on the PMR-30 is also in a very different place than
those found on most handguns. Again this is not a big issue, just something to get use to and heck with the PMR-30 having 30 round magazines it is not like you would be changing mags a lot. That is right, the PMR-30 has 30 round mags and they fit flush in the grip. I can't think of any other handgun that gives you that many rounds without </span><span class="_Tgc">having some type of extended mag that comes well out
of the grip. </span><span class="_Tgc">Not only </span><span class="_Tgc">does the PMR-30 give you 30 rounds but it gives
it to you in an ultra-lite package. </span><span class="_Tgc">When fully loaded </span><br />
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comes in at just over a pound which is super light for a full sized
handgun of any kind. This will make the PMR-30 an awesome choice for
hikers that want to carry along some protection. No the .22 WMR is not
what you would call the best round for personal protection, but it is a whole lot better than a sharp stick or a knife for that matter.
Hornady even provides ammo for this in their Critical Defense line which
means it isn't a slouch from a protection standpoint either. Think
about it, your standard round for the military's 5.56 in the M-16 only
fires a 55 grain bullet. So if you get some of the Critical Defense 45
grain offering or even the Federal Game-Shok 50 grain offering you
aren't too far under the bullet size of your military. I've found that an old Uncle Mike 1911 holster with spare mag pouch fits the PMR-30 nicely. You can carry the fully loaded weapon with a fully loaded spare mag and still be under 2 pounds. For those of us that spend a lot of time in the woods but don't like to carry a lot of weight this is perfect, specially if those woods happen to have coyotes, hogs or other varmints that you might run across while you are out and about. I know for a fact there have been lots of coyotes and hogs dispatched with .22 WMR rounds, you just have to put the little bullet where it counts. After shooting this handgun I know with a little more practice it will be easy to put those shots where they count!</span>
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In closing, the PMR-30 is Bounty Hunter approved and I will be doing a lot of shooting with this awesome handgun in the future. I only hope that finding the .22 WMR ammo starts to get better soon so I can get more and more range time in with her. I also see this jewel strapped on my side a lot when I'm up at my property hiking, filling feeders or just relaxing.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853599218644171023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493036155287306812.post-53908944022247963302016-01-15T21:14:00.001-06:002016-01-17T07:19:20.527-06:00Nitecore MH20 Palm-Size Spotlight<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYm-njAOWFHYCLmR_eV-IlSyrUC7LHeszSngmPJq1zo0XNq_21abBqVR3ieGM96B-JzcoDVbSvUOwtKUuv4fzazZdpyYWWLJUxrBuCrBoDEZRr6nNM7tjpjGUVDja1NiiC6yKUmT0MRyX/s1600/DSCN0868.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYm-njAOWFHYCLmR_eV-IlSyrUC7LHeszSngmPJq1zo0XNq_21abBqVR3ieGM96B-JzcoDVbSvUOwtKUuv4fzazZdpyYWWLJUxrBuCrBoDEZRr6nNM7tjpjGUVDja1NiiC6yKUmT0MRyX/s400/DSCN0868.JPG" width="357" /></a>I'm one of the lucky folks that is able to test out and review the Nitecore MH20 flashlight. It is labeled as a Palm-Size Spotlight and folks it lives up to that name 110%. This light is in one of the smallest packages I've <br />
seen and produces an incredible 1000 Lumens. On top of that this light can be recharged when using a 18650 Lithium Ion battery using a standard micro USB that a lot of cell phones use for recharging. You can still run the light using 2 CR123 batteries if necessary. I know I plan on keeping some CR123 batteries handy just in case I'm not able to recharge my light. The package I received also came with a lot of accessories. you get a holster, belt clip and lanyard that can all be very useful depending on what you are doing. It also comes with some spare O-rings and USB port cover to keep this little jewel waterproof. OH yea, I didn't mention that the MH20 is waterproof up to 6 feet of submersion. That make this little light a great fishing companion!!<br />
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This light can put out 1000 Lumens for up to 2 hours on a full charge, which is amazing. However we don't always need a light that bright so the MH20 has a total of 5 power settings that can fit your lighting needs for what ever you are doing. The lower settings also use a lot less power which gives you extended battery life. At the lowest setting of 1 Lumens this light can last up to 235 hours on a single charge. Now 1 Lumens isn't very bright, but if you are in the Deer Blind and need to see but don't want the Deer to see you, this setting would be perfect. The mid range setting of 230 Lumens is likely more than enough for your normal use of a flashlight and at that setting you will get almost 6 hours on a single charge. Now I don't know about you folks, but for me 6 hours is a really long time. In fact most if not all of your non-rechargeable lights won't give you that many hours or be that bright using standard batteries. Here are some pictures to show you just how bright this baby can get. I'm sorry for them being a little blurry, but it isn't easy trying to hold the light on the can and take a picture at the same time.</div>
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Not only does the MH20 have 5 power settings this light also has a Strobe, SOS and Location Beacon settings. If you are in tune with the tactical world you will know that a strobe light will disorient a possible attacker making it hard for them to focus on you. So it would make a great companion on the nightstand next to your home protection weapon of choice. In fact the MH20 is built on a 1 inch tube so you could rail mount it on your favorite weapon with standard scope ring. By the way the MH20 Strobe is one of the most intense strobes I've seen on any light currently on the market. Now I hope that none of you will ever have to use the SOS or Location Beacon but if the need does arise they function perfectly. They are very bright at 1000 Lumens and will be seen for incredible distances. In other words, if you are in trouble, this light might just save your life because it will be seen for miles.<br />
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Now lets talk Warranty. The MH20 comes with a 5 year quality warranty that will cover any defects and malfunctions. This means that your MH20 will be repaired for free if you find a defect or malfunction. Even after this 5 year period is up you still have a limited warranty where your MH20 can be repaired for the cost of the parts and shipping. Now of course if you misuse or decide to modify the MH20 in any way the warranty would be nullified, which is expected. Now I've had some lights in the past that come with a limited warranty but never any with this much coverage. That tells me that Nitecore really stands behind their product which generally means it is a great product. Companies that offer this type of warranty are really concerned about their production and quality assurance process and that gives us the consumers an awesome product.<br />
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Now I know what your are thinking; you are thinking I'm only giving this light a great review because I got it for free. That is not true, even when a company provides me with a product for free I give my full opinion of the product. I tell these companies up front that I will review their product, but I'm going to tell the truth 110% of the time. In the case of the MH20 I did find one thing that I'd change if I could. I'd move the function switch from where it currently is positioned to the back of the light. For normal use of this light this switch is in a perfect position and easy to use without difficulty. However if you do mount the light on a weapon having the switch on the back of the light would be better.<br />
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The Nitecore MH20 isn't what you might call cheap, but in these days you get what you pay for and in this case this light is worth the cost. The fact that this light is rechargeable will save you a lot of money on batteries you won't have to buy. In fact I have a couple of high output light that take standard batteries and it seem like I'm always having to change them. If you want a bright light then you have to realize that brightness takes power and that eats up batteries. So just from the saving you will see for not having to replace batteries every time you turn around the MH20 is worth the cost. If you are interested in getting an MH20 here is a direct link <a href="http://bestlight.io/products/nitecore-mh20-starter-bundle" target="_blank">Nitecore MH20</a>. For a limited time anyone that reads this review can also save 10% on the MH20 by using my special code: <b>BHOFISH</b>. Not sure if the MH20 is the right light for you, then go check out <a href="http://bestlight.io/" target="_blank">Best Light</a> for a complete assortment of lights. They are who I go to first for my lights as they carry top of the line products at the best prices. If you are looking for a great light that you can stick in your pocket and won't take up a lot of room then check out their <a href="http://bestlight.io/collections/deep-pocket-carry-flashlights" target="_blank">Pocket Carry Lights</a> as I'm sure you will find one that fits your needs.<br />
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In closing, the MH20 is Bounty Hunter approved and I will be using this little light a lot. It will have a place on my boat at all times as well as seeing a lot of duty when I'm hunting or out and about in the woods. In fact I'll likely be ordering a second MH20 to keep on my night stand right next to my 1911!!<br />
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the tackle I use and trust.<br />
<a href="http://www.santonelures.com/" target="_blank">Santone Lures</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cremelures.com/" target="_blank">Creme Lures</a><br />
<a href="http://www.dunamisrods.com/" target="_blank">Dunamis Rods</a><br />
<a href="http://liquidmayhem.ca/" target="_blank">Liquid Mayhem Fish Attractants</a><br />
<a href="http://www.stealthrodholders.com/" target="_blank">Stealth Rod Holders</a><br />
<a href="http://www.newproproducts.com/" target="_blank">New Pro Products</a><br />
<a href="https://squiddies.tv/" target="_blank">Squiddies Flip Reel</a><br />
<a href="http://sticky-fish.com/" target="_blank">Sticky Fish Decals</a><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853599218644171023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493036155287306812.post-54835632572353591732016-01-02T07:39:00.002-06:002016-06-18T05:06:18.320-05:00My Rules for Fishing TournamentsI get asked all the time what are my secrets for successful tournament fishing. I don't know that I have any real secrets, but I do have some rules that I follow and seem to work well for me. So here are my Top 5 rules for fishing tournaments, hope they help.<br />
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1. <b>Always have fun:</b><br />
If you are not having fun then it is not worth doing. Sure we all have those tournaments where we couldn't buy a bite with a million dollars. Even on days like that you have to find fun in what you are doing. Even when I'm not fishing a tournament I expect to catch fish every time I put my boat in the water. However I don't catch fish on every trip to the water. In fact I have dry spells just like everyone else, but that don't make me stop fishing. We go fishing because we enjoy the challenge of pitting ourselves against the fish, sometimes we win and sometimes the fish win. So go into each tournament like you would go into any other day on the water, expect the best, but if things go bad find the fun in what you are doing.<br />
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<b>2. Fish for a Limit:</b><br />
Never go into a tournament looking to catch the big bass or a limit of big bass. Approach it from the standpoint of putting a limit of bass in your well. 5 two pound bass at the weigh-in is better than 1 eight pound bass. Now once you have your limit by all means go in hunt of that big bass, if you catch her then you have an anchor for your bag. If you don't catch her then you are still weighing in a limit and have something to feel good about.<br />
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<b>3. Throw what you trust, Trust what you throw:</b><br />
You have to have full confidence in the baits you are fishing. Always go with your strengths, in other words fish the baits that you know catch you the most fish. Never and I me never try something new during a tournament. I don't care how much you have heard about some new bait being a gift to bass fishing, don't use it the first time in a tournament. Fishing with new baits or techniques is something you do on pleasure or practice trips. <br />
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<b>4. Never give up on your plan:</b><br />
Once you have developed a game plan or pattern for a tournament stick with your plan. There is a reason you came up with that plan in the first place and even though it might not be working at the start of a tournament, don't give up on it too quickly. Sure we would all like to go to our first spot and put 5 fish in the boat on the first 5 casts. However we know that is not going to happen and in fact the chances are we might not catch any fish at the start of the day. That doesn't mean we change what we had planned to do immediately. It means we might have to fish a little slower, a little faster or change colors depending on conditions. That is the thing, even a slight change in the conditions might mean we have to tweak our plan, but you don't give up on it completely.<br />
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<b>5. Listen to your Co-Boater or Teammate:</b><br />
Though I fish a lot of tournaments by myself, when I do have a teammate or co-boater I've found they can come up with great ideas. If things are tough, listen to what they have to say and don't be too hardheaded. Sometimes as the boater or team captain we get too locked in and miss little things that the guy in the back of the boat catches. Always listen to what they have to say and give it some thought before dismissing it completely. My son and son-in-law have both saved me during tournaments when I get too locked in on a plan that just isn't panning out. Sure I said in number 4 never give up on a plan, but there are times you have to do something different. I've found a lot of times the guy on the back of the boat has the right answer.<br />
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I hope these rules will help each of you during your tournament fishing. They are not full proof, but as we all know nothing is full proof when it comes to fishing. Conditions change all the time and with them the bass' mood and eating habits also change. Always be prepared to tweak your plan to meet the changes in conditions. Oh and let me point out that you really always have to apply rule number 1!!!<br />
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Until next time Tight Lines and Take a Kid Fishing!!!<br />
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<a href="https://ardentoutdoors.com/" target="_blank">Ardent Outdoors</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.banditlures.com/">Bandit Lures</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.santonelures.com/">Santone Lures</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.cremelures.com/">Creme
Lures</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.dunamisrods.com/">Dunamis Rods</a></div>
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<a href="http://liquidmayhem.ca/">Liquid
Mayhem Fish Attractants</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.lazymanhooks.com/">Lazyman Hooks</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.newproproducts.com/">New Pro Products</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.stealthrodholders.com/">Stealth Rod Holders</a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://squiddies.tv/">Squiddies
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I've been bass fishing now for over
50 years and I've seen a lot of products over the years claim to be fish
attractants. Heck I'll admit I've tried almost all of them from time to
time with mixed results. What I have found is that bass as well as
most fish in general must be Italian. What......yes Italian and why I say
that is most of them love Garlic. A lot of old crusty bass fishermen will
tell you the same thing. However I've been thinking, do they really
love garlic or does the garlic masks the other smells and tastes we put on our
baits that fish don't like. I know for a fact if you put Sun Block
on and don't clean your hands really well then you are going to be in for a
tough day fishing. There are other things like gas, oil and foods that we
get on our hands on our way to the water that just plain turn bass off like a
big switch. Hunters have been trying to mask their smell for thousands of
years and it is about time fishermen learn to do the same thing. Once you
agree that masking our smells is necessary now comes the hard part, picking the
right fish attractant.</div>
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Now I have to admit that most of
the Garlic based attractants I've tried have had some level of success.
They range from dips to sprays of all kinds and yes they do cover up the bad
smells we put on our baits and some even cover the bad tastes. The
problem with most of these though is you have to reapply way too often. This
really makes their use not time effective and that especially goes when you are
tournament fishing. Every time you stop to put more attractant on your
bait is time your bait is out of the water. This can add up to a lot of
missed casts during the course of the day and we all know you can't catch fish
with your bait in the boat! So not only do you want a product that
removes your smell and tastes from your baits you want one that will stay on
your bait for a long time. Having to reapply every 5-10 casts is way too
often and will cost you 40-50 lost casts in the course of a day. You need
a product that stays on your bait long enough to be measured in minutes and not
casts. I want my attractant to stay there and be effective for at
least 30 minutes for each application. If it stays there and is working
for at least 30 minutes then I’m not wasting as much valuable time fishing.</div>
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The other thing about these so
called "Fish Attractants" is most don't really attract fish.
Like I said I believe some of them do a super job covering up smells and tastes
that might come off your hands onto your baits, but I don't believe they really
attract fish to hit. To attract a fish to your bait they would have to
leave some type of scent trail in the water. Sure there might be some
sort of trail, but how much of a trail could they leave if you have to reapply
them every few casts? Well the way I see it they can't be leaving
much of a trail if they wash off your bait that quickly. Of course some
may be better than others but in conditions where a fish needs to use their
sense of smell to find your bait I have never seen any real difference.
So even though they boast about attracting fish in their advertisements, they
really are only good for covering up bad smells but mostly bad tastes on your
bait.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk3lH9ADmanwpBEHH2bnICgfLU6M1bGWRbq2bYXsoQjj4iU-vaeZd_Xzw4u0tDlzlpVNDr0XQuY-LByGI9tCopzcgTbo_H-gax-xD8IoZOWOt9QDT0eVoB14HVVrGyRbBpZFFdmTrKEYG/s1600/Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk3lH9ADmanwpBEHH2bnICgfLU6M1bGWRbq2bYXsoQjj4iU-vaeZd_Xzw4u0tDlzlpVNDr0XQuY-LByGI9tCopzcgTbo_H-gax-xD8IoZOWOt9QDT0eVoB14HVVrGyRbBpZFFdmTrKEYG/s320/Logo.jpg" width="320" /></a>That was my thinking about all of
these type of products for many years. I had some limited success with
them but never any success that would make me go out and tell other folks about
them. Well that is up until about a two years ago anyway. It was around
September of 2014 that I heard about a new attractant on the market called Liquid
Mayhem. Some of the guys on Twitter that I converse with mentioned this
product and I said what the heck I'll give it a try. Well let me tell you
I am extremely happy that I did. In this past two years I have come to
realize that Liquid Mayhem does everything that all the other so called fish attractants never did! First of all it is produced using all natural scents
that are made from real baits, enhanced with powerful amino acids with no gimmicks
and no artificial chemicals or scents. The Crawfish has real Crawfish in
the scent and the Shad has real Shad in the scent. It is made from what
fish like to eat, and not from stuff made in a test tube in some
lab. In other words folks this stuff is the “Real McCoy” of the
Fish Attractant world. When a fish hits your bait they don't taste what
some guy in a lab thinks a Crawfish tastes like, no the fish actually taste
real Crawfish and that makes an unbelievably huge difference. It will
110% cover up any bad tastes or smells you may get on your bait. Your
bait also doesn’t taste metallic or rubbery to the fish. The fish taste
something they want to eat and will really hold onto your bait. In fact
I've see where it will take you from a fish hitting and spitting your bait to
hits so hard the fish tries to rip your rod out of your hand after it has been
applied.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5h0DKYYpA6wRYMtxrkSBpH1GDgxQff0w14MNYHE8D68oq3Vi52Yz499tJ2llDOtitz5Buhm1wx6xuAb-Xena5FE2jwvyFFubMjK-kLknRZAd_Vyj18xQxR4HxOJhhMkerP-G5CSPdh_J/s1600/DSCN0579.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5h0DKYYpA6wRYMtxrkSBpH1GDgxQff0w14MNYHE8D68oq3Vi52Yz499tJ2llDOtitz5Buhm1wx6xuAb-Xena5FE2jwvyFFubMjK-kLknRZAd_Vyj18xQxR4HxOJhhMkerP-G5CSPdh_J/s320/DSCN0579.JPG" width="320" /></a>The other thing
about Liquid Mayhem that sets it apart from all the others is how long it will
stay on your bait. It is a very concentrated jell that is packed with
flavor but that jell holds onto your bait and lasts up to a full 30
minutes. Remember I said an attractant wasn't worth using if you had to
measure its use in casts and not in minutes, well with Liquid Mayhem the
measurement is in minutes and a lot of minutes. That saves you a lot of
time during the course of the day that you are not reapplying attractant.
Saved time equals more casts and more casts equal more chances of catching
fish!! In a tournament if I can get 10, 20 or even 30 more casts in, plus
I'm confident that when a Bass hits it will hold onto my bait, I am one very
happy fisherman. I have been very happy over the course of the past two years
using Liquid Mayhem. I know for a fact it has helped me in both my tournament
and pleasure fishing. I won't leave home without some Liquid Mayhem in my
tackle box. In fact I have started carrying extra tubes because when the
folks I'm fishing with see me tearing up the fish and they aren't catching as
many, I'm a nice guy and share some with them.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRLHh4Ox0YocXz7vhFQ-QR8tj33876qcuXJ6y3tdxEwkdQbsq0Awr6GRQlXCUBSp4BFvd81yAJewcoDn9ao_K4hU-yweVQE69nNesRDrpxNT5NVUDlw0y-Y93lbqh5hUEA4qzoh75cauv/s1600/Trophies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRLHh4Ox0YocXz7vhFQ-QR8tj33876qcuXJ6y3tdxEwkdQbsq0Awr6GRQlXCUBSp4BFvd81yAJewcoDn9ao_K4hU-yweVQE69nNesRDrpxNT5NVUDlw0y-Y93lbqh5hUEA4qzoh75cauv/s320/Trophies.jpg" width="240" /></a>There is one other
thing about Liquid Mayhem that I need to point out; Liquid Mayhem is a fish
attractant. Because of the way it is made and how long it stays on your bait,
it does leave a trail in the water. Fishing in clear water I've actually
watched bass cross this scent trail and change directions to find my
bait. I've also been having a lot more success when fishing muddy water
than a lot of folks but seeing this happen in clear water made me realize that
finally there was a product that could truly call itself a "Fish
Attractant. Speaking of muddy water success in a tournament this past
January on a very muddy bayou, I was the only person using Liquid Mayhem and
the only person to weigh in bass. Everyone else were using the same types
of baits and techniques I was using during the tournament, but the big
difference in that muddy water was the Liquid Mayhem. It has helped put
more trophies on my shelf and more cash in my pockets. Liquid Mayhem has
become a very important tool in my tournament fishing arsenal, just as
important as my favorite rod, reel and lures. It is the only fish
attractant product that I've ever had complete faith in helping me catch more
and bigger fish.<br />
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As for the type of scents/flavors
offered up they have Shad, Crawfish, Leach, Garlic Minnow and Garlic Crawfish
(aka Crawlic). I have personally used all except the Leach, but I have a
tube of it to try really soon. Currently the Crawlic is my go to for
Jigs, Worms and Creatures with the Shad being my go to for Swim Jigs, Swim
Baits and Spinnerbaits. There are times when the plain Crawfish and
Garlic Minnow seem to work better so I keep tubes of them in the boat as
well. Just like I'm well stock with my favorite baits I want to be well
stocked with Liquid Mayhem. I'm sure by now you all know this, but I do
have to say that Liquid Mayhem is Derek Herring Fishing Approved before ending
this article. I truly believe in this product and recommend that each of
you give it a try!</div>
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Until next time Tight Lines and
Take a Kid Fishing!!!</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
Also check out the great folks that
help make my fishing adventures possible and the tackle I use and trust.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://ardentoutdoors.com/">Ardent Reels</a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.santonelures.com/">Santone Lures</a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.cremelures.com/">Creme
Lures</a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.dunamisrods.com/">Dunamis Rods</a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://liquidmayhem.ca/">Liquid
Mayhem Fish Attractants</a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.lazymanhooks.com/">Lazyman Hooks</a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.newproproducts.com/">New Pro Products</a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.fishidy.com/">Fishidy</a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="http://www.stealthrodholders.com/">Stealth Rod Holders</a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<a href="https://squiddies.tv/">Squiddies
Flip Reel</a></div>
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<![endif]-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853599218644171023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493036155287306812.post-65171711302802457332015-10-31T09:11:00.002-05:002015-10-31T10:57:13.993-05:00Sixgill Fishing Hyperion Reel ReviewWhen Sixgill Fishing offered a 30% discount on their casting reels I thought I'd buy one and give it a good testing. I ordered the Hyperion 6.3:1 which is their top of the line reel and the price seemed right at $149.00 even without the discount. Well the price would be right if the reel performed. I've bought cheaper reels before with mixed results. I've tried $20 reels from China, waste of money and I've also tried the Academy Sports and Outdoors H2O Xpress Mettle reels which run about $60 and found they are excellent. I normally fish with Quantum PT Smokes that run about $200 and I judge all other reels against the Smokes.<br />
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I received my Hyperion the first week in October and in time to fish it in a tournament that coming weekend. As you can see from the picture the Hyperion is a good looking reel and it was well packaged. The cork handles are very nice, but I did have issues with one of the end screw cover coming loose. Little things like that are very annoying while fishing and specially when you are fishing a tournament. I actually fished two tournaments with this reel. I paired it with my Dunamis Rods Ascension Swim Jig Rod. I didn't fish a lot of Swim Jigs during the first tournament, but the second tournament that was the main bait I used all day. Needless to say the reel got a really good workout during that second tournament and I caught all my fishing using the reel. The Hyperion is one of the best casting reels I've ever fished and beats the Smokes in casting distance. However the casting ability and cork handles are the only positives that I found with this reel. I knew going in that Sixgill Fishing was pretty new in the baitcasting reel market and that this was their first model year basically. Knowing this I didn't expect the reel to be perfect. The main problem with this reel is everything feels loose. The crank shaft and bearings are not well fitted into the frame and cover which give you an annoying clunking sound and feel. The drag also tends to loosen up by itself which cost me a couple fish as the drag would slip on the hooksets.<br />
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I contacted Sixgill to discuss some of the issues with the reel thinking I might be able to give them my views of the problems to assist. At first they were receptive of my contact and I was even called to discuss some of the issues personally. Then it all changed. I was told that I had to work these things out with their customer service. That would have been fine, I mean I know I'm no Kevin Van Dam. Still they could have informed me in a more professional manner than they did. It is little things like that which set some folks apart from other in the fishing industry. I really wanted to help them out as I thought they might have a good reel that just needed some tweaking. The fact that the reel casts so well really had me interested, but their manners and the cold means they brushed me off really turned me off.<br />
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So the bottom line is the Hyperion from Sixgill Fishing is <b><u>Not</u></b> Bounty Hunter approved!!! The Hyperion is not worth the $149 list price in my opinion. It is not even worth the cost even with the 30% discount. The H20 reels for less than half the cost will preform better overall then the Hyperion. In fact, the issues the Hyperion has is very similar to those I found in that $20 reel from China and that does make me wonder where Sixgill Fishing is having their reels produced.<br />
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<a href="https://squiddies.tv/" target="_blank">Squiddies Flip Reel</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853599218644171023noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493036155287306812.post-20876139460851687042015-10-03T07:36:00.000-05:002015-10-03T09:01:54.534-05:00Extra Tournament Weapons!!!As I get ready for the upcoming Bayou Bassin League Fall/Spring tournament series I have some new weapons. I've been testing them out as I pre-fish and let me tell you the other folks fishing these tournaments are in trouble. These new weapons are 2 new favors of Liquid Mayhem Fish Attractant and my new Dunamis Rods Ascension Swim Jig rod. They have proven themselves in a short time as go-to products in both my tournament and fun fishing.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohB8wcYWJGHlZoe8-blrNuOQiNs87rVmBqtP0ruA3fXZtL0fSVrOBsXserkXeDmyuOVjSPHdOUG6C2F7iA4bpcDnLn7cuTiN867ofMRw8oie3mtuS-QKQqeCgYSV0ZG13JJb_V4hKZdh8/s1600/cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohB8wcYWJGHlZoe8-blrNuOQiNs87rVmBqtP0ruA3fXZtL0fSVrOBsXserkXeDmyuOVjSPHdOUG6C2F7iA4bpcDnLn7cuTiN867ofMRw8oie3mtuS-QKQqeCgYSV0ZG13JJb_V4hKZdh8/s200/cover.jpg" width="200" /></a>A couple years back I stumbled upon what I consider the best rods I've ever fished. Dunamis Rods is not your run of the mill fishing rods as they are Custom or in the case of the Ascension Series Semi-custom. Yes these are not your $39.99 rods you get a Walmart but they also aren't those expensive name brand rods made in another country that cost you an arm and a leg because some BASS Pro has endorsed them. What you get with a Dunamis Rod is a made in the U.S.A rod that is a work of art with a Lifetime Guarantee. That's right a Lifetime Guarantee and something you won't get from those name brands endorsed by a Pro that were made in some country with a name you can't pronounce. If you want a rod that is totally special to you then give Josh at Dunamis Rods a call and he will work with you and get you the exact rod you need to do the type of fishing you want to do. Josh is the most down to earth man I've ever talked with and not only does he know fishing rods, he is a fisherman himself so he understands your needs. When you talk with him and tell him the type of rod, actions and fishing you want to do, he understands and will help you pick the right rod and actions you need to do that fishing. You don't find that when you go to those big name brands of one size fits all rod companies. With Dunamis you get so much more for your hard earned money and that money stays right here in the U.S.A. Also if you need help or have questions you can call and you actually get to speak with the man that builds the rods. You won't be talking to someone that doesn't have a clue about fishing rods and fishing that speaks in some ascent you can't understand.<br />
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My newest Ascension Swim Jig rod is not just what I wanted in the looks department as it is beautiful, but it is the exact action with the handling I needed to fish Swim Jigs the way I fish Swim Jigs. If you have read a lot of my article here or kept up with me on Twitter or Facebook you will know I love fishing Swim Jigs and catch a lot of fish on them. This new rod has enhanced my Swim Jig fishing 150% and maybe more. It is the right length which is 7 feet 6 inches and the right action of Medium Heavy with a Fast tip that I wanted and let me tell you man is it sensitive. Not only does it give me the feel I need to detect the cover I'm fishing and the strikes when a fish hits, it gives me the power I need to set the hook and the backbone to get the fish out of the cover. In fact the first bass I caught on this rod was deep in the branches of a lay down. I bumped my swim jig on a branch and this big girl hammered it. I got a great hookset and then was able to get her out of all those branches and into the boat. This was special because this was the fish that won me a friendly Beer Tournament, meaning this is the fish that let me drink a couple beers free when we got back to the ramp.<br />
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I know what a lot of you are thinking; of course I'm going to recommend these rods as I'm on the Dunamis Pro Staff. That is true I am on their Pro Staff but it is by my choice. I don't recommend any product that I don't personally use and believe helps me catch more and bigger bass. I wanted to be on their Pro Staff as I felt I found a gem in the rough with these rods. It was I that asked them and not them seeking me out to promote their product. That is a big difference and to tell you the truth I have turned down other companies that have offered me Pro Staff positions because I don't believe in their products.<br />
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<b> </b>I realized at an early stage in my fishing that what I have on my hands can affect my fishing. You get all kinds of things on your hands as you are going to the water fishing and some of those things will stop a bass from taking your bait. So over the years I looked for products that would remove those bad tastes and smells from my baits so the fish would eat them. Yes I've tried just about everything out there on the market and I just kept looking as none of the products did exactly what I felt I needed. Well that is until I found Liquid Mayhem and their products as they are different from all the rest and exactly what I feel I needed. The key to Liquid Mayhem is they use all natural ingredients so if you use their Crawfish it has real crawfish in the attractant. Now I use the word attractant, and I don't use it lightly, because I really believe not only does Liquid Mayhem cover up all those bad scents and tastes from my hands, it really attracts the fish to strike. Once applied to your bait it will leave an oily trail that the fish will smell and follow to your bait. Once they see your bait they eat it because it looks, smells and tastes like something they want to eat. This was a bonus as I was just looking for something to cover the scents on my hands, but I have a real fish attractant and fish catching weapon. Liquid Mayhem is a jell that is applied to your bait and it stays on your bait a long time with each application. You no longer have to reapply after every couple of casts. It goes on easy and stays on up to 30 minutes with each application. That means you spend less time applying your scent and more time fishing. In a tournament that means more casts and more chances to catch that winning stringer.<br />
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I've been using their Crawfish and Garlic Minnow favors for sometime now and they work awesome. Hey I was in high cotton with them as they really did everything I wanted. I did mention that I'd like some Garlic Crawfish and guess what one of their new scents is Garlic Crawfish or as we like to call it Crawlic. Oh boy this stuff is on another level let me tell you. For a long time fishermen like you and I have known that bass as well as other fish love garlic for some reason. Now you combine this know proven scent with a scent of one of the bass' favorite foods and what you get is a fish attractant that is almost unfair to use. No matter how unfair it might seem I will have some Crawlic in my boat and I will be using it when fishing any baits that mimic a crawfish. In fact I have tested out Crawlic on the bayou and the bass love this stuff. I've actually seen them go out of their way to eat my baits with Crawlic applied, it is an amazing thing to watch.<br />
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The other new flavor of Liquid Mayhem that has found a place in my boat is the new Shad. I had been using the Garlic Minnow on my Swim Jigs with tremendous success and will continue to use it but the new Shad will also see time on my Swim Jigs. I will especially be using the Shad when the bass are actively feeding on Shad as they were my last trip to the bayou. I started the day with my tried and trued Garlic Minnow but wasn't getting the number of hits I thought I should be getting. I could see the bass chasing shad so I switched to the new Shad favor and Wow what a difference it made. They were feeding on shad so I gave them the smell and taste of shad on my Swim Jig and they just went nuts. I went from getting a hit on one in ten casts to getting a hit on one in three casts. So yes the new Shad favor has a permanent place in my boat as does all 5 favors of Liquid Mayhem. I am completely convinced that the Liquid Mayhem products give me a huge advantage when fishing. You will never see me fishing without some of this product on my baits!!<br />
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<a href="http://www.santonelures.com/" target="_blank">Santone Lures</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.cremelures.com/" target="_blank">Creme Lures</a><br />
<a href="http://www.dunamisrods.com/" target="_blank">Dunamis Rods</a><br />
<a href="http://liquidmayhem.ca/" target="_blank">Liquid Mayhem Fish Attractants</a><br />
<a href="http://www.stealthrodholders.com/" target="_blank">Stealth Rod Holders</a><br />
<a href="http://www.newproproducts.com/" target="_blank">New Pro Products</a><br />
<a href="https://squiddies.tv/" target="_blank">Squiddies Flip Reel</a><br />
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That is right the new Bayou Bassin League season is finally here. I know I'm looking forward to testing my skills once more against some awesome bass fishermen. You see fishing bass in the bayous isn't easy as you have a lot of factors that come into play, a lot more than you would have on other bodies of water. The folks that fish these bayou tournaments are as good if not better than most fishermen you will meet in tournaments. So it is those reasons that I can't wait to get back at it with these guys.<br />
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Now our first tournament is coming up on October 10th on Halls Bayou which is right around the corner. Anyone in the Houston Texas area that want to pit yourself against these folks and myself are more than welcome to come on out. These are team tournaments so grab a buddy and come on down. The entry fee is just $60.00 for your boat and there is great cash pay out and trophies for the winners.<br />
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The launch and weigh-in will be at the Hall Bayou Fish Camp, located at
11721 Landrum Rd, Santa Fe, TX 77510. The Start time will be at 7:00 AM
or when it is light enough to safely leave the ramp. Weigh-in will be
at 3:00 PM and you need to be in the weigh-in line to at 3:00 PM to
qualify.<br />
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This is a great time of year to be Bayou Bassin' and Halls Bayou is a
great place to go catch some nice bass. The water is improving and the
bass should really be feeding and staging up for the spawn so look for
some good bags to be weighed in.<br />
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For more and up-to-date information on this tournament you can visit the BBL Website at <a href="http://www.bayoubassinleague.com/" target="_blank">Bayou Bassin' League</a> or their Facebook page at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BayouBassinLeague" target="_blank">Bayou Bassin League Facebook</a> <br />
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