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Post by kerusso on Jan 8, 2010 18:19:13 GMT -6
Headed to the Raleigh Bass & Saltwater Fishing Expo tomorrow morning. Always great tackle. Enjoy seeing more than just Ranger, Skeeter and Triton. Better pick up some more tackle before Tournament season starts in a few weeks. ;D
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Post by kerusso on Jan 8, 2010 18:22:28 GMT -6
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Post by Rich Lindgren on Jan 20, 2010 21:21:57 GMT -6
how was the show and seminars?
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Post by kerusso on Jan 24, 2010 14:16:25 GMT -6
Really enjoyed the show and seminars. It's not as big as the one in MPLS but it has some different things. Good selection of boats - regular Ranger, Triton, Skeeter and Nitro. Also Bee Line, Phoenix (like some of the innovative ideas), Blazer, Legend and Bass Cat. Usually three large tackle stores. They have the normal selection plus some hand made things (WEC Zoom. Sam Griffin).
Seminars are also nice since the guys are local (or close) so they feature tips for local lakes. I knew better but went to the Bass Tank guy. Didn't get any banjo minnows though (at least he has a sponsor), Jason Quinn talked about 45 min. 30 min on spoon fishing. Still haven't done any spoon fishing but might spend a day trying before winter is over (63° right now). Fishes almost every presentation on fluoro and a little braid. Said only thing to do with mono was throw it away. Also talked 15 min on deep diving crankbaits (DT 20 and Luhr Jensen Hot Lips). Good info.
David Fritts (I'll take a drive to his boat dealership one of these days) fishes almost exclusively mono. He also talked deep diving crankbaits (DT 20 and Luhr Jensen Hot Lips). Talked colors by season, what strikes from behind mean (bass keying on top color) and tackle for crankbait fishing.
Like all shows gets very crowded by afternoon. Too many saltwater shore fisherman with a white five gallon bucket with a halibut decal on the side. Thought I heard banjo music and a guy squealing like a pig so I left.
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Post by Rich Lindgren on Jan 25, 2010 20:29:08 GMT -6
Sounds like a good time, getting to see Quinn and Fritts is better then any seminars we draw up in Mpls
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Post by Billy Harris on Jan 26, 2010 18:59:07 GMT -6
I think I would follow Fritz advice on crankin versus Quinn. Also every fisherman has his line preferences and it also depends on what type of rod they are using. I also use flouro on about everything except top water, I use braid on my frogs and mono on top water baits. Also If I am ripping traps out of grass I go with 50lb braid or 60lb flouro. I think Fritz is right on with the color of cranks if the bass strike short.
Typically spring I am going with crawfish patterns and red craws. In the south crawfish have the most protiens to fatten up the big females and dark bottoms and rocks tend to heat up quicker, and that is where you find crawfish. The water is typically more stained in the spring from the rains also. Summer right after the spawn I go with firetiger, mid summer I switch to more shad colored cranks. Fall I am going with mostly white cranks with a dash of chartruese, like a sexy shad. Winter it is hard to beat a SR5 and 7 in shad and crawfish colors.
my opinion for what its worth, 1 cent maybe.
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