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The New Axiom from Raymarine
Raymarine’s Curt Nowaskie talks about the new Axiom units. These units are fast, easy to use and affordable.
Mer-Guk Report Day 1 Lake Travis 2018
Stop number 4 of the Bassmaster Elite series is underway at Lake Travis. Here is the day one Mer-Guk report from lake Travis
Matt Lee and KVD talk Texas Fest on Lake Travis
Two of professional bass fishing’s classiest guys, Matt Lee, who is getting married in 16 days, and Kevin VanDam who has been married for 26 years, gladly took a break from the 95-degree sunshine in Central Texas to sit in the shade and answer a few questions about this week’s Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest to Benefit Texas Parks and Wildlife Department that starts Thursday on Lake Travis.
Q: Lake Travis is super healthy and full of fish. What’s the most number of bass you caught in a single practice day here this week?
Matt Lee: 30
KVD: 75
Q: Name two lures we’ll see Elite Series pros slinging on Lake Travis to try to catch a big fish that will go a long way in separating themselves from the pack?
Matt Lee: Topwater and a swimbait
KVD: Swimbait and a big creature bait
Q: There’s a lot of clear water on Lake Travis. Will the front deck of your boat be more full of Quantum spinning reels, or baitcasting reels?
Matt Lee: An equal mix
KVD: Just about even.
Q: When the scales stop spinning after Day 1 – how much weight would you guess the guy sitting in 20th place will have?
Matt Lee: 16 pounds
KVD: 16 pounds
Q: The hilarious and talented B.A.S.S. photographer, James Overstreet wants to know, if you could only eat one species of fish, what would it be?
Matt Lee: walleye
KVD: yellow perch from the Great Lakes region
Terry Scroggins’ Peanut Pattern
You never know what you’re gonna see when you look inside Terry “Big Show” Scroggins’ Triton bass boat. Sometimes it’s two or three pairs of cheap reading glasses tossed among a pile of discarded lures.
Another time it was a jar of pickles, because Scroggins claims drinking pickle juice makes his muscle cramps disappear.
These days, it’s 2-pounds of Planters Honey Roasted Peanuts that ride in a plastic jar on the carpeted floor of the hilarious and kind-hearted food lover’s boat.
No matter when one glances inside Scroggins’ boat this Elite Series season – there sits the large plastic jar of peanuts.
“They’re probably not the best thing a guy can eat. I mean look, they have 160 calories per ounce, but they’re handy to get ahold of when you’re running down the lake. Plus they’re self-contained in this plastic jar that won’t break. And they stay fresh and dry whether it’s cold and rainy like it was at Lake Martin, or 90 degrees and sunny like here at Lake Travis,” explains the always practical and comical Carhartt pro.
And so while his buddy Gerald Swindle will compliment Lulu’s sandwiches with Famous Dave’s pickles on Lake Travis, and Quantum pro Casey Ashley insists on a fruit cup of diced peaches with today’s tuna salad – for Scroggins, it’ll be a black forest ham and smoked gouda cheese sandwich, dark chocolate cookies, and yes, Planters Honey Roasted Peanuts.
“Gotta be honey roasted, not just regular,” insist Scroggins. “And the best part is, once you eat ‘em all, you can use the jar to store your spare coins.”
Hopefully, the ‘peanut pattern’ leads to $100,000 worth of spare coins for Scroggins on the final day of Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest Benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department here on Lake Travis.
Topwater Tips – Kelly Jordan Part 1
Elite Series pro Kelly Jordan shares a few tips on fishing the Lucky Craft Gun Fish. If your fishing the shad spawn or chasing schooling bass this is one bait you need to have on. KJ also addresses when to choose a clear bait and why it can be so effective.