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1996 Lake Minnetonka Bassmasters Top 100 Videos
2010-10-26 19:49:00 With the Minnesota State Bass Tournament of Champions coming up in just a few weeks, I got a bit of Tonka on the brain. So I thought it would be fun to share these old videos from TNN Outdoors. These videos are from Bassmasters Top 100 1996 on Lake Minnetonka where David Fritts won cranking deep. You can also see videos I posted from 1995 tourney here. Mike Auten gets a bunch of face time in this video, Pete Cherkas wins the amateur title and several well known Minnesota anglers make cameos. Full television show is broken into 3 YouTube clips. Hope you enjoy watching these videos, if you like these types of videos, check out my YouTube channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/HellaBass More About: Videos
Outdoor Channel Lures Mark Zona and his new show!
2010-10-26 19:49:00 Zona! Set To Air in 2011 TEMECULA, CA, July 15 -- Outdoor Channel (Nasdaq: OUTD), America's leader in Outdoor TV, today announced three new and highly acclaimed fishing shows. "Madfin Shark Series," "Spanish Fly" and "Zona!" will come to Outdoor Channel in 2011. Formerly on ESPN2, these three established shows enhance and solidify Outdoor Channel's commitment to the popular saltwater fishing genre. "Outdoor Channel viewers are passionate about saltwater fishing, and we are bringing the highest quality, most established shows in the genre to our network," said Jeff Wayne, Executive Vice President of Programming at Outdoor Channel. "Broadcast in the spectacular clarity of 100% native HD, Outdoor Channel is the premier destination for best-in-class fishing programming in 2011." "Zona!" features the incomparable Mark Zona in his unscripted and unpredictable angling escapades. For these three series, Outdoor Channel partnered with CSE, a pioneer in deliveri... More About: Show
My 2010 Pan-O-Prog Review
2010-10-26 19:49:00 This past Saturday my buddy Ryan Brant and I fished the Lakeville Pan-O-Prog bass touranment on little ol' Lake Marion presented by the Gopher Bassmasters. This was the first year the Gopher Bassmasters ran the Pan-O-Prog event, previously run for so many years by the Minnesota Pole Benders. I did get a chance to spend a little practice time out here the two weekends prior to the event. Man it was brutal, I never caught a limit either day and only caught one deep fish. I am kinda concerned all the weed spraying by the home owners on this lake is really taking its toll on the fishing. Ryan & I drew boat #8 out of 40, we decided we would start shallow, because that is where we had the most bites and wanted to get to what few fresh biting fish there were, since we did not have any deep spots that we felt produced with any consistency. Ryan quickly caught a nice keeper on a 3/8oz Tru-Tungsten jig and I followed up by catching a quality fish on a Black Secret Weapon Lures b... More About: Review
2010 MN Federation Nation TOC on Lake Minnetonka
2010-10-26 19:49:00 Overall, I had a pretty productive pre-practice and official practice, but there were days that I struggled and days that I really got good bites. With that being said, I could see scenarios in my mind where I bust big bags and where I struggle to put together a decent limit. Below are a few pictures of some good fish from official practice. Got an early fish on Chart / Blue IMA Rock N vibe lipless crankbait I tried to pull on this 19.25" doozer on Sunday, but would not let go of my Football Jig & Burton Craw My day 1 boat draw was boat 30 and I headed to a 10-12 foot rock spot that I got some really nice bites on back to back casts in practice on Sunday. After a few casts, I hooked up on a nearly 3lb fish, but that fish jumped off about a boat length away. I then switched over to a 3/4oz Picasso Fantasy Football jig tipped with a Green Pumpkin Copper Flake Burton Craw. I boated a 3lb plus fish and another solid keeper pretty quick. M... More About: Nation
Back to School Bass Fishing Style
2010-10-26 19:49:00 Back to School for the kids and soon for the bass! 20% DISCOUNT COUPON Back to School Discount on All Lures, Rigs, & Tackle Packs! B10820 ... More About: Fishing , Style , Back , Bass
Got out for a little fun fishing
2010-10-26 19:49:00 Did some fun fishing this weekend on local lakes, overall fishing was not that awesome. The highliights would be getting first frog fish of the year on a Bluegrass colored Mad Maxx frog and today jacked a nice 20.5" Largemouth on a 3/8oz Green Pumpkin Brown Tru-Tungsten jig with Sweet Beaver trailer. I think the beaver on a jig does an awesome job of giving a profile of a big sunfish or craw at the same time. Fish were scattered, some shallow, some deep, some patrolling bluegill beds. Caught them on inside weedlines, pads, docks, outside weedlines, hard bottom. Either way it was good to get out and spend some time learning with the my new side imaging unit. Well with the long holiday weekend approaching, I see more fishing in the immediate future! More About: Fishing
Important Law Change for Minnesota Fisherman and Boaters
2010-10-26 19:49:00 Starting today, July 1st, 2010, if you have your drain plug in, while transporting your boat on any roadway in Minnesota , you could be subject to a $250.00 fine Regulations on transport of water As of July 1, 2010, the following regulations, apply to the transportation of water by boaters from all waters in the state (violations are misdemeanors): a person leaving waters of the state must drain boating-related equipment holding water and live wells and bilges by removing the drain plug before transporting the watercraft and associated equipment on public roads; and drain plugs, bailers, valves, or other devices used to control the draining of water from ballast tanks, bilges, and live wells must be removed or opened while transporting watercraft on a public road (marine sanitary systems and portable bait containers are excluded from this requirement). This law is to help prevent spread of aquatic invasive species, particularly zebra mussels. I always do this, I think... More About: Change
Tough Practice
2010-10-26 19:49:00 Spent two days practicing for upcoming Pan-O-Prog bass fishing tournament on Lake Marion, neither day went well. Not sure if I got too caught up with my new side imaging unit, but I spent a very full day fishing on Monday, only caught 4 bass and a pike, plus a few more bites. At least one of them was a good fish, I got this 19" largemouth off one of my spot, which gives me a little confidence for Saturday. It was good to get out, most of my holiday weekend was consumed with out of town guests. At least this gives me one more fish for BP's Blog Derby! Guess I will have to work on fishing the moment on Saturday! Hope you all had a safe and wonderful 4th of July weekend! More About: Practice
Lake Champlain & Overall Fantasy Fishing Group Winner!
2009-12-18 17:45:00 This post is long over due and I should have got the prizes out sooner to these winners, because of my delay, I tried to sweeten the pot for both of them.Congratulations to Al Godette for winning the last regular season event on Champlain! Al has won:Secret Weapon Lures Sidearm Spinnerbait & Discount Code, Tru-Tungsten Finesse worms. And finally, our overall group winner.......Lorie KeyFor Lorie's efforts:Secret Weapon Lures Sidearm Spinnerbait, SWL Buzzbait & Discount Code, Tru-Tungsten Finesse worms.There will be another league for 2010, more & bigger prizes, delivered in a timely manner as well!!Best regards, The CommissionerRichLindgren.com Rich's Bassin' Forum Bass Fishing Tackle Blog More About: Fantasy , Winner
IMA Emailer - November 2009
2009-12-18 17:45:00 Welcome to the IMA Emailer -- November 2009 Issue - The IMA EMAILER brings you news from IMA pro staff members across the USA and worldwide. Find all your Ima baits at BassTackleDepot.com"Speak softly and carry a big stick." --President Teddy RooseveltRandy Pringle is taking the advice of President Roosevelt to heart. Well, half of it anyway. He's keeping the big stick at the ready this fall -- the Ima Big Stik topwater bait, to be precise -- but it's tough to keep the California guide and fishing educator quiet. He's so excited to finally have the big lure just the way he wants it that he's singing its praises to anyone who will listen.His enthusiasm is contagious, and it's particularly heightened because this is a lure that he's dreamed of for no less than eight years. "That's when I really started getting involved in the big stripers on the California Delta," he recalled. "I realized that all of the plugs out there were one-dimensional."In other words, some would spit but ...
Even Later Smallmouth Bass Fishing Trip
2009-12-18 17:45:00 Almost like an extension of my last smallmouth excursion, I got out again this Saturday, took my buddy Skippy as he was going to help me out by towing my boat to his warehouse for storage when we were done, kind of sad When I looked at the forecast, it showed an overnight low that stayed in the 40's which had me excited about the potential of a good morning bite and good fishing all day. It turned that Friday night dipped into the low 30's and we had a good cover of frost. Water temps at 9am were 37-38 degrees. The recent Bass master article that eluded to the switch getting flipped when water drops below 39 degrees rang true on Saturday. Speaking of cool weather, I cannot stress the importance of layering up with moisture wicking under shirts and good hat and gloves to stay comfortable and safe when fishing this time of year. Check out Akinetix.com for good deals on some new gear!It took me about 30 minutes to get bite and only after i dropped down to... More About: Fishing , Trip
More then Black Friday Deals at BassTackleDepot.com
2009-12-18 17:45:00 Hey Bass Fishing Rubes,Another great sale at a great time, no need to get up at all on Black Friday to get some deals. Bass Tackle Depot has 10 full days of 20% mark down across the board on their already great prices, also they are running daily specials. Yesterday BOGO on BassTrix, today if you buy 6 Paycheck Punch Skirts, you get a free Skeet Reese flipping DVD. I will try to update the daily deals on Twitter and in the comments of this post. Plus unless you live in CA, no tax and free shipping on orders over $50, can't be beat!Today I ordered some Paycheck Punch skirts and a Skeet Reese Swimbait Rod, I also bought some chatterbaits, they were only $1.60 each after discount! I am guessing I may order again, depending on the daily deals!!!
Late Fall Smallmouth Trip
2009-12-18 17:45:00 This past Sunday looked to be a nice day, I still had not winterized my boat and I figured the Vikings playing the Lions was the equivalent of a second consecutive bye week. All this added up to a smallmouth trip in my boat. All in all, I caught 8 or 9 pretty nice smallmouths and a northern, no giants but a pretty good day. Water temps were 40-42 degrees. I caught one nice fish on a Sexy Shad Red Eye Shad Lipless crank, another on a Scrougner head / fluke combo, the rest of my fish came on a 3.5" Coffee Tube rigged on a 1/8" Tube Jig head.This outing also served as an opportunity to get some filming done for a future All About Bass episode. So enjoy a few of the raw footage of a few of the fish catches! With the cool temps and the frigid water, my Akinetix Moisture wicking undershirt, Multi-Sport Gloves and AK Beanie were integral in keeping comfortable and grabbing the chilly smallies from the water. Now, I think I need to get my boat out once mo... More About: Trip
Lay Lake Bassmaster Classic Set
2009-12-18 17:45:00 Final Classic Field as per BassFan.com With qualification complete, here's a look at the final 2010 Lay Lake Classic Field. Unless otherwise noted, pros qualified through the Elite Series. 1. Jody Adkins -- North Canton, OH (Federation Nation ? Northern) 2. Casey Ashley -- Donalds, SC3. Scott Ashmore -- Broken Arrow, OK (Southern Opens) 4. Tommy Biffle -- Wagoner, OK5. Denny Brauer -- Camdenton, MO6. Stephen Browning -- Hot Springs, AR7. Terry Butcher -- Talala, OK8. Brent Chapman -- Lake Quivira, KS9. Cliff Crochet -- Pierre Part, LA (Central Opens) 10. Boyd Duckett -- Demopolis, AL 11. Todd Faircloth -- Jasper, TX 12. Jami Fralick -- Martin, SD13. Jeff Freeman -- Max Meadows, VA ((Federation Nation ? Mid-Atlantic) 14. Shaw Grigsby -- Gainesville, FL15. Greg Hackney -- Gonzales, LA16. Matt Herren -- Trussville, AL17. Don Hogue -- Pasco, WA. (Federation Nation ? Western) 18. Randy Howell -- Springville, AL19. Michael Iaconelli -- Runnemede, NJ 20. Alton Jones -- Waco, TX21. Kelly J...
Finally Off the Schneid!!
2009-12-18 17:45:00 This past Friday was just too beautiful of a day and I had a couple extra PTO days burning a hole in my pocket. So my buddy Josh Douglas and I hit one of our favorite small stretches of river and hunted down some smallmouth. Numbers were good, I edged out JD 24-20 in about 4 hours of fishing. We had several fish around the 3lb mark. Most fish fell victims to green pumpkin tubes, I tried a new jig head, turns out that a Tru-Tungsten Ikey head makes a pretty sweet tube jig head. If you have some Ikey heads, you will have to try them in a tube sometime, it increases your feel and its unique eye placement seems to make the tube come through rocks, wood and snags very well. Plus its got a great super sharp hook to stick them smallies. My tube of choice was a 3.5" Coffee Tube. Seems like a solid start to my fall/winter fun fishing season and it help get the bad taste from my last few outing of my mouth! Also, justed loaded 3 Shimano Reels and ... More About: Finally
Brutal Day of Fishing
2009-12-18 17:45:00 At some point before I went fishing, I had convinced myself it would be a good idea to fish in frigid temperatures on Mississippi River Pool 2 with buddy John Haynes. I have been out on Pool 2 five times this year, two of those times were my two worst days of fishing. The first time was a skunk and this time I managed one tiny largemouth on a Scrounger Headed Fluke and Haynes got a White Bass on a DT4. Tough for 5 plus hours of fishing. Thankfully the other 3 trips were pretty good!Oh well, the Vikes steamrolled the Rams, did not miss much there. I can now feel my fingers again, I do have a tournament on the 24th, who knows that the weather will do for that tourney....RichRichLindgren.com Rich 's Bassin' Forum Bass Fishing Tackle Blog
IMA Emailer - October 2009
2009-12-18 17:45:00 Welcome to the IMA Emailer -- October 2009 Issue - The IMA EMAILER brings you news from IMA pro staff members across the USA & worldwide. Find all your Ima baits at BassTackleDepot.com Whether you're fishing in Maine, Mississippi, Missouri or Montana, it's time for a change in the patterns. Fish that were settled into their summer haunts for several months are now itching to put the fall feed bag on and fatten up for the cold lazy days of winter. If you're in New England or the Pacific Northwest, the signs of autumn may be immediately apparent in the form of changing leaves and cool nights. If you're in the Deep South, the changes may be less obvious, but either way, get ready for the bite to go off the hook. Of particular importance to those of us here at IMA is that fall is a time when hard baits become a dominating factor. If you put them away at other times of year, shame on you, they work year-round -- but right now is when they come into their prime. For many of ...
Tough Fall Fishing
2009-12-18 17:45:00 Wow, I fished a small club derby yesterday on Pelican Lake out west of the cities, in which 11 anglers did not register a single bass. This morning I decided to give Lake Marion a whirl for 2 hours before the Vikes game, got one northern on a Black & Blue Pure Poison chatter style bait. I found some bluegills hanging around some old coontail clumps on a steep bank, that is where the northern came, but I could not find a bass to cooperate.Going back to my Pool 2 outing, I have not caught a keeper bass in 3 tries Pretty soon it will be winter smallie time, I am sure I'll get it back on track soon enough.RichRichLindgren.com Rich's Bassin' Forum Bass Fishing Tackle Blog
Huge Fall Bass Fishing Tackle & Gear Sale!
2009-12-18 17:45:00 Hey anglers, time to stock up this weekend! 20% off of Bass Tackle Depot is like saving 25-30% over your local retailers, free shipping over $50, no sales tax and no gas spent driving around. Get stocked up for next season or get your Christmas shopping done early! I am pretty sure I am going to order one of the new Skeet Reese rods!http://www.basstackledepot.com/fall0 9.aspxGreat selection of rods, reels, hard to find swimbaits and tackle. More About: Fishing , Sale , Gear , Huge
Fisherman Gift #1 - 2009
2009-12-18 17:45:00 Going to start this series a little earlier this year, some of you like to shop early and often. To see past year's gift ideas, check here. Plus my birthday is on Thanksgiving this year, so for those of you that want to send gifts, it will serve as good gift ideas Really, is there anything more handy then a good multi-tool on the boat or in the field. This past spring, I picked up a Leatherman Blast, and I think with a roll of duct or electrical tape and my Blast, I can fix anything I need to on my boat. It's light and compact enough to always carry in your tackle bag or box and takes up less space then a bunch of specialty tools. In the fall and winter I do a lot of shore fishing, and this tool serves all my needs, so I do not need to carry seperate pliers, line cutters, etc, all in one compact device that easily fits in my pocket or in small tackle bag. The more tools, the less room for baits and that is what catches this fish!The pliers can tighten nuts,... More About: Gift
Mid-December Bass Fishing Potpourri
2009-12-18 17:45:00 I realized I am running out of time to put together a big long list of posts for Gift Ideas for the Bass Fishing Maniacs out there like I have in the past. I hope to get out and do some smallmouth fishing this Friday if weather cooperates. So let's get started, I got some fun stuff of mine that I am selling on ebay, reels, tackle, line, tournament shirt, etc.Also check out the nice sale at Akinetix.com right now, they got some great choices of affordable polarized sunglasses that are very good quality, and some great moisture wicking gear for all seasons of fishing. Tru-Tungsten 5" Tru-Life Shad Swimbaits have finally hit the shelves, these look to be a great balance of big fish potential and still catching good numbers, I will have a handful of these bad boys for spring, Fo Sho! Also check out the new TT Flea Flicker for all your wacky worm jigging needs! ...
Get your hands on some reels!
2009-12-18 17:45:00 I finally convinced my Dad there was no reason to store all these reels he was not using, he has moved on to newer reels, his extras are now your good fortune. He gave me a bag of reels, I cleaned them up, lubed them up with Quantam Hot Sauce and listed them on eBay. See the auctions here. They all start at $.98, no reserves.Shimano Curados, Citicas, Castaics and more! The auctions end between Sunday & Wednesday.These reels are all trained fish catchers! Soon as this stuff clears out, I will probably have a few reels and a bunch of tackle to clear out as well in the coming months. Mark me as a favorite seller if interested. More About: Hands , Reels
ABA releases 2010 Schedules for Weekend Series
2009-12-18 17:45:00 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series 2010 Season Details ATHENS, AL ? American Bass Anglers announced today the 2010 The Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series operated by American Bass Anglers schedule and details. The series in 2010 will feature the same 21 divisions, 105 events as in 2009. Information on the series and the 2010 season will be available at www.weekendseries.com. ?This year the anglers gave us great feedback and we have integrated many of their recommendations into the 2010 season. To insure we continue to offer a guaranteed purse one enhancement to next season will be a guarantee of $2500 first-place for the Co-angler to accompany the $5000 guarantee for Boaters based on a minimum field of 100 boats,? said ABA President Morris Sheehan. ?The boaters will also be eligible for $5,000 in Triton/Mercury/MotorGuide bonus money at each qualifying event and a $205,000 first-place payout at the no-entry fee Championship plus the ultimate prize of an entry ...
Don't Be Alarmed
2009-09-23 09:39:00 I will be traveling to Spain for about 2 weeks, so no blog entries for awhile. I will leave you with a few pics of my fun fishing outing last Sunday with my Dad.4.86lbs Largemouth on my hand scale, finger courtesy of my Dad Also, check out the great looking cover in this new lake that I had never been to before!! I will return!!!RichRichLindgren.com Rich's Bassin' Forum Bass Fishing Tackle Blog
This should have me caught up....
2009-09-20 09:32:00 Last Saturday we stayed at a friend's cabin on Thunder Lake near Remer MN. Got to go fishing for about 3 hours in the afternoon, it was the first time that I went fishing this year that I was not filming, practicing for or actually fishing a tournament. Wow, how time flies during our short summers. I ended up catching 7 largemouth, 1 smallmouth and a bunch or Rock Bass in that short time. Most fish came on a Ring Fry around reeds, with a couple coming off the deeper drops on a mojo rig. Kind of nice, just to go fishing, no strings attached other then an early curfew As for this weekend, I was planning to fish the last Bassmaster Weekend Series tourney out of Alma, then last minute decided not to. Got a ton of stuff going on at work and big family vacation to Spain right afterward. So this weekend will be preparation for that and probably another short Fun Fishing excursion on Sunday. Possibility to shoot some more footage for "A... More About: Caught
MN BASS Federation Nation Tournament of Champions - Pokegama
2009-09-16 15:28:00 I got back into Grand Rapids right before the pairings meeting after taking two days to work and skipping a day of practice. Gopher Bass masters, my club, was the host club this year and ran our annual raffle and raised about $4,300 for local 2nd Harvest Food Bank & 4h-Club. My drew boat 44, my partner was Nick Madison from Golden Hook for day 1. We were greeted by a 3 hour fog delay on day 1.The first area we hit was a stretch of docks, it yielded one 12" fish for me and a nice 2lb fish for Nick out of a patch of reeds. We then hit two weedline areas and I caught a couple more small largemouth. I then hit a few other docks, where i was able to get a nice 3lb largemouth and then another good keeper on weightless ring frys. It was finally good to get a couple good fish in the box.The next area was rock and weed area with a good drop off. After a few casts I hooked and landed a big smallie on a Baby Fork Creature. That did not yield a... More About: Nation , Champions , Tournament
Pokegama TOC Practice Report
2009-09-10 03:21:00 I am actually blogging from the road right now as my club member Henry navigates 169. Overall I had a pretty productive practice over Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Getting plenty of bites, catching a few and pulling on most fish. I found fish from a foot deep to 15ft, plenty of fish biting soft plastics and Tru-Tungsten jigs, but no huge concentrations of fish, so I have a lot of areas to run and gun come tournament time. I found lots of good keepers in the 1.5 - 2lb range, with a few big ones, hopefully the bite holds for tomorrow and Friday, should be a very good tournament.Here are a few pictures from my practice, check back soon for tournament report, hopefully another Top 12 and trip to divisionals is in my future.TIght Lines!RichRichLindgren.com Rich's Bassin' Forum Bass Fishing Tackle Blog More About: Report , Practice
Minnetonka Gopher Bassmaster Club Tournaments
2009-09-04 03:19:00 This past weekend we had our last two regular season club tournaments on Lake Minnetonka , we fished the West side on Saturday and the East on Sunday as two separate events. There were quite a few things on the line this weekend. I was in the final four for our Match Championship, I was leading the Angler of Year by a tiny margin and in position to be our State Team Captain and guaranteed boater next September at the MNBFN TOC on Lake Minnetonka.On day 1, I had practiced one day the previous weekend and tried to find some deeper fish on the west side with my partner Henry. We caught some fish, but nothing consistent, big or schooled. With the mostly unproductive practice and my limited knowledge of that side of the lake, I decided to stick to my strength and fish shallow with a jig for the majority of the day. I caught about 15 keepers, one on a black Secret Weapon Lure Buzzbait and the rest all came on various 3/8oz and 1/2oz Tru-Tungsten jigs flip... More About: Club , Gopher , Tournaments
Federation Nation Northern Divisional - Final Day
2009-09-04 03:19:00 Day 3 greeted all anglers with morning wins and myself an 8lb deficit. I decided to write off Big Bay de Noc and stick with Little Bay and south of Escanaba. My plan was to try an area north and then head down to the Ford River area where I caught a quick 13lbs the day prior. We had 5 foot waves right away at the mouth of the harbor. We managed a few followers early, but could not convert them on spinnerbait and jerkbaits. My partner had one area to try up there, caught a pike and had another follow.By the time we got back down past the harbor, we were now looking at 6 foot plus waves, the interesting thing about this area of Lake Michigan, is we never had clean swells, they always had chop all over them and were breakers, which made running large waves particularly difficult. It took us about 30 minutes to go the 8 miles, we were able to tuck in behind some shoals, which made the area very fishable. Long story short, we never got any sun, a... More About: Nation , Final , Northern
Federation Nation Northern Divisional - Day 2
More articles from this author:2009-08-29 03:17:00 Day 2 brought a little more wind, so we had a good 3-4 foot chop for my 23 mile run to my first area in Big Bay de Noc. It took around 40 mins. I had told myself the way to get back into the tourney was to bust a big bag with the swimbait. The bite I found on Monday had turned into nothing but short fish and few follows. We fished Big Bay until about noon and neither my partner or I had a keeper fish. I decided it was time to hit the panic button and run to an area around Ford River that I had found fish around on Tuesday. It took about 45 mins to get there.When we got there, it did not take long before we found a large group of fish. My partner caught a quick limit and I caught a nice limit on a SWL QuickStrike spinnerbait. Being able to easily swap blades on my spinnerbait this week was a big deal, you really needed to burn your spinnerbaits, so matching smaller blades with heavier heads was the ticket for catching a lot of smal... More About: Nation , Northern 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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