MLF: Powroznik wins Major League Fishing stage 3 earning him the title of Bass Pro Tour Stage Three Champion. 63 - 04 was his final total weight. Landed 20 fish during the day with an average of 3.03 lbs and today’s biggest whopper was a badly needed 6.04.
Top 10 Bass Fishing Lures 2015: When looking for the next lure to tie on consider something off this list to increase the odds in your favor. Compiled below is a list of the top selling baits of 2015 and continue to stay on top of the leaderboard of personal best big fish by anglers around the globe.
The Alabama Rig This has been the rage for the last few months and has won a lion’s share of the biggest tournaments on the FLW trail.
All sorts of shapes and sizes of this combination are coming into play. Saltwater guys will recognize this as a traditional umbrella rig that has been downsized for the black bass species.
Multiple baits create a small school of prey that appear to be wounded or 1 big easy meal!
Love a Jerkbait: Late fall is upon here like a big wet blanket. Snows are starting to fall. Cool rains are filling those lakes and ponds that almost gave their lives this year.
Kansas has been in a bad drought for a while and most of the lakes in KS have really taken it hard, so every little bit of rain is a graciously appreciated.
As those cold fall rains make it to the lakes, I think about the cooling waters and the fall jerkbait fishing that I find so fun.
This past week was a dream for any smallmouth fanatic — we caught and filmed an epic run of trophy fish. Several smallies topped 6 lbs, and five fish we weighed all broke the 5 lb mark on a digital scale. Every bite was a reminder why chasing these giants is just plain electric.
It was a mixed-bait bonanza: jerkbaits, football jigs, crankbaits, and lipless cranks all drew heavy strikes. Still, the “sour grape rouge” and football head jigs were the clear standouts — nothing beats seeing a big smallie crush a classic bait.
