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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In a surprising announcement, BRP recently decided to stop making Evinrude outboard engines. Numerous professional anglers were affected by the decision as well as employees of BRP.
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With BRP's announcement to stop making Evinrude outboards, what impact has it had on Brunswick Corporation's stock price. Brunswick is the parent company for Mercury. Price as of Wednesday morning.
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Color Options Abundant When It Comes To Reels
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After taking a look at all of the options when it comes to casting reels you quickly realize that color is the order of the day. While rod companies have been adding colorful blanks to their lineups for quite sometime, reel options have mostly been available in flat finishes, like black or silver. Companies such as
13 Fishing
,
Lew's
, and
Abu Garcia
just to name a few are spicing up their lineups with colorful offerings. Purple accents seem to be one of the more popular choices, with handles, tension knobs, and highlights on the frame of the reels getting the majority of the attention. 13 Fishing offers solid colored reels like their
Concept
and
Inception
series in extremely vibrant colors. These bright solid colors are particularly popular with younger anglers, with many opting to match the color of the reel to the color of their rod, even if they are differing brands. While the standard checklist for purchasing a casting reel once consisted of gear ratio and number of ball bearings, we can now add color to the list.
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Buzzin' With Fluorocarbon
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Buzzbaiting has remained one of the most popular topwater bass fishing techniques for decades. While many anglers utilize the surface disturbing baits to generate heart stopping blowups, the debate about which line to use when fishing a buzzbait is one of differing opinions. Bass Pro Tour professional Michael Neal has been using fluorocarbon line with his buzzbait setup for several years now. "Most people think that fluorocarbon line would be the wrong choice for buzzbaits, because we know that the properties of the line cause it to sink versus monofilament, or braid that tend to float. I totally disagree with that line of thinking when it comes to fishing a buzzbait," says Neal. Fishing a buzzbait properly involves holding your rod tip at a high angle, and retrieving the bait at a relatively high rate of speed to keep it on top of the water. With that being said, Neal feels like the advantages of using fluorocarbon when fishing a buzzbait far outweigh the negatives. "As soon as that bait hits the water I am already reeling with my rod tip up, so the fluorocarbon line isn't causing it to sink. The lack of stretch that fluorocarbon offers is what I want for a buzzbait. In my opinion monofilament stretches too much, and braid has no stretch whatsoever, so fluorocarbon is the perfect choice." Neal concluded.
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5. Baits Not Being Talked About
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Looking for a way to increase your frog hook ups? This great trailer features a 2/0 or 4/0
Gamakatsu hook
and comes in a 2 pack. It has an ingenious rigging system that keeps the hook upright at all times and stays out of the way.
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6. What We're Watching & Listening To
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Texas Team Trail Produces Giant 5 Fish Limit
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Texas Team Trail's first event of the 2020 season took place at the famed Sam Rayburn Reservoir on February 22nd, where by now you've heard about the massive 49.31 five fish limit that was brought to the scales. Now you can watch to see Danny Iles & Brian Shook bring them to the scales to easily secure their big win! check it out
here
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Ott Defoe
Photo courtesy of Major League Fishing
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Ott Defoe is the points leader as the Bass Pro Tour is set to return to action on June 7. He also is the leading BPT money winner this year with $136,000. Defoe has a long list of sponsors from within the industry, as well as outside of it with brands like Humminbird, Minn Kota, Nitro, Rapala, Mercury, Bass Pro Shops and General Tire.
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8. Regional Recommendations
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We will continue to update our list with retailers across the country who are operating. Thank you to all who have supported these retailers. If you are a retailer or know a retailer that wants to be added you are welcome to send them to info@bestontour.net to be added to the list. Please support these businesses if you can.
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Extreme Outdoors Branson West MO 417-272-0305
Dunns Pevely MO 636-475-4240
Hook Line and Sinker Rogers and Bentonville AR Bentonville (479-271-8118) Rogers 479-631-8118 Fish n Stuff Sherwood AR 501-834-5733
Get Outdoors Bryant AR 501-794-3474
Trader Bills Hot Springs AR 501-623-8403
K&K True Value Bettendorf IA 563-359-4474
Fin and Feather Iowa City IA 319-354-2200
Hanks Live Bait and Tackle Waterloo IA fishhanks.com (319-234-0711)
Denny Dennis Fenton MO 636-343-9447
Fitzs Fishing Osage Beach MO 573-693-9299
Aspire Mountain Home AR 870-492-2005
Lucky Lure Oklahoma City Ok 405-749-1808
Thousand Island Bait Store Alexandria Bay NY 315.482.9903
Fishermans Central, www.fishermanscentral.com
Murray's Outdoor Store, 563-252-3138
JCT Tackle & Archery Shop
,
417-546-4522
River and Ridge Outdoors, 563-538-4188
Cain Pole Richmond KY Curbside service
McKee Outdoors Maryville TN Curbside service
Backwaters Outfitters Lexington KY Curbside service
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Who Are The Top 10 Highest Earners In Pro Fishing?
Recently long time outdoor writer Pete Robbins took a deep dive into the financial side of tournament fishing. Robbins compiled a list of the top 10 money earners of all time in his recent
Field & Stream article
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