News New year, new deal: Lowrance extends Bassmaster sponsorship – Bassmaster.com

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Jan 9, 2013

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Lowrance, a world-leading brand in marine electronics since 1957 and GPS navigational systems since 1992, and B.A.S.S. LLC have struck a deal to continue their time-proven working relationship.

Under the multiyear agreement, Lowrance will continue as an official Supporting Sponsor of the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series and Cabela’s B.A.S.S. Nation events, which draw participants from the United States and several other countries. For the first time, Lowrance will be an official Supporting Sponsor of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series, the growing circuit that offers collegiate fishing teams an opportunity to compete in professionally designed and operated tournaments.

“Bassmaster events provide an excellent worldwide stage to showcase Lowrance’s premier range of marine electronics,” said Louis Chemi, COO of Navico Americas, owner of the Lowrance brand. “As one of the charter B.A.S.S. sponsors, we are excited to renew our long-term commitment and ensure that tournament anglers can make the most of our industry-leading products and support.”

Lowrance also has become the title sponsor of the War Room on Bassmaster.com, a play-by-play presentation of Bassmaster tournaments. The live-streamed Lowrance War Room will present breaking news, from-the-water reports, competition analysis and interviews with pros and other experts. The Lowrance War Room will kick off in a big way — at the 2013 Bassmaster Classic presented by Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, Feb. 22-24, in Lowrance’s hometown of Tulsa., Okla. The Lowrance War Room will continue with the 2013 Elite Series season, set to begin March 14 in Orange, Texas, with the Sabine River Challenge presented by STARK Cultural Venues.

“We are proud to count Lowrance as one of our long-standing partners, and we look forward to discovering additional new ways of working together and of making the future even more productive than the past,” said Bruce Akin, CEO of B.A.S.S.

Lowrance will have a large booth at the 2013 Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Feb. 22-24, at the Tulsa Convention Center. There, B.A.S.S. members and fans can check out the latest technology in marine electronics and GPS systems, and see how that technology is integrated into the newest Lowrance products.

Those include the HDS Gen2 Touch, a high-definition touch-screen fishfinder/chartplotter with built-in StructureScan sonar imaging and Broadband Sounder. Also in the spotlight at the Lowrance booth will be the Elite-7 HDI, the new Hybrid Dual Imaging (HDI) fishfinder/chartplotter, featuring two award-winning technologies, Broadband Sounder and DownScan Imaging. Anglers also can learn how they can use Insight Genesis to create a custom map using their own sonar data.

Lowrance will keep that angler connection hot throughout the year with print advertising in Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times magazines, and with digital messaging on Bassmaster.com.

The Lowrance brand (www.lowrance.com) is wholly owned by Navico Inc. (www.navico.com). A privately held, international corporation, Navico is currently the world’s largest marine electronics company and is the parent company of leading marine electronics brands: Lowrance, Simrad Yachting and B&G. Navico has approximately 1,500 employees globally and distribution in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Triton Boats Is Top-Tier Bassmaster Sponsor For 2013 – Bassmaster.com

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Triton Boats Is Top-Tier Bassmaster Sponsor For 2013 – Bassmaster.com

Jan 9, 2013

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Fishing Holdings LLC, dba Triton Boats (Triton), and B.A.S.S. LLC have penned an agreement for Triton to continue as a Premier Sponsor for all B.A.S.S. Tournament Trail events of the 2013 season.

Announced today, the deal makes Triton an Official Boat of the Feb. 22-24 Bassmaster Classic presented by Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa and of all 2013 events of the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series and Cabela’s B.A.S.S. Nation.

“A Bassmaster sponsorship at the Premier level reflects our deep commitment to the sport of bass fishing,” said Earl Bentz, founder of Triton Boats. “B.A.S.S. and Triton have forged the type of successful partnership that only top-tier companies can achieve. Together we are reaching all types of bass fishing fans. Also, like B.A.S.S., we especially value the grassroots connections we make through the B.A.S.S. Nation.”

According to B.A.S.S. CEO Bruce Akin, “With strong partners like Triton, we are able to keep working hard to provide the best experiences possible for B.A.S.S. members and fans.”

“We highly value our long relationship with Triton,” said Joe Higgins, B.A.S.S. vice president of sales. “As an Official Boat of the Classic and for all B.A.S.S. Tournament Trail events of the coming season, Triton will be able to introduce its rigs to the people most interested in acquiring a new boat.”

Triton will have a presence at Bassmaster events in the 2013 season, including the eight regular-season Elite events, as well as at the upcoming Classic in Tulsa, Okla. There, Triton will showcase its full line of bass boats, including the XS and Pro Series. Fans can get an up-close view of Triton rigs at the Tulsa Convention Center during the Feb. 22-24 Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Throughout the year, Triton will have high visibility across all B.A.S.S. media platforms, including Bassmaster.com, The Bassmasters TV show, Bassmaster Magazine and B.A.S.S. Times.

Founded in 1996 by Earl Bentz, the Triton brand quickly developed a loyal following. Triton also has one of the largest contingency programs in the industry, Triton Gold.

For more information about Triton, visit www.TritonBoats.com. To find out more about B.A.S.S. and its events, including the Feb. 22-24 Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees, visit Bassmaster.com.

Anglers Choice Winter Series – Results 1-5-13

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January 9, 2013

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Anglers Choice Winter Series – Results 1-5-13

1^st place went to the team of Mark Cundiff and Mark McFadden with a weight of 18.73

2^nd place went to the team of William Hubbard and Ken Lacky with a weight of 18.30

3^rd Place went to the team of Charlie Fochtman and Fielding Fochtman with a weight of 17.69

Big fish went to the team of Phillip VanDerVeer and Damien McMahon with a nice bass that weighted 5.89

Angels Choice Winter Serries Resulst – 12/22/12

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1^st Place Was the team of Matt Kluender and Will Petty with a weight of 19.85

2^nd Place went to the team of Ken Lacky and William Hubbard with a weight of 16.75

3^rd Place went to the team of Russell Nicewander and Denny Gilbert with a weight of 16.30

Big fish went to the team of Russell nicewander and Denny Gilbert with a nice bass that weighted 5.45

Brandon Card Signs a deal with Floatback Lures

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January 9, 2013

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Brandon Card Signs a deal with Floatback Lures

Brandon Card, 2012 Bassmaster Rookie of the Year, signs a co-title sponsorship deal with Floatback Lures. Floatback Lures is a new hardbait company out of South Africa that is bringing baits to the market unlike any other, using transformational technology. “We are very pleased to be working with Brandon and we hope that with our help, he will continue to build on what he did in his incredible break out season last year, said Anthony Stone,” CEO of Floatback Lures.

Floatback’s patented hardbaits are the industry’s first “line-through” hardbaits, where fishing line goes directly through the bait and is tied to the treble hooks. The design prevents bass from leveraging the weight of the lure to throw the bait, as the lure slides up the line while fighting a fish. Floatback’s lures are also designed to be retrieved after getting hung. “The hooks get hung, you break the line, and the lure floats back up. You get the lure back and all you loose is a few hooks,” said Anthony. Floatback will be releasing one bait every few months, with the first being a deep diving crankbait (FB 10/25) that will be available shortly after the Bassmaster Classic.

“I am honored to be working with an innovative company like Floatback, and very excited to be the first angler in the US to have my hands on the FB 10/25. I think it will be a serious player in many of the events this year, including the Bassmaster Classic, where deep cranking may excel. Deep cranking is a double edge sword. Its one of my favorite techniques but there is nothing worse than having a big one jump and throw the bait. With the FB 10/25, I will put those key fish in the boat,” said Brandon.

Floatback Lures will be featured on Brandon’s boat and truck wraps and jersey this season. For more info on Floatback Lures, visit http://www.floatbacklures.com/ or find them on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/FloatbackLures.

Crews “In Control” with Troll Perfect in 2013

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January 8, 2013

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Crews “In Control” with Troll Perfect in 2013

Perfect Outdoor Products- manufacturers of the patented Troll Perfect trolling motor tension adjusting system, is pleased to announce the addition of B.A.S.S. Elite Series angler John Crews to their Pro Staff.
John, a successful veteran professional angler from Salem, Virginia will be using a Troll Perfect on his boat during the 2013 season. While competing in the Bass Angler Sportsman Society tournaments, John has a win, and 15 top ten finishes earning him over $750,000. John has also qualified for seven appearances in the Bassmaster Classic (including this year’s February event).
“I’ve used the Troll Perfect product on my MotorGuide for almost 2 years and love it,” explains Crews. “Its patented design is simple and enhances any trolling motor. It quiets the play between the shafts of the trolling motor, which is very important to me. The Troll Perfect also reduces the torque of the powerful motor so the direction of the motor does not shoot to one side or the other when in big waves. It is an advantage that I need to have.”
Perfect Outdoor Products Senior Manager Ed Laabs adds: “We are proud to have John Crews, a great fisherman, lure inventor and true gentleman, representing and promoting Troll Perfect products. We feel our Troll Perfect products can benefit all anglers, and will certainly offer John that extra advantage which will compliment his fishing skills during the 2013 tournament season”.
Troll Perfect is an easily installed, adjustment device that controls the torque generated by foot controlled electric trolling motors- it’s available in models for both MotorGuide and Minn Kota. For more information, call: 248-747-8520, email to: www.support@trollperfect.com , write to: Perfect Outdoor Products, PO Box 70551, Rochester Hills, MI 48307, or visit the website: www.trollperfect.com .
Contact John Crews, professional angler at: www.johncrews.com

Farewell to Denny Brauer – Bassmaster.com – 5-7-1

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Farewell to Denny Brauer – Bassmaster.com – 5-7-1

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By Pete Robbins

Jan 4, 2013

When the Elites kick off the this year at the Sabine River, Denny Brauer will also likely be in Texas, but at his new home in Del Rio rather than in the town of Orange. For the first time in over three decades, his Ranger will not be lined up with the other competitors’ boats on opening day. For the first time in that same time span, if there’s a solid flipping bite going on we can safely assume that there will be one more spot available in the final cut.

The tournament world will go on without Denny Brauer, just as it went on when Ken Cook left last year, just as it will go on when Rick Clunn finally decides that the travel is no longer for him. As every great athlete eventually learns, no one is bigger than the sport. Just when we thought no one would top Dr. J’s exploits, we were introduced to a tongue-wagging dunker named Jordan. No sooner was the ink dry on Jordan’s “greatest ever” plaque than along came LeBron. Indeed, we are all witnesses to the fact that “greatest ever” really means “greatest so far.”

Brauer’s not being forced out. The day did not come when Denny couldn’t “rise above the rim.” He won an Elite Series event as recently as 2011, and while he wasn’t necessarily the same world-beater he was in the 80s and 90s, and while he failed to make a top twelve cut in 2012, he’d still made it to Sunday in Elite Series competition eight times in the prior four years.

The Bassmaster Classic appearances may have been bunched more tightly together in the early days, too, but he’d been to two of the last three.

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Bethel dominates in record-setting fashion – Bassmaster.com – 1-5-13

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Bethel dominates in record-setting fashion – Bassmaster.com – 1-5-13

Bethel University's Zach Parker and Matthew Roberts

Shaye Baker

Bringing in the two heaviest bags of the event, Bethel set the All-Time One-Day and Two-Day Heavyweight records at 29-2 and 54-3 respectively for the Carhartt College Series.

By Shaye Baker

Jan 5, 2013

TAVARES, Fla. — Bethel’s Zach Parker and Matthew Roberts brought in 25-1 on Day Two to dominate the competition by a 9-9 margin of victory in the Carhartt College Series Southern Regional on the Harris Chain.

Bringing in the two heaviest bags of the event, Bethel set the All-Time One-Day and Two-Day Heavyweight records at 29-2 and 54-3 respectively for the Carhartt College Series. Their Day One kicker of 9-11 briefly held the All-Time Big Bass record until it was broken by the event’s Carhartt Big Bass, weighing 10-7 and caught by Cody Spears of FSU on Day Two.

The Southern Regional on Harris Chain was earmarked as the tournament where records would be broken. Harris Chain and the 79-boat field did not disappoint.

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BASS Federation Nation – VA – Region 2 Meeting – January 16th

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BASS Federation Nation – VA – Region 2 Meeting – January 16th

Bass Federation Nation VA Region 2 members please ad this date to your calendar.
Region 2 meeting Jan 16. 2013 7:30 p.m. Vinnies Rest….

Lynchburg VA

Lake Anna Fishing Report – January 2013

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January kicks off the start of the Outdoor Show Season. With Old man Winter knocking on the door, many folks will not be on the water. They will be looking for things to do indoors.

The first show of the season is the Richmond Fishing Expo
Jan 25-27 at the Meadow Event Park in Doswell Va. Dave Fauntleroy and I will be there with a Fish Tales/Anna Point Marina booth. We will have the new Lew’s BB1 series of casting reels to go along with a many of other items. Stop by and say hello!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bass- The bass have finally moved into a full blown winter pattern. The water temps have been dropping and the fish getting less aggressive. Main lake points that have a steep drop to them are going to hold fish. Look for fish to be in 10-25 feet of water. On sunny days, they could pull up to the shallows looking for an easy meal and warmer water by the afternoon. My favorite area is between the splits and Sturgeon Creek. Suspending Jerkbaits are a great way of catching these sluggish fish. Long casts and a slow twitch- twitch-pause retrieve. (WHEN YOU THINK YOU ARE FISHING SLOW ENOUGH, SLOW DOWN EVEN MORE)

Shad imitations like Sassy Shads and my favorite, Sea Shads, rigged on 1/4-1/2 oz jig heads slowly bounced on the bottom can entice large fish to eat when they are not active. This is aloso the time of year for MULTI ARM RIGS fished around bait balls to produce big bags of fish. Pig & Jig combinations dragged along the bottom at a snails pace can make the largest fish in the lake bite.

Slow rolling big spinner baits will also produce fish on the same main lake points. Big, meaning 3/4oz and larger with a single willow leaf blade. This is also the time of year when vertical jigging can produce numbers of fish. If you find a school onyour depth finder, try dropping a 1oz Hammered Tooth Ache Spoon or a River Side Ripper to them.

Striper- The most sought out winter time fish are going to be in the mid lake region for most of the month. The warm fall kept them in the rivers for longer than usual. Start looking for them around the 208 bridge up to the splits. Look for diving birds to give away possible locations of feeding fish. Casting is my favorite way to catch them, use a 1/4-1/2oz jig head rigged with a Bass Assassin Sea Shad or a 4″ Sassy Shad. A slow steady retrieve is the best. Sometimes they want a bait with little to no action. A Zoom Super Fluke Jr or Original 4″ Fluke are the tools for this.

Vertical jigging will also work if you locate a school of fish feeding on bait in deeper water. Tooth Ache Spoons, Silver Buddy’s and River Side Rippers will catch everything that swims in the lake. Live bait will also work great, if you can’t get out and catch your own bait, store bought Jumbo Shiners will get the job done.

Crappie- The specks are around just about every bridge piling on every bridge around the lake. Small minnows on either a slip bobber rig or a jig head will produce best. If you are wanting to fish with artificial, baits with little to no action will work best.Bass Assassin Tiny Assassin and Leeland Lures Crappie Magnets are great choices.

Lake Level- Full Pool

Water Temps
Dike 3- 52
Down Lake- 47-50
Mid Lake- 45-48
Up Lake- 40-44

Chris Craft
CCBASSN Lake Anna Guide Service
www.ccbassnlakeanna.blogspot.com
ccbassn@aol.com
540-894-6195
540-895-5900
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Anglers Choice Winter Series – Results 1-5-13

Angels Choice Winter Serries Resulst – 12/22/12

Brandon Card Signs a deal with Floatback Lures

Crews “In Control” with Troll Perfect in 2013

Farewell to Denny Brauer – Bassmaster.com – 5-7-1

Farewell to a

Nebraska Bricklayer

Bethel dominates in record-setting fashion – Bassmaster.com – 1-5-13

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