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Holiday Deals Extended
4 more days of The Bass University’s extended holiday deals! Learn about new cutting-edge tactics and reinforce tried-and-true techniques for your upcoming 2015 trips or tournaments. Click here for info on how you can learn from the TOP pro anglers–>http://bit.ly/BassUHolidayDeals
A Christmas Story Hero Style – Homeless to Warrior to Humanitarian
Being homeless changed the way I looked at life. Now I focus on keeping my family safe, and helping others who are struggling.”
The Path of a Hero
 Meet Army Bass Angler Joshua Evans, a young man who was trying to care for his family and found themselves homeless with almost nowhere to turn. Caring and providing for his family was a priority to Joshua, so he made the courageous decision to enlist in the Army. He is an example of an inspiring individual who experienced these hardships first as a civilian, but his decision to become a warrior changed the course of his life. |
| Selfless Sacrifices |
 Think of our heroes overseas who spend their Christmas in a chow hall or out on the battlefield. Instead of enjoying a home cooked meal with their family they must endure yet another meal that tastes like well, not like home.Many times we take the simple things for granted in life…such as heartfelt letters, the smell of your wife’s shampoo or the signature bows that your daughters wear in their hair. After all they have sacrificed and endured, Heroes on the Water strives to help brave warriors like Joshua receive the therapeutic care they wholeheartedly deserve. |
| Paying It Forward |
In addition to the holiday struggles and the distance from his family, Joshua lost his mother during one of his deployments. From this heartbreaking event in his life, he channeled his pain and grief and decided to do more for others. Operation: Santa’s Soldiers (OSS) was born! Joshua began helping people who were in the same position he was in at one point in his life. By calling on the support of his fellow heroes, OSS found various ways to provide the homeless with much-needed jackets and boots to survive during the frigid holiday season. This is a prime example of how compassionate and selfless our warriors can be, on and off the battlefield. Every brave hero deserves to have his happy place. Let our warriors know they are not forgotten. Remind them that they are thought of just as much as they, as Soldiers, think about everyone else. However you choose to spend your Christmas holiday, don’t forget the brave warriors who are missing out on this wonderful time of the year with their families.Heroes on the Water wishes you and your loved ones an extraordinary Christmas holiday! |
Blaylock Joins Legend Boats
Midway, Ark – On the heels of his fourth consecutive season in the Top 25 on FLW Angler of the Year points list, FLW Tour Pro Stetson Blaylock is joining the Legend Boats Bricksquad. Included in his Top 25 finishes is his 2013 Runner-Up finish which included two Top 10 finishes in the six event season.
Blaylock will be running the new Legend V-20 for the FLW Tour and the BASS Opens in 2015. ”I can’t get over the amount of room on the deck of the new V-20. Beyond the deck space, I am finding that this boat handles like a sports car on the water and handles rough water extremely well. What more can you ask for from a bass boat – the Legend V-20 has it all: comfort, performance, and a safe rough water ride.”
Legend Boats, of Midway Arkansas, builds custom bass boats. Kody Bradbury of Legend said, “Stetson has had an excellent start to his career. He was the youngest angler to ever win an FLW Tour level event when he won on Lake Norman in 2009. For the past six years, he’s been one of the most consistent FLW Tour anglers, making five of six Forrest Wood Cups. He’s a great fit for our company.”
Blaylock has added incentive to qualify for his sixth Forrest Wood Cup this season. ”The Cup is near my home on Lake Ouachita this coming summer. It’s also not far from Legend Boats. I’d love nothing more than to win my first Cup in Arkansas, but I have six events before that to focus on,” said Blaylock.
Along with the new V-20 bass boat, Legend offers the Alpha 211 (21′), the Alpha 199 (19′ 10″), and the Alpha 191 (19′) models of bass boats. For more information on Legend Boats, please visit legendmarine.com.
For more information on Stetson Blaylock visit StetsonBlaylockInc.com.
Tackle Tuesday: Volume 2
This week Keith Combs will discuss his favorite bait for punching vegetation. It’s a 1oz Strike King Hack Attack jig in black n’ blue. Combs likes to use a 4 inch Strike King Rodent in Blue Craw as the trailer.
1. Application – Punching any type of matted vegetation.
2. Modifications – I trim the skirt about 1/2 inch behind the hook and trim the weed guard tapered. I also trim about 1/2 inch off the Rodent head. Thread the Rodent all the way on the hook. Make sure the bait is straight to avoid a line twist. I then use a green sharpie to color my line up about 3-4 ft.
**Reason for modifications – Trimming the bait makes it easier to penetrate the grass and helps to avoid short strikes. The yellow Smackdown allows you to watch your line, but using the green marker makes the line less visible to the bass.**
3. Recommended Tackle – Power Tackle PG104.5. Seaguar 65lb Smackdown braid. Shimano Metanium.
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Good fishing! KC
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Tour the Plant
Ever wonder how the Number 1 fishing line in the world is made? Travel with Sunline Pro Dean Rojas as he takes you on a tour of the Sunline Manufacturing Plant in Japan. Dean will give you a personal insight of how Sunline fishing line is made, and show you all the details that go into making it the Number 1 fishing line in the world.
To see this exclusive 13 part Sunline Tour with Sunline Pro Dean Rojas, please go to the Sunline America Facebook page and look for the tour video link.