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AFTCO Freshwater Pro Team At ICAST |
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While the annual ICAST show provides a great opportunity for companies, media, dealers and buyers to get together, it also serves as a learning platform for the pros. AFTCO held a freshwater pro team meeting during this year's show where various members of their team introduced the pros to all of the new products that will be coming out. These types of meetings also give the pros an opportunity to give feedback on current products, ask questions about new arrivals, as well as share ideas for new creations.
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Surfacing Sturgeon And 4lb Ice Line? |
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During the recent Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Lake St.Clair Cairo, GA pro Drew Cook stumbled upon a unique pattern. While searching for St. Clair smallmouth Drew noticed multiple sturgeon surfacing and jumping in the same areas he was fishing. Out of curiosity Cook began panning over and looking at the sturgeon with his forward facing sonar, what he discovered was extremely interesting. "I started to notice that the largest smallmouth in the area would be hanging out underneath the sturgeon! They weren't huge schools, but rather smaller packs of larger fish." Cook began targeting these sturgeon followers with a drop shot rig, but had to really downsize his line in order to get them to bite. "I was having a hard time getting those fish to bite using my standard 6 and 8lb Sunline leader on my drop shot rig. When I was packing for the northern swing I came across a spool of 4lb test Sunline FC ICE that I had gotten at a media event the year before. I threw it in my line bag just in case I needed to really downsize. Sure enough I tied up a few rigs with the 4lb test and started getting those fish to bite. I ended up landing my largest smallmouth of the event on 4lb test underneath a sturgeon. Now that's a crazy pattern!" Cook concluded.
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An ultra-compact swimbait, the RAID Japan Head Swimmer Libero Underspin features a small body, large paddle tail, and tiny blade attached by a double crane swivel that delivers subtle action to attract lethargic fish. Built with a unique head shape that resists rolling and lays flat at rest, the Libero Underspin is highly effective in hard-bottom wintering areas where dying weeds, brush, and fallen leaves accumulate and make it difficult to fish a crankbait or blade bait.Delivering light tail-kicking action even at ultra-slow retrieve speeds, these bite-sized swimbaits are ideal for a variety of techniques such as lifting, falling, pulling, or free winding for suspended fish in the middle layer of the water column. Including two pre-rigged jig heads and replacement swimbait tails, the RAID Japan Head Swimmer Libero Underspin is equipped with an exquisite light bristle weed guard that collapses easily for seamless hooksets while still deflecting off cover effectively.
(2) Pre-rigged jig heads per package
**3/16oz and 1/4oz sizes include two additional swimbait tails
Check out the full lineup here.
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The Sport Of Bass Fishing Is Changing Fast |
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Bradley Hallman says that the sport of bass fishing will never be the same! Hallman breaks down his reasoning by the numbers in his latest video here. |
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Photo Courtesy Of Bassmaster
Bassmaster Elite Series rookie sensation Kyoya Fujita's sponsors include Daiwa, Jackall Lures, Pulse Fish Lures and SLP Works just to name a few.
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Newell Heads Back To The 80's |
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This season marked my 25th year covering bass fishing tournaments as a writer, photographer and obsessed investigator of why fish do what they do. Each year as the season unfolds, I have the same question on my mind as I did 25 years ago: What’s it going to be this year? What’s going to be the next red-hot, must-have, purchase-at-any-cost, get-it-in-every-color, catch-every-fish-in-the-lake lure? If you’ve fished tournaments for any length of time, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Every few years a bait comes along, and for whatever reason, bass in lakes all over the country attack it like they’ve never seen a lure before. No matter how awkward, nonreal, unreal or surreal the lure looks, bass will eat it for reasons beyond our comprehension.
Whether it’s a new action, vibration, speed, sound or a new way to present a lure into age-old cover, bass respond so strongly to it that it’s truly unexplainable. If you’re the first on the bandwagon with the new mousetrap, you can pad your bank account with prize money faster than a Brinks truck could fill it. However, if you’re late to the party, you can get left behind even faster. I’ve reached deep into the fog of my memory bank to recount some of these special must-have lures that have come along over the last 30 years. If you were part of any of these lure rages that swept through the competitive fishing world back then, you can certainly relate. This list is in no particular order, other than somewhat chronological. Check out the full list from Rob Newell here.
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Lawyer Weighs In On 2024 BPT Schedule |
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Major League Fishing recently released their schedule for the 2024 Bass Pro Tour season. We caught up with Jeremy Lawyer to get his thoughts on the schedule. "The 2024 Bass Pro Tour schedule was officially announced and I was glad to see that we were not starting in the state of Florida for the first event. Toledo Bend has been fishing as strong as any lake in the country and I’m excited to start the season off there. Looking over the whole schedule the first thing that jumps out to me is probably the fact that this is the most level playing field “schedule wise” that I’ve been a part of since joining the Bass Pro Tour. Starting off on a pair of well known big bass lakes like Toledo Bend, and Santee Cooper should make great overall events, plus set the bar high to start the year in the heavy hitters standings! I would expect Dale Hollow to really have some heavier weights overall than normal tournaments because the fact that with our catch, weigh, and release format, the smallmouth can be targeted and turned loose, when typically you can only keep one big smallmouth due to the slot limits. Lake Eufaula in Oklahoma was showcased this past season by the MLF Invitational event which I believe surprised a lot of anglers by the number of fish that were caught (myself included), and I’m expecting that again. Throwing in two tidal fisheries with the James and Chowan rivers will make for a pair of diverse events to say the least. The Chowan River is definitely a wild card event with no past history, but is supposedly a hidden gem on the east coast that will get everyone’s attention by the end of the event. Then, ending on a northern smallmouth fishery like the St. Lawrence River is something that every angler wants to have on the schedule, and will definitely not disappoint the anglers, or the fans. All in all, I believe it’s a very strong schedule with the biggest majority of the anglers looking forward to the 2024 season. Be sure to follow along!" Jeremy Lawyer. |
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