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Gift #4 for the Bass Fishing Rube in your life!
2008-12-02 17:49:00 All anglers and outdoorsman for that fact really need a good set of polarized glasses. First and foremost, to protect your eyes from wind, bugs, stray hooks and lures, dust and dirt and numerous other potentially damaging UFO's. Let's face it, most if us would struggle to enjoy life as we know it without our eyes and likely the set you have is the last you will get.The most important factor of sunglasses is fit, if they are lightweight and fit well, you will keep them on and they will protect your eyes, if you don't wear them, they do you know good. The next most important feature is quality optics, low quality optics can strain you eyes in many ways and actually make your eyes tired after wearing them.With all this said, I trust my eyes to JKruz Eyewear. My personal choice for cloudy days is Tortoise Storm frames with amber lenses and on bright sunny days I go with my Riptide carbon frames with green mirror tinted lensesThese glasses are high quality at a... More About: Life , Fishing , Gift , Bass
Gift #3 for the Bass Fishing Rube in your life!
2008-11-29 17:47:00 As I type my wife and her sister are fighting the crowds of Black Friday, hopefully you are at home reading my blog and shopping online or watching DVR'd bass fishing shows like I am For the third item, we will pick something a little more affordable for those not looking for big ticket items. This Rapala Clackin' Rap is a brand new bait that is priced right for a stocking stuffer or something you can buy 2 or 3 of in different colors and it makes a great gift. New for 2009The lipless Clackin' Rap creates a distinctive sound and vibration profile that allows fish to zero in. The uniquely designed sound chamber features a single steel ball and external metal discs that transmit a distinctive clackin' sound with maximum vibration. The translucent textured body with internal holographic foil creates an extremely seductive flash. Simply cast, allow to sink to desired depth then steadily retrieve. TECHNIQUE: Casting & Trolling RUNNING DEPTH: Topwater LENGTH: 3... More About: Life , Fishing , Gift , Bass
Gift #2 for the Bass Angler Rube in your life!
2008-11-27 17:46:00 In my mind, Item #2 is a can't miss for any bass fishing person you know. Shimano released their newest version of the highly regarded Curado baitcasting reel. The newest version is the Curado200E7. All reviews I have read have been showering praise for this sweet little green reel. I believe it won best in show at ICAST show this past fall and many other awards! The new Shimano 200E's are smaller than 100's with the capacity of a 200 series with an all Aluminum Frame. It has Lightweight Graphite Sideplates (Aluminum Handle Side on 300 sizes) and a Recessed Reel Foot. Listed below are more features found in the Shimano 200E series High Efficiency Gearing (HEG) Super Free Bearing Supported Pinion Gear System (SF) A7075 Aluminum Magnumlite Spool Dartainium Drag 7 Bearings ? 1 S A-RB BB ? 5 Shielded Stainless Steel BB ? 1 A-RB Roller Clutch Bearing Variable Brake System (VBS) with Reduced Mass Hub Super Stopper II Assist Stopper Drilled Handle ... More About: Life , Gift , Bass
ima EMAILER ~ October 2008
2008-11-27 17:46:00 Welcome! to the ima EMAILER ~ October 2008 Issue The IMA EMAILER brings you news from ima pros Michael Murphy, Fred Roumbanis, Bill Smith and ima pro staffers across the USA and worldwide. ima Pro Michael Murphy Connects the Dots for Fall Fishing As children, we probably all have played with connect-the-dots books. Each page starts as a puzzle, and by connecting the dots, a pattern appears. Fall fishing can be the same way, puzzling at first, but by connecting the different parts, successful patterns emerge. The Drawdown Connection The first factor I'd like to discuss for the fall time of year is drawdown on drawdown lakes. Most common occurrences from my knowledge of drawdown lakes are from Missouri east to North Carolina, south to South Carolina, back across to Texas and about everything in between. In other words, the Midwest and Southeast, (with the exception of Florida). However, I presume a lake could be drawn down most anywhere there's a way to do that an...
Gift #1 for the Bass Angler Rube in your life!
2008-11-27 17:46:00 2 years ago, I made a gift list for bass anglers before Christmas. It was also a list I shared with my family as gift ideas for myself. So I though I would revisit this and try to sprinkle in 10-12 gift ideas for the bass fisher people in your life. It may give you ideas to buy others or maybe send links of items that you like as hints to people who may be shopping for you. Since Black Friday is quickly approaching, I thought it was time to start this series. If you are like me, let the wife & kids head to the mall and I will start my christmas shopping online and avoid the crowds.So here is idea #1:The Booyah FlipstahI first say this in my Bass master magazine. They said it was a Bass ProShops exclusive, so I head out to Basspro.com to get more info. ''The Booyah Flipstah will take your casting skills to a whole new level. Whether you're a beginner or tournament angler, the Flipstah is a must for every fisherman.''Alton Jones 2008 Bassmas... More About: Life , Gift
Winter is Here, too early to start talking Fantasy Bass Fishing?
2008-11-21 17:44:00 As I drove around near my home last night, I saw that one of my favorite lakes (Crystal Lake) was starting to ice over and the car thermometer read 29 degrees Fahrenheit, winter is definitely here and no more trips out on the boat unless I go south until probably April 2009 when I will likely hit the Mississippi river near Wabasha or Red Wing. It got me thinking, how am I going to keep my sanity through the long Minnesota winter again this year.First off, if you look to the left side bar, you will see a new logo under the Sponsor section. I want to welcome Bass Tackle Depot as the newest partner of my Bassin' Blog. So when you get a chance, visit their site, they have some great prices on hard to find tackle and they offer free shipping on orders of $50, when don't you spend $50 at your local tackle shop, and it does not cost any gas money to get on your computer!!I recently got a reminder about FLW Fantasy Fishing . After last year's success, and all ... More About: Winter , Start
2009 Bassmaster Classic Field Set
2008-11-21 17:44:00 Roughly three months away from the, The Super Bowl of Bass Fishing, the 2009 Bassmaster Classic , the full field of 51 anglers was finalized Saturday. The 39th edition of the Classic will be held February 20-22 on the Red River out of Shreveport-Bossier City, LA. Here are your angling contenders, in alphabetical order:1. Casey Ashley Donalds, SC2. Kim Bain-Moore Alabaster, AL3. Ken Baumgardner Monongahela, PA4. Michael Burns Plano, TX5. Brent Chapman Lake Quivira, KS6. Rick Clunn Ava, MO7. Mark Davis Mt. Ida, AR8. Boyd Duckett Demopolis, AL9. Jay Evans Corvallis, MT10. Edwin Evers Talala, OK11. Todd Faircloth Jasper, TX12. Terry Fitzpatrick Waukon, IA13. Jami Fralick Martin, SD14. Shaw Grigsby Gainesville, FL15. Greg Hackney Gonzales, LA16. Matt Herren Trussville, AL17. Kenyon Hill Norman, OK18. Davy Hite Ninety Six, SC19. Randy Howell Springville, AL20. Timmy Horton Muscle Shoals, AL21. Bryan Hudgins Orange Park, FL22. Michael Iaconelli Runnemede, NJ 23. Alton Jones Waco, TX24... More About: Field
Name That Rig Contest & A Free Spinnerbait
2008-11-15 17:42:00 NAME THAT RIG ? Incredible products deserve unforgettable names. Our new rig was formerly marketed as the "Wiggle Rig,? and it really deserves better. That?s where you come in.... Give it a better name. Unless you are scared!--------------------CONTEST RULES:1. Learn about these amazing products on the SWL Website. Watch the videos and think up a perfect name for these rigs. (For example, since this rig was invented and perfected an Alabama, could we call it the "BAM!-a-Rig"?)2. Enter as many times as you like. All suggestions must be emailed to contest@swlure.com by midnight on Sunday 16 November.3. On 17 November we will select the winning entry. If more than one person submits that suggestion, one of them will be drawn at random to receive the prize. The winner may choose either the SpecTastic ProPack or $40 credit to the SWL online store. In addition, every person who enters will receive a 20% discount code that can be applied to any fishing lure or component ... More About: Contest , Free
Bassmaster Elite Series Marshalls Program
2008-11-08 15:28:00 Bassmaster finally unveiled the details of their new program that replaces the co-anglers at the Elite Series level of competition. You can read the details here.Here is my summary:$100 gets you a minimum of two days as an observer with Elite anglers, 3 days if you are one of the first 50 to sign up. So its like a 2-3 day guide trip that you don't actually fish for $100 or like living a "Day on the lake" episode for 2-3 daysYou will also get a gift pack (Jersey, hat, sponsor gifts) that are valued at more then $100Sounds like observers will be outfitted with special cameras and cell phones to provide real time updates and coverage that will be used for online coverage during the tournament.So this is kind of similar to the observers they had for the old Elite 50 events, except those were $300 to participate, but I think you had a chance to win a boat. But the cool thing is the added technology which makes the Marshall an integral part of the online coverage at Bas... More About: Program
Vote or Don't Complain!!!
2008-11-06 15:27:00 This will be as close to a political message or rant as you will ever see on this blog. I will keep it short......Get off your duff & VOTE!!!!Don't just sit at home and gripe, make the effort and vote. Also, encourage your friends and family to do so as well. Message specific to MN outdoors people, please vote on the Clean water, land and legacy amendment. I don't care which way you vote, but just be informed and make a vote, that is all I ask!!! A non-vote, is a no vote, so make a vote. Find info on this amendment here. RichRichLindgren.com Rich's Bassin' Forum Bass Fishing Tackle Blog More About: Vote
MN Fall River Smallies
2008-10-30 15:15:00 This past Saturday looked to be one of our last truly semi-warm days here in Minnesota. So my bass fishing pal, Josh Douglas, and I decided to chase some cool water bronzebacks. Josh & I got on the river a little before 10am, it will still plenty cool, probably 45 degree air temps and water temps hovered around 48-49 degrees.Our first quick stop around a bridge did not produce any bites. We bounced down to our second area and I quickly caught a nice 2lb plus chunk of a smallie on 4" Green Pumpkin Copper Flake Mizmo tube rigged on a 1/4oz Bite Me Rattle head. I then got excited and launched it into the trees I then had another fish on with a baby ring fry that came off. Josh then caught a smallie on his 3" Yum Tube, he ended up catching a couple in a row. Early on we were getting several bites, but not getting hooks into the fish, kind of a finicky bite.We then decide to try the opposite bank where the sun was hitting it and hopefully wa... More About: River , Fall
MN & WI Weekend Series moves back to Sunday!!!
2008-10-28 15:15:00 ABA recently released an updated Minnesota & Wisconsin 2009 Schedule, they made on change on bodies of water, which I am guessing was due to permits. Also, they moved two tournaments from launching on the MN to WI side, also probably because of permit issues and costs.But the most notable change is that the first 4 events have been moved to Sunday . I know several guys that would have fished more or all the events last year if ABA would not have moved them to Saturday. This allows anglers to prefish on Saturday without taking off of work, plus removes conflicts with other major tournament circuits such as Silverado, BFL's & Fishers of Men, which will allow more anglers to fish multiple circuits. ABA also has a thing called a BASS Pass that allows you to purchase it and allows you to have a sub at the tourney meeting, so if you can't make it to a pairings meeting because you are fishing a different tourney on Saturday, that is... More About: Series , Weekend , Back , Moves
Ish wins on the Delta
2008-10-21 16:01:00 Ish wins on the Delta Ish Monroe hoisting the $125k!!! Fish Harder Companies, LLC wants to take this opportunity to congratulate Ish Monroe on his recent win in the Wal-Mart FLW Series tournament on the California Delta. Monroe credited Tru-Tungsten for his win. "I started off with a frog bite but as the weather deteriorated I switched to flipping matted grass with a Sweet Beaver and a Tru-Tungsten 1 1/2-ounce weight with Power Pro braid line. I pegged my tungsten weight with a Tru-Tungsten Peter T Smart Peg, armed my Sweet Beaver with a 5/0 Youvella flipping hook and tossed everything with a Daiwa Steez 8-foot flipping stick. "Quality tackle that gets the job done is the first step in putting together a winning pattern. My equipment let me get by bait down to where the fish were, feel the bite, set the hook and get them into the livewell. That's about as good as it gets!"Also note, that the 4" Tru-Life Swimbaits are now available for Pre-Order!!!Check out the Video of... More About: Wins
New Cure for Winter Bass Fishing Blues
2008-10-19 15:57:00 I just picked up a new bass fishing game for the Nintendo Wii. Its the new Rapala Fishing Frenzy game. I thought this would help me get through another long winter. Check out the trailer for the game....Also, I got a few screen shots for you to look at.... I have not had time to actually play it, but I did open the box, its nice that it comes with an adapter to fit the existing Wii controller, so you do not have to actually buy a specific controller for this game, a big plus in my book.As soon as things slow down and cool off outside, I will fire it up and give a full review!!!!RichRichLindgren.com Rich' s Bass in' Forum Bass Fishing Tackle Blog More About: Blues , Winter , Cure
Lake Minnetonka - Bassmasters Weekend Series Tournament #5 - Sept 27-28th,
2008-10-06 03:51:00 Well the final two day event of the MN Bassmaster Weekend Series was finally upon us. I was able to get out on the lake one last time the Wednesday before for about 7 hours. Spent most of that time check some deeper rock areas and a few weedlines and flipping milfoil, none of which produced. Found a few new docks holding fish, but they were not close to my other areas, so who knew if I would get to them.I drew boat #32 out of 36 and Mark was my partner. I did not really care about my draw, because it would not effect where I would start. Mark & I spent the morning working shallow milfoil, pads, sea walls & docks in the Excelsior area of the lake not far from Maynard where we took off from. Things started slow for me. Mark was able to get a quick keeper on a black spinnerbait. I had a few bites early, but they must have been short striking my offerings, as I never hooked up. About an hour & a half in, I was swimmi... More About: Sept , Lake , Tournament
Gopher Bassmasters Fall Classic - Lake Waconia - September 21, 2008
2008-09-27 00:38:00 Saturday I was out on Minnetonka again, trying to get dialed in for the Weekend Series tourney this weekend. I cannot say that I found anything that great, guess I have a couple 3-4 new areas that have some 3lbs plus potential, and I will need plenty of those for this 2 day tournament format. My best fish came on 3/8oz Tru-Tungsten Jigs and soft plastics.Sunday was our 4th annual Gopher Fall Classic for the club. This is our one tournament that is more fun, as it does not count towards standing and its a team format. I was on the winning team the prior 3 years, so I had high expectations for Frank & I. Another unique thing, is that we do not find out the tournament site until 2 days before the tournament and there is no practice allowed.Frank has had some prior experience on this lake, and I have been on it a couple times, but never really this time of year. We started in the reeds, Frank caught a small keeper on a Power Slug and lost one on a... More About: September , Lake
Tonka practice update
2008-09-20 12:36:00 I did get out to Lake Minnetonka on Saturday this past weekend with fellow Gopher Bassmaster Dave Cindrich. We were greeted with mostly cool air, wind and drizzling rain all day. Spent a little time fishing some old areas and looked for some new stuff.We only got one decent bite fishing deep, that was a 3lb fish on baby creature bait. I also got tagged really hard on a 5" Original Optimum swimbait in Sunfish color, but missed the fish. I feel confident it was a bass, because there were no teeth marks in my bait. We caught a lot of fish, mostly less then 2lbs. I got one big bite, that being a 4lb fish swimming a 1/2oz Green Pumpkin/Brown Tru-Tungsten Jig around some shallow grass. It was a little too wet to get the camera, so no pictures. Now that I think of it, I should have weighed or measured her for the BP Bass Derby.....For the most part the bite was spotty. We also caught our fair share of northerns on swim jigs. ... More About: Practice , Update
ABA Announces 2009 Bassmaster Weekend Series Schedule
2008-09-13 12:34:00 Breaking NewsABA Announces 2009 Weekend Series Schedule Thursday, September 11, 2008 Photo: ABAAmerican Bass Anglers (ABA) today announced the 2009 Bassmaster Weekend Series schedule with 21 divisions for 2009. Here's an overview. Four of the current divisions will be combined into two divisions. Wisconsin and Minnesota will become a single division with all 2009 events held on the Mississippi River. Also, the two South Carolina divisions will be combined into a single division. ABA noted that "These consolidations will allow more anglers to become involved in the new divisions as they work toward the goal of qualifying for the Bassmaster Classic." The league also stated: "The 2009 Bassmaster Weekend Series schedules have been created with an emphasis on reducing travel for the weekend angler as much as possible. ABA will continue to offer the $5,000 boater 1st-place guaranteed at each divisional qualifying event. This guaranteed payout is over and above the regular p...
Randy Wieczorek edges out Andy Nitchals to become the Minnesota Bass Federa
2008-09-11 12:33:00 Randy Wieczorek edges out Andy Nitchals to become the Minnesota Bass Federation Nation State Champion 2008Wabasha, MNRandy Wieczorek wins 2008 Minnesota B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Championship, September 4-5, 2008 on Pools 4 & 5 of the Mississippi River.Minnesota?s best amateur bass anglers tackled the sprawling waters of the Mississippi River for the Minnesota B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Tournament of Champions. Day one went like clockwork; all the anglers were on the water by 8:00 a.m. The perfect weather proved to be an advantage as the many bags of both largemouth and smallmouth bass brought to the scales prove the Mississippi River is a diverse and fertile bass fishery. Brian Brown of Breezy Point, MN led the pack on day 1 with 4 nice bass weighing over 12lbs, followed closely by Sport Smith of Maple Grove, MN. The field was very tight and most anglers in the Top 50 were in striking distance after Day 1.Day two, the weather changed overnight and anglers were met with a dense... More About: Randy
Mississippi River MNBF TOC Practice Aug 30-Sept 1, 2008
2008-09-11 12:33:00 It would take too long to break down every day of practice in to a separate entry. So I will bundle all the practice into one entry and then each tournament day will get their own entry.Day 1:I left my house in Lakeville at 5:30am and met fellow club member John Fairbanks in Lake City. I figured I would start my practice on Lake Pepin since it was on the way to Wabasha and it would save a little time & gas. We spent the early part of the day checking spots that I have had success on last Sept ember during the Weekend Series tournaments. The water was quite a bit lower and the current way slower then last fall, so I was anxious to see how that affected the fish. The first stop resulted in each of catching a nice largemouth and we pulled on a couple more bites. The next stop produced just one keeper smallmouth bite, not so great. The next smallmouth area produced a 15", 18" & 20" smallmouth, time to leave there. The next area... More About: Mississippi , Practice , River , 2008
MN Bass Federation Nation TOC - Mississippi River Day 2 - September 5, 2008
2008-09-11 12:33:00 Well, my partner for Day 2 was Paul Perovich and he was able to utilize a Skeeter iClass 20 footer with a 250VMAX, so we had the means to run the lake and that was the plan. Paul had weighed 2 fish the day before, so he said we could fish my fish. We had some intense fog on day 2 and did not get to take off until about 10:20am opposed to out 7:15am scheduled take off.We were in the 3rd flight and boat #45 on day 2. It took less then 20 minutes to make the same run today, as we averaged about 71.5mph in the Skeeter opposed to the 57mph in my Aries the morning prior. I started in the same area as day 1 and was able to get a similar start, as I boated a 16" largemouth on a Black Yum Tube. I also caught a short smallmouth. We went to area #2, I caught several short smallmouth on a fork craw and Paul was able to boat a keeper largemouth on a junebug swimjig.I went to area #3 where I had caught and released the one 15" smallmouth on day 1. Things ... More About: Mississippi , River , Nation , Bass , September
MN Bass Federation Nation TOC - Mississippi River Day 1 - September 4, 2008
2008-09-11 12:33:00 Per the usual the pairings meeting occurred the night before day 1 of the tournament. We had a nice meeting, dinner and raffle to raise some money for the local food shelf of Wabasha. I even won two spools of 17lb Vicious Fluorocarbon, which is a line I use all the time! My day 1 partner was a young guy named Josh from the host club, Zumbro Valley Bass masters out of Rochester. This was his first state tournament and we were boat #31 in the 2nd flight.The weather forecast looked very good wind wise to fish Lake Pepin both days, so I was pretty excited about that. When our boat number was let out, we turned the bow north and ran up the river and lake to the tune of a 25 minute run up Lake Pepin. We got to my first area all, no other boats. I caught a 16" largemouth on a 3/8ozFall Craw Tru-Tungsten jig with a green pumpkin Rage Tail Chunk and my partner got a 15" largemouth on a 7" power worm. I also caught two short fish as well.On ... More About: Mississippi , River , Nation , September
Green Lake - Club Tournament #4 - June 22, 2008
2008-09-05 12:32:00 You may have noticed there was no Club Tournament #3, I skipped Lake Koronis to spend the day with my wife on our 5th Wedding Anniversary. So on to Green Lake....When we arrived at the launch, that was my first look at Green Lake, no time to pre-fish and no prior history. Always makes for an interesting tournament. I did do a little research and talked to a few guys in the club to get an idea of what stage the smallmouth were in, as they are the predominant species and how most tournaments are won on this lake. My partner Frank did get out one day on the lake, scouted out a few things but it was terribly windy that day.We started on one of the main lake reefs in the middle of the wide open lake, the wind was already coming across pretty good. Frank and I both started with assorted reaction baits, topwater, Ima Flit Jerkbait, etc. Nothing doing on the reaction baits. I then switched to dragging a Fork Craw on a Petey Rig, and was pretty quick... More About: June
Interesting Bass Fishing Videos
2008-09-05 12:32:00 Ran across a few video news stories that I though were kind of cool, so I though I would share.This first one is an interview with FLW champion Michael Bennet The next one is an interview with $1million Fantasy Fishing Champ Michael Thompson Feel free to grab & embed these videos for your website or blog if you would like!!Also, we have finally hit 75 email subscribers, thanks to all of you. Tomorrow morningI head to Wabasha to start practicing for the MN State Tournament of Champions on the river, should be fun. I hope to find some blog time in the evenings next week!RichRichLindgren.com Rich's Bass in' Forum Bass Fishing Tackle Blog More About: Videos , Interesting
Whitefish Chain - Bassmasters Weekend Series Tournament #2 - July 19th, 200
2008-09-05 12:32:00 I was able to practice for this event only on the Friday before the tournament. I spent about 7 hours out on the water and found a few decent deep weed edges that were producing and checked a few shallow areas with mixed results. I drew boat #21 out of 50. Not too bad, but I actually would have preferred the 3rd flight and the extra time to fish.I started out on a deep weed edge that created an inside turn that had some good coontail clumps on it off of Swede's Bar. I caught 2 small keepers there, but nothing like the bites I had in practice. I then ran to a small shallow weed depression near by and caught a quick limit on a green Brovarney Swim Jig and actually caught one nice fish that was over 2.5lbs. From there I hit another deep coontail area and we caught a couple more small bass. I then ran some docks that had been good to me in the past and another weedline and just a couple short fish. So I hit a small slop area that I h... More About: Series , Weekend , July , Chain , Tournament
Lake Minnetonka - Club Tournament #6 - July 27, 2008
2008-09-05 12:32:00 Well Rick Taft and I hit the water launching out of Gray's bay hoping to turn Saturday's performance around. I started on my favorite weedline in Wayzata Bay. It only took me about 5 casts to lose a 1/2oz TT Jig to a toothy predator. I then picked up my trusty bluegill Vixen topwater and started working over the top of the Milfoil. About 10 casts later a nice bass crushed it, I finally dragged it out of the milfoil and it was a nice 3lb plus bass. Way better start to today then yesterday We continued to work this area on top and the deep edge, only to come up empty handed. We then headed to where I had caught a 3lb bass late in the day yesterday, I managed to pick up a small keeper there on soft plastics, but that was it, a little disappointed.The next area I wanted to hit had a boat on it, so we fished a few boat docks and I ended up getting 3 more small keepers on a 3/8oz Texas Craw Tru-Tungsten Jig, but nothing to brag about. We ... More About: Club , July , Lake , Tournament , Minnetonka
Summer Bass Fishing Tips
2008-09-05 12:32:00 5 Tips for Summer Bass Fishing Larry Thornhill 1. Go Dark If your water is a popular recreation destination consider fishing after dark. Things usually settle down at this time and the fish typically become more active. Safety is the big concern after dark. Don't fish alone; know your water; always wear a PFD; make sure your boat is properly lighted; and watch for other boat traffic. 2. If you can't fish after dark go early Most fish are more active at dawn than in the evening during the hottest days of summer. It's easy enough to get up around 4:00 a.m., fish a few hours, and then go home and take a nap. 3. Deep-diving crankbaits are hot Deep-diving crankbaits are super bass lures during July, August and into September. Throw them over offshore breaks and ledges. Long cast and very fast retrieves are usually your best option. 4. Fish schooling bass Often bass will surface-school during the hottest days of summer. Look for them breaking the surface and cast di...
Minnesota?s best amateur bass anglers set to tackle the Mississippi River
2008-09-05 12:32:00 Minneapolis, MN ? August 28, 2008 ? Minnesota ?s best amateur bass anglers set sights on Mississippi River On Saturday, August 30th, approximately 200 anglers will arrive in the Wabasha, MN area to practice and prepare for the Minnesota Bass Federation Nation Tournament of Champions on the Mississippi River; Pools 4 & 5. These 200 anglers have qualified from their local clubs from all over the state. 41 clubs will send teams and individual representatives to the Tournament of Champions (TOC). In addition to the TOC, an alternate?s tournament will be held on Pool 5a on September 3rd. The weigh-in will be 3:00PM held out of Minnesota City Boat Harbor on the banks of the river. High finishers will advance to the TOC Wednesday night is the banquet and pairings meeting that concludes with a raffle; with all proceeds supporting a local charity. This year?s charity is the Food Shelf of Wabasha. Events culminate with a two-day tournament on September 4th... More About: Amateur
Lake Vermillion - Bassmasters Weekend Series Tournament #4 - August 23, 200
2008-09-05 12:32:00 Well I arrived at the Fortune Bay Casino RV Park around 4:30pm, just enough time to tie up some last minute stuff and walk down to the dock for a few minutes before it was time to head to the pre-tournament meeting. The meeting was at BayView Lodge and it was packed with anglers for the meeting. With my limited experience on the water, which is 5 hours, 3 weeks prior to this tournament, I was hoping for a late boat draw, so I would get the extra 30 minutes of fishing. As it turned out, I was boat #2 and drew a guy from Hibbing, MN who actually fishes the lake occasionally.The morning was cool, windy and a bit of a misty rain. I decided I would stick with a shallow stretch that I had found late in my mini-practice. I was the first boat there, but I was not alone very long. It did not take long before Brad Leifermann and Josh Douglas started just down the bank from me. I caught a 3.5lb smallie pretty quickly on a Black Yum 3" Tube and then a 1... More About: Series , Weekend , August , Lake , Tournament
BASS Federation Nation Northern Divisional - Winneconne Chain - Tournament
More articles from this author:2008-09-05 12:32:00 Day 3, my partner convinced me it would be to both of our benefits to use his boat, as he had a ton of waypoints for good smallies out on Winnebago. It took some convincing and some considerable thought on my part before I gave in. We discussed, that we would go back and forth on our water which was actually close to each other if needed and that he would have about an hour to prove the worth of his smallies reefs, before I would go back and forth on my largemouth water.There was a pretty decent wind from the Northeast coming down the lake, but we made it to our starting area. Chris worked the boat off the edges of his prime area trying to get some bigger bites for about the first 30 minutes or so, nothing doing. We then worked our way towards the sweet spot, he immediately boated a 14.5" smallie and reluctantly put in the box. I then caught a smallie on a Green Pumpkin Copper Flake tube that only the slime of his tail touched and I tosse... More About: Nation , Bass , Northern , Chain , Tournament 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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