Minn Kota And Humminbird Owners Tournament |
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Minn Kota and Humminbird are hosting their second annual Owners Tournament at Pickwick Landing State Park from May 30th to June 1st, 2024. The event is open exclusively to amateur anglers and features over $180,000 in guaranteed prizes and payouts.Key Tournament Details:
• Total Payouts: Over $180,000 in guaranteed prizes and payouts.
• Grand Prize: $50,000 for the largest bass of the tournament.
• Hourly Payouts: $63,525 in total, with ten places paid each hour for all three days.
• 1st: $1,000, 2nd: $500, 3rd: $300, 4th: $250, 5th: $225, 6th: $200, 7th: $175, 8th: $150, 9th: $125, 10th: $100.
• Entry Fee: $275 for three days, $175 for two days, $125 for a single day, per angler.
• Eligibility: Boat captains must own a Minn Kota or Humminbird product. Co-anglers without these products can participate.
• Format: Individual competition with a big bass format and hourly payouts.
• Early Entry Prize: Abu Garcia Veritas 7’0” Medium Heavy Model #VTPC70-6 for the first 250 two or three-day online entrants.
• Location: Pickwick Landing State Park, Tennessee.
Get more details and register here.
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Have some fun with your fishing buddies with this bass fishing crossword puzzle from our friends at In-Fisherman! Take a crack at puzzle and share your results across your social media channels. Get started here.
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Getting Started In Tournament Fishing |
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Do you have a passion for bass fishing and want to start doing it competitively? There are many different avenues of doing this. It is important to remember first, however, to make sure you are ready for the competitive aspect. If you haven’t been successful in catching big fish when you go fishing for fun, then you might need to practice more. Ways of doing this are simply to spend more time on the water to get an idea of what the fish are biting and where they are positioned, and to practice your fishing mechanics and boat navigation. Fishing with many different anglers is a great way to learn a lot, and one way of doing this is through fishing as a co-angler in tournaments like the Major League Fishing BFLs or Toyota Series, Bassmaster Opens, and many other tournament organizations! Every professional angler will tell you that more time spent on the water is the best way to improve your fishing skills. So, if you are practiced up and want to fish tournaments, here are some tips on how to get started! Check out the full blog here.
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Reimagined from the design of the renowned six-inch Huddleston 68 Special, the Huddleston Deluxe 68 Hollow Body Swimbaits takes the legendary wedge-tail model to the shallows where giant bass reside in thick cover. Offering the same heavy thumping action by adding the tail of the original 8” Huddleston to the tail of a 6”, this hollow body swimbait redefines shallow water swimbait presentations for trophy bass hunters. The versatile hollow body construction effortlessly maneuvers through grass beds, tulles, and heavy cover with ease. Check out the full selection here.
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Ride along with Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Kyle Patrick as he fishes his first ever Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake in Oklahoma. Check out the full video here.
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Photo Courtesy Of Major League Fishing
Bass Pro Tour angler Jared Lintner's sponsors include Tackle Warehouse, Vexus Boats, Mercury, Rancho Grande GMC Motors, Daiwa, Garmin, SKB Cases, MGE Underground, T-H Marine, Trokar, Sunline, AFTCO, Lake Country Kitchens & More, Pautzke Fire Gel, Roboworm, Eco Pro Tungsten, BOSS Inc, and Bajio Sunglasses just to name a few.
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Norman Conditions For BBT |
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Here’s a quick breakdown of the current conditions on Lake Norman this week (April 12-14), for the Big Bass Tour brought to you by the Deep Dive App.
Water Clarity
Approximately two weeks ago, satellite imagery indicated a notable condition of stained water within the upper end back of creeks but with mostly stained to clear water in the main body. The mid to lower end of the lake was stained to clear. Recent observations have confirmed a significant improvement in water clarity in the upper end creek areas while the main body of water has remained mostly unchanged.
Tournament Patterns
Historical data highlights the lower end main section of the lake as a consistent producer of top finishes during the spawn period, with the mid-lake main section and back half of creeks coming in at a close second. Deep Dive’s database features over 10,000 tournament patterns from Top 10 finishes in major fishing tournaments.
Wind Effects
Throughout the tournament, prevailing winds will primarily emanate from the west and southwest. On the first day, anticipate winds stronger than usual, featuring gusts reaching into the upper twenties. By the second day, the intensity of the winds is expected to decrease moderately. The morning of the third day will start with a calm, nearly windless atmosphere, but the conditions observed on the second day will make a return by the afternoon.
There is still time to register for the Lake Norman Big Bass Tour event here.
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AFTCO proudly presents its latest original film, "Swim A Bait," featuring AFTCO Pros Paul Bailey and Pat Touey. The adage "big bait, big fish" is the guiding principle for swimbait fishing, firmly centered on catching the biggest bass in the lake, armed with the largest baits from your tackle box. Bailey and Touey have built their livelihoods around an obsession with the big swimbait bite. Cut from a similar cloth and hailing from Northern California, both Paul and Pat were fortunate to nurture their passion for bass fishing in the epicenter of big bait swimbait fishing. They've invested countless hours on the water chasing the biggest fish in the lake. With experience in both tournament fishing and trophy hunting, they are seasoned veterans in the game, adept at employing swimbaits whenever the opportunity presents itself. With Bailey's legacy as a trailblazer in the "Big Bait Posse" and Touey's success in the West Coast tournament scene, "Swim A Bait" promises an exciting look into the world of trophy bass hunting. Check out the original film here.
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