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Kelly Jordon likes winter spooning
If you caught 15 bass, weighing between 4 and 6 pounds, on the first 15 casts you ever made with a new lure, wouldn’t that lure become one of your all-time favorites? Of course it would, which is exactly what happened to Yamaha pro Kelly Jordon several years ago when he decided to tie on […]
Brandon Palaniuk: How to fish the new Shadow Rap
Rapala just came out with the new Shadow Rap jerkbait, and one guy who loves it is Rapala pro Brandon Palaniuk. Here’s what he says about the bait and how to fish it. The deal “The body shape is like an elongated minnow-style body with flat sides, which allows it to have a pretty tight […]
Keith Poche: Power Spinner Stickbaits
Elite Series pros don’t do things for no reason. Or another way to say it, if they do do something it’s for a darn good fish-catching reason. So after seeing the new Keith Poche-designed Humdinger Power Spinner, I had to find out what that reason was. The Power Spinner is basically a Colorado blade […]
36 New Patterns Uploaded, Most Northern CA
That’s about the size of it – we just uploaded 36 tournament patterns into the BassGold database, most of which are from northern California but not all. Right now we’re focusing our efforts on pattern data for lakes that are NOT fished by the big national circuits, so if you know of any circuits that […]
How Zaldain Caught ‘Em at T-Bend
Chris Zaldain finished 8th at the recent Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Toledo Bend Reservoir, using Strike King baits in two different situations. Here’s how he did it. “In 2012 I had a top 12 at Toledo Bend at a similar time of year,” he said. “This time we were a little bit earlier, but […]
Classic and Open Patterns Uploaded
Quick update: The Top 25 patterns from the 2014 Bassmaster Classic on Guntersville, AL were uploaded, along with the Top 2 patterns from the recent Bassmaster Central Open on the Red River. Many more once again in the works…and many more have been uploaded, just not announced here!
Pattern of the Week: Beaver Lake, AR
The pattern used to win last weekend’s FLW Tour event on Beaver Lake, AR – an upland reservoir – was remarkable for two reasons. Winner Matt Arey: a) specifically avoided clear water; and b) fished a jig the entire time. Do jigs work on Beaver? Sure. They catch bass. But this time of year on […]
Positive Visualization Helps BP Bass-Fish
Brandon Palaniuk knows the mental part of professional tournament bass fishing can be as important as the physical part, so he relies on a technique known as ‘positive visualization’ to carry him through the tough days of competition. It’s something the Yamaha pro learned as a wrestler, and he continued it when he began fishing […]
How Gville’s ‘Trap Fish Got Caught
At last weekend’s Rat-L-Trap-only tournament on AL’s Lake Guntersville, the air temp was in the single digits at launch and the water temp was in the 30s. Not exactly optimal for a crankin’ bite, but it was Rat-L-Traps only so the anglers had to make it work – and they did. The tournament was won […]
Feb-Mar Gville Patterns in for Classic!
Over the past couple weeks we’ve uploaded 40 patterns spanning several trails and years in preparation for the Bassmaster Classic. Very cool info. We’re always stoked to see what BassGold shows. Word is BassGold’s Jay Kumar should be in the Classic War Room again, talking about what BassGold shows of course, plus some other stuff. […]
BassGold Preview: Oakley BBT at Fort Gibson
Fort Gibson Lake, OK – Oct. 26-27 If you ever had a shot at winning a big-bass tournament, this might be it. Because according to the pattern info in BassGold.com, this time of year Fort Gibson typically isn’t a big-bass lake – but the fish are biting. In other words, you could get into lots […]
