Here’s a trailer for Big Fred’s and my new movie, which should be out in theaters just in time for Thanksgiving…NOT!
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The Good Ol Days!
Don’t get me wrong, I like things like HD fishfinders that can tell me the depth, tide and where to get a burger, space-age rod materials and chemically-sharpened hooks, but things just seemed so much more simple back then…
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Now that the cold weather months have arrived, it’s time to give up bass fishing right? Well…not so fast!
While it is true that bass will get more lethargic as the water temperatures drop, you can still have some seriously good days of fishing in the winter…if you keep some basic principles in mind.
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Big hat, no cattle?
I found this boat for sale on a message board on a recent trip to Kauai…40HP on an 11-foot boat? Dude’s gotta be a budding tournament basser…
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Okay, so may it sounds a bit like a sappy chick flick: “Clear Lake in the Fall,” but there is some seriously epic fishing to be had on this Northern California lake in the late autumn.
Everything — trophy largemouth, scads of big catfish and dinner plate sized crappie — are all putting on the feed bag before winter kicks in and the action can be non-stop. Great fishing, nice scenery…and hardly another soul on the water. What’s not to like?
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Like he did the week before at Toledo Bend, our man Big Fred Contaoi wowed the crowd over the weekend at the Toyota Texas Bass Classic on Lake Conroe with a lunker largemouth. This 7.88 pounder was the big fish for the tourney on day one and helped Contaoi reach 7th place in the $250,000 event.
Unfortunately, conditions were tough on the second day for Fred and he slipped in standings, but still ended up with a very strong 22nd place finish. And keep in mind, this was against the best bass anglers in the world!
A great start...Fred's first bass of the tourney
Here’s a look at the tourney…
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Our bass man, Big Fred Contaoi is headed for the world championship of bass fishing this weekend at Lake Conroe, the Professional Anglers Association’s Toyota Texas Bass Classic. The Classic brings 60 of the best bass anglers on the planet from the PAA, FLW Tour and the Bassmaster’s Tour together for…what they’d call in boxing…a “unified title.”
Big Fred finished in the top 40 on the PAA Tournament Series this year, which earned him a chance at the championship, which begins today with a Pro-Am event. Then on Friday, “it’s on!” and Fred will be pitting his skills up against the sport’s elite, folks like Kevin VanDam, Skeet Reese, Mike Iaconelli, Takahiro Omori, Alton Jones, Luke Clausen, Boyd Duckett and Gerald Swindle.
Stay tuned here…we’ll keep you posted on Fred’s status. Or, log onto the PAA website for more info.
Good luck Big Boy!
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Okay, so Shane Davies of River Run Guide Service in Texas (214-418-9786; [email protected]) has stones the size of Cowboys Stadium. Need some proof? Check out his tale from a recent kayak trip on the Brazos River. In his own words:
“In 20 years of fishing the Middle/Upper Brazos River, I can honestly say that I have never encountered a venomous snake (pit viper) within the riverbed,” he says. “However, as I tell my clients, go outside the riverbed and that can be a very different story. Obviously, just because I have never come across a venomous snake in the river, does not in any way mean they are not there. In fact, I always remain vigilant and on the lookout knowing that I’m simply overdue for my first encounter. The way I look at it, Texas , venomous snakes and the outdoors will always go hand in hand. So, I wasn’t too surprised when I observed a juvenile rattlesnake headed accross the river while I was in my kayak flipping a jig for bass.”
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