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Bomb Squad Season at Missile Baits
Salem, Va. – October 6, 2014 – It is Bomb Squad season again at Missile Baits. They are looking for anglers to fulfill their regional pro staff, which is called the Bomb Squad. The program, named after the D Bomb bait, is for any avid angler or guide that can promote the brand properly, speak intelligently, and catch fish. Missile Baits will be taking 1 or 2 page resumes from now until October 30th for their 2015 Bomb Squad. Please send the resumes to bombsquad@missilebaits.com. The deals will include product, apparel, media exposure, an inside track on new product, and potential bonuses. Demand was very high last year and is expected to be higher this year. Only a limited number of slots are going to be available.
Company owner and professional angler, John Crews, says, “We have been very fortunate to have a great group of anglers all over the country represent the Missile Baits brand very well. We have some tremendous anglers on our staff, including a Bassmaster Classic qualifier and many big regional event winners. Our anglers that represent themselves well and that is a reflection of how we try to carry ourselves at Missile. I think we should be able to add a few more anglers this year to complement our team.â€
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MISSILE BAITS is a small company dedicated to creating SERIOUS soft plastic baits to help anglers catch more fish. The designs are straight off the top-level professional bass tour. Based in Salem, Virginia, MISSILE BAITS works relentlessly to make the best baits, show their customers how to use them, and stay on the cutting edge of bass fishing. New products and videos will continue to blast off into 2015 and beyond. Log onto www.MISSILEBAITS.com for videos, tips, forums, and more.
For information: www.MISSILEBAITS.com, or
Contact: John Crews at
MISSILE BAITS
PO Box 1045
Salem, VAÂ Â 24153
Phone: (855) HOOKSET (855-466-5738)
SPRO more than Fishing
Kennesaw, GA—One SPRO customer has found a unique way to use some of the company’s products. Recently, SPRO discovered that Washington State resident, Suzanne Moe, uses SPRO swivels and split rings to aide her in training birds in her falconry practice.
“SPRO is excited to learn more about our customers and the various ways they use our products in falconry,†said Syd Rives, Sales Manager, SPRO. “We encourage our consumers to share other unique and creative ways they use SPRO products in their outdoor pursuits.
Moe discovered SPRO swivels and split rings could positively impact her falconry needs after reading tips from others on falconry websites. The heavy duty barrel swivels along with the split rings make an extremely strong and compact combination, which are not prone to tangling or twisting.
In 2010, Moe received her falconry permit and then in 2012 she trapped her first female immature red-tailed hawk. Earlier this year she acquired a male captive bred Harris Hawk. read more…
Major League Fishing GEICO Selects First Event Offered on Extended Cast
TULSA, Okla. (October 7, 2014) – Major League Fishing announced today that the GEICO Select’s first event – the Bass Pro Shops Summit Select, presented by BACAS – will begin airing October 22 on Extended Cast, the league’s Internet-based pay-per-view offering.
Each Web-based episode provides three times the amount of coverage that appears on Major League Fishing’s television shows.
The Summit Select features 24 anglers that are not regular competitors in the Major League Fishing Cup series, which is the original MLF Series. Anglers participating in the Summit Select are: Scott Ashmore, Brent Chapman, Jason Christie, Keith Combs, Ott DeFoe, Kurt Dove, Paul Elias, Todd Faircloth, Randy Howell, Andy Montgomery, Cliff Pace, Brandon Palaniuk, Keith Poche, Marty Robinson, Mark Rose, Casey Scanlon, Morizo Shimizu, Kevin Short, Fletcher Shryock, Michael Simonton, Scott Suggs, Gerald Swindle, James Watson and Jacob Wheeler.
“It’s a world-class field, and I assure you that anyone tuning in to this event will some of the most exciting fishing that I’ve ever seen. We had outstanding competition that included some of the most dramatic finishes that I’ve witnessed in the four decades I’ve been involved in tournament fishing,†said Major League Fishing Commissioner Don Rucks.
The Extended Cast Summit Select events can be accessed through the league’s website: www.majorleaguefishing.com. Details on how to watch the Internet version of the Major League Summit Select will be posted on www.majorleaguefishing.com beginning October 8.
The event will also be available in an hour-long, television format beginning in January on Outdoor Channel, America’s Leader in Outdoor Television.
“The Summit Select is an important new piece of Major League Fishing. The same on-the-water rules apply in a Select event, and, obviously, the same terrific competition happens. It’s Major League Fishing with a few interesting twists,†Rucks said.
“The format is slightly different. There are six days of competition and each day there is a winner. The winner advances to a slot in a corresponding Major League Fishing Cup event. In other words, the six daily winners move on to compete the Major League Fishing Summit Cup. In the past, the Summit Cup involved 24 anglers. Now, the Summit Cup will include 30 anglers – our 24 ‘regular’ Cup anglers plus six Select anglers,†Rucks said.
Rucks highly recommends that Major League Fishing fans view the Internet version of the Summit Select.
“The episodes are three times as long, but there is not a dull moment,†he said. “You get the same great production, you just get more of it on the web-based show.â€
The Summit Select was filmed on lakes in the Muskogee, Oklahoma region.
As in all Major League Fishing events, competing anglers are not allowed to practice or research venues. The anglers are chauffeured by boat officials to their fishing sites and are not told the actual location until they reach a staging area.
Select events utilize the innovative Major League Fishing format, in which anglers are allowed to weigh all the “scorable†bass they catch. The bass are immediately weighed after they are caught then are released back into the water. In Major League Fishing competition, anglers know where they rank in the standings at all times via SCORETRACKER© devices in their boats. Anglers are not allowed to practice before events and were notified of the Summit Select location two days before the start.
About GEICO
GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and is the third-largest private passenger auto insurance company in the United States. GEICO, which was founded in 1936, provides millions of auto insurance quotes to U.S. drivers annually. The company is pleased to serve more than 12 million private passenger customers and insures more than 20 million vehicles (auto & cycle). GEICO’s online service center helps policyholders take care of policy sales, policy changes, claims reporting and to print insurance ID cards. Policyholders can also connect to GEICO through the GEICO App, reach a representative over the phone or visit a GEICO local agent. GEICO also provides insurance quotes on motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), travel trailers and motorhomes (RVs). Coverage for boats, life, homes and apartments is written by non-affiliated insurance companies and is secured through the GEICO Insurance Agency, Inc. Commercial auto insurance and personal umbrella protection are also available. For more information, go to www.geico.com.
About BACAS
BACAS is a Houston, Texas-based interventional pain management practice. Whereas BACAS has been treating a variety of patients since it opened its doors in 2006, BACAS doctors have developed specific sports-injury and recovery programs designed for professional athletes. While BACAS already had programs for football, baseball, tennis players and basketball players, the physician practice also offer an “angler-specific program.†When working with anglers, BACAS addresses pain from the feet to the head, with aggressive treatments for such ailments as: tendonitis, neck and back stiffness, migraines, torn rotator cuffs, dislocations, sprains, hamstring pulls, natural wear and tear and overtraining issues. For more information, please see: www.bacasmd.com.
About Major League Fishing
Major League Fishing is a partnership of 24 of the world’s most talented, influential professional bass anglers and Outdoor Channel. Jack Link’s is the organization’s title sponsor. For more information, visit www.majorleaguefishing.com.
About Outdoor Channel
Taking viewers across America and around the world on unparalleled adventures since 1993, Outdoor Channel is America’s Leader In Outdoor TV. Dedicated to the outdoor lifestyle and conservation, the independent cable network is a division of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC and provides a complete spectrum of riveting hunting, fishing, shooting and adventure entertainment. Outdoor Channel is received by 39.1 million U.S. households – the largest outdoor TV footprint in the country – and is available in more than 50 countries internationally. Outdoor Channel can be viewed in HD and is accessible by broadband and mobile platforms. For program times and other information, visit www.outdoorchannel.com. Follow us on Twitter and on Facebook, and download our iPhone and iPad app.
Rayovac Schedule Released
Scroggins and Swindle Share Three Tips for Fall Bass Fishing
Longtime Bassmaster Elite Series Tour roommates Terry Scroggins and Gerald Swindle agree on a lot of things. Including the same brand of tow vehicle, The SEC being college football’s strongest conference, and that nothing makes for a better evening than a marinated rib eye grilled among friends.
They also agree on three basic rules regarding fall bass fishing.
Fast retrieve: “Fish seem to want a lure that’s moving quickly through the water in the fall,†says Swindle. “Even the jig I have tied on is going to be used mostly as a swim jig. Of course, if I come to an isolated shallow dock or laydown, it’s gonna be handy to skip or pitch. But again, mostly, I swim a jig horizontally in the fall.â€
Small, fast moving lures: Scroggins agrees that speed is the answer to autumn success, but the lures need to be relatively small. “Use lures you can fish fast, but maintain a compact profile like a ¼ ounce spinnerbait, a Zell Pop on the surface, or an XRK50 XCalibur One Knocker lipless bait.â€
“For the most part, you’re trying to mimic the schools of shad that hatched this previous spring. They’re not that big. So keep your lures relatively small too,†adds Swindle. “You can’t hardly go wrong with a ¼ ounce double willow spinnerbait in natural shad colors,†he adds.
Swindle uses a 6.6:1 Quantum Smoke baitcasting reel built with a sizeable 150 spool in order to make long casts and maximize speed of retrieve when fishing spinnerbaits.
Shad in the Creeks: You’ve likely been told to follow the shad migration toward the backs of creeks in the fall more times than your momma told you not to chew with your mouth open. Mom was right, and Scroggins and Swindle both say the ‘follow the shad to the backs of the creeks’ theory still holds true as autumn’s bassin’ gospel.
“Bass are going to be eating shad toward the back of a creek somewhere on whatever reservoir you’re fishing, but it may not be the first creek you choose, so move around from one creek to another, and burn a little gas until you find the creek where they’re actively feeding,†says “Big Showâ€.
“I usually start looking about one-third or halfway back into the creek, but I ain’t making the first cast until I see the shad on the surface or spot them on my Humminbird,†says Swindle. “You ain’t never seen Peter T hanging around an empty buffet, have ya’? Well, I ain’t fishing in the fall, if I don’t see shad.â€