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Florida Team Leads Bassmaster Junior Bass Fishing Championship

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Florida Team Leads Bassmaster Junior Bass Fishing Championship

Jeremy Monda (left) and Will Boyd of the Quincy Junior Bassmasters out of Florida takes the lead on the first day of the 2018 Bassmaster Junior Championship on Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake with 10 pounds, 3 ounces.

Photo by Ronnie Moore/B.A.S.S.

July 31, 2018

Florida Team Leads Bassmaster Junior Bass Fishing Championship

HUNTINGTON, Tenn. — Jeremy Monda and Will Boyd of the Quincy Junior Bassmasters in Florida claimed the first-day lead of the Bassmaster Junior National Championship with 10 pounds, 3 ounces on Carroll County’s 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake.

The young anglers met their expectations from the practice sessions when they broke the 10-pound barrier, which wasn’t easy to do under Tuesday’s challenging fishing conditions.

“We expected to catch 10 pounds or so based on their practice,” said Daniel Boyd, Will’s father and boat captain of the team. “The key was fishing where people weren’t. When there was a pocket open, we would fish it. When an offshore spot was vacant, we would fish it.”

With multiple days of practice and 54 teams on a 1,000-acre fishery, most two-angler teams tend to find the same fishing spots. Instead of fighting the crowds, the Florida team waited until other competitors left before moving in to fish the areas.

The two-day Bassmaster Junior Championship tournament is being held on Carroll County’s 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake for the fourth year in a row. A total of 54 teams are gathered from across the nation and from Canada to compete. Upon its creation, the lake became known for producing big bass, and practice wasn’t any different this week. With reports of a double-digit bass being caught in practice, teams knew they would have to catch a bigger fish to anchor their five-fish limit.

“If they can catch another 10 pounds and then catch a big one, I think they could take home the title,” Boyd said.

The standings are extremely tight as the Top 5 teams are within 1 pound of each other, and sixth through 28th places are separated by just 3 pounds.

A familiar angler is among the leaders — Rein Golubjatnikov, who finished second here last year while fishing solo, and his partner, Matthew Pitcher of New York’s Rochester Bassmasters, took the early BASSTrakk lead on Tuesday after catching a 5-1 largemouth just moments into the competition. They ended Day 1 in second, just 3 ounces off the pace.

Patience was crucial to their game plan as they fished pressured areas with other teams but were able to capitalize early in the day. During the practice period, the duo caught a 14-2 largemouth, the lake record, and less than a pound from the Tennessee state record of 15.2 pounds.

Vince Nekvinda and Cole Bailey of Eastern Iowa’s Junior Bassmasters brought a 7-pound largemouth to the scales, which was the biggest bass of the day. With only three fish in their bag, they remain in contention at fourth place with 9-6.

The full field will fish on Wednesday’s final day, after which the top-scoring team will be crowned Bassmaster Junior champions. Takeoff Wednesday is at 1 Reedy Creek Rd. in Huntingdon, Tenn., at 6 a.m. CT., and weigh-in will be at Billy Cary Memorial Park, 132 Jordan Ave. in Huntingdon, at 1:30 p.m.

The Junior Championship is open to qualifying teams of anglers in grades 2 through 8 who are members of B.A.S.S. Nation junior chapters. The annual event will be followed by the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Championship presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods on Kentucky Lake out of nearby Paris, Tenn., Thursday through Saturday.

Bassmaster Junior Championship
7/31/2018 – 8/1/2018
Carroll County 1,000 Acre – Recreational Lake – Huntingdon, TN
STANDINGS BOATER DAY 1

Name # Fish # Live Lbs – Oz # Fish # Live Lbs-Oz PTS
1 Jeremy Monda – Will Boyd Quincy JR Bassmasters 5 4 10- 3 5 4 10- 3 0.00
2 Rein Golubjatnikov – Matthew Pitcher Rochester Jr Bassmasters 5 5 10- 0 5 5 10- 0 0.00
3 Trey McKinney – Carter Wijangco Bluegrass Jr’s 5 5 9- 6 5 5 9- 6 0.00
4 Vince Nekvinda – Cole Bailey Eastern Iowa Jr Bassmasters 3 3 9- 6 3 3 9- 6 0.00
5 Tyler Thomas – Lucas Wray Russell County Jr Bass Club 5 5 9- 4 5 5 9- 4 0.00
6 Cole Carr – Luke McGuire BassBusters 5 5 8- 5 5 5 8- 5 0.00
7 Dallas Taylor – Hayden Thomas Arkansas Youth Anglers 5 5 8- 4 5 5 8- 4 0.00
8 Cole Moulton – Chance Vantran New Hampshire Jr Bassmasters 5 5 8- 2 5 5 8- 2 0.00
9 Chris Luckey – Hayden Hazelgrove Brown County Fishing Club 5 5 7-12 5 5 7-12 0.00
10 Camden Kendrick – Ty Elkins DAR Middle School 5 5 7-11 5 5 7-11 0.00
11 Shooter Nelson – Seth Ricketts West Carroll Jr High 5 5 7- 9 5 5 7- 9 0.00
12 Mitchell Robinson – Mason Ritts Rebels Jr Fishing Team 5 4 7- 5 5 4 7- 5 0.00
13 Wade Roberts – Blayne Carpenter Jr Southwest Bassmasters 5 5 7- 4 5 5 7- 4 0.00
14 Cody Mundy – Brayden Askey Broaddus HS Fishing 5 5 7- 3 5 5 7- 3 0.00
15 Alexander Gordon – Bryan Leslie Jr BASS Lightning 5 4 6-14 5 4 6-14 0.00
16 Cale Carr – Ethan Turner OCHS Jr Anglers 5 5 6- 5 5 5 6- 5 0.00
17 Reece Keeney – Bryce Moder Northeast WI Bass 5 4 6- 4 5 4 6- 4 0.00
17 Mitchell Straffon – Henri Sturm Fenton Jr Bass Fishing 5 4 6- 4 5 4 6- 4 0.00
19 Parker Lane – Coda Bunch Tahlequah Jr Bass Club 4 4 6- 3 4 4 6- 3 0.00
19 Harrison McCall – Will Webb Salisbury Academy 4 4 6- 3 4 4 6- 3 0.00
21 Mason Grose – Caden Grose Southern WV Jr Bassmasters 4 4 6- 2 4 4 6- 2 0.00
22 Phillip Herring – Calup Williams Greene County Youth Bassmaster s5 5 6- 0 5 5 6- 0 0.00
23 Joshua Borrousch – Conner McClellan Indiana Jr Bassmasters 5 5 5-14 5 5 5-14 0.00
24 Mike Abbott – Julian Dent Hartley’s Hawgs Piglets 4 4 5-14 4 4 5-14 0.00
25 Storm Clark – Gunnar Williamson Harris County Jr 5 5 5-13 5 5 5-13 0.00
26 Dugger Tipton – Mathew Sisk Arkansas Youth Anglers 5 4 5- 7 5 4 5- 7 0.00
27 Fisher Cusic – Corbin Cepero Lakeland Junior Bassmasters 2 2 5- 7 2 2 5- 7 0.00
28 Kolten Goolsby – Morgan Banta Lone Star Jr Bass Masters 5 5 5- 5 5 5 5- 5 0.00
29 Kollin Crawford – Stoney Holmes Battiest Bass Club 4 4 5- 2 4 4 5- 2 0.00
30 Nathan Fiant – Braden McNamara Hartley’s Hawgs 4 4 4-15 4 4 4-15 0.00
31 Zach Henderson-Jackson Landry JR Southwest Bassmasters-Denham Springs 2 4-15 2 2 4-15 0.00
32 Kaden Abmeyer – Blake Louderbaugh Bison Fishing Team 5 4 4-14 5 4 4-14 0.00
32 Will Haynes – Austin Thomas Curry Jr High School 5 4 4-14 5 4 4-14 0.00
34 Tate Jones – Troy Carter Bassett Jr Anglers 4 4 4-13 4 4 4-13 0.00
35 Trey Kegebein – Taylor Kuhlman Coulee Region Bass 3 3 4-10 3 3 4-10 0.00
36 Elijah Benson – CJ Hudson Dawson Christian Academy 5 5 4- 7 5 5 4- 7 0.00
37 Joseph Phegley – Wilson Ravenscroft North Augusta Fishing Team 3 2 4- 3 3 2 4- 3 0.00
38 Terrance Wiseman – Isaac Shock Southern WV Jr Bassmasters 3 3 4- 2 3 3 4- 2 0.00
39 Noah Parrish – Dylan Kramer Fighting Fishsticks Jr Club 4 4 3-14 4 4 3-14 0.00
40 Ross Kearns – Scotty Hagan Bottomline Jr Bassmasters 2 2 3-10 2 2 3-10 0.00
40 Grayden Scibilia – Chase Atehison Jr Potomac River Bassmasters 2 2 3-10 2 2 3-10 0.00
42 Hunter Alexander – Hayden Hammond Carson HS Bass Team 3 3 3- 9 3 3 3- 9 0.00
43 Payton Whirley – Conner Erickson Pequot Lakes 3 3 3- 7 3 3 3- 7 0.00
44 Carson Forrester – Dylan Barefoot Capital City Jr Bassmasters 2 2 3- 7 2 2 3- 7 0.00
45 Aston Meland – Alex Meland Eastern Iowa Jr Bassmasters 3 3 3- 4 3 3 3- 4 0.00
46 Nicholas Herrman – Kyle Herrman Topeka Jr Hawgs 4 4 3- 3 4 4 3- 3 0.00
47 Jaden Northey – Daniel Noble Kawartha Bassmasters 3 3 2-14 3 3 2-14 0.00
48 Christian Misciagna – Aidan McCormack Port City Jr Bassmasters 3 2 2-11 3 2 2-11 0.00
49 Ryan Ringer – Jake Mantovani Off the Hook Jr Bassmasters 3 3 2-10 3 3 2-10 0.00
50 Nickolas Monistere – Bran Boyd Northwest Rankin 2 2 2- 2 2 2 2- 2 0.00
51 Cullen Behen – Gavin Sperlich Mainely Jr Bass 2 2 1-14 2 2 1-14 0.00
52 Charlie Brekke – Isabella Putmam Fighting Fishsticks Jr Club 1 1 1- 6 1 1 1- 6 0.00
53 Beau McQuade – Clifton Bennett Jr Potomac Bassmasters 1 1 0-14 1 1 0-14 0.00
54 Benjamin Hester – Karson Jenkins Rhea County Jr Eagle Anglers 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00

BIG BASS
Day Name City,State Lbs-Oz
1 Vince Nekvinda – Cole Bailey Shellsburg, IA 7- 0

TOTALS
Day # Fish # Live Lbs-Oz # Limits
1 207 197 290-15 25

Specialize One Technique Or Become More Versatile To Catch Bass? – MTB

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Specialize One Technique Or Become More Versatile To Catch Bass?

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Specialize or diversify? – To be versatile or not to be: that is the question for many of today’s bass anglers. Should you learn how to use several different lures or become a specialist with a couple of baits? The problem with this question is no clear-cut answer exists. Anglers who are specialists with a couple of lures and others who try them all both succeed on the tournament trails. Figuring out which one you want to be is a matter of personal preference.

Here are three types of anglers you can try to be to catch bass.

Specialize Or Diversify? – Style Specialist

specialize or diversify?: ExoStick Bass

Rather than master one lure, you can specialize in moving lures such as spinnerbaits, buzz baits and crankbaits for catching bass year-round. This style of fishing is best suited for spring and fall when the water temperature is in the 60-degree range and bass are aggressive. However you can also catch bass on these moving lures in the heat of summer and dead of winter by varying retrieves.

Specialize Or Diversify? – Lure Specialist

specialize or diversify? : Lake Fork Guy

Some anglers would rather stick with one or two types of lures all day than switch. Some carry rods with the same size jig tied on with different line sizes and a bigger jig with heavier line. By relying on only one of two lures, you are more apt to fish water more thoroughly. If you are fishing a bunch of different baits, you are usually jumping around and not covering the water real well. You also become more in tune with the lure and its action by fishing it exclusively rather than constantly switching to other lures.

Specialize Or Diversify? – Jack Of All Trades

specialize or diversify? : Bass Double

Some anglers believe being versatile helps them catch bass more consistently than specializing in a particular bait.
If you are versatile, when bass stop biting one lure due to changes in weather or water conditions, you can switch lures to start catching fish again. Being versatile allows you to fish anywhere on a lake because you can work power baits such as spinnerbaits or crankbaits in stained to muddy water sections or head to clear water and successfully apply finesse tactics such as drop-shotting.

To be or not to be: only you can answer that question.

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Abu Garcia Villain 2.0 Spinning Rod Review By Walker Smith

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Abu Garcia Villain 2.0 Spinning Rod Review By Walker Smith

I’ve spent the better part of this past year searching for a lightweight spinning rod that’ll hold up to my abuse. I’ve owned several light rods, but I’ve actually broken several of them lately. I’m rough on my spinning rods especially; they’re the rods that stay in the front seat of my truck for quick pond trips and work trips alike. They get battered and bruised, so I’ve been needing something that can take it.

After using the Abu Garcia Villain 2.0 Spinning Rod for the past year, I can confidently say that it’s one of the better spinning rods I’ve ever used. It doesn’t even feel similar to the first-generation Villain series. These rods are completely revamped and I can’t believe the difference it has made.

Stephen Campbell & Blake Miles win Wet Line Productions on Lake Anna July 28,2018

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Stephen Campbell & Blake Miles win Wet Line Productions on Lake Anna July 28,2018

Saturday July 28th saw 18 teams turn out to compete in the WLPCBS- Blue Ridge Food Bank fundraiser event @ Sturgeon Creek Marina. It was a great day fishing for a great cause. Special thanks to our sponsors and partners from Bold Rock who were on hand to provide a few additional goodies for those in attendance.The team of Stephen Campbell & Blake Miles took the win with a weight of 15.84 lbs., plus the Big Fish pot 4.24 lbs. Second place went to the team of Tim Garner & Nate Sullivan with a weight of 9.35 lbs. Third place went to Fritz Bucher & Kelly Dutton with a weight of 8.72 lbs. Congratulations to all…. As always, WLPCBS staff thanks each of you for the continued support.

Opinion: Beat the Bass Fishing Burnout By Walker Smith

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Opinion: Beat the Bass Fishing Burnout By Walker Smith

If you do anything long enough, you’re going to get burned out. It can happen with work, school or even—dare I say it—bass fishing. It took me a long time to catch onto this, to be quite honest. I don’t do anything halfway, so when I discovered fishing as a young boy, I was obsessed. I quit all other sports and pursued this career for the better part of a decade.

But, I’m guilty of pushing it too far; I think many of us are. We love this sport so darn much that we just don’t know when to stop. It consumes every inch of us, at almost a cellular level. It becomes part of our DNA.

If we’re not careful, however, it will burn us out. I see it happen in both the fishing industry and with a lot of the weekend anglers on social media. An angler will land a dream job, win a few derbies or nab a few partnerships and they’re on top of the world. They’re gung-ho and unstoppable.

What Is The Best Fishing Song Of All Time? – MTB

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What Is The Best Fishing Song Of All Time?

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What is the best fishing song of all time? We posted a story to our Instagram over the weekend listening to “Shut Up & Fish” by country artists Maddie & Tae. An all time classic, in my opinion, it tells the story of a girl just trying to fish, while her city slicker boyfriend just wants to make nice. A tale as old as time. We received a ton of replies, but it got us thinking, what is the best song about fishing of all time? My top 5 are:

Fisherman – Casey Ashley

Casey Ashley is a pro angler, and an awesome one at that. So, naturally, his song about fishing is an all time classic.

Bad Day Of Fishin’ – Billy Currington

It wouldn’t be a best fishing song list without Ol’ Billy Boy. The lyrics of this song are just about as true as any song of all time.

I’m Gonna Miss Her – Brad Paisley

This will probably be most people’s first choice for best fishing song. It’s an all time classic, and for good reason!

Fishin’ In The Dark – Nitty Gritty Band

Probably the “catchiest” song on the list (pun intended), Nitty Gritty Band knocks this awesome jam out of the park with some sweet guitar playing, awesome lyrics, and a karaoke classic.

Shut Up And Fish – Maddie & Tae

Maddie & Tae are relatively new up and comers in the country music scene, but with songs like this it won’t be long before they’re superstars. I love it.

There are tons of other songs about fishing, or just ones we like to listen to while fishing. We at Karl’s Bait & Tackle Shop know music is a “to each their own” type of artform, so we’ll ask you!

What’s your go to fishing music? And which of these is the best fishing song of all time? Let us know in the comments!

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GALESVILLE’S TRIM WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GREAT LAKES DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT LA CROSSE

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GALESVILLE’S TRIM WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GREAT LAKES DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT LA CROSSE

GALESVILLE’S TRIM WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GREAT LAKES DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT LA CROSSE

Whitehall’s Pollard Grabs Co-angler Title

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LA CROSSE, Wis. (July 30, 2018) – Boater Nick Trim of Galesville, Wisconsin, brought a three-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 12 pounds, 3 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Great Lakes Division tournament on the Mississippi River at La Crosse. For his efforts, Trim pocketed $6,105.

Trim worked through backwaters in Pool No. 7 to catch his fish Saturday. He said he weighed his three largemouth off of one bait – a Spro Dean Rojas Bronzeye 65 frog, in Barney and Red Ear colors.

“My areas had really thick weed mats with sandy bottoms, which provided some nice cover for the fish,” said Trim, who tallied his first career win in FLW competition. “I didn’t get a bite at my first spot, but I have some history with those fish, so I decided to move 500 yards away and caught a 3-14 as well as a couple of smaller ones.”

At a third area, Trim wasn’t able to get one in the boat. Around 9:30 a.m., he decided to return to where he caught the 3-14 and reeled in another 4-pounder with his frog – his biggest of the day.

“I also lost a big one that rolled on my frog twice,” said Trim. “I switched to a (Missile Baits) D Bomb with a 1½-ounce tungsten weight with a Trokar flipping hook and got it halfway back to the boat, but it came unbuttoned. It was close to 5 pounds, which is a giant for the Mississippi River.”

From there, Trim returned to his first area and caught a 2-15, also on the D Bomb.

“I figured I needed one more big one, so I kept working that weed mat,” said Trim. “I got 60 yards north of where I caught the 2-15 and set the hook on a 4-pounder with the frog. I had just finished telling my co-angler that I could really use a 4-pound bite, and then it happened.”

Trim noted that his 7-foot, 3-inch Fitzgerald Stunner HD heavy rod was crucial to his success.

“The power that rod has to get bass out of heavy cover is phenomenal – it really helped me out.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Nick Trim, Galesville, Wis., three bass, 12-3, $6,105

2nd:         Kevin Ruh, Onalaska, Wis., three bass, 10-10, $2,144

2nd:         Jeff Krisher, Madison, Wis., three bass, 10-10, $2,044

4th:          Nathan Huss, Elkhart Lake, Wis., three bass, 10-6, $1,515

5th:          Yamamoto Baits pro Tom Monsoor, La Crosse, Wis., three bass, 10-3, $981

6th:          Josh Ystenes, La Crosse, Wis., three bass, 9-15, $899

7th:          Jeff Ritter, Prairie du Chien, Wis., three bass, 9-14, $818

8th:          Nick O’Keefe, La Crosse, Wis., three bass, 9-13, $736

9th:          Rick Bosshard, Hartland, Wis., three bass, 9-12, $654

10th:        Brandon Gann, Sparta, Wis., three bass, 9-11, $572

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Jerry Robackouski of Joliet, Illinois, brought a 4-pound, 4-ounce, bass to the scale – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $370.

Jessie Pollard of Whitehall, Wisconsin, won the Co-angler Division and $2,419 Saturday after catching three bass weighing 9 pounds, 5 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Jessie Pollard, Whitehall, Wis., three bass, 9-5, $2,419

2nd:         Kristian Dus, Chicago, Ill., three bass, 9-4, $1,210

3rd:          Chad Schultz, Rockton, Ill., three bass, 9-0, $686

3rd:          Kevin Waeyaert, Coal Valley, Ill., three bass, 9-0, $686

5th:          Jordan Hirt, Glenwood, Iowa, three bass, 8-15, $484

6th:          Kevin Andera, Calmar, Iowa, three bass, 8-12, $444

7th:          Ronald Syverson, Holmen, Wis., three bass, 8-9, $403

8th:          Greg Oppegard, W. St. Paul, Minn., three bass, 8-7, $363

9th:          Ed Remian, Schiller Park, Ill., three bass, 8-1, $323

10th:        Spencer Clark, Maryland Heights, Mo., three bass, 8-0, $282

Tom Lindsay of Glenview, Illinois, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division weighing in at 4 pounds even. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $365.

The T-H Marine BFL event on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin was hosted by the La Crosse County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 25-27 BFL Regional Championship on Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach, Missouri. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2018 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they 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. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

A conversation with Chris Moxley & Ben Jacobi plus Captain Dale Wilson with a SML Fishing Report

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A conversation with Chris Moxley & Ben Jacobi plus Captain Dale Wilson with a SML Fishing Report

On this episode of Bass Cast Radio Chris Moxley Gives us a look back at his 2018 season & his thoughts on FLW removing the Co-Anglers from the FLW Tour. Then Ben Jacobi gives us a look at his BFL win on the James River. Then Dale Wilson gives us an Updated SML Lake Fishing Report

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How To Fish A French Fry Bait: Catch Big Ones With This Little Bass Snack – MTB

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How To Fish A French Fry Bait: Catch Big Ones With This Little Bass Snack – MTB
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When facing a tough fishing conditions, knowing how to fish a french fry bait can help trigger a few extra bites. The look has remained the same over the years, but the “do nothing” reputation of the French fry or Centipede finesse worm has changed.

Primarily used in the past to drag on a Carolina rig, the French fry has taken on a new life in the hands of the pros who make the lure “do something” now.    Savvy anglers have discovered the lure imparts a variety of enticing actions when Texas- or wacky-rigged or even weightless. It also appeals to bass when worked in the same fashion as a soft jerkbait or a floating worm.

Here are four ways to use a Centipede to catch bass that ignore power baits:

Carolina Rigging A French Fry Bait

Scale down to a French fry when bass shy away or short strike plastic lizards or creature baits on your Carolina rig.  Just drag the Carolina-rigged French fry along the same structure as you would the plastic lizard or creature bait. Throw it on a main line of 20- to 30-pound braid with a leader line of 10-pound fluorocarbon and a 1/2-ounce egg sinker.

Texas Rigged French Fries

How To Fish A French Fry Worm To Catch Bass

A Texas-rigged Centipede has a more subtle action than plastic worms with curly or ribbon tails.  Its action resembles the swimming motion of a minnow or a falling crawfish. Tie the worm on 8-pound test fluorocarbon and rig it with a 3/16-, 1/8- or 1/4-ounce slip sinker and a 3/0 straight shank.

You can occasionally catch bass by swimming the Texas-rigged French fry back to the boat. However, most of the time you need to let the lure sink and work it along the bottom.

How To Fish A French Fry Bait: Wacky Rig Style

The Centipede works well as a floating worm because it comes in a variety of colors, especially more natural tones. When bass ignore the bubblegum or white floating worms, switch to a Centipede in pumpkinseed or watermelon for finicky fish.  Rig the Centipede wacky-style on a light wire hook and twitch it on 15-pound monofilament in the same fashion as a floating worm.

Weighted Jig Head

How To Fish A French Fry Bait With A Weighted Wacky Rig

Impale the French fry through the middle of its body with a number 1 or 1/0 round bend hook.  Cast to the shady sides of docks or patches of grass and let it sink about 1 foot. Slightly twitch the worm twice so it rises towards the surface and then let it sink down again to imitate a worm or caterpillar that has fallen into the water.

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CANADA’S FARLOW DECLARED WINNER AT WEATHER-SHORTENED COSTA FLW SERIES NORTHERN DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON LAKE ERIE PRESENTED BY POLARIS

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CANADA’S FARLOW DECLARED WINNER AT WEATHER-SHORTENED COSTA FLW SERIES NORTHERN DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON LAKE ERIE PRESENTED BY POLARIS

CANADA’S FARLOW DECLARED WINNER AT WEATHER-SHORTENED COSTA FLW SERIES NORTHERN DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON LAKE ERIE PRESENTED BY POLARIS

Neil Farlow Wins $87k including New Ranger Boat

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (July 28, 2018) – Pro Neil Farlow of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, won the Costa FLW Series Northern Division event on Lake Erie presented by Polaris with a single-day catch of five bass weighing 24 pounds, 4 ounces, after high winds forced tournament officials to shorten the three-day event to one day of competition. Farlow’s weight was caught on Thursday and was enough to earn him the top prize of $87,500 including a new Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower outboard engine.

“It feels awesome to win one of these tournaments,” said Farlow, who earned his first career win in FLW competition. “I’ve been thinking about this tournament since the schedule was released and I put in a lot of time preparing for it. I was ready for three days out there but the wind had a different plan.”

Farlow said he fished his way from Point Abino on the Canadian side of Lake Erie, to Myers Reef on the U.S. side, and then back in toward Buffalo. He said of the six areas he worked through, four of them produced his biggest fish.

“I fished old spots and anywhere I could get to where there weren’t any boats around,” said Farlow. “I was boat No.156, so I had to keep running until I found something that didn’t have anyone around. I think that’s what made the difference.”

Farlow said bottoms that were a mix of rock and gravel or gravel and sand produced best for him.

“I fished in 20 to 40 feet of water, but most of the fish were 20 to 30 feet down,” said Farlow. “I fished basically anywhere there was something different – a depth change, hump or a boulder.”

Farlow said he caught around eight bass throughout the day, including the largest of the event – a 6-pound, 6-ouncer – around 9 a.m. He weighed his fish all from one lure – a green-pumpkin-colored Reaction Innovations Flirt Worm on a drop-shot rig.

“I did what pretty much everyone else was doing, which was using drop shots and tubes,” said Farlow. “I didn’t catch many fish because some of the crowded spots were the ones that had more fish in them, so I ended up going after more individual fish that were bigger. I had less bites and it was stressful, but I knew that if I did get a bite it would be the right size.”

The top 10 pros on Lake Erie finished:

1st:          Neil Farlow, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, five bass, 24-4, $87,500

2nd:         Ben Wright, Peru, N.Y., five bass, 24-3, $16,600

3rd:          Charles Sim, Nepean, Ontario, Canada, five bass, 23-3, $12,500

4th:          J.T. Kenney, Palm Bay, Fla., five bass, 23-2, $10,500

5th:          J. Todd Tucker, Moultrie, Ga., five bass, 22-15, $9,500

6th:          Lowrance pro Austin Felix, Eden Prairie, Minn., five bass, 22-12, $8,250

7th:          Moo Bae, West Friendship, Md., five bass, 22-8, $7,200

8th:          Travis Manson, Conshohocken, Pa., five bass, 22-6, $6,200

9th:          Philip Jarabeck, Spout Spring, Va., five bass, 22-5, $5,200

10th:        T.J. Lacey, Selwyn, Ontario, Canada, five bass, 22-3, $4,100

A complete list of results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Farlow’s 6-pound, 6-ounce bass – the biggest bass of the tournament in the Pro Division – also earned him Thursday’s Boater Big Bass award of $300.

Sakae Ushio of Tonawanda, New York, won the Co-angler Division and a Ranger Z175 with a 90-horsepower outboard motor. Ushio earned his win with a one-day catch of five bass weighing 23 pounds, 7 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers on Lake Erie finished:

1st:          Sakae Ushio, Tonawanda, N.Y., five bass, 23-7, $27,250

2nd:         Chris Benninger, Grand Island, N.Y., five bass, 23-6, $5,350

3rd:          Colton Sowers, Venetia, Pa., five bass, 23-4, $4,400

4th:          Will Rogers, Grand Island, N.Y., five bass, 22-2, $3,650

5th:          John Stoughtenger, Waterloo, N.Y., five bass, 21-7, $3,100

6th:          Joseph Stois Sr., Fairview Park, Ohio, five bass, 21-3, $2,600

7th:          Will Litchfield, London, Ontario, Canada, five bass, 20-6, $2,100

8th:          Justin Lonchar, Industry, Pa., five bass, 20-5, $1,800

9th:          David Williams, Fredericksburg, Va., five bass, 20-3, $1,520

10th:        Wataru Iwahori, Palestine, Texas, five bass, 19-15, $1,270

Sowers caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Thursday, a fish weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $200.

The Costa FLW Series on Lake Erie presented by Polaris was hosted by the Buffalo Niagara Sports Commission. It was the second of three Costa FLW Series Northern Division tournaments of the 2018 regular season. The next Costa FLW Series tournament will be the final Northern Division event of the year, held Sept. 6-8 on 1000 Islands in Clayton, New York, and is presented by Navionics. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.

The Costa FLW Series consists of five U.S. divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the International division. Each U.S. division consists of three regular-season tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to compete in the season-ending Costa FLW Series Championship. The 2018 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Nov. 1-3 on Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama, and is hosted by the Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Costa FLW Series on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

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