Some upcoming events

In case it has creeped up on you and you dind't realize it, next week is the Northwest Sportshow.  If you are a serious bass angler, it is clearly the best show all year around this area.  I will probably go one of the first evenings and most of the day on Saturday.  I plan to bring my camera & video camera, hopefully capture what's new & cool, then bring it to you here on the blog. 

Here are a seminars that could be helpful to us bass anglers:

Wednesday, March 30, 2011




7:00 pmFishing Electronics Made SimpleScott PetersenRoom 101 H
Thursday, March 31, 2011




Friday, April 01, 2011




1:00 pmFishing Electronics Made SimpleScott PetersenRoom 101 H
Saturday, April 02, 2011




4:00 pmBass Fishing Tips and Tricks for River FishingBrad LeifermannRoom 101 H
7:00 pmBass Fishing Tips and Tricks for River FishingBrad LeifermannRoom 101 H

When:              Wednesday, March 30                1:00-9:00p.m.
                       Thursday, March 31                     1:00-9:00p.m,
                        Friday, April 1                              11:00a.m.-9:00p.m.
                        Saturday, April 2                          10:00a.m.-9:00p.m.
                        Sunday, April 3                             10:00a.m.-5:00p.m.

 Where:            Minneapolis Convention Center
                       1301 Second Avenue South
                       Minneapolis, Minnesota

 Tickets:           Adults (16 and older) $10; Senior Day, (Thursday, March 31st only,
                       62+) $5; Children (15 and younger) FREE

 Advance tickets can be purchased online at NorthwestSportshow.com 


Web:               Visit us at NorthwestSportshow.com, on Twitter @NWSportshow, or 
                        find us on Facebook


Also of note, a fellow bass buddy of mine, Glenn Walker, has a bass fishing basics seminar on April 9th at Belzer's down in Lakeville.  Looks like fun stuff, some giveaways, I think I will probably drop in for this one as well.

Source: http://bassinblog.richlindgren.com/2011/03/26/some-upcoming-events.aspx?ref=rss

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Snowshoeing thru the Campground

Hello everyone!  Max here! Tami wanted to clean the house.  She wanted to write.  She wanted to do the laundry. Cookie and I had other plans though.  I hovered over Tami’s shoulder and peppered her with questions.  “Whatcha doin’?   Can … Continue reading

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2011 Bassmaster Classic Summary

Wow, what an event!  The weights did end up being huge like I expected, maybe even bigger then I expected, but not who I saw winning before it all started.  Cut right to the chase, Kevin VanDam dominated this event and rewrote a bunch of the record books this weekend.

In & around a host of fellow competitors, VanDam whacked a 28-00 day-3 creel at the 2011 New Orleans Bassmaster Classic & won easily by a monstrous 10 1/2-pound margin. His 69-11, 15-fish total smashed the previous Bassmaster Classic total-weight record of 56-02 set by Luke Clausen at Toho in 2006.

The win continues a streak that may never be matched for as long as the sport endures. With his win today:

# Equalled Rick Clunn for most Classic victories (4) & Joined Clunn, who was previously the only angler to win back-to-back Classics.
# Won his 3rd Classic in 6 years.
# Won 5 of the 6 most recent major B.A.S.S. titles ? Angler of the Year (AOY) in 2008, 2009 and 2010, and the Classic in 2010 and 2011.
# Inched within a single win of Roland Martin's record for total career B.A.S.S. wins (19). (VanDam's 2 12-boat-field post-season wins not included.)
# Surpassed Roland Martin's record of 9 major B.A.S.S. titles. Roland won 9 AOY titles. VanDam has now won 6 AOY titles and 4 Classics. (Martin still holds the record for most AOY titles).
# Became the only angler ever to win 2 Classics on the same venue.
# Set a new 3-day (5 bass limit) Classic weight record of 69-11.
# Eclipsed the previously unthinkable mark of $5 million in career earnings. 


KVD: Photo courtesy of BASS - Jerry Cunningham

KVD did it by finding a great pod of big fish in an area that he had them coming to him, in true pre-spawn fashion, but so did several others.  So how did he separate him self from many other great anglers fishing the same water, luck?  Not hardly, after being glued to the coverage all they way through the post tourney press conferences, here are the bullet points on why I believe he pulled away from the field:
- Put tournament in his control, by finding right fish close enough he was not effected by fog and short fishing times
- Day 2, he felt the fish stop eating his spinnerbait they did on day 1 early on, he made a critical bait switch to a crankbait, his signature Strike King 1.5 Square Bill (chart blk back), before others clued in.  That is how he got his seperation on day 2.
- He also dialed in to the retrieves and what triggered this fish better each day then his competitors, example he used a 5.4:1 signature Quantam reel , which helped him slow down his crankbait better then other anglers that he said were fishing too fast much of the time.
- Magic Cookies don't hurt either!!!

I think Brent Chapman had a chance, but I think in the end it was "our" warm water up north that cost him on the final day.  He said his Mississippi River fed area dropped water temperature 10 degrees over night.  So my guess is that all the melting snow in the Midwest finally reached him and cooled the water down enough to push back his fish enough to take him out of shot, although it's doubtful that Venice area even when perfect could produce 25lb plus bags like Lake Cataouatche did.

KVD credited all his signature Quantam gear spooled with 20lb fluorocarbon, and two lures (Signature Spinnerbait in Chartreuse Sexy Shad Exclusive to BassPro& his new Strike King 1.5 Square Bill in Chart/Blk), better get them fast, because they will sell fast!!!

http://www.basstackledepot.com/basstackle/strike-king/Square-Bill-Black-Back-Chartreuse.jpg

Hats off to Derek Remitz, fished a great tourney, just could not get big bites on day 1 ended in 3rd and also Federation Nation Champion Brandon Palaniuk who ended up 4th, not sure why I took him off my Fantasy Team at the last minute   I look forward to watching Brandon on the Elite Series this year.

 

Source: http://bassinblog.richlindgren.com/2011/02/20/2011-bassmaster-classic-summary.aspx?ref=rss

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Food Plot Tips ? How To Get The Most From Your Food Plot

I'm not sure how many Deer Hunters put out a food plot. Whether it's a 1000 square foot opening way back in the woods or a 40 acre field planted with Corn, Soybeans and Clover, I'd say a good portion of Deer Hunters have at one time or another tried their luck with trying to [...]

Source: http://www.buckhuntersblog.com/food-plot-tips-how-to-get-the-most-from-your-food-plot

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Brrrrr but a great day fishing Lake Texoma

It took all I had to get up at 6am Saturday morning to go fishing.  With as may layers of clothes on as I could and still be able to move, I met Jimmy Don, Charlie and Doug Keeter, owner of Striper Master Lake Texoma Striper Guide Service.  As we motored out of Highport Marina I couldn't [...]

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A Persistant Attitude Pays Off For Winter Steelhead

Recently, we have had some crazy weather for the Pacific Northwest. More snow in the last few weeks in the mountains than we have had all winter (practically), and we have had lots of snow in the lower elevations; so the travels and access have been somewhat limited.

Last Wednesday, the drive over in the coastal mountains was rather intense. There was snow falling at a fast pace, and the roads seemed like they were not maintained (even though they were); since I was plowing fresh tracks on the highway. Luckily, the weather more or less broke over the third big up and down on the highway, and pavement became the surface (at least for a little while). On the turnoff the the last road that our destination was on, the road was rather hideous, but we took our time, and safety is always the number one priority.

We got out there and started the hunt for steelhead, and the vibe seemed like it was not too fishy out there. We moved from spot to spot and fish blindly in the probable runs, and tried to seek out steelhead from the high ground in the shallower pools that would expose their holding lies. Many of the standard spots that hold fish normally were not showing any signs of a fish. Was it the colder water temperatures? Was it the low clear water? Probably a combination of the two variables. One spot we saw some fish, but they were not biting the swung flies we presented to them. Then they bolted when they sensed us wading out to get to a good vantage point to fish for them.

Then we got a hookup in a pool that had that promising look to it, as I saw chrome whirling at the end of the line as Cory struck tight. Unfortunately, it was off before it ever really got started. BUMMER!

We then fish hard for several more pools upriver, before making the decent back down river again towards the car. I made sure to let Cory know that persistence would lead to fish, and that eventually we would come upon some fish that would be willing to play. We would not give up, even though we were batting zero, and I kept on telling him how things can change in a moment.

We checked out a spot, and there were two fish sitting like soar thumbs in the crystal clear pool. We went right for the gusto, and waded out carefully to them; avoiding scaring them off, while positioning ourselves so we could dead drift some flies to them. We pulled off step one, and now it was time to present some flies to these fish. After a few casts, the indicator plunged down, and Cory struck tight. He was on, and the two fish did not even move; so it was a surprise fish that we did not see. He ripped the fish in, and it turned out to be a dinky one salter; so we let it go unscathed. We positioned ourselves again to get one of the two fish sitting in front of us. A few casts later and it was Thingamabobber down, as the line streaked downstream so fast to the point where one of the two fish did not bold from its holding lie. Cory fought and landed that fish, and he was stoked. It was a colored up male, with gorgeous red colors.

The larger of the two fish was still holding in the original spot; since both of the two previous hooked fish shot downstream like a bolt of lightning. We waded out to it, and went for it with the original flies. The fish was not interested in the offerings, and I felt like it was possibly willing to play. I put on a fly that was larger, and figured it would either cause to fish to bite or bail out of its holding lie. It turns out, that the fish took the offering, and it also tore off into the tailout and went into the rapids. Cory was stoked, and he was thrilled at the power and strength of the fish. He was from Montana and had caught lots of large trout, but never roped into a steelhead before this day.

He landed the nice wild hen, and admired it while I snapped some pictures of it. We sent it off, and had the most stoked look on his face as she swam off back into the wild. What a day! Persistence pays.....

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My Worst Experience Outdoors: Cave-Camping Is a Bad Idea

This is the second in a series of worst, but somewhat comical experiences and is provided by Laura Jacob, owner of  FirstClassGreatOutdoors.com. Enjoy! As a child, I was a member of one of our local troops of Girl Scouts. Our … Continue reading

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Beaver Lake & St. John's River Fantasy Winners

Just shipped some prizes today.  Congrats to Carl Spande of MN for winning the prize for Beaver Lake event.  Because Carl is a Facebook Fan of this blog, he brings down a pack of Optimum Double Diamond Swimmers.  I think Carl will find these great as a swimbait or large swim jig trailer!

Still waiting to hear from my Harris Chain winner, but Cody Salzmann (Facebook Fan) of IL almost won the whole thing, not quite, but he still wins an IMA Roumba wake bait.  I think Cody will find this a super product bait once the bait get shallow for him this spring!.

In other news, check out the great bass Cory Cook has been catching on his IMA Flit jerkbait that he won from an earlier tourney, also a Facebook fan.

Maybe Cory can get his mug in the next pic, ha!  Thanks for the pictures Cory!   You have set a standard for future winners!


Source: http://bassinblog.richlindgren.com/2011/03/24/beaver-lake--st-johns-river-fantasy-winners.aspx?ref=rss

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