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1. Stat of the Day

PRESENTED BY: Sunline

2. Money Matters

PRESENTED BY: Big Bite Baits

Save money when you fill up with gas

The Gas Buddy app will show you the stations in your area that have the lowest gas prices on a convenient map, calculate trip costs, provide a fuel log book and offers a rewards program.

3. Behind the Scenes

PRESENTED BY: SPRO

Christie Takes Full Advantage Of Garmin App

While anglers have been utilizing services like Google Earth for quite some time to scout bodies of water, more companies are developing apps that make incorporating your map research into your electronics a simple task. Jason Christie takes full advantage of the Garmin ActiveCaptain app to assist him when he is doing research in preparation for an upcoming event. "Map study is something I've relied on for a long time to scout fishing locations. With the development of satellite imagery, it is so easy to find those places you can't see on a regular topography map, or get a better idea of how a body of water lays out at different water levels," says Christie. The Garmin ActiveCaptain app allows Christie to make, save and transfer routes and waypoints between the app and his Garmin chartplotter from his mobile device. "Being able to get on my tablet or phone and plot a track, or mark waypoints that I would like to take a closer look at and have them automatically transfer to my units is a huge time saver for me. The app also allows me to view and control your my chartplotter from my smartphone or tablet, which is also a cool feature." said Christie. The Garmin ActiveCaptain app is full of functional features and is available here.

4. Anglers Tribune

Hallman Featured In The Oklahoman

Bassmaster Open Pro Bradley Hallman was recently featured in The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman is is the largest daily newspaper in Oklahoma, and is the only regional daily that covers the greater Oklahoma City area. Hallman talks about his recent experience with the Covid-19 virus as well as the success of his latest creation from Big Bite Baits the "BFE" Read the entire article here.

5. Baits Not Being Talked About

BassTEK offers a new Tungsten Weedless Ned Head. Ned Heads continue to be the very popular, but there are not many ned style head choices made from tungsten. The BassTEK version comes in three sizes and has three heads per pack for $5.49-$6.49. One size is already sold out and they just arrived.

6. What We're Watching & Listening To

PRESENTED BY: Gamakatsu

BTL Elite Series Watch Party

Bass Talk Live host Mark Jeffreys and Elite Series Pro, Mark Menendez hosted an Elite Series Watch Party on Day One of the event at Lake Champlain. Fans were be able to join the watch party and ask Mark Menendez questions and give their take on what was going down at Lake Champlain. Menendez, who is currently on the shelf due to ongoing back issues offered keen insight on the event in this unique format. Check it out here.

7. Jersey Watch

PRESENTED BY: Denali

Taku Ito Photo courtesy of Bassmaster

The latest Japanese native angler to qualify for the Elite Series is Taku Ito. He is coming off two top 10 finishes on the New York Elite Series swing, and is currently in 7th place in the AOY standings. He has a wide range of US based sponsors like Humminbird, Motorguide and Columbia along with Skeeter Boats and parent company Yamaha. He also has a range of Japanese based sponsors like Ryugi, Reitaku Universtiy, Mishima, Evoltec, Flex, Yushin, Blitz and TechStars.

8. Regional Recommendations

Regional Mercury Dealers Offering Prop Demo Program

Props can be an expensive investment for a boat owner and can have a varying impact on the performance of your boat. The only way to experience the different performance levels is to try multiple props on your rig. Mercury has a new demo program allowing you to try a prop on your boat before buying it. More than 100 Mercury dealers in the United States are participating in the Propeller Demo Program. You can find one near you by using the Mercury Dealer Locator feature at Mercurymarine.com.

9. Best for Last

PRESENTED BY: AFTCO

AFTCO continues as a leader in conservation in 2020 with their new Tournament Weigh In Bag. AFTCO is supplying dozens of tournament trails across the country with these premium weigh in bags to ensure that bass, crappie and walleye are all returned to lakes and rivers in the best possible condition. For years, tournament trails have relied on simple plastic bags for anglers to transport fish to the scales. Now thanks to the donation of these bags from AFTCO these same trails are able to provide their anglers with better equipment for the weigh in. AFTCO provides all these bags at no charge to tournament organizations to help them provide the best fish care possible.The bags were designed as a two-part system to make weighing the fish easy and are also available with an air bladder system that will provide oxygen into the water while the fish are in the bag. The first step in using the bags is to fill them with water. They hold more water than a normal bag allowing the fish to have more space than small plastic bags. The bag design also keeps a consistent shape allowing the fish more space at the bottom of the bag. Another nice feature of the bags is they are free standing, so you can set them on the ground and then fill with the pump out from your boat. Next you place the mesh bag inside the outer white bag and then place the fish inside the mesh bag. Anglers can then transport the fish from their boat to the scales. Once at the scales the tournament director grabs the mesh bag and pulls it out of the outer white bag. With the fish inside the mesh bag they can easily be placed on the scales. This system minimizes the handling of the fish and also prevents them from being dumped into a tub or basket. While the fish are being weighed the white outer bag remains on the ground keeping the water in place and ready for the return of the fish. Once weighing is complete the fish can quickly be placed back in the white bag to be released or they can quickly be transferred to a release boat. As a final step to support healthy fisheries AFTCO also provides their Bass Bus release boat for dozens of events each year. The boat is provided free of charge for tournament organizations to make sure fish are held in optimum conditions with oxygen water and then spread out when released, rather than all being released in a small area at the ramp. If you are a tournament organization that is interested in receiving more information on the AFTCO Tournament Weigh In Bag please contact AFTCO here.

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