It is late, I am tired, so we will keep this short and sweet!
I am going with Skeet, KVD, Boom Boom Roumbanis, Bobby Lane & ISH!!!
If you want my logic and the details, take a listen to these Man v Bass podcasts,
Part 1 – Great interview with Ish Monroe and first half of picks
Part 2 end of picks plus get Jeff Kriet’s thoughts on the DELTA!
Drop a comment and let m know what you think of the podcasts.
This past weekend was the end of the MN bass season and I could not resist the last chance for some open water largemouth fishing. I am glad I could not resist, because the fishing was unbelievably good. we honestly caught too many to count, so here are a few pictures of just a few fish we snapped photos of.
Me then Huff, who’ is bigger?
Love them Tru-Tungsten Jigs
5″ Tru-:Life Bluegill Swimbait getting some love from the green fish
We also did some filming for “All About Bass’ and soon there will be some teaser videos, much like this one from earlier this winter.
I also realized I completely forgot to post my FLW Fantasy Fishing lineup for Table Rock Lake, but listen to our preview and picks here.
The more I type, the more I realize how behind I am on the blog, but that is partly because i have been doing quite a bit more writing for the “Bassin’ Insider Blog” for Versus Network. Check it out, it is all original stuff out on Bassin’ Insider. Not to mention selling a fair amount of fishing stuff on eBay, check it out!
One last thing, I will be doing a Spring Bass Fishing Seminar at the Cabela’s in Rogers, MN on March 6th, 10am, and will be hanging out in the fishing department most of the day, stop by and say HI!
Better late then never, if you want to read my first gut take on the Classic, you can read it on the Versus Network here. For this entry, I kind of wanted to wait and a day and digest the TV shows and articles.
From BassZone.com
The more I think about it, we should not be that surprised, lipless rattle baits and Alabama in February are like 2 peas in a pod….
You heard quite a bit that Jeff Kriet had the sweetest spot, but I think ultimately his area was too small for 3 days. KVD has a much larger ares to himself that he could rotate through his sweetspots. I think the dropping water opened a window on Saturday, but when it started to come up on Sunday, that brought the big ones bag into biting position and it was all over for everyone not named KVD. Too bad, even though Kriet was not on my Fantasy Fishing team, by the end of day 1 I was really pulling for him.
The winning details and gear:
> RedEye Shad gear: 7′ medium-action Quantum Tour KVD cranking rod, Quantum Tour KVD casting reel (5:1), 17- and 20-pound Bass Pro Shops XPS fluorocarbon, 1/2-ounce Strike King RedEye Shad (gold and gold/sexy-shad).
> KVD switched out the stock hooks for #2 Mustad KVD Elite Triple Grip trebles.
On a side not, we will should have interviews with Jeff Kriet, KVD & Zona for our bass fishing podcast in the near future!
Jeff Kriet topped Day 2’s leaderboard but was in a virtual tie with KVD & Faircloth. He went from 3rd to first by catching the biggest bag of the day. What does this mean?
It means KVD is going Squirrel hunting today and Jeff Kriet is the Squirrel. KVD did just that this morning catch a pretty decent limit of 2lb bass this morning, while Kriet struggled to get bites. Recently Kriet made tackle adjustments and has started catching fish as well. Slightly off the radar, Russ Lane is making a big move, have a reported 18lb plus limit with a 6lbr already today. Looks like it will be an exciting finish and weigh just like last year.
One interesting note is that while it seems KVD, Fairlcoth and most others are fishing shad colored lipless crankbaits, Kriet has been sticking with a red crawfish colored bait the first 2 days.
All in all, the fishing for the top 30% of the field was pretty good, much better then pre-practice reports would lead you to believe. To keep it simple, seems jigs & lipless cranks were the main deal on day 1. Many of the leaders fished in Beeswax creek. The online interenet coverage has been very good again this year. KVD is still the man, we should not be suprised that he whacked nearly 20lbs!
Big bass of Day 1 was a 6-9 behmoth boated by Ike, that is really the only thing that kept him in contention, lets see if he can do it again. Even though I did not pick Jeff Kriet, I am excited to see him near the top, I am officially pulling for him now. Kriet seems to be catching them again today, so should be another fun weigh-in today.
Check out these podcasts from a Special Bassmaster Classic Edition of Twin City Limits.
Segment 1
Segment 2
Also, below is the top 15 anglers, I think once you drop below 13lbs, those anglers are kind of out of the race, but we will see. My gues somewhere between 16-17lbs to make Day 3 cut.
Day 1 Standings
1. Kevin VanDam — Kalamazoo, Mich. — 5, 19-08
Day 1: 5, 19-08
2. Todd Faircloth — Jasper, Texas — 5, 18-02
Day 1: 5, 18-02
3. Jeff Kriet — Ardmore, Okla. — 5, 16-07
Day 1: 5, 16-07
4. Cliff Pace — Petal, Miss. — 5, 16-03
Day 1: 5, 16-03
5. Takahiro Omori — Emory, Texas — 5, 15-07
Day 1: 5, 15-07
6. Billy McCaghren — Mayflower, Ark. — 5, 15-04
Day 1: 5, 15-04
7. Michael Iaconelli — Pittsgrove, N.J. — 5, 14-09
Day 1: 5, 14-09
8. Tommy Biffle — Wagoner, Okla. — 5, 14-03
Day 1: 5, 14-03
9. Russ Lane — Prattville, Ala. — 5, 14-01
Day 1: 5, 14-01
10. James Niggemeyer — Van, Texas — 5, 13-03
Day 1: 5, 13-03
11. Brent Chapman — Lake Quivira, Kan. — 5, 13-00
Day 1: 5, 13-00
11. Terry Scroggins — San Mateo, Fla. — 5, 13-00
Day 1: 5, 13-00
13. Gerald Swindle — Warrior, Ala. — 5, 10-08
Day 1: 5, 10-08
14. Kotaro Kiriyama — Moody, Ala. — 5, 10-03
Day 1: 5, 10-03
15. Byron Velvick — Del Rio, Texas — 5, 10-00
Day 1: 5, 10-00
For those of you like me that do not have access to ESPN360 set your DVRs
Time schedule for the Bassmaster Classic shows on ESPN.
| 2010 BASSMASTER CLASSIC TV SCHEDULE | |||
| 2/20/2010 SAT | 10:00A 11:00A | BASSMASTER | ESPN2 |
| 2010 Bassmaster Classic Day One | |||
| Lay Lake – Birmingham, AL | |||
| 2/20/2010 SAT | 10:00P 12:00A | BASSMASTER | ESPN2 |
| 2010 Bassmaster Classic Day Two | |||
| Lay Lake – Birmingham, AL | |||
| 2/21/2010 SUN | 6:00A 7:00A | BASSMASTER | ESPN2 |
| 2010 Bassmaster Classic Day One | |||
| Lay Lake – Birmingham, AL | |||
| 2/21/2010 SUN | 7:00A 8:00A | BASSMASTER | ESPN2 |
| 2010 Bassmaster Classic Day One | |||
| Lay Lake – Birmingham, AL | |||
| 2/21/2010 SUN | 8:00A 10:00A | BASSMASTER | ESPN2 |
| 2010 Bassmaster Classic Day Two | |||
| Lay Lake – Birmingham, AL | |||
| 2/21/2010 SUN | 2:30P 4:30P | BASSMASTER | ESPN |
| 2010 Bassmaster Classic Day Two | |||
| Lay Lake – Birmingham, AL | |||
| 2/21/2010 SUN | 10:00P 12:00A | BASSMASTER | ESPN2 |
| 2010 Bassmaster Classic Day Three | |||
| Lay Lake – Birmingham, AL | |||
| ESPN CLASSIC MINI-MARATHON | |||
| 2/21/2010 SUN | 5:00P 6:00P | BASSMASTER | ESPN CLASSIC |
| 2003 Bassmaster Classic | |||
| Louisiana Delta – New Orleans, LA | |||
| 2/21/2010 SUN | 6:00P 7:00P | BASSMASTER | ESPN CLASSIC |
| 2004 Bassmaster Classic | |||
| Lake Wylie – Charlotte, NC | |||
| 2/21/2010 SUN | 7:00P 8:00P | BASSMASTER | ESPN CLASSIC |
| 2005 Bassmaster Classic | |||
| Three Rivers – Pittsburgh, PA | |||
| 2/21/2010 SUN | 8:00P 9:00P | BASSMASTER | ESPN CLASSIC |
| 2008 Bassmaster Classic | |||
| Lake Hartwell – Greenville, NC | |||
| 2/21/2010 SUN | 9:00P 10:00P | BASSMASTER | ESPN CLASSIC |
| 2009 Bassmaster Classic | |||
| Red River – Shreveport, LA | |||
BassZone.com always has great video coverage of the Bassmasters Classic and Elite Series events.
Also, expect plenty of blog entries and Tweets from me this weekend on what is going on at the Classic.
Rich
Time is running out to get your lineup set for 2010 Bassmasters Classic, so here are my picks!
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Group A Season Totals
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Ownership
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| SLOT | PLAYERS | Top 75 | Top 50 | Top 12 | Win | Caught | Tot. Catch | PTS | RANK | %OWN | |||
| A |  |
Skeet Reese Auburn, CA | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 146 | 494 lb, 13 oz | 2348 | 1 | 54.6 | ||
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Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo, MI | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 139 | 464 lb, 3 oz | 2248 | 2 | 70.6 | ||
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Group B
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Season Totals |
Ownership
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| SLOT | PLAYER | Top 75 | Top 50 | Top 12 | Win | Caught | Tot. Catch | PTS | RANK | %OWN | |||
| B |  |
Boyd Duckett Demopolis, AL | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 332 lb, 10 oz | 1784 | 19 | 39.0 | ||
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Gerald Swindle Warrior, AL | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 121 | 359 lb, 1 oz | 1740 | 26 | 29.4 | ||
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Group C
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Season Totals |
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| SLOT | PLAYER | Top 75 | Top 50 | Top 12 | Win | Caught | Tot. Catch | PTS | RANK | %OWN | |||
| C |  |
Russell Lane Prattville, AL | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 317 lb, 7 oz | 1547 | 44 | 27.9 | ||
Also, still time to join my group, prizes awarded for every event. Click here for my league. To hear the logic behind my picks, check out this podcast.
Drop a comment and let m know what you think of the podcast.
I came across these on YouTube and just had to share with all of you. This is the Minnesota Top 100 tournament. Bassmasters had two awesome tournaments on Lake Minnetonka before the Lake Association and permitting process made it too much of a hassle and they have not been back since. So enjoy these Lake Minnetonka Bass Fishing TV videos.
There are some good tips on fishing milfoil here, plus those of you that fish Minnetonka a lot will really enjoy this. It is broken into 3 parts.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Hope you enjoy watching these videos, if any of you were at the weigh-in, watch for yourself when they show the crowd shots. If you like these types of videos, check out my YouTube channel – http://www.youtube.com/user/HellaBassÂ
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Depending on where you live, it may not feel like spring right now, but the Bassmaters Classic is just around the corner and that means the fishing season is about to kick off. So to celebrate this, Bass Tackle Depot is having a 20% off store wide sale so that you can save big on the stuff you need to stock up for the season.
Hurry, you only have until Wednesday night to get your order placed!
My plan is to grab some 5″ Tru-Life Shads and some Gambler Hangover Skirts. And who knows maybe a new Curado 300E and a rod if I decide to part with some of my projected tax return….
