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Bassin' Hiatus
Believe it or not, my wife has convinced me to go on a trip that will keep me away from the Minnesota Bass Opener 
Bottom line, won't be much for bass fishing updates while I am in Ireland for next couple weeks. You might find a few updates from my phone or ... << MORE >>
Bottom line, won't be much for bass fishing updates while I am in Ireland for next couple weeks. You might find a few updates from my phone or ... << MORE >>
NABC Lake Winnebago Recap
Fishing the North American Bass Circuit with good buddy Josh Douglas came
with much excitement and mutual high expectations for results. We were able to put some practice time in on the lake the previous weekend and the Friday before the tournament.
We found some things we really liked in our practice, but ... << MORE >>
We found some things we really liked in our practice, but ... << MORE >>
Bass Fishing in Virginia - Some Cool Stuff!
Cruising the web looking at bass fishing as I often do, this web page on Virginia's Department of Game and Inland Fisheries caught my
eye. They actually have taken the time to rank their best largemouth bass
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May Contest brought to you by Sportsman's Warehouse
We are stepping up the prize level this month. Sportsman's Warehouse is
offering up a $50 gift card to one of our loyal Bassin' Blog Readers.
How do you win? Pretty simple, but there will be a couple steps. First, if you are not a Bassin' Blog subscriber, enter ... << MORE >>
How do you win? Pretty simple, but there will be a couple steps. First, if you are not a Bassin' Blog subscriber, enter ... << MORE >>
Win a chance to fish Big Bass Derby from Kruger Farms
Here is a cool contest from KrugerFarms.com where you can enter to win an expenses paid for two trip to fish in a tournament on Lake Minnewaska and be teamed with a professional angler. Click the picture below register and get all the info! The event is being hosted by Paige Duke and will take place June 23rd on Lake Minnewaska in Starbuck, MN.
A fun weekend of good fishing, good food and Miller High Life! You can enter daily until May 14th, 2012.
Check out this video for all the details!
A fun weekend of good fishing, good food and Miller High Life! You can enter daily until May 14th, 2012.
Check out this video for all the details!
MHL from Krugerfarms.com on Vimeo.
Mississippi River Pool 2 Warm Up Tournament
The title of this blog posts makes me chuckle a bit, because I fished this tournament as a fun tune-up for some other up coming events, but nothing about the day because of weather was warm what so ever. It was 44 degrees, raining and a stiff east wind when the tournament started and it only got colder that day.
Even with the brutal conditions, it seemed there was a decent morning bite in the backwaters where we started. I had a limit by shortly after 8am casting a Big Bite Baits tube to shallow wood, rocks & weeds. I caught some small fish and some 16-17" class fish early in the day on this pattern. I stuck with it the rest of the day mixing in occasional reaction baits. I did catch a few bass on a 1/2oz Ayu Biovex Stangun spinnerbait, one fish on a D-Bomb and a couple on a jig, but I think all the fish weighed came on a tube.
Not much for pictures, because it was a paper/measure tournament. I did take one quick pic of my 18-5/8" Largie!
My best 5 fish:
18-5/8"
17"
16.5"
16.5"
16.5"
That converted to 15.44lbs which was good enough for 4th place. I fished pretty clean, just never made adjustments to get the bigger bites needed! It was great just to get to put some of my newer Dobyns Rods to the test, they never disappoint! This weekend of to Lake Winnebago chain for some practice for an upcoming NABC tournament.
Watch for a contest announcement tomorrow!
Even with the brutal conditions, it seemed there was a decent morning bite in the backwaters where we started. I had a limit by shortly after 8am casting a Big Bite Baits tube to shallow wood, rocks & weeds. I caught some small fish and some 16-17" class fish early in the day on this pattern. I stuck with it the rest of the day mixing in occasional reaction baits. I did catch a few bass on a 1/2oz Ayu Biovex Stangun spinnerbait, one fish on a D-Bomb and a couple on a jig, but I think all the fish weighed came on a tube.
Not much for pictures, because it was a paper/measure tournament. I did take one quick pic of my 18-5/8" Largie!
My best 5 fish:
18-5/8"
17"
16.5"
16.5"
16.5"
That converted to 15.44lbs which was good enough for 4th place. I fished pretty clean, just never made adjustments to get the bigger bites needed! It was great just to get to put some of my newer Dobyns Rods to the test, they never disappoint! This weekend of to Lake Winnebago chain for some practice for an upcoming NABC tournament.
Watch for a contest announcement tomorrow!
Aquateko Contest Winners & Douglas Fantasy Fishing Picks
Thank you to all entries! And your winners are......
Knot2Kinky Leader Material - Chris Van Eyde - we expect to hear how it holds up against Musky & Pike!
And the 3 winners of Invisa-Swivel Sample Packs:
Brandon Olson, Mark, Samuel Groves & Jesse Heinecke - can't wait to hear your thoughts on how they work!
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Knot2Kinky Leader Material - Chris Van Eyde - we expect to hear how it holds up against Musky & Pike!
And the 3 winners of Invisa-Swivel Sample Packs:
Brandon Olson, Mark, Samuel Groves & Jesse Heinecke - can't wait to hear your thoughts on how they work!
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Bull Shoals Fantasy Picks and much more...
Recorded the Fantasy Fishing Insider podcast earlier this morning,
hopefully it edits and drops in time for all of you to listen in, but if not, here are my picks.
Last Saturday was so beautiful, had to get out on Pool 2 if only for a few hours. Tried some new ... << MORE >>
Last Saturday was so beautiful, had to get out on Pool 2 if only for a few hours. Tried some new ... << MORE >>
Aquateko Tackle Contest
In the near feature I will do a review on a couple products from Aquateko, but in the mean time, no reason some of my readers should not get a
chance to field test them as well. Aquateko has two unique products, the Fluoro-clear InvisaSwivel and Knot2Kinky Leader wire material.
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On the move
Been traveling and busy doing many fishing related activities, but have not been on the water in a few weeks. First off all, thanks for all that visited me at the Kruger Farms booth during the early part of Northwest Sportshow. If you are not familiar with Kruger Farms, they are making a big push into fishing, they are one of the newest Dobyns dealers, plus they have tons of other great hunting & fishing gear.
Been lots of activity in the background on the blog, look from some contests and chance to win free fishing stuff reel soon (probably next week), so if you are not a subscriber, you might want enter your email on left side of page next to orange button that says Subscribe.
I have also been doing tips videos in my boat out of the garage, check out the following video tip for managing Alabama Rigs. I think you will find it to be quite the time saver if you are gonna throw these multi-armed contraptions. Basically how to make any Alabama Rig Better!
As you probably know, I have been phasing in more Dobyns Rod, but after Loomis rejecting a completely valid rod warranty, I have decided to ramp things up and sell off all my remaining Loomis rods. If you are interested, hit up my Bass Fishing eBay Store. I will likely be adding some more tackle and possibly some reels as well. I got some crazy good deals at the Sportshow, need to make room.
Been lots of activity in the background on the blog, look from some contests and chance to win free fishing stuff reel soon (probably next week), so if you are not a subscriber, you might want enter your email on left side of page next to orange button that says Subscribe.
I have also been doing tips videos in my boat out of the garage, check out the following video tip for managing Alabama Rigs. I think you will find it to be quite the time saver if you are gonna throw these multi-armed contraptions. Basically how to make any Alabama Rig Better!
As you probably know, I have been phasing in more Dobyns Rod, but after Loomis rejecting a completely valid rod warranty, I have decided to ramp things up and sell off all my remaining Loomis rods. If you are interested, hit up my Bass Fishing eBay Store. I will likely be adding some more tackle and possibly some reels as well. I got some crazy good deals at the Sportshow, need to make room.
Minnesota Bass Fishing in March
What a wonderful lack of winter and early spring we have had. Could not have been more welcome considering I had to stare at the BassCat that I
bought in November all winter long. This past Sunday I got out to the Mississippi River for some bass fishing. Super happy that in less then an hour from my home in Lakeville, ...
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