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BASS
COMING OFF THE BEDS
WOO'S
CORNER
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
The
cost of gas just plain sucks and it sure makes it tough
on outdoorsmen, but we will survive to fish another
day. I'm going out on a limb and predict that you will
catch more bass this year than ever before. The main
reason is because instead of riding up and down the
lake in your new Nitro all day, you will spend a lot
more time fishing. One of my favorite saying's is it's
hard to catch a bass when you are boat riding. In other
words the longer you keep your Zoom worm in the water
the better chance you have of catching a bass.
I
fished a bass tournament in Spain a few years ago and
the price of gas was $7.50 a gallon and that's stiff.
There were about 90 boats in the tournament and when
they left in the morning they would go to a certain
spot on the lake and then never start their big engine
again until time to come in. It was pretty weird because
after the first 30 minutes you never saw a boat going
down the lake. You know what, there was a lot of bass
caught because the fishermen fished all day instead
of boat riding. Lesson to be learned here is bait out
of water no fish, bait in water fish.
I
get a lot of e-mails about keeping tackle straight and
storing it. I was blessed to meet the designer of the
Plano Tackle Logic system a few years back. Mr. Hoover
took everything I had in the boat from my XPS and Bagley
crankbaits to Zoom worms. Also spinnerbaits, jigs, spoons,
Mustad hooks, Lindy No-Snagg weights, and etc. He then
arranged everything in the Tackle Logic bags that he
had designed for each specific lure. It was amazing
the amount of room he saved me and how simple the system
works to put everything right at your fingers. I use
a system of my own with smaller lures like the Zoom
Hog or Centipede in red bags and the bigger lures like
the old Monster worm or big Brushhog in blue bags. I
will also write on the outside with a magic marker what
is inside, as sometimes I can get several different
lures in one bag.
If
you have to fish out of someone else's boat, you need
to get yourself a 3307-03 Tackle Logic system. This
is a bag/box combo with all kinds of side pockets for
holding everything from your Woo Daves' sunglasses to
Jack's Juice bait spray. This bag is a doozy with eight
hard boxes for your Bagley's, Lindy's, and Bass Pro
Shop's Extreme lures. They also have two integrated
Tackle Logic wraps for more storage and it features
a carrying strap. You can get everything you need for
a week's fishing trip in this one neat system.
Sit
down this winter and go through your tackle and reorganize
with the Tackle Logic System. Then when spring is here
you will have everything right at your hand and spend
a lot more time fishing instead of looking.
A
WOO TIP -I get a lot of e-mails about wanting to know
how I rig up my Carolina rig. I rig the Lindy No-Snagg
Rattlin' slip sinker with a bead and a Carolina Keeper.
I start out with a three foot leader, 2/0 Mustad J-bend
hook and a Zoom bait. This weight is virtually snag-free.
This goes right back to what I said, the longer the
bait is in the water the better your odds are of hooking
up. I will use the ¾ oz. slip sinker, 85% of
the time, 1oz. if it's real windy and ½ oz. when
there is no wind.
Good
luck with your fishing and may God Bless.
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