Bass Parade http://www.bassparade.com The best, worst and funniest in bass fishing (mostly)...every dang day (mostly)! Fri, 18 May 2012 18:08:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.bassparade.com http://www.bassparade.com/favicon.ico Bass Parade More Evidence for Goldfish Baits http://www.bassparade.com/more-evidence-for-goldfish-baits http://www.bassparade.com/more-evidence-for-goldfish-baits#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 18:08:02 +0000 admin (mostly Jay) http://www.bassparade.com/?p=2721 More Evidence for Goldfish Baits
Ever hear of "alternate methods" fish records? Me neither, until now: Missouri's 20-year-old Dylan Gilmore just set the new "alternate methods" largie record with a 9-02 caught on a...trotline. Yep. A largie was fooled by a dang catfish rig – wait: we now know what the Missouri Rig will be! – which you would've known [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://www.bassparade.com/more-evidence-for-goldfish-baits/feed 0 IGFA To Make $1 Mil Ruling on AL Rigs http://www.bassparade.com/igfa-to-make-1-mil-ruling-on-al-rigs http://www.bassparade.com/igfa-to-make-1-mil-ruling-on-al-rigs#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 15:53:46 +0000 admin (mostly Jay) http://www.bassparade.com/?p=2725 IGFA To Make $1 Mil Ruling on AL Rigs
Here's a good story. Involves a bass fisherman, Bull Shoals Lake (MO), official fish record-keepers the International Game Fish Association, the Missouri DNR, $100,000 and $1 million. Excerpts from here and here: > Rodney Ply of Diamond City has lived on and fished Bull Shoals Lake his entire life. His once-in-a lifetime catch came earlier [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://www.bassparade.com/igfa-to-make-1-mil-ruling-on-al-rigs/feed 2 Is It Worth Catching a Record Fish Anymore? http://www.bassparade.com/is-it-worth-catching-a-record-fish-anymore http://www.bassparade.com/is-it-worth-catching-a-record-fish-anymore#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 18:27:09 +0000 admin (mostly Jay) http://www.bassparade.com/?p=2706 Is It Worth Catching a Record Fish Anymore?
Used to be said that it'd be worth a million dollars to catch the next world record largemouth. Don't know if that was ever true, but even if it is now – which I doubt – would the baggage of a record catch be worth it? Two recent things made that thought pop up in [...] Related posts:
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Jay tipped me off to this neat deal over on the Bassmaster website. Back during the last Classic, B.A.S.S. hosted a Conservation Summit for Federation Conservation Directors and others that tackled many of the controversial issues surrounding bass management, including topics like fishing for bedding bass. Everything was recorded and turned into individual podcasts, so you can [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://www.bassparade.com/scientists-weigh-in-on-bedding-bass/feed 1 What You Missed in Bassin… http://www.bassparade.com/what-you-missed-in-bassin http://www.bassparade.com/what-you-missed-in-bassin#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 18:27:43 +0000 admin (mostly Jay) http://www.bassparade.com/?p=2708 What You Missed in Bassin…
...the last 2 weeks in the BassBlaster daily inbox email. All this plus a WHOLE lot more, like the best and funniest daily news, daily tips, etc., all sifted and sorted for your enjoyment and brought to you by the good folks at Lurenet and RotoTail. If you haven't signed up already DO IT HERE! [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://www.bassparade.com/what-you-missed-in-bassin/feed 2 When Is Strolling Trolling? http://www.bassparade.com/when-is-strolling-trolling http://www.bassparade.com/when-is-strolling-trolling#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 17:27:33 +0000 admin (mostly Jay) http://www.bassparade.com/?p=2704 When Is Strolling Trolling?
Jeremy Starks used a fishing method called "strolling" or "long-lining" to win the Douglas Lake Elite last weekend. This is where you basically cast out your bait, then get on the small motor and move away from the bait until most or all of the line is off the reel, then begin your retrieve. This [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://www.bassparade.com/when-is-strolling-trolling/feed 19 Science: Fishing Logs http://www.bassparade.com/science-fishing-logs http://www.bassparade.com/science-fishing-logs#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 12:20:41 +0000 Brian http://www.bassparade.com/?p=2701 Science: Fishing Logs
When I first started fishing halfway seriously, even before I "became" a bass angler, I started keeping a fishing log or diary. I recorded the usual stuff like the weather that day, what I caught and on what, baits used and sizes of any notable catches, even moon phase. When computers came along, companies started making electronic [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://www.bassparade.com/science-fishing-logs/feed 7 One Reason I Love the New B.A.S.S. http://www.bassparade.com/one-reason-i-love-the-new-b-a-s-s http://www.bassparade.com/one-reason-i-love-the-new-b-a-s-s#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 19:07:04 +0000 admin (mostly Jay) http://www.bassparade.com/?p=2695 One Reason I Love the New B.A.S.S.
I love B.A.S.S. Always have, ever since I stumbled across an issue of Bassmaster and found a whole group of people who liked to catch bass as much as I did – I being a kid in New Jersey. Bear in mind there was no Internet or even cable TV back then, so discovering that [...] Related posts:
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Here's a subject that's worthy of some discussion. Just how long should a good bait last, or how many bass should it catch before being relegated to the junk pile? This one popped into my head after receiving an e-mail recently from  In-Fisherman field editor Ned Kehde. Ned is a big proponent of the Z-Man [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://www.bassparade.com/science-bait-longevity/feed 4 What You Missed in Bassin’ This Week http://www.bassparade.com/what-you-missed-in-bassin-this-week-2 http://www.bassparade.com/what-you-missed-in-bassin-this-week-2#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:54:49 +0000 admin (mostly Jay) http://www.bassparade.com/?p=2684 What You Missed in Bassin’ This Week
Just a sampling of what was sent out this week in the daily BassBlaster email. These plus a daily fishing tip, daily quote, all kinds of great stuff. If you haven't signed up yet, do it here.   Related posts: What You Missed in Bassin’ This Week Related posts:
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