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 Applique Royal Purple Hoodie
As you know we have a killer new contest running right now for two cases, 4 gallons, of Royal Purple marine oil and a box of Maxfilm Synthetic Spray Lubricant. Royal Purple thought you should look good on the water too just stepped it up again and added a hat and hooded sweatshirt to the mix. We will also be including an embroiderd Wired2Fish logo on them as well.
Keeping your engines and boats running smoothly is Royal Purple's job and now you will look cool doing it and this all happens just in time for spring fishing.
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Some professional anglers rise to a level, based on their accomplishments, that earns them the title of "icon" or "legend." Mike Folkestad is one of those anglers. The California pro has been fishing and doing well for decades and is one of those guys that younger anglers immulate. He has many long time sponsors who have been with him for years and there is a reason for it. He is a pros pro!
Today on Weighing In Radio with Terry Brown Mike talks about those sponsors, staying power and his undying love for fishing. To listen click here. |
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Lucas Oil will be working in conjuction with Cabelas, Ranger Boats, Mercury Outboards and American Bass to sponsor the 2nd Annual Lucas Oil Team Open on Lake Pleasant in Arizona April 14 and 15. They will be guaranteeing a 2012 Ranger Z118 powered by a Mercury 150 outboard, Minn Kota Fortrex and a Lowrance HDS5 for the winning team. Entry fee is $385.00. Call Clay Lippincott at 602-908-5893 for more information or to sign up.
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Anglers will get to see the new Berkley Powerbait shapes for bass fishing for 2012 at the Bassmaster Classic in Shreveport, La. in just a few short weeks. The prominent fishing tackle manufacture is bringing new Havoc Soft Plastics shapes out as well as two new PowerBait shapes called the Power Claw and the Thief.
The Power Claw is actually in the class with soft plastic toads. It's bullet shape and wide claws give it a unique tail kick and buzz and make it a great new addition for buzzing over the top of grass, matted vegetation and other forms of cover with lightly weighted or weightless hooks. We suspect it could also be a good jig stroking trailer as well because of its unique shape.
The Thief will fall in the punching category of soft baits. It features the the standard diamond shape of beaver-type flipping baits with two claw flappers and two extra antennae arms with bulbous ends that should give the shape a lot of action. It comes in some great looking colors from what we've seen too.
We'll have more on these baits at their release at the 2012 Classic. You can check them out now at the Berkley-fishing.com website.
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To celebrate their five-year partnership, FLW and Goodwill® have created the Forrest L. Wood Sportsmanship and Community Leadership Award that will be presented to the FLW Tour pro who best displays an overall commitment of sportsmanship and community leadership during the 2012 season.
This annual award will recognize the individual who displays an overall commitment of sportsmanship and community leadership, on and off the water, based on ethical behavior, and by exhibiting integrity, class, selflessness, conservation efforts and kindness to others. Self or peer nominations will be accepted. A Goodwill and FLW committee will narrow the nominees and unveil the winner to the community at the Forrest Wood Cup in Duluth, Ga. Aug. 9-12.
“FLW is proud to create this award with Goodwill,” said Kathy Fennel, president, FLW Operations Division. “We pride ourselves on the quality of anglers that fish in our tournaments. It is a privilege to honor one of these outstanding individuals for the work he or she does in his or her hometown and the communities we visit. It is our hope that this award further elevates the high standards of sportsmanship and community service that our anglers, fans and sponsors exemplify.”
“Goodwill looks forward to highlighting the sportsmanship and community service FLW anglers demonstrate in their personal and professional lives,” said Jim Gibbons, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. “We hope their example motivates others to reach out to community-based organizations to volunteer their time and talent to create positive impacts in local communities.”
From conservation to community strengthening, Goodwill and FLW care about the anglers, sponsors and millions of fans that enjoy FLW tournaments. The same values that brought them together as partners will inspire the high standards of this award.
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If you have ever owned a piece of wire you have probably have built a umbrella rig. There are all shapes and sizes and when an angler is left to his or her imagination the sky is the limit.. Some have lead heads, some are acrylic, some are tin and yet others are plastic. We have even seen some that are shrink tubed at the junction point too. It really doesn't matter which one your prefer, it seems they all catch fish.
California's ABT Lures has a new one on the market that is unique. It combines an adjustable polycarbonate/ABS swimming fish head where up to 6 baits or teasers can be strategically positioned, removed and attached. The ABT Mulit-Rig system gives the angler the ability to adjust and create a multitude of configurations to fit fishing conditions and/or state regulations. The patented screw lock swimming head design has removable wire harnesses and wires that vary in length from 3.5 to 6.5 inches. The head has a barbed keeper that allows the angler to attach a swimbait or grub tail directly to the head.
ABT uses a heavier wire than most with a .47 stainless wire and it holds position well due to the slots in the head. They also have various weighted teaser and wire accessory packs available. They have 4 different head colors and retail for $22.99.
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Major League Fishing announced today that its first event, the Challenge Cup, will be offered on a seven-week, Internet-based Pay-Per-View plan that will begin on February 13, 2012. The web based podcasts, called Advance Cast, will be offered only on the Major League Fishing website and will now be available for purchase.
“Bass fishing on steroids, that’s what this is” said Major League Fishing angler Skeet Reese. “You’re going to want to see these pay-per-view shows.”
The league will offer seven broadcasts, with one episode presented each week. Reese, a former Bassmaster Classic champion and Bassmaster Angler-of-the-Year, said he believes the ADVANCE CAST programs will be “absolutely the best bargain I’ve ever seen in our industry.”
“During the Challenge Cup, we had some of the most intense competition I’ve ever experienced. It was, in many ways, the most pressure I’ve ever felt. And now the public is going to get to an opportunity to get right in the middle of that competition,” Reese said.
Angler Mike Iaconelli said that viewers will see pro fishing through “a completely different lens” on the ADVANCE CAST presentations.
“On these pay-per-view shows, I assure you that Major League Fishing will let you see what it was like when 24 of the greatest anglers in the world tried to find fish with no practice before the event started and very little time to find fish. I believe every angler that competed will tell you we’ve never been through anything like it. It was gut-wrenching. I can’t wait to see the broadcasts,” Iaconelli said.
The ADVANCE CAST total-event BassPass, a package of seven broadcasts, will cost $17.94, with individual episodes available for $2.99 each. (The seven-event BassPass package features a “free” week.) Major League Commissioner Don Rucks said that each ADVANCE CAST show will offer many attractions, including
- -More than twice the coverage than what will be televised on the Outdoor Channel
- -Commentary from anglers during competition about how they searched for, found and caught fish will be included
- -Unedited angler reactions to their own frustrations and successes, as well as reactions to other anglers activity as well
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- “I’ve been involved in competitive bass fishing for more than three decades, and I can honestly say that I’ve never been so excited about an event or a broadcast. You’ll see the strategies, the struggles and the successes of the best anglers in the world,” said Rucks, a former vice president and general manager of BASS and ESPN Outdoors. "On the Advance Cast shows you’ll see great anglers who have one day to both find bass and catch as many as they can,” Rucks said. “If you watch these broadcasts, I assure you that you will get an education on finding and catching fish, and you’ll see a lot of fireworks that came from the intense competition. Every angler had a leader board in the boat with them, so they knew where they stood at all times. That added a whole new dimension.”
The Challenge Cup, held November 6-11, 2011, on Lake Amistad, included 24 of the world’s best-known competitors and utilized an innovative, angler-created format. The anglers were not allowed to practice before the event, could not compete with pre-determined GPS waypoints and were limited to fishing on designated sections of the lake that were disclosed to them less than 12 hours before their competition rounds began. Each day’s action served as an elimination round.
The anglers’ boats were equipped with real-time leader boards. Boat judges accompanied all anglers who administered penalties and scored every legal fish as soon as they were caught. After the weight of each catch was recorded, bass were released back into the lake.
The Challenge Cup included six consecutive days of competition. Round 1 took place during the first three days, with eight anglers competing each day. The top four anglers from each day advanced to the next round. Round 2 was comprised of the 12 advancing anglers. During Round 2, six anglers competed on the first day, the remaining six the next day. Two anglers advanced each competitive day of Round 2, setting up a Championship Final Round featuring the top four anglers.
The ADVANCE CAST that begins on February 13 will feature the first day of competition. Each subsequent week will offer the next consecutive day of competition. The seventh ADVANCE CAST broadcast will be a wrap-up show that features in-depth, on-the-water segment with the winners from each round and the Challenge Cup champion. For more on advanced sign up go to majorleaguefishing.com.
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Rick Clunn helped put cranking squarebills on the map. The four-time Bassmaster Classic Champion has a designed a specific rod for just about every application and his new S-Glass series of rods are both affordable and functional and perfect for crankbaits. We just concluded the Wright and McGill Double Up Contest and the winners have been chosen.
The winners are:
Shawn Dunlap
Moyock, NC
Russell Noe
Aubudon, NJ
Cody Phillips
Jonesboro, AR
To buy a Rick Clunn Signature Series SGlass Rod click here. |
Sunline America announced today that they have signed Gerald Swindle to their national pro staff. The Bassmaster Elite Series pro brings a list of accolades to the pro staff including 12 Bassmaster Classic appearances and a Bass Angler of the Year title.
"I believe Gerald will become a great part of the Sunline
team," said Nubuyoki Kajio, President of Sunline America. "He is a very accomplished and popular angler that will be a great
asset in raising awareness of the Sunline brand in the US
market. Sunline America and its parent company Sunline Japan are
committed to growing the popularity of Sunline products in the US market. Sunline's
pro staff members have numerous wins on both major tours over the last
couple of years, and we expect Gerald will add to that total in 2012 with the
help of Sunline products."
“I am thrilled to be
a part of the Sunline pro staff," Swindle said. "Sunline has a superior product and it will
help me fish to the best of my ability. I look forward to having the
confidence to know if I can get the fish to bite, I can get them in the boat. What do the bass and
I have in common? We have both been caught by the world's best fluorocarbon,
Sunline."
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Pro Patterns Exposed, Show 5, begins today with Shaw Grigsby, Paul Elias and Derek Remitz taking you through their individual practice days on West Point Lake on the Elite Series Tour from 2011. You will see exactly what each of them go through in their preparation for big money fishing. Great stuff! You can sign up for individual episodes or the entire series by clicking here. |