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Bass Cat Boats anglers Marty Stone and Kevin Short have joined the Vicious Fishing Pro-staff and will be endorsing and using Vicious line for 2009.
Marty Stone is excited about joining Vicious. " Vicious Line has all the things I look for in a line sponsor. That is a quality product that is continuing to improve. The improvement though is not creating so many line applications and brands that it confuses the fisherman, but instead they improve on the great product lines they have and the fisherman already know about. I also like the fact it has the feel of a giant company, but they still value personal relationships" said Stone.
Kevin Short was pleased as well. "After months of testing numerous lines, I’ve found that Vicious offers the best fishing lines. Not only is Vicious line extremely dependable, the entire product line, from their 100% Fluorocarbon to their new Braid, is very affordable. I was sold on Vicious Fluorocarbon after catching my first ever 6 pound Lake Erie smallmouth on 6 pound 100% Fluorocarbon!
Vicious offers some of the best products for anglers because the folks at Vicious are anglers. They know what we need to catch more fish and are constantly looking to improve and add products to help all of us put more fish in the boat" noted Short.
"We are very excited to have two hard working, dedicated pro's who are not only are great anglers but know how to promote as well" said Chris Dutton of Vicious. For more information regarding Vicious products click here. |
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Norman, Oklahoma based BassZone.com has a revamped new look in preparation for the 2009 season. Live on-site tournament coverage, news along the trail, info on the pro's lives and even a look at their homes in a great video feature called "In the House" is all included at the BassZone. BassZone covers fishing the way it should be covered. It is all about being there!!
Mark Jeffreys and Wired2Fish will be teaming up this year to bring the best in coverage from the events and some special features along the way. Look for that to start at the Bassmaster Classic in February.
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2008 Bassmaster Classic Champion Alton Jones talks about the whirlwind year in retrospect, paying back his sponsors and prefishing for the 2009 Classic on Wired Radio with Terry Brown. To listen click here |
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FLW Outdoors is going through several communications/publication upgrades for its members this month. It recently upgraded its website and with the January/February edition has upgraded its magazine as well.
More quick concise content is now available through a new "Front Deck" section in the magazine. Noteworthy news items are handled in the "Livewell" and first look items, tournament info and products, and angler highlights are included in a new "Back Deck" section. We like the new look!! Click here to Subscribe. |
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Lake Fork Trophy Lures is now offering a new Fluoro-hybrid line called LFT Parallelium that is a combo fluorocarbon/copolymer. It is an excellent handling line, has superior knot strength, extreme low memory and is tough as nails. They are also offering a low stretch copolymer called "Power Silk" as well. To learn more go to www.lftlures.com. |
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Thanks to everyone who entered the Abu Garcia Soron Contest on Wired2Fish. The lucky winner of the reel is David Bromenshenkel! We will get your reel shipped out ASAP David......congrats.
Also don't forget tomorrow is the last day for the Aaron Martens Jersey Contest from Tru-Tungsten. The winner of this contest gets an autographed Aaron Martens Tournament Jersey and a Marty Stone autographed hat. January's Tru-Tungsten Shirt and hat drawing will be for a Marty Stone autographed jersey and hat........watch for that contest in the next few days!!
We also have the Spro John Crews Little John MD contest running now as well. Get your answers in soon on that one.
In upcoming weeks we will be giving away Habervision Eliminator Goggles, a cool tackle package and a new Berkley Shock Rod. Stay tuned for those.
Don't forget Wired2Fish.com is your contest headquarters!!!
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The latest edition of the Bass Anglers Guide is available now. This action packed issue comes complete with 37 instructional, educational and entertaining articles along with a 2009 Pull-Out Calendar listing all you western tournament dates and circuit contact information. Great photos, great information and great writers all in one location. To learn more or subscribe to get a copy click here.
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Motorguide has released a new weedless prop that is the "Cats pajama's" for vegetation. Designed by the Mercury prop experts it keeps weeds away from the shaft and the best part is it fits most late model Motorguide Trolling Motors. To learn more click here. |
FLW pro Dave Lefebre is about to reach a milestone in his fishing career and he wants the fan's to be a part of it. He is less than 30K from reaching the 1 million dollar plateau in winnings and is giving away an autographed FLW Cup Jersey if you can guess when he will do it!! To learn more about it and to enter click here.
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Berkley has had signficant success over the years designing baits particular to a body of water. Whether it be the Chigger Craw that was parlayed into a Classic Win and multiple high fishes or Berkley Gulp Alive that has taken smallmouth fishing to a whole new level the R&D and Bait Teams at Berkley know the winning formulas.
This years Bassmaster Classic is no exception. Berkley just introduced their new bait line-up for this years Shreveport Bassmaster Classic and the line up looks stellar. The Chigger Craw has a crazy big brother with the Crazy Legs Chigger Craw, a new 7" PowerWorm enhanced with Gulp Alive was also in the mix. Enhanced easy to use new packages for lizards, Wacky Crawlers, and Slim Shaky Worm are all in the arsenal for the Berkley pro's on the Red River as well.
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Have a safe and wonderful Holiday Season!
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It was announced today in a letter from Tom Ricks, BASS General Manager, that Don Cockran current Federation Nation Director will not have his contract renewed going forward. His current contract expires in January 2009.
The letter also mentions that no further changes were coming to the Federation Nation Department.
More to come on this story . Wired2Fish will be following up with BASS and Corkran.
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We've had the opportunity over the past eleven months to get to know quite a few of our Wired readers and it has been a real treat! Back in September, Wired reader Doug Muresan and his wife Kimberly had twin girls. Now they came a bit early (33 weeks) so they we're not able to fit into their new outfits just yet. They've grown a bit and are now just making their modeling debut. Let us introduce to you Sydney and Avery - 2 of our newest models! Congratulations Doug and Kimberly! 
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Jewel Bait Company, working in conjunction wiith its prostaff that includes Mike McClelland, Jeff Kriet, Kevin Short and Larry Nixon has introduced several new colors to a new twin tail grub in both a 4 and 5 inch variety. Wired Headquarters just recieved 5 killer looking colors of the new trailers in smoke purple,rootbeer green, smoke blue, green melon pepper, and dark green pumpkin.
This twin tail matches Jewel jig colors well, looks similar to their current Hula Twin tail, without the hula skirt, and is perfect for swimming the jig. Early spring fish should love this trailer. We will be reviewing the neat new trailer in the Next Generation Tackle Box in upcoming days. To learn more about the trailer and other great Jewel products click here. |
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The Wired2Fish Ultimate Christmas Contest has come to a close. This one had a mind of its own and we certainly enjoyed all the entries! We've had a request to post the correct answers as this was unusually tough. So here's your answers:
 1 . What does NGTB stand for at Wired2Fish? 
2. What was the first product reviewed by Wired2Fish? Berkley Hollow Belly Swimbait
3. What month did Wired2Fish launch and what event did it coincide with?
We had a placeholder up announcing the hiring of Terry Brown in January but actually went live with the current template containing content on day 2 of the Bassmaster's Classic!
4. Who is the President of Wired2Fish? That is our very own Terry Brown
We would like to thank all the great companies that contributed to these great prize packages. Strike King, Berkley, Spro, Ranger Boats, Zoom Baits, KickerFish, Jackall, Poor Boy's Baits, Big Bite Baits, All Terrain Tackle, Lake Fork Tackle, Venom Lures, Gene Larew, Rapala, Talon Lures, Sebile USA, Bluewater LED, Hag's Tornado Baits, TightLine Jigs, Bass Angler's Guide Magazines, Vicious Fishing and Gemini Sport Marketing.
Now, for the winners....................................................................
Our first winner hails from Sanford, NC............Patrick Staley
Our last winner hails from Pleasant Grove, AL.......... Michael Glasgow
Congratulations Patrick and Michael!! Thanks to everyone that entered we do appreciate it! Stick with us, we're just getting started!
Merry Christmas to all!
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The fishing world lost one of its most loyal and longstanding members on October 14th, a veteran of both the BASS and FLW Tours. Art Ferguson’s border collie, Astro, passed away at the age of 17.
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 Curt Forth from Marseilles, IL and James Osborne from Louisville, KY were the lucky ones picked from the Wired2Fish contest hat! Congratulations! Thanks for all the entries!
We'd also like to thank Jackall for the great prizes for this contest! The Mikey, Bowstick 130, and Squadminnow 128 along with the packages of the Cover Craw and Cross Tail Shad will surely be the new favorites in Curt and James arsenal!
Today is the drawing for the Ultimate Christmas Contest so check back later in the day to see if you are one of the lucky 2 picked!
Good luck to all!!!!
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 Denny Brauer recently signed a new deal with Ardent but that's not all that's going on in his world. Take a look at his wrap for the upcoming season.
Very similar to last years design with the addition of the blue flames. When asked the reason for the change Denny said "People really liked the look of last years wrap so we didn't want to get to far away from that original concept. We just wanted to enhance it and I think H2O did a terrific job!" We agree!
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 The 2009 Carrot Stix PAA Tournament Series has attracted some of the biggest names in bass fishing. Here's a few, maybe you've heard of some of these guys....
Denny Brauer, Gary Klein, Mark Davis, Shaw Grigsby, Mike McClelland, Jeff Kriet, Timmmy Horton and Mike Iaconelli.
For a broader scale list of the anglers that have signed up click here. |
Wired reader and avid contest participant Kyle Chong from Brentwood, CA emailed us with "All you guys need is a swimbait thrown in there and it would have everything." Well Kyle, here you go: Sebile USA is graciously offering up a Magic Swimmer and a Blood Red Stick Shad for each winner. The Magic Swimmer is one of the hottest baits going now. Wow .....a big thank you to Keeton Eoff and Patrick Sebile!
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Ranger buyers can receive up to $2,000 in benefits with qualifying purchase. Click on the logo to find out how.
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 Tight Line Jigs has put a hook in the Wired2Fish Ultimate Christmas Contest with a variety pack of its popular Grass Flippin' Jigs and Wood Thumper Jigs. Tight Line Jigs is based in Alabama and has gained interest from anglers fishing from Connecticut and New York to Ohio, Missouri, Louisiana and the Southeast.
The Grass Jigs are designed for punching through grass and come in six sizes, including 1- and 1 1/4-ounce for a big presentation. The Wood Thumper comes in five sizes, all with a 5/0 Mustad Ultra Point hook, and is great for swimming or finesse presentations with the smaller sizes.
Visit www.tightlinejigs.com for more information.
Only 2 days left on this contest.....don't miss out! get your entries in!
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Phoenix Boats President Gary Clouse announced today that Phoenix Boats has entered into a 3-year agreement with Fishing University TV Show with Charlie Ingram. Fishing University airs nationally on Versus channel which will air in 75 million households in 2009. “For Phoenix Boats to have the opportunity for national television exposure to help launch our new 721 Pro XP is great,” says Clouse. “I have known and worked with Charlie off and on for the past 20 years and understand the value this brings.”
Ingram will be picking up his new Phoenix and begin filming in early December. “ I am more excited than I have ever been in the last 15 years in getting a new boat. “This boat will sell, states Ingram flatly. “You can tell that someone who has spent a lot of time bass fishing has designed it. Clouse spent several years on the Bassmaster Tour in the early 80’s. “I remember him from those days as he was traveling the tour with Charlie Campbell and Stacy King. It’s funny how things work out.”
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Atlanta will play host to FLW Outdoors' $2.5 Million Forrest Wood Cup in 2010. The dates are August 5-8, 2010. To read the full release click here.
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Mike DelVisco signs with Phoenix Boats. To read the Press Release click here.
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Ranger Boats presented their Ranger Cup awards to the top pros in both Bass and Walleye. To view the Bass winners click here and to view the Walleye winners click here.
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Following the great success of the 2008 Corporate Cup, the Professional Anglers Association (PAA) has scheduled the 2009 event to take place on Sept 10 – 12 at McFarland Park in Florence, Alabama. (Pickwick Lake).This exciting competition format pairs up the Nation’s top fishing professionals with Co-Anglers who compete as teams, working together to achieve the top prize. The 1st place payout for 2008 was $100,000.00. Teams consist of two PAA Tour Pros and two amateurs, who fish together for a combined weight in order to establish their best 3-day total. There is no other format like this. The PAA will begin accepting entries for the 2009 Corporate Cup around the 1st of Feb. All details will be announced soon at www.fishpaa.com |
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The most-quoted line from Steven Spielberg’s Jaws is Chief Brody’s half-warning, half command that “we’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
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The much-awaited new 721 Pro XP is out! To read the full story and see images click here. |
 The PAA is changing the 2009 Tournament Series format from a Pro-Am to a Pro-Observer format. The response and sign up on the Pro side has been overwhelming, but time constraints for this inaugural season in setting up and filling the co-angler side have forced the change in format. There will be no entry fee or riding fee for Observers and Observers are not required to be PAA members. Co-Anglers can sign up to ride with the Pro’s at no cost for the PAA Series events by calling the main office at 270.527.2030. Co-Anglers that had previously signed up for the events are being contacted by the PAA Board about the change for 2009. Thank you, from the Professional Anglers Association as we look forward to this exciting upcoming Tournament Series.
For Schedule and sign-up information on the 2009 Series visit www.fishpaa.com
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 New on the tackle scene in the US since October of this year, Damiki - a Korean company, has added to the already pretty sweet Wired2Fish Ultimate Christmas Package. They have added a special package for each winner that includes:
1 M.T.S. Spinnerbait
1 Pack Monster Miki's
1 Pack Viper Wide Gap Hooks
1 Mamba Jig
1 Pack Spoon Tail Miki's
Thanks Damiki!
To check out these products and some of the rods offered by Damiki click here. |
 We here at Wired2Fish have spent some time on the new version of FLWOutdoors.com and have to give a big "Thumbs Up"! Very user friendly, more community oriented, while maintaining the same great tournament coverage all on one central location. Fantasy Fishing, the new College Fishing section and tons and tons of great how-to information. Get to know the new FLWOutdoors.com by clicking here.
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California's Ish Monroe talks on Wired Radio with Terry Brown about the new Tru-Tungsten Tru-Life 4 " Swimbait and the upcoming BASS Elite Series schedule. To listen click here. |
 It just keeps getting better! Talon Lures has generously offered 2 custom kits just for the Ultimate Christmas contest! Here's what's included: 3 Shibui Spinnerbaits
2 Big Dandy Lake Fork Spoons
3 Weedless Football Jigs
3 Hardball Finesse Jigs
And 3 new Mop Jigs (these aren't even on the website yet)
This is another Wired2Fish "before it hits the Streets" opportunity!
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 Mark Lassagne from Bass Angler's Guide Magazine is adding to the Ultimate Christmas Package with his entire magazine set - 5 issues, 2008 to present. They are loaded with information about how to make you a better angler. To learn more about Bass Angler's Guide click here. Thanks Mark!
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Maryland officials have discovered zebra mussels in the Susquehanna River, and are urging boaters to be vigilant in efforts to clean boats to help prevent the spread to other waterways. Zebra mussels are invasive and rapidly-producing bivalves from the Caspian Sea introduced to the United States years ago through expelled ballast on tanker ships. For the complete news release, click here.
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Kurt Dove knows all about mid-majors. As a proud graduate of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, he admits that he was somewhat distracted during the 2006 Elite Series season when the Patriots basketball team acted like giant killers and made it all the way to the NCAA Final Four.
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Lucky Craft continues to elevate the communications and technical buzz regarding their products through a daily blog from Cox Marketing Group.
To check out the latest info on the RC Wake from Lucky Craft, click here.
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Hendersonville, Tennessee's H2O Hydro Wraps has joined Wired2Fish as an advertiser/partner. They are the premier wrap company for FLW and BASS anglers and have been featured at the Bassmaster Classic, the FLW Cup and on Fox Sports and ESPN TV.
As part of their program with Wired2Fish they are offering a $300.00 discount on a full wrap for Wired2Fish Readers only.
Mention "Wired2Fish" when you call. To reach them call 1-866-599-WRAP.
Welcome H2O!
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 Alright folks, Tommy Hagler from Hag's Tornado Baits has added to the Ultimate Christmas Contest with 4 packages each of the 5" and 8" versions of his new bait. The cool part is they are brand new and are literally being poured today. These will be the first to hit the streets! His site is still under construction but look for it soon at www.hagstornadobait.com. Now that's exclusive! We will get pictures up as soon as they become available. We would like to thank Tommy for helping make this a great contest!
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Jewel Bait Company has announced today the signing of legendary pro Larry Nixon of Bee Branch Arkansas to its National Pro Staff. "Larry has been an icon in our sport for many years and is among the most respected in the fishing world and we are thrilled to have him at Jewel. His knowledge will augment one of the strongest pro staffs in fishing" said Bryan Head of Jewel. "Larry will be instrumental in the development of future Jewel products with other Jewel National pro's Mike McClelland, Kevin Short and Jeff Kreit. "We look forward to having Larry Nixon on our team" said Head.
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 BassZone Sidekicks Harold Allen and Mark Jeffreys
BassZone's Mark Jeffreys and Wired2Fish's Terry Brown talk on Wired Radio about the two sites working together to bring more information to bass fishing fans in 2009. To listen click here. |
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WOW!!!!! Chris Brown and the fine folks at Strike King have added something special to the Ultimate Christmas Contest.........get this.......Kevin Van Dam signature Series 5 Sexy Shad and 3/4 oz Red Eye Sexy Shad baits! The photo shows the actual baits that will go into the prize package. The 2 lucky winners will get one of each. Thanks Strike King!!!
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Elite Series pro Jason Quinn has resigned with Evan Williams Bourbon through 2012 as his title sponsor. " I am thrilled that Evan Williams has seen the value that fishing and sponsorship provides and am honored that I will have the opportunity to work with them through 2012 at a minimum. They are great people, understand the fishing business and see their sponsorship with me as a win-win situation." noted Quinn.
Jason began his association with Evan Williams in 2004.
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Jason Baggett of Arkansas's On Demand Tackle has a single week sale, 10 days, going on right now for select products. To learn more click here.
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1 WEEK SALE ONLY!
December 10th thru 20th
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Save some serious cash this week on some great products! We’ve lowered prices on the majority of our inventory to give you the best prices this holiday season.
· Swimbait Sale - BaitSmith, Tabu, BlackDog Baits, Kamakazee, and Maverick
· Jig Sale – TABU Open Water Series (5/16 oz. & 9/16 0z) as low as $2.90
· Get lined out with a wide variety of Suffix Fishing Line on sale at HUGE SAVINGS!
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Big Bass Tour and Oakley team together to for Angler of the Year Program for '09. Click here to read the details. |
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Tackle Warehouse begins it annual 12 days of Christmas Sale today. Look for some great bargains on leading products from leading manufacturers at great prices by clicking here.
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From BASS Today:
Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Mich., came out strong in his Dec. 4 blog at Bassmaster.com in favor of the Bassmaster Elite Series’ new Marshal Program.
A four-time AOY, VanDam said the program is “one of the best things to happen to our sport in years.”
The Marshal Program offers in-the-boat observer experiences to fishing fans. Those who sign up for the program will be randomly paired with a different Elite pro on at least two of the four days of a 2009 Elite competition. The $100 program cost, VanDam points out, is a deal for what amounts to intensive seminars on tournament fishing, one-on-one with the sport’s best pros.
Wrote VanDam: “The Marshals who go out with me will get a seminar on how I'm fishing. And I know the other Elite Series competitors feel the same way. I haven't talked to a single one who isn't excited about this program and who doesn't intend to do exactly what I intend to do.”
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Gene Larew Tackle has joined in on the fun and has given Wired2Fish 4 bags of great new products for the Ultimate Top to Bottom Christmas Contest. They have provided 2 bags of 10.5 inch Big Daddy Worms and two bags of the 8" Biffle O's. Both products are great fish catchers.
Don't forget that Gene Larew has more great products like the Salt Craw, the Biffle O' Lizard, Hoodaddy's and the great new 3 legged frog.
Thanks Gene Larew Tackle.
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From the Fishing Wire:
World Fishing Network HD (WFN HD), North America's only 24-hour high definition fishing lifestyle network and DISH Network® are dangling a $4,500 grand prize as part of their Bring WFN HD Home for the Holidays on DISH Network sweepstakes. The sweepstakes will be promoted on-air by DISH Network and WFN HD, on the WFN Web site and through independent authorized DISH Network Retailers. The promotion ends on January 9, 2009.
A Wired Note:
Don't forget the Professional Anglers Association will be airing the PAA Corporate Cup and regular programming on WFN as well. May be a great Christmas present for the die-hard angler in the family.
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Congratulations to the winners of the Spro McStick Contest! They will each receive a package of two new Spro McSticks. Thanks for all the entries! We'll keep working hard to be your contest headquarters! We still have other contests running so hurry up and get your entries in!
The Winners are:
Mike Duncan - Eddyville, KY
Tim Carrigan - Tucker, GA
Travis Armentrout - Valdosta, GA
Andy Magnus - Clarksville, TN
Joe McBride - Olathe, KS
Jimbo Rhodes - Forkland, AL
Gary Kerbo - Plainview, TX
Paul Huzyak - Salem, OH
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Lancaster, Ohio's Venom Lures, a new advertiser on Wired2Fish, has added some of their new Venom Fast Curing Worm Glue to the Wired2Fish Ultimate Top to Bottom Contest today. This new formulation allows you to create your own baits, repair torn or damaged baits and not have a sticky mess as it will not stick to your fingers.
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 FLW Fantasy Fishing now offering $10 million in cash and prizes for 2009! Click here to read the whole story and to find out how to sign up for the Player's Advantage for only $10.
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Lake Fork Tackle joined the Wired2Fish Ultimate Top to Bottom Contest today by adding a couple bags of their new 2009 5" Hyper Freak and 5" Hyper Worm to the package. Lake Fork Tackle has long been an innovator of big bass plastics and continues to develop baits for anglers by anglers.
Mark Pack, one of the Lake Fork owners, used these two baits to capture the FLW Open this past year.
The Live Magic Shad, the Craw Tube, the Pig Claw and Ring Fry are other great Lake Fork Tackle products.
To learn more or to buy Lake Fork Lures click here.
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Rapala has added two of their great new Rapala Clackin Raps to the Wired2Fish Ultimate Top to Bottom Christmas Contest today. This killer new bait has a scientifically engineered sound chamber, a myriad of great color combinations and nose down running properties that is perfect for late fall, winter and spring fishing. Rapala pro David Fritts has already parlayed this bait into a winner on the FLW Tour.
Check out the great Wired TV video from Rapala on the Clackin Rap by clicking here.
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Professional angler and TV personality Chad Brauer talks with Terry Brown on Wired Radio about his upcoming season on TV with Academy Sports, his fishing for 2009 and his family. To listen click here.
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Zoom Bait Company has thrown their hat into the riing with the "Wired2Fish Ultimate Top to Bottom Christmas Contest" with four bags of their premier quality plastic. They have provided two bags of the Fluke Tail Goby and two bags of Ultra Vibe Speed Worms.
Zoom is the leader in innovative plastic products for bass fishing and has great products in their line-up like the Ole Monster 10 inch worm, the Brush Hog and Baby Brush Hog creature baits, the Horny Toad frog and the Super Speed Craw, all mainstays in tournament winning catches.
To learn more about other great Zoom products click here. |
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Professional angler and TV personality Chad Brauer talks with Terry Brown on Wired Radio about his upcoming season on TV with Academy Sports, his fishing for 2009 and his family. To listen click here.
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One of the truly nice guys in bass fishing Jimmy Mason loves fishing and he loves Alabama. Pete Robbins had an opportunity to sit down with him and ask him 20 questions. Go to Unplugged to read more.
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Jimmy Mason is so closely identified with the state of Alabama that a writer has to ask him to repeat himself with when Mason sheepishly admits that he lived in South Carolina until he was five years old.
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What would a Ultimate Christmas Prize Package be without some lights? We'll we don't have that problem anymore because Bluewater Led Lighting is contributing a Rod locker lighting set to each prize! We have highlighted this product in the past. Bluewater has everything you need to add lights to your boat, your trailer and even your truck bed! The lights come in several different colors. For some serious bling check out www.bluewaterled.com! Thanks Bluewater! |
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 Jewel Bait Company has entered the Ultimate Wired2Fish Top to Bottom Contest and has added some of their killer Football head jigs to the prize package. They are adding 1/2 and 3/4 ounce jigs to the already extensive list of great products in this contest.
Jewel Bait is the Missouri/Arkansas based company that has some of the best quality and most respected baits in fishing and has been responsible for helping Arkansas angler Mike McClelland put some more cash into his pocket in the last couple of years on the Elite Series.
Thanks Jewel for getting involved and don't forget to get your entries in early. To learn more about Jewel Bait click here. |
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Steve Haber was the guy that put Bolle Sunglasses on the map and he has a new company called Habervision. Superior quality and great looking eyewear is their forte. They know what outdoorspeople need and fit the bill in both sunglasses and a new competition grade goggles. The new googles called the Eliminator protects your eyes and will not fog up.
The Eliminator was conceived and designed to address the last real problem affecting today’s goggles; fogging. Through a unique module concept, incorporating innovative design and technology driven thinking, Haber eliminates fog issues forever.
Completely self contained and fully automatic, the Haber Eliminator works by sensing the rising humidity level inside your goggle before fog has a chance to form, and automatically activates a tiny fan that vents the warm moist air to the atmosphere. When humidity regains an acceptable level, the fan turns off automatically. Automated eyewear....now that is cool!!
Great for early morning runs at 70 mph, miserable rainy and windy days or even when its hot and steamy and bugs are a problem, the Eliminator is the perfect pair of goggles.
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 As you know Wired2Fish and its advertisers have the "Ultimate Top to Bottom Christmas Contest" underway. Big Bite Baits, the makers of premier quailty plastic baits has just jumped into the fray and will be adding to the contest. They are contributing 5" SuperShad Swimbaits and Kriet Kreatures. Thanks Big Bite!
Good Luck to all who enter!!
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Show your Hall of Fame colors...
The Bass Fishing Hall of Fame has added its distinctive logo to shirts, caps and a coffee mug available for purchase through its Web site.
The items would make great Christmas gifts for the angler in your family and also would support the Hall of Fame. It is gearing up for the eighth induction of new members and will celebrate their inclusion in the Hall during ceremonies at the Bassmaster Classic next February in Louisiana.
To order Hall of Fame items, visit www.bassfishinghof.com and then click on "Gift Items." You also can find out about the Hall of Fame members, become a member to support the sport and purchase tickets for the induction ceremony.
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Bassmaster Elite Series pro Shaw Grigsby is as passionate about hunting as he is about fishing, but he rarely picks up his rifle and instead opts for his compound bow.
This time of year, he spends as much time as he can hunting deer on his property in South Carolina near Santee Cooper Reservoir. When he’s at home, the quarry is wild hogs, which are prolific in central Florida.
“I just love shooting a bow,” Grigsby said in a B.A.S.S. news release. "With a rifle, you can get a deer at 300, 400 yards. With a bow, you almost have to be able to spit on them. The stealth that it takes to get the animal that close — to me, that’s what hunting is all about.”
He said he took up archery after trying out a bow at an outdoor sports show. Over the years, he’s built his skills to be accurate to about 80 yards.
“I’d take the bow with me out on the (Bassmaster) tour, set up a target outside the motel, and shoot, shoot, shoot, and have fun with it,” Grigsby said. “Just learning to shoot 20, 25, then 30 yards — when you are getting started, just hitting the target is a big deal.”
Grigsby, who qualified in 2008 for his 11th Bassmaster Classic appearance, said he often hunts with his 21-year-old son, Shaw Eric. His primary teacher has been his father, who has passed on not only the mechanics of the sport, but management practices that help ensure healthy deer herds. The meat is never wasted in the Grigsby family.
“I love eating venison,” Grigsby said. “Deer meat is extremely healthy. It’s very low-fat, and has enzymes you can’t get from store-bought meat. We have made our own deer sausage, but now have it made at a place in South Carolina that makes great spicy sausage. But we still process a lot of our own meat.”
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Jerry Cole of Louisville, Kentucky's name was just drawn from the old Wired2Fish fishing hat as the winner of the Fenwick HMG/GT70M rod from Fenwick and Wired2Fish. Congrats Jerry and your new rod is on the way!
Don't forget we have several other great contests running right now including the Jackall Lures, the Spro McStick and the Tru-Tungsten Aaron Martens autographed shirt and Marty Stone hat. Stay tuned as we will have even more great contests as we approach Christmas!
Thanks to all who have entered and for reading Wired2Fish.com, your contest headquarters!!
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 Gator Grip has a cool Christmas idea for clubs and individuals. You can get a personalized award and/or name bump board for your favorite champion. The club board includes 3 lines that would be catch, lake and club name. They run $28.00 and there is a volume discount available for Wired Readers. The personalized board would have your favorite anglers name and they run $20 until Christmas for Wired readers only.
These are great for tournament organizations and businesses as well.
These boards are 1/4 inch material will milled slots and board carriers are available as well. "We have been the bump board of choice for BASS for 9 years. The exacting tolerances of these mic'd boards are .003 so they are very accurate." said Brook Johnson, President of Gator Grip.
To get one go to www.gatorgrip.com. Make sure you mention you are a Wired2Fish.com reader. |
Wired2Fish and WBT Pro Judy Wong is in pretty impressive company in her latest endeavor. She was asked to participate in a fund raiser for the Children's Hospital by auctioning off Paper Dolls handcrafted by celebrities. You will also see another familiar face in the fishing world - Lisa "FishalotLisa" Craig. We thought we'd put the word out for them. Click on the image to see their work: 
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Gizzard shad have been found in Roosevelt Lake, the largest lake in Arizona, and state wildlife officials are concerned about the invasive species' growth and threat to other fish. Gizzard shad are an Eastern species that somehow was transplanted into Roosevelt. For the complete press release from the Arizona Game and Fish Department, go "here."
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Elite Series pro Mike McClelland knows stick baits. He knows them so well that Spro asked him to build the best one on the market and he delivered with the new McStick from Spro. Terry Brown from Wired Radio had a chance to sit down with him to discuss the differences and the details of this new bait. To listen click here.
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With over 20 years experience in producing fish catching plastics ehnanced with salt and Megastrike attractant Venom Lures has a loyal and strong national following. Add to that, they are a leading supplier of glass rattles, custom lead casting, bulk hooks and swivels and its apparent that Venom Lures knows what it takes to catch bass.
Venom recently introduced a state of the art adhesive that works exceptionally well for plastic baits, actually bonding the repair, and will not stick to your fingers. A special bottle and applicator makes it last.
Venom Lures has joined Wired2Fish.com as a sponsor/ advertiser. Look for them to be actively involved in Wired Contests, Product Reviews and helping Wired Readers catch more fish.
Welcome aboard Venom!
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Big Bite Baits announced today the addition of Dean Rojas to its’ list of professional anglers. Dean Rojas is a three time Bassmaster winner with over $1 million in career winnings. He is one of the most recognized pros on tour and an outstanding promoter of bass fishing products. He will use and promote the company’s soft plastic bass lures.
Vice president, Scott Montgomery said: “Dean is one of the most recognized pros in the industry; we are very excited to have him using and promoting our products. Adding Dean to our pro team will raise the awareness of our brand in the marketplace. We have already begun working with Dean on exciting new shapes to help him catch more fish in 2009. Dean’s addition to Big Bite Baits shows that we are committed to producing the best performing plastic baits on the market.”
Dean Rojas joins fellow Bassmaster Elite Series pro Jeff Kriet on the Big Bite staff. These two popular anglers will test and design exciting shapes for the bass fishing market. Both of these anglers compete at the highest levels of professional fishing and their experience and knowledge of developing trends will be utilized to create new designs.
“I am very excited to join the Big Bite team; they are an up and coming company with a lot of new ideas”. They have some great products and we plan to introduce some exciting new things very soon”, Dean Rojas.
Big Bite Baits manufactures a wide range of soft plastic freshwater lures for bass, walleye and panfish in traditional plastic and the patented new BioBait®material. They also manufacture a series of inshore saltwater lures in BioBait®for redfish and speckled trout. BioBait®is a patented new material that releases more fish attracting scent in the water, will not dry out and is biodegradable.
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The November winner is Mike Maloney from Burlington, NJ! Congratulations Mike, you now have a one in 3 chance to win a Fish Harder prize pack at the Classic in February! The December contest for another autographed jersey will be up shortly.
Thanks again to all that have entered, we do appreciate it!
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BP Pro David Walker talks with Wired Radio's Terry Brown about all of the positive changes that FLW has instituted and this enthusiasm over making the FLW Cup again competing at the East/West Fish-Off at Falcon Lake. He also shares his insights on Pittsburgh and the upcoming FLW Tour schedule. To listen click here. |
The Rapala group has entered the soft bait market in a big way with the introduction of Trigger X, a new Advanced Biogradable Polymer, that introduces species specific "Ultrabite" pheromone. The new scent is also an effective human scent masking agent. They have introduced natural shapes and colors with a profile and action second to none. They also have introduced a new spray with it specific to each specie of fish. Bass, walleye and saltwater are all covered. To learn more go to www.triggerx.com.
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