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A Word of Boating Advice

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Published on Monday, 30 January 2012 00:51

Written by Cody Gass

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As you know many anglers are hardcore fisherman in the winter.  Even if there is five inches of snow on the ground, a serious tournament angler is going to head to the water.  A big problem I encounter in the winter doesn’t have to deal with fishing but more about the boat ramp being froze over.  I’ve hit my brakes too quick and would slide a little down the ramp.  My heart skips a beat for a second then the tires finally catch.  Though, I’ve never seen an accident from the situation, it’s still something to think about.

Last year though, I had an experience that I’ll never forgot.  Good friend, Kenneth Griffin and I loaded the boat and went down to Guntersville last January.  We put in at Waterfront in the mid-lake area.  Once we got there, we recognized the lake was froze over with 3 inches of ice!  We fished up till 11:00 a.m., without much success.  We then decided to spend our afternoon back on Tim’s Ford lake to catch some smallmouth.  Once we arrived back to home water, I got in the boat and Kenneth started to back me in.  Once he pulled the emergency brake, the boat slid off the trailer and landed on the bottom pad, and the skeg!  We were shocked and didn’t know what to say!

This is a problem I can see happening to many anglers.  I see too many people unlatch there boat at the top of the ramp, or halfway down.  I see this most when anglers are hurrying to get their boat in the water before a tournament.  Though it doesn’t happen much, I experienced first hand what can happen.  So please be smart and back your boat almost in the water completely before latching in the wintertime.  Especially when the boat ramp you are using is steep, or you have went fishing earlier, and your running boards freeze over!

To make a long story short, instead of calling a crane, we backed the boat 8 feet down to the water.  We got buckets and poured water on the ramp and let it freeze and back the boat down.  We figured there was already a hole in the bottom pad and later found out we were correct!

This was a lesson learned for me.  Though other anglers may get upset, I will continue to unlatch the boat almost in the water and take up more time launching.  But this was a stomach cringing experience!  I don’t want any angler to experience this and become boatless a couple of months!  Also, be sure to wear your flotation devices!  It could save your life!  God Bless and best wishes fishing!

-Cody Gass

Sorry Kenneth, but I had to post the picture! Haha!

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World Record Smallmouth Bass?

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Published on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 22:01

Written by Outdoorsman

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This monster smallouth was shocked up by fish and wildlife services on Laurel lake earlier this year. Officials stated that if this fish is ever caught by conventional methods it will be a new world record. This fish weighed in at just over a whopping 12lbs with a hand scale. The fish was shocked up in the Laurel River Lake,  located in the Daniel Boone National Forest. in Kentucky  Laurel Lake lies about 25 miles north of the Tennessee Border and sits just west of Interstate 75. Laurel River Lake is fairly young, having been built in 1977 by the Army Corp of Engineers boasting about 6000 acres of water surface and over 206 miles of shoreline. Now you know where the world record smally is lurking, its just a matter of going out and getting him. Good luck!

This article has been presented with the help Brian Chandler of  Schoolin Bass Guide Service in Eddyville, Kentucky.
Visit their official website here www.schoolinbass.com

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B.A.S.S. bans the uses of the Alabama Rig

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Published on Friday, 03 February 2012 04:10

Written by Outdoorsman

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Article Located at Wired2Fish

We just received a communication from B.A.S.S. that in essences bans the uses of the Alabama Rig in competition and practice for the Bassmaster Classic and the Elite Series competitions. Here is their communication in full:

B.A.S.S., upon the recommendation of its Bassmaster Elite Series Rules Committee, has amended its tournament rules to limit anglers competing in the Bassmaster Classic and Bassmaster Elite Series to the use of a single lure during practice and competition.

The rule change, which does not apply to Bassmaster Open, B.A.S.S. Federation Nation, College B.A.S.S. and other events, clarifies the intent of long-standing rules permitting only one rod, one reel and one cast at a time. No longer permitted are double soft jerkbait rigs, drop shot rigs with jigs used as weights, double topwater setups and other multi-lure rigs, such as “umbrella rigs.”

Read more: B.A.S.S. bans the uses of the Alabama Rig

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Excellent Fishing August 29th-31st

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Published on Thursday, 25 August 2011 22:04

Written by Outdoorsman

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Today was a good fishing day, listed as 2 out of 3 stars. Sunday August 29th will be excellent fishing rated 3 out of 3 stars. Following the sun / lunar cycles can be a good way to improve your chances of cathing more and bigger fish. Do that along with keeping an eye on coolling temps and barometric pressure and as we have always said before, when it all comes together you can see some explosive action on the water. This trend will continue on into August 31st. When caclulating the bite times below, add about 40 minutes onto the time for each succsesive day. Keep in mind this does not reflect the weather conditions in your area and the weather can play a huge role when it comes to fishing conditions.

Sunday Aug 29th bite times

Major Times: 12:06 - 14:06

Minor Times: 5:31 - 7:31

                       18:41 - 20:41

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