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Archive for October 2007

October 10th, 2007

Gas Up, Give Me a Break

      It’s definitely no secret that gas prices have dramatically increased over the past few years and there is no cap in sight. The demand for oil due to modernization in many parts of the world have played a key role in all of this. Unfortunately, when this happens, everybody suffers. What I mean is […]

By Don Zaegel -- 2 comments

October 9th, 2007

Summers Gone & The Water’s Heating Up!

     Spring came and went and alot of fisherman put down their rods, calling it a year. Many of us fished through the summer, constantly thinking of the many big bites we had and knowing that the big bite would be far and few compared to the cooler 60 degree spring temperatures. Even with the sizzle and lack of rain […]

By Don Zaegel -- 3 comments

October 7th, 2007

Skeet Reese talks AOY

     Skeet Reese said in an interview with Bassmaster MC’s Mark Zona & Tommy Sanders which aired sunday, “To win the tournament on the Potomac River is really what put the exclamation point on the the AOY season. Reese hadn’t won a tournament since 2003 which was before BASS had formed the Elite Series. Reese […]

By Don Zaegel -- 1 comment

October 7th, 2007

Not So Secret Anymore!

     Remeber your favorite lure or bait? It was probably the lure that produced a day of fish catching that will never be duplicated. Now remeber the enormous lengths you went through to keep it a secret? It was hard to explain to your buddy why he was never allowed to fish with you at certain […]

By Don Zaegel -- 3 comments

October 5th, 2007

New Buzzbait idea? Bat, Catfish Video

     Check out the link below. What do you think a Largemouth could have done? Maybe the next great night fishing topwater bait?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060724-bat-fish-video.html

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By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

October 5th, 2007

BFL’s ingredients for success

     Most anglers who dream of a carrer as a pro fisherman begin their pro-am carrer in what the angling community calls the ”weekend series” tournaments. For FLW, they have a stepping stone weekend series known as the BFL sponsored by Wal-Mart. Compared to other series alike, the BFL has got it going on.
     I have fished a few BFL’s […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

October 4th, 2007

FLW Sponsorship Trouble?

     There has been alot of speculation on major sponsorship changes among FLW. Today Bassfan.com released news that mentioned the pull-out of many sponsors, most owned by a couple of major conglomorates. I contacted Nate Grover who is the Promotional Marketing/Sponsorship Manager for FLW and was he was unable to legally answer my questions directly, but did state that, “We’ve announced new […]

By Don Zaegel -- 3 comments

October 4th, 2007

AOY or CLASSIC?

     While bass fishing has many different forms and arenas of competiton, only a couple are seen as the “Major Leagues” of fishing. The two most predominate would have to be the BASS Elite Series and the FLW Tour. Both have a championship based on final points standings and both crown an Angler of the Year based […]

By Don Zaegel -- 2 comments

October 3rd, 2007

North East Stren Series Change of Venue

     UPDATE:   The scheduled Northeastern Division Stren event has changed venues due to extremely low water levels on Kerr Reservoir. As a result, Lake Gaston will host the event out of Americamps in Bracey, VA.
     Alot of the central eastern region waters are experiencing the same conditions due to a lack of rainfall. If anyone in the region is severley bored or going dancing anyway, make sure […]

By Don Zaegel -- 6 comments

October 3rd, 2007

That’s a WRAP

     
 In 2008 the BASS Elite Series will allow the anglers to use their own wrapped boats throughout the entire event. What took so long? For the past couple of years it has been mandatory for an angler to oprerate a wrapped boat in order to compete on the Elite Series Tour in an attempt to bring […]

By Don Zaegel -- 1 comment