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Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category

June 25th, 2008

Kelly Jordan Dubbed ‘Spoonman’

KJ & I backstage at the Elite Series Capitol Clash on the Potomac River.    
     Few of us still throw spoons as a primary tool and even more of us had forgotten that they were in our tackle box. That was until Kelly Jordan re-opened our eyes last year on the TV show, Ultimate Match Fishing […]

By Don Zaegel -- 4 comments

June 24th, 2008

GettingReel Product Review: Vertical Lures Jig X

                
     It’s not to often that I am able to just enjoy a day on the water without trying to focus on figuring out a pattern for a tournament but that’s exactly what I did this past weekend. I loaded up the Stratos and my wife and I headed out to the Potomac River to enjoy […]

By Don Zaegel -- 6 comments

June 23rd, 2008

David Dudley Takes Fort Loudon

*photo credited: FLW Outdoors     
     With a 4 day total of 29-11 lbs, Lynchburg, VA native David Dudley earned his 5th win this weekend on the Fort Loundon Tellico Lakes. “This win means a lot to me because I did it using what used to be my biggest weakness and that’s deep cranking”, Dudley said.
     Dudley […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

June 23rd, 2008

Dianna Clark Wins 3rd Stop on WBT

*photo credited: ESPN/BASS    
     Dianna Clark of Bumpus Mills, Tennessee won the third stop on the Women’s Bassmaster Tour this past weekend on Old Hickory Lake in her home state of Tennessee. Her third WBT victory was in part to her three day weight of 36-5 lbs. which was anchored by her day 2 weight and largest […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

June 20th, 2008

UMF Returning This Summer

     The 4th season of Ultimate Match Fishing is set to start airing on July 4th and looking at the 2008 lineup, it’s sure to be a great one. If you are unfamiliar with Ultimate Match Fishing, host Joe Thomas takes anglers from both the BASS and FLW and pairs them in a one on one tournament […]

By Don Zaegel -- 1 comment

June 19th, 2008

Coming Soon! “Pros Corner”

     GettingReel will soon post it’s first entry into the “Pros Corner”. This will be a new category on Getting Reel where various interviews, tips, tactics, and other general information given to GettingReel from selected Pros will be posted as received.
     The first entry that will be released into the Pros Corner will be a Q & […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

June 19th, 2008

2009 FLW Tour Schedule

                                    
     I guess that FLW wanted to beat BASS to the first punch and not have to deal with questions about who should and shouldn’t reschedule. If you remember last year, there where scheduling conflicts that arose between BASS and FLW in regards to fishing Kissimmee and the fact that the low water conditions […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

June 18th, 2008

Elite Series 2007 Rookies Vs. 2008 Rookies

      
   Derek Remitz ‘07 ROY                                        Bobby Lane leading ‘08 ROY Race
   *photos credited: ESPN/BASS 
     Every year, the 110 Elite Series Angler field competes for various positions in the standings. Angler of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Bassmaster Classic cut, and even the top 87 cut to re-qualify for next years Elite series. […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

June 17th, 2008

Potomac River Curve Ball

     After finishing in 6th place at my last ABA/BASS Bassmaster Weekend Series Tournament, I had a disappointing follow-up finish this past weekend on the Potomac River. I finished in 50th place on our 4th tournament of the year and failed to do what I had made my goal at the beginning of the year […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments

June 11th, 2008

Elite Series ‘River Rumble’ In Jeopardy?

     Today BassFan reported that they have spoken with BASS Officials about the current situations in Midwestern region places such as Illinois, Iowa, and Southeastern Minnesota that are suffering from recent floods and the possibility of rescheduling. BASS Officials responded to BassFan by saying, “BASS officials continue to monitor the situation and have nothing to report at […]

By Don Zaegel -- 0 comments