THE BUSINESS NEWS OF FISHING. |
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Helping you become a better angler and delivering interesting fishing news to you in a weekly email. |
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Opens angler Matt Robertson and Elite Series angler Taku Ito both had their rigs broken into recently and lost thousands of dollars worth of equipment. With the rising costs of electronics and accessories, protecting your equipment is more important than ever. These locks and alarms can help you protect your equipment and electronics.
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Properly Clean And Sanitize Your Life Jacket |
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Cleaning and sanitizing life jackets serve several purposes. First, it gets rid of mold, mildew, sunscreen and other contaminants that may break down the PFD’s materials over time. Second, it basically forces you to inspect each life jacket for rips, tears and other signs of wear that would indicate it needs replacement. Finally, a clean, attractive, odor-free life jacket is simply more likely to be worn. And, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are more reasons than ever to keep your lifejacket as clean as possible. Check out this great article from Mercury Marine outlining some simple rules and tips that will help you keep your life jackets looking and smelling great, without diminishing their efficacy or lifespan by clicking here.
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See How Brent Ehrler Stores His Treble Hooks |
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Years of experience and a drive for efficiency has helped Brent Ehrler develop an easy system to organize and store all of his Gamakatsu treble hooks. He carries an assortment of round bend, extra wide gap and G-Finesse trebles in a mix of strengths to make sure he has the right treble for any bait he might throw. The medium heavy G-Finesse is made from a new stronger and lighter wire giving you strength for big fish or larger line without the bulk to dampen a hardbait's performance. He has a size range of trebles from the smaller size 6 all the way to 1/0 for big crankbaits and topwaters. Gamakatsu also offers hooks in every size instead of every other size like many companies. Those odd sizes like 3 and 5 come in handy when matching hooks to a specific bait or condition. To make sure he knows which treble is in every compartment he labels the lid of his Lure Lock boxes with the hook size, style and wire guage. This allows him to instantly know where each style is located in the box.
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5. Baits Not Being Talked About |
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Designed by MLF pro, Wesley Strader, the PH Custom Lures Wesley’s Secret Crankbait is one that Wesley has been quietly using and winning tons of money with for years. Handcrafted from balsa wood, the PH Custom Lures Wesley’s Secret Crankbait features a hybrid lip design that is a cross between a square and round bill, giving it a very erratic action and making it exceptionally effective around wood, rock, and other hard structure.
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6. What We're Watching & Listening To |
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Top 5 Biggest Bass Caught In Tournaments |
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Check out this compilation video of some of the biggest fish landed on video during recent tournament competition. These fish were giants and helped all these anglers in crucial tournaments! See the full video here.
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Second year Bassmaster Elite Series pro Mike Huff is hot off of a 2nd place finish in the recent Lake Chickamauga event, and is hoping to carry that momentum into the final event of the season. Huff has a great lineup of sponsors which include Berkley, Abu Garcia, Vexus Boats, Forcht Bank, and Holston Gases among others. |
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8. Regional Recommendations |
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Jake’s Bait and Tackle is the new shop in Winchester, VA but the owner, Jerry Mounts, isn’t new to fishing! As an avid fisherman for most of his life, his goal is to get all ages “hooked on fishin’.” Offering a wide selection of some of the most popular brands in the fishing industry as well as smaller more specialized items, Jake's has everything you need for a successful day on the water. If you are in the Winchester, VA area make sure to stop by and check them out or visit their website here.
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Inclusive sizing has been a huge topic of conversation when it comes to clothing, but it hasn't always been easy to find. AFTCO wants to change that. The brand is pleased to announce they are launching extended sizing for men, including options in shirts, outerwear, and rain gear.
The AFTCO Big Guy clothing will feature 3X, 4X, and 5X sizes in some of their most popular items, including the ICAST award winning Hydronaut Heavy-Duty waterproof jacket and bibs and the Reaper Technical Sweatshirt.
These plus sized fishing clothes will fit the build and get you on the water in comfort. To learn more about the AFTCO Big Guy series of clothing please visit their website by clicking here.
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Results from last week's poll. |
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Which forward sonar do you like the best?
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Humminbird 360 or Mega 360
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Like what you see, refer a friend.
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