Daiwa Zillion SV TW Casting Reel Review By Jason Sealock October 11,2016

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Daiwa Zillion SV TW Casting Reel Review

Jason Sealock

October 11,2016

Jason Sealock discusses the new technologies in the Daiwa Zillion SV TW reel that make it one of the better reels on the market.

Daiwa launched several new reels in the last couple of years and their quality has been incredible with many of the new releases. The new Daiwa Zillion SV TW casting reel is quickly becoming one of my favorite new casting reels of 2016. The SV Concept technology combined with their TWS technology make this one the best casting reels on the market and maybe one of the easiest to use.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Signs On As Presenting Sponsor For Outdoors Expo And B.A.S.S. High School

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DICK’S Sporting Goods Signs On As Presenting Sponsor For Outdoors Expo And B.A.S.S. High School

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — DICK’S Sporting Goods has signed a three-year partnership with B.A.S.S. that includes sponsorship of both the Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo and the fast-growing Bassmaster High School program.

The partnership builds on the momentum gained during DICK’S Sporting Goods’ sponsorship of the Outdoors Expo, held concurrently with the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro in March. The 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro will be DICK’S ninth consecutive year as presenting sponsor of the Outdoors Expo, and it is expected to draw some of the largest crowds in tournament history. The event has averaged more than 102,000 people in attendance annually over the past five years.

The Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo will take place March 24-26, 2017, in Houston, Texas, at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The Expo will cover more than 300,000 square feet, the largest in Bassmaster Classic history.

“The Classic Outdoors Expo presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods continues to grow in popularity and importance to the sportfishing community each year, and we’re grateful for DICK’S Sporting Goods’ continued support of this outstanding event,” said B.A.S.S. CEO Bruce Akin. “And we are extremely pleased that DICK’S has stepped up to support high school fishing, which we see as so vital to the future of sportfishing.”

Based on its continued success as the presenting sponsor of the Outdoors Expo, DICK’S is expanding its reach to young anglers throughout the country. The new partnership extends to the Bassmaster High School program, including the Costa Bassmaster High School Series and the Bassmaster High School All-American program.

“DICK’S Sporting Goods is committed to the future of fishing and young people in the outdoors,” said Dave Natale, Director of Sports and Event Marketing, “and high school fishing is an exciting and fast-growing activity that we’re glad to be a part of.”

More than 6,000 high school anglers have joined the B.A.S.S. High School program, and 520 clubs throughout the United States competed on the Costa Bassmaster High School Series in 2016, and the list is only continuing to grow. High school anglers were awarded more than $100,000 in scholarship money in the past year.

DICK’S will also serve as the presenting sponsor of the Bassmaster High School All-American program, which is in its third year. The program recognizes high school anglers who have demonstrated outstanding fishing ability, strong leadership and exceptional character. Nominations for the 2017 Bassmaster High School All-American team will open in January.

LEXINGTON’S WRIGHT WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT ON KERR LAKE PRESENTED BY EVINRUDE

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LEXINGTON’S WRIGHT WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT ON KERR LAKE PRESENTED BY EVINRUDE

Balishin wins co-angler title

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HENDERSON, N.C. (Oct. 10, 2016) – David Wright of Lexington, North Carolina, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 13 pounds, 6 ounces, Saturday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Regional event on Kerr Lake presented by Evinrude, with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 43 pounds, 9 ounces. For his win, Wright earned $65,000, including a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard, and a berth into the 2017 BFL All-American Championship.

Wright said he spent the majority of the tournament concentrating on flats with stumps and brush, or drops with rocks along a 10-mile stretch in Nutbush Creek.

“I started Thursday fishing a shaky-head jig with a Zoom Trick Worm because that’s what I had caught most of my fish on in practice,” said Wright, who logged his eleventh career win in FLW competition. “At my first area – a rock in a channel – I noticed two bass were following it as I was winding in. When I noticed that, I told myself I ought to be throwing a crankbait. So I picked one up and never threw anything else.”

Wright said he rotated between Hot Mustard-colored Rapala DT10 and DT16 crankbaits, and a Bluegill-colored DT14, depending on how deep he was fishing.

“Around 11:30 a.m. I only had three fish for six pounds,” said Wright. “Around 1 p.m., I worked in a WEC Lures Crankbait and caught a 6-pounder. That’s the biggest fish I’ve caught in those waters in 20 years.”

On Day Two, Wright said he returned to his key areas and boated 15 keepers. He cited the DT14 as his most productive bait.

Wright said he continued rotating through his crankbaits on the final day of the event, and was able to piece together his limit on a fairly consistent basis.

“I went to a stump and caught two keepers in the morning,” said Wright. “From there, they got bigger. I caught a few more before lining up with two trees that I knew well. There, I caught a 4-pounder that I’m almost certain I had lost earlier in the event. I was feeling pretty good by then. I brought in what I had thinking I only had about 12 pounds, but ended up weighing more than 13 pounds.”

The top six boaters that qualified for the 2017 BFL All-American were:

1^st: David Wright, Lexington, N.C., 15 bass, 43-9, $65,000

2^nd: Brandon Gray, Bullock, N.C., 15 bass, 35-5, $10,000

3^rd: Richard Phillips, Asheville, N.C., 11 bass, 34-7, $5,200

4^th: Cavin Young, Prince George, Va., 13 bass, 34-2, $3,100

5^th: Derrick Snavely, Johnson City, Tenn., 13 bass, 32-14, $2,000

6^th: Chris Daves, Spring Grove, Va., 13 bass, 31-8, $1,800

Rounding out the top-10 boaters were:

7^th: Scott Browning, Franklin, N.C., 13 bass, 29-6, $1,600

8^th: Kenny Beale Jr., Blairs, Va., 11 bass, 29-0, $1,400

9^th: Randy Childers, Anderson, S.C., 12 bass, 28-8, $1,200

10^th: Tony Woodard, Four Oaks, N.C., 11 bass, 27-9, $1,000

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Peter Balishin of Sharps Chapel, Tennessee, won the co-angler division and a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard with a three-day cumulative catch of 11 bass weighing 24 pounds even.

The top six co-anglers that qualified for the 2017 BFL All-American were:

1^st: Peter Balishin, Sharps Chapel, Tenn., 11 bass, 24-0, $45,000

2^nd: David Winters, Rock Hill, S.C., eight bass, 21-3, $5,200

3^rd: David Primavera, Winder, Ga., 11 bass, 20-15, $2,500

4^th: Donnie Davis, Greer, S.C., eight bass, 20-13, $1,550

5^th: Greg Ravitsky, Ashburn, Va., eight bass, 20-8, $1,000

6^th: Timothy Wacker, Knoxville, Tenn., eight bass, 20-4, $900

Rounding out the top-10 co-anglers were:

7^th: Henry McKee, Haddon Heights, N.J., nine bass, 20-3, $800

8^th: Don Bible, Knoxville, Tenn., eight bass, 18-12, $700

9^th: Tony Toombs, Drakes Branch, Va., eight bass, 18-12, $600

10^th: Tim Manning, Whitesburg, Tenn., six bass, 16-3, $500

The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2017 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 3 on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

Keith Butler & Shannon Spradlin win Bass Cast Fall Trail on Lake Anna VA October 9,2016

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Keith Butler & Shannon Spradlin win Bass Cast Fall Trail on Lake Anna VA October 9,2016

I would like thank the eight anglers that braved the 25 plus mile per hour wind to fish our second event of 2016 on lake Anna. The team of Keith Butler & Shannon Spradlin came in with a five fish limit weighing 10.9lbs.

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We had a tie for Second Place

Nelson Troyer with five fish weighing 9.0lbs

Rick Chenoweth & Pat kendrick with five fish weighing 9.0lbs

The Lunker for the Day Presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods

Justin Lee & Allan Harvey with their 5.1lb Lunker

A look Back at 2016 with Brad Knight & Bill Lowen – Tim Harman with Quest Tournament – Dale Wilson with SML Lake Update

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A look Back at 2016 with Brad Knight & Bill Lowen – Tim Harman with Quest Tournament – Dale Wilson with SML Lake Update

On this episode of Bass Cast Radio we had the opportunity to catch up with FLW Pro Brad Knight & Bassmaster Elite Angler Bill Lowen & take a look back at their 2016 Season. Plus we had the Opportunity to speak with Tim Harman about his Quest Tournament coming up. As always special thanks to Dale Wilson for our SML Lake Report.

Listen to “A look Back at 2016 with Brad Knight & Bill Lowen” on Spreaker.

Copeland Still Wins Virginia Kayak Bass Challenge 2016 Classic

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Copeland Still Wins Virginia Kayak Bass Challenge 2016 Classic

Yesterday, October 8th, the Virginia Kayak Bass Challenge Classic at Smith Mountain Lake. It also happened to be the same day Hurricane Matthew came into Virginia, but had been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. So needless to say, it was a wet rainy day. Even though the tough conditions, there were some good fish submitted. We payed out two spots and thanks to our great sponsors, we had prizes for everyone to take something home.

Copeland Still ended up in first place with 49.5 inches for 3 fish. He also got Big Bass with a 17.75 inch largemouth. Copeland took home $485 and a great prize package with prizes from YakAttack, Mystery Tackle Box, Appomattox River Company, YakAddicts, Dicks Sporting Goods, Hoo-Rag, ActionHat and Connect Scale

Jody Queen spent his first time at Smith Mountain Lake in the pouring rain
and wind, but will managed to get some decent fish. Jody had 45.25 inches with a 17.25 inch kicker. He received $250 for his second place finish and took also took home a killer prize package from all the sponsors listed above.

Dustin got third place, and a great sponsor goodie bag. Best of all, he received a qualification for the Kayak Bass Fishing National Championship. Congratulations Dustin, see you at Kentucky Lake in March!

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UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA-MONROE WINS FLW COLLEGE FISHING SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FINALE ON OUACHITA RIVER

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UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA-MONROE WINS FLW COLLEGE FISHING SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FINALE ON OUACHITA RIVER

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MONROE, La. (Oct. 8, 2016) – The hometown University of Louisiana-Monroe team of Tyler Stewart and Nicholas Joiner, both of West Monroe, Louisiana, won the FLW College Fishing Southern Conference event on the Ouachita River Saturday with five bass weighing 16 pounds, 9 ounces. The victory earned the club $2,000 and advanced the team to the 2017 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

“It feels great to win this event,” said Stewart, a junior majoring in business administration. “Being from the local school there was a lot of pressure on us to do well.”

“Today we showed that we can defend our home waters, and that’s awesome,” said Joiner, a junior majoring in agriculture. “It gives the young anglers coming in as freshmen some hope that they can do well in this program.”

The duo said they spent their day picking apart a creek in the D’Arbonne Bayou. They said they ran along its edges and backwaters, flipping stumps and laydowns.

“We caught 90 percent of our fish flipping a darker-colored V&M Flippin’ Jig with a V&M Wild Thang Craw Trailer,” said Joiner. “We’d flip it to a stump and let it drop, or cast and reel in before letting it drop. It was a slow process, but one of our main goals was to be extremely quiet. We stayed off of the trolling motor and push-poled our way through the backwaters.”

Stewart said they also caught 80 keepers on the day, also catching a portion using a black and chartreuse-colored WEC Custom Lures E1 square-billed crankbait.

“We hit flurries of about 20 fish at a time, and then would go 30 minutes with only a bite or two,” said Stewart. “We used the E1 when there wasn’t much brush around.”

Joiner said he caught a 5-pound, 12-ounce kicker on the Flippin’ Jig to help anchor their limit and push the team to the top of the standings.

The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2017 College Fishing National Championship are:

1^st: University of Louisiana-Monroe – Tyler Stewart and Nicholas Joiner, both of West Monroe, La., five bass, 16-9, $2,000

2^nd: University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff – Cody Salzmann, Dickeyville, Wis., and Aaron Porterfield, White Hall, Ark., five bass, 15-15, $1,000

3^rd: Stephen F. Austin University – Chance Forrest, Anna, Texas, and Seth Hausman, Nacogdoches, Texas, five bass, 13-14, $500

4^th: Arkansas Tech University – Hampton Hasek, Maumelle, Ark., and Jordan Ogle, Oppelo, Ark., five bass, 12-12, $500

5^th: University of Louisiana-Monroe – Slade Daniel, Marion, La., and Tyler Craig, Frierson, La., five bass, 12-6, $500

6^th: Harding University – Ethan Flowers, Dexter, Missouri, and Cole Swede, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 12-5

7^th: East Texas Baptist University – Brett Clark, Center, Texas, and Jacob Keith, Jefferson, Texas, five bass, 12-4

8^th: Northwestern State University – Nicholas Messenger, Powhatan, La., and Scott Fair, Many, La., five bass, 11-10

9^th: Dallas Baptist University – Trent Newman, Midlothian, Texas, and Colt Benedict, Forney, Texas, five bass, 11-5

10^th: University of Arkansas-Monticello – Trey Rainwater, Bastrop, La., and Drew Fleming, Hamburg, Ark., five bass, 11-4

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

This FLW College Fishing Southern Conference event on the Ouachita River was the third and final regular-season qualifying tournament in the Southern conference.

FLW College Fishing teams competed in regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top 10 teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 15 teams from the annual FLW College Fishing Open advanced to the 2017 FLW College Fishing National Championship, held May 31-June 2 on Wheeler Lake in Florence, Alabama.

College Fishing is free to enter. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a college fishing club.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow College Fishing on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing. Visit FLWFishing.com to sign up or to start a club at your school.

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ILLINOIS’ JENKEL WINS COSTA FLW SERIES CENTRAL DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS PRESENTED BY EVINRUDE

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ILLINOIS’ JENKEL WINS COSTA FLW SERIES CENTRAL DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS PRESENTED BY EVINRUDE

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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (Oct. 8, 2016) – Derek Jenkel of Pinckneyville, Illinois, weighed in five bass totaling 18 pounds, 3 ounces, Saturday to win the Costa FLW Series Central Division finale on Lake of the Ozarks presented by Evinrude with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 52 pounds, 5 ounces. For his win, Jenkel took home $35,815.

“I spent the event fishing three areas near Hurricane Deck Bridge,” said Jenkel. “I flipped between six to eight docks at each area, and moved on when I had a limit.”

Jenkel said he used a green-pumpkin and blue-colored Gambler Lures Tube and a Cumberland Craw-colored Lunker Lures Limit Series Jig to catch eight keepers on Day One.

“On Day Two, I worked a Watermelon Candy-colored Zoom Magnum Trick Worm into the mix,” said Jenkel. “The bite was getting tough with my other two baits, so I went with a more finesse-style presentation. I was able to get seven keepers into the boat on Friday.”

On the final day of the event, Jenkel said he focused on one key stretch of docks. He said that particular area produced the majority of the bass he brought to the scale.

“I’m not sure why, but there was a great population of fish in that location,” said Jenkel. “I had three different rods on the deck, and flipped until my arm hurt – and then I flipped some more.”

Jenkel said his decision to switch to the finesse bait was what helped him edge out the rest of the field.

“When I switched to the Zoom Worm, I started getting bites,” said Jenkel. “It was a very crucial part of my tournament. I didn’t get a lot of bites, but when I did, they were nice ones.”

The top 10 pros on Lake of the Ozarks were:

1^st: Derek Jenkel, Pinckneyville, Ill., 15 bass, 52-5, $35,815

2^nd: Mark Tucker, Kirkwood, Mo., 15 bass, 51-4, $14,078

3^rd: Dion Hibdon, Sunrise Beach, Mo., 15 bass, 51-1, $10,745

4^th: Dustin Evans, Eads, Tenn., 15 bass, 48-13, $9,054

5^th: Marcus Sykora, Osage Beach, Mo., 15 bass, 48-6, $8,058

6^th: Brian Maloney, Osage Beach, Mo., 14 bass, 47-2, $7,163

7^th: Cory Steckler, Rocky Mount, Mo., 13 bass, 45-1, $6,268

8^th: Shawn Kowal, Linn Creek, Mo., 15 bass, 44-9, $5,372

9^th: Jim Young, House Springs, Mo., 15 bass, 44-1, $4,729

10^th: Dustin Blevins, Harrison, Ark., 14 bass, 42-7, $3,582

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Peter Wenners of Galena, Missouri, caught a bass weighing 6 pounds, 10 ounces Thursday – the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division – that earned him the day’s Big Bass award of $252.

Brad Hostetler Jr., of Franklin, Indiana, won the co-angler division and a Ranger Z175 with a 90-horsepower Evinrude outboard motor. Hostetler earned his win with a three-day total catch of 14 bass weighing 37 pounds, 10 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers on Lake of the Ozarks were:

1^st: Brad Hostetler, Franklin, Ind., 14 bass, 37-10, $27,200 + $5,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Scott Parsons, Rogers, Ark., 14 bass, 37-10, $4,500

3^rd: John Bach, Salem, Mo., 12 bass, 31-2, $3,600

4^th: Arnold Payne Jr., Kokomo, Ind., 12 bass, 29-10, $3,150

5^th: Jacques Fleischmann, Lampe, Mo., nine bass, 27-12, $2,784

6^th: Michael Carter, Raytown, Mo., 11 bass, 26-8, $2,250

7^th: Brian Futch, Vienna, Ill., 12 bass, 25-14, $1,800

8^th: Derrick Wright, Carl Junction, Mo., nine bass, 24-14, $1,743

9^th: James Ingram, Quitman, Ark., 13 bass, 23-15, $1,450

10^th: Chris Dunlap, Foristell, Mo., eight bass, 23-7, $1,125

Gerald Andrews of Benton, Kentucky, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division Thursday, a bass weighing 5 pounds, 8 ounces that earned him a share of the day’s $168 Big Bass award.

The Costa FLW Series consists of five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western. Each division consists of three tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to fish in the Costa FLW Series Championship. The 2016 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Nov. 3-5 on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri.

The Costa FLW Series on Lake of the Ozarks presented by Evinrude was the third and final stop of 2016 in the Central Division. The next Costa FLW Series tournament will be the 2016 Costa FLW Series Championship. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Costa FLW Series on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

First Look: Impulse Zell Rowland Topwater Rod by Terry Brown – October 7,2016

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First Look: Impulse Zell Rowland Topwater Rod

Terry Brown

October 7,2016

Terry has been using this rod while fishing topwater plugs this year and has really enjoyed several of its design aspects.

Zell Rowland is the master of the Pop R. He paints, tweaks, rubs and changes it to fit his style and between he and a few of his buddies like Gary Klein and Rick Clunn brought that bait back from obscurity.

In the early days Rowland was with All-Star and between his topwater rod and a flipping stick, he was able to stay on top of the leader board more often than not. He had a specific topwater rod developed that allowed the conical-shaped spitter to be cast better and because it had a slow taper, it allowed hooked fish to stay buttoned up much better. When he left All-Star he began the test of finding another rod of similar action.

That’s where the Impulse Zell Rowland Topwater Rod was born.

Tackle Talk: Berkley Powerbait Thief Walker Smith

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Tackle Talk: Berkley Powerbait Thief

Walker Smith

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Not only does this soft plastic bass fishing bait catch ‘em, but it’s also an extremely durable and economical choice for budget-minded anglers.

Apparently I’ve been living under a rock because until recently, I hadn’t even heard of the Berkley Powerbait Thief. Wired2Fish CEO Todd Hammill was ranting and raving to me about it and ended up sending me a couple of packs to try. And my word, it catches the tar out of ‘em.

I’ve been fishing with it for about a month and it’s a darn good bait for flipping and pitching; it’s quickly becoming one of my favorites.

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