Bass Fishing Podcasts, Multimedia, Tips and Techniques

More Bass Fishing Radio with Me

Hey all,

Added a podcast feature, just click on the play button.

Another online fishing radio show that I did has recently been released.  It is a feature on Catch’n.com Radio
Check it out on Catch’n.com.

If you liked the other show at all, this one is a little longer and spends more time on specific lures and techniques, I think it is a better show with more info.  Here is the link again: http://catch-n.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7496

or if you prefer to download the show directly – http://www.catch-n.com/audio/richlindgren.mp3 – careful it is a long show

Hope you enjoy & feedback is welcome….

Rich
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Announcements, Product Reviews

Secret Weapon Launches New Product for 2007

Secret Weapon Sidearm Spinnerbait

We’ve raised the bar on spinnerbait versatility and performance with our Secret Weapon Sidearm Spinnerbait. Customizing your spinnerbait has never been easier — or more effective!

A must have for your Bass Fishing Arsenal!!
 Like our original QuickStrike Spinnerbait, the Secret Weapon Sidearm employs free-floating, interchangeable, in-line spinner blades. It creates a unique flash and vibration with its two side-by-side spinner blades. This arrangement creates even more fish-attracting commotion in the water than tandem blades mounted in series.  It also creates additional lift, enabling you to retrieve this lure at slower speeds than is possible with conventional spinnerbaits. Great for fishing above submerged vegetation or slow-rolling along the bottom, the blades twirl at the slightest turn of your reel handle.

Unlike other dual-blade spinnerbaits, the Sidearm’s V-frame blade bar pivots freely, allowing the lure to pass easily through vegetation and cover. Once free of obstructions, equal drag quickly aligns the blade bar and spinner blades.

The Sidearm excels as a single-blade, short-arm spinnerbait, too. Simply slide the double-barrel metal sleeve down the frame to open the R-shaped terminal loop. Remove the blade bar, pinch the loop closed and slide the sleeve back in place, and then clip on a Colorado, Indiana, or Turtleback blade attachment, and you have an incredible short-arm spinnerbait, ideal for bottom crawling or as a drop bait for docks, piling, ledges and bluffs.

Sidearm in a tandem willowleaf configurationNeed a tandem spinnerbait instead? Just clip two inline blades in series. In seconds, without tools, you can adapt your spinnerbait to take advantage of changing conditions on the water. Don’t be caught short without the perfect spinnerbait. With a few Secret Weapon lure bodies and a handful of blades, you can tweak and test blade configurations until your lure is ideal for every situation.

This lure is available in two weights (5/16- and 9/16-ounce) and ten popular patterns for stained or clear water. Look for it soon in Sidearm ProPack and MasterPacks.

Even More Exciting….  SWL is offering a 50% discount through January 7th, just follow this link.

The most versatile and innovative spinnerbait system just got more versatile, flexible and better to help you land more fish

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Product Reviews

Merry Christmas too ME!!

I did not get much for fishing stuff for Christmas, so I took the PayPal funds from my recent selling of a trolling motor that I won during the 2006 Weekend Series and bought a few reels off of eBay!.  I snapped a few pics with my Motorola Q. 

 

Got 2 Shimano Scorpion Metanium XT’s, which as from what I can tell are the equivalents of Shimano Chronarch SF’s.  They are used, from Japan, got them for about $100 a piece shipped.  I bought one of these last year and they every bit as good or better then the Chronarch and a deal at the prices I got them at   They are light weight and super smooth.

Did any of you buy any Christmas presents for yourselves?

Tight Lines,
Rich
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Multimedia, Product Reviews, Tournament Info

Patoka Revisited & Looking forward to 2007

Hey all,

This post serves a couple purposes:
1: To revisit Patoka and talk about some key things that worked for me.
2: Preview improvements of entries and improved speed of info

The following pictures are the two baits that were most productive for me in practice and during the tournament at the Weekend Series Divisional on Patoka Reservoir.  As you may know, I did not have a terrific tournament, but these baits were productive and I think I just did not find enough quality areas to put them to work during the tournament.  Review tournament entries here.

  The first pic is a Lucky Craft Flat Mini DR Crankbait in a splatter back pattern.  This was my best lure in practice and in tournament for catching keeper fish as well as several other fish that were close to measuring.  As you see I almost always change out the from treble and put on a red treble hook. 

 This was my second best lure, I caught my first keeper in practice on it as well as many fish that were very close.  This is a 9/16oz. Secret Weapon Lure Spinnerbait with a custom skirt that I made and I used a trailer hook the entire tournament.  I like adding just a few strands of red to my skirts

These pictures were taken with my new Motorola Q (exclusively at VerizonWireless.com) which is my new cell phone.  The great thing about this, is that I will be able to take pictures and videos of practice and tournaments which will add to the detail of my Blog entries.  I believe taking pictures of the actual baits that I use will add to the value as I tend to make tweaks and modifications to my tournament baits (i.e. Red Trebles, trimmed skirts, trailer, etc.)  It is one thing to say I was throwing a jig, bot show you a pic so you can see the exact color, trailer and how its rigged adds much more value.  I also will be able to enter textual blogs from my phone which will allow me to get more info to all of you quicker

Let me know if you think this will add value and intrigues you to keep reading in 2007….

Rich
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General, Product Reviews

Website Dedicated to the Co-Angler

I found a bass fishing site that is new to me while I was surfing around….    Co-Angler.com!
This seems like a great idea, there is a huge population of bass fishing people that are non-boaters or co-anglers.  There are some neat features on tournament co-anglers.  It appears they are looking for people to submit material, so if you are a tournament non-boater and want to get recognized, check out www.Co-Angler.com

Rich
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Bass Fishing Podcasts, Multimedia, Tips and Techniques

Rich Lindgren on Outdoors This Week – PlayBack

I am trying to add a podcast directly into this post, so bear with me.

In case you are interested and could not find the playback info at the bottom of the original post, I decided to create a new post for you to download the file.  Follow this link & it should work – https://richlindgren.com/OutdoorsThisWeekInterview122306.wav

For those that prefer MP3 file format, the following link has been added –
https://richlindgren.com/OutdoorsThisWeekInterview122306.mp3
Should work well for iPods and other MP3 players

I would love to hear some feedback on the show or how well or not the file loaded for you if you tried to load it.

As bonus coverage, I have two more bass fishing segments from Marcia Rubin’s (a.k.a. Reel Lady) portion of the show that followed mine.  Marcia will be fishing her second season on the Women’s Bass Tour this year.
Segment 1
Segment 2

You should be able to click on any of these links or right click and ‘Save Target As’ to download the .wav file to your computer.

Rich
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Announcements

Merry Christmas to all Bassin’ Blog Readers

Hey All,

Hope you are having a good holidays and for those of you that are fortunate enough to be able to bass fish without the aid of an ice auger, I hope some of you sneak out and catch a couple bass, if you do, consider sharing your story and maybe even a picture

Happy Holidays & Be Sage! 

Rich
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General, Multimedia

Rich Lindgren on Outdoors This Week

Hey All:
You can catch me on Outdoors this Week this Saturday, December 23rd shortly after 7am @ usaradio.com

Outdoors This Week is a live, two-hour talk radio show broadcast through USA Radio Network to markets all across the country. The show is streamed live via Internet at usaradio.com. This show has hosted many of the fishing greats such as Denny Brauer, Paul Elias, Doug Hannon, Joe Thomas, Jay Yelas, and Tred Barta. Frequently Wildlife Management Biologists will come on to discuss impoundments or land management that supports good fish, quail, deer or turkey habitat. If it’s outdoors, the show covers it! O.T.W. is broadcast live on Saturday and Sunday Mornings from 07:00 to 09:00 Central Time.

I will be a guest for a few segments, so if you got an internet connection on Saturday morning, check it out

Rich
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Announcements, Federation News

News Update: Bass Club World Championships

B.A.S.S. just launched the full schedules for the Bass Club World Championships.  Looks like there will be 9 divisions and then a National Championship.  Looks as though the winning club gets:
• Champion club receives 6 fully rigged Triton/Mercury packages
• Championship Rings
• Cash payouts down the line
• Huge Bragging Rights

For full details, click here

I would be anxious to hear from anyone that is planning to fish these events…..

Rich
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BASS Tour, General

Iaconelli’s Federation Roots

Bassmaster.com just put a few nice pieces on Mike Iaconelli’s early fishing start and how he cut his teeth in the Top Rod Bass Casters bass club and New Jersey Federation.

Check out these two articles:
Iaconelli’s Federation Nation roots

A night with Ike

Ike is one of several pros that got their starts in the BASS Federation, Denny Brauer, Peter Ponds, & Jamie Fralick as well as many others.

Just another reason to think about joining a local bass club…..

Rich
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