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From Talking to Text! North Carolina based entrepreneur and Let’s Talk Fish partner Jeff Walsh has launched a text messaging platform for anglers to find out about great deals. LunkerText sends subscribers fishing tackle deals via text message. With a massive focus on convenience, the innovative platform aims to provide cost savings on quality fishing tackle and gear. When customers sign up, they are sent weekly deals on “high-quality discounted tackle” via text message directly to their smart phones. The ability to purchase one of the great deals rests in the quick click of a finger. If a particular deal stands out to a customer, they can reply to the text with the number of units they’d like, which will then be delivered directly to their door. The service is already proving extremely popular – the demand was so high when initially launched that every deal sold out within minutes and almost crashed the system. LunkerText also announced plans to partner with Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Matt Arey for the 2021 season. Matt has won over $1 Million in his professional angling career and brings a wealth of fishing industry knowledge to the LunkerText brand. “I couldn’t be more excited to partner with such an innovative and convenient platform that allows people access to some of the best deals from the biggest brands in our industry. This is by far the easiest, quickest, and most efficient platform I’ve ever used to order tackle!”
Currently LunkerText is only available to US residents, but plans are in place to expand in 2021. The subscription is FREE and takes less than 2 minutes to sign up via the website at www.lunkertext.com.
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All-American Starts On Lake Hartwell |
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The 2020 installment of the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine presented by TINCUP began yesterday on Lake Hartwell. The 110 best boaters and co-anglers from FLW's grassroots ranks will tackle a battle weary Lake Hartwell, which is fresh off of multiple large events. The field includes a wide array of anglers, from first-timers to Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit pros to Jayme Rampey, the preeminent local on Hartwell. Check out the breakdown of the full field here, and follow all 4 days of action at www.flwfishing.com Missouri angler Dustin Lippe took the day one lead with 12-0. Day one standings available here.
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Sunline Pros Finish 1st and 2nd in B.A.S.S. AOY Race |
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When the final page was closed on the 2020 Bassmaster Elite Series season it was Sunline America pros who occupied the top two positions in the AOY standings. Veteran Texas pro Clark Wendlandt topped Tennessee pro David Mullins by a mere 3 points when the last fish hit the scales on Lake Fork. Wendlandt, a 3 time FLW angler of the year added the B.A.S.S. AOY title to his resume after a challenging 2020 season. "First off I have to give it up to B.A.S.S. for working so hard to allow us to fish a full schedule, given the circumstances that we were dealt. Winning an AOY is always a huge accomplishment, but it meant more to me being able to accomplish that goal during a full season," said Wendlandt. Relying on Sunline during his AOY campaign gave Wendlandt the confidence to perform at the highest level. "Sunline FC Sniper was my workhorse all season long. I rely on Sniper for the majority of techniques, and have become extremely comfortable with how it performs and what to expect out of it," Wendlandt continued. Utilizing Sunline FC Sniper in 10-25lb tests accounted for the majority of Wendlandt's fish during the season, however he did mix in a few other Sunline products as well. "During the northern swing SX1 braid with am FC Sniper leader played a big roll, and 60lb FX2 braid also accounted for some crucial frog and flipping fish at Lake Chickamauga and Lake Fork." concluded Wendlandt.
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5. Baits Not Being Talked About |
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With the fall bite in full swing around most of the country anglers are looking for new options to mimic smaller forage. The Dart Spin Pro recently got some attention on a major tournament trail, and the secret is now out. This new Band Of Brothers creation is available in 7 new colors here.
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6. What We're Watching & Listening To |
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G Man Tackles Santee Cooper |
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Follow along as Bassmaster Elite Series pro Gerald Swindle attempts to crack the code on a stingy Santee Cooper. Swindle heads deep into the swamp of Lake Marion in search of the winning fish. Check out part one by clicking here. Part two is also available to view here.
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Cody Huff
Photo courtesy of FLW Fishing
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Cody Huff has had a strong season, especially in the Toyota Series events with two wins on Toledo Bend and Table Rock respectively. His sponsor lineup includes Bass Pro Shops, Nitro, Mercury, Toyota, Humminbird, Costa and Queen Tackle.
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8. Regional Recommendations |
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K&K True Value Hardware provides customers with quality service, goods, and advice for maintaining and enjoying their homes as well as the diversity to supply the products for their recreational pastimes like fishing. Offering a wide variety of some of the top products from the best brands in the insdustry, K&K True Value Hardware has everything you need for an enjoyable day on the waterIf you are in the Bettendorf, IA area make sure and stop by and check them out or visit their website by clicking here. .
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Staying Organized=More Fishing Time
Special Feature By Rod Wynn
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- The first order of business is to have a plan!
- Every angler has their favorite way to store their tackle, so try to stick to your way but make that way more effective
- Once you have a plan, now it's time to execute said plan
- Determine how much space you have inside your boat or backpack and plan to purchase a storage solution that fits and works with your style
- There are tons of storage options out on the market but my favorite ones are:
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Plano storage containers; I like the 3600 and 3700 series as they can fit a wide variety of baits and can be easily labeled for easy location within your boat or bag
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ZMan Bait BinderZ & Bait LockerZ Tackle Bag; I like these because of course they are designed to fit the full lineup of ZMan baits but if you opted to store other plastics they will store inside very well, also. Having said that the Bait LockerZ can fit up to (75) seventy five bags of plastics inside
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Sunline Camo Line/Reel Storage Bag; The camo line storage bag is a padded tackle bag with adjustable center dividers. It is great for storing line, leaders, reels or loose tackle. It features durable rip-stop exterior construction, large rubber handle, padded interior, adjustable dividers and bands to easily hold bulk spools. The inner dividers feature Velcro fasteners for easy adjustment or removal. There are also six elastic bands that will hold bulk spools securely in place. Protect your investment of bulk fluorocarbon spools or braid. Designed to fit the 660yd bulk spools of FC and Nylon or 600yd spools of Braid.
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Plano/KVD Speed Bag Worm Files; Another great storage solution that can hold a wide variety of baits and it comes in (2) two sizes. It also gets a major nod because it's BRED in color!
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Rubbermaid 16-Cup Dry Food Container; This was one of my most recent additions to my storage solution and it's one of my favorites! I use these containers to store hard shell - clam shell packs of baits (ie. Keitech's, Dippers, Jig Trailers, etc) and I also use them to store bags of Spinner Baits and I am sure you will find them useful as well. These can be purchased on Amazon.com or just Google search for them.
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Bassmaster (subscriber bag); This one comes as a honorable mention because it's actually a bag that you get for FREE for subscribing to Bassmaster magazine but it serves as a GREAT bag for all of your media devices, charging cables and other peripherals.
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What technology has impacted fishing more?
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Results from last week's poll of, What are the most overused phrases by tournament anglers? |
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Like what you see, refer a friend.
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