Don't forget about the Shaker

Did a bit of fishing this spring. One thing that became apparent in low to mid 50 degree water; the IMA Shaker with it's flat sides and more subtle action is out producing the new highly touted IMA Square Bill designed by Bill Lowen.


Pictured above is the nicest bass I caught, put a bunch in the boat on an IMA Shaker thrown on 12lb Fluoro on my brand new Dobyns 684 CB Crankbait Rod, pretty sweet rod for jerkbaits and light wooden baits like the Shaker, Shad Raps and several other baits.

Both great baits, but early in the year, its hard to beat the profile and action of the Shaker, so my advice, while the traditional Square Bills are getting all the headlines right now, in the early spring, stick with the Shaker for a few weeks. Then when water hits 60 degrees and up, pick that Square Bill up and do work!


As you can see, they were eating the SHAKER!

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Time to Save 15% on bass fishing tackle for spring!

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Win some Free Bass Fishing gear!

Been a crazy week, lots of travel and other stuff going on, been neglecting the blog. Congrats to Arizona Pros Dean Rojas & Cliff Pirch for both notching tour level wins earlier today.



Not too long ago, I got a nice shipment of new Akinetix gear in, they make some very affordable and functional polarized fishing sunglasses, including youth & woman's models, definitely worth checking out. They even have floating shades for those of us that our clumsy.



They also have some nice moisture wicking gear and other gear. So to celebrate spring, I am running a little contest, on my Facebook Page, so just follow this link to enter. You have until Sunday April 24th to get entered. So head over and enter to win some free gear and check out the Akinetix website as well.



The Akinetix Shield sunglasses pictured are what i have been wearing on the water!

Remembering Fall

So while we wait for spring to get here in MN, here is fun video from last fall. Catching some good fish on docks with tungsten jigs and a bunch of fish on swim jigs with Optimum Double Diamond 3.75" Swimmers as trailers

IMA Square Bill Video Review

Check out this great video review from WFN with Matt Paino breaking down what is cool about the IMA Square Bill crankbait & why it is such a fish catcher!

Good Deal on a Great Frog

Just ran across this deal on Mad Maxx frogs. These quickly became my favorite frogs in 2010. In my opinion they are better then the similar looking Spro Bronzeye frogs because of a few reasons:
Softer body = better hook ups
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Most importantly, built in drain hole, means never squeezing water out of frog and no sinking frogs!

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Bluegrass is my favorite color followed by Big Sexy! Is there anything really more fun then catching big bass on floating frogs?

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Ima launches Square Bill at 2011 Bassmaster Classic

After 18 months of collaboration between 3-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier Bill Lowen & the engineers at IMA Lures in Japan, IMA will release the Square Bill at the upcoming Bassmaster Classic in New Orleans, where Lowen will compete. As the name suggests, this new lure is a square-billed crankbait that combines the legendary hunting action of hand-crafted balsa lures with the consistency & durability of plastic.

"This lure is so much more versatile than any other square-bill I've fished," said Lowen, who played an integral role in the many prototypes that led up to the final products. "I've dreamed of something like this for decades. It acts like the best handmade balsa baits. Every crankbait has a wobble, but the good balsa crankbaits hunt. They'll jump off to the left, run a bit, jump off to the right, and always work their way back to the center. That action triggers bites."

The IMA Square Bill has a stubby, rounded body that produces an earth-shaking wobble, bold eyes, a lexan lip and two sticky-sharp #6 hooks that'll nab even the short-strikers, although most bass absolutely choke this bait down.

The lure runs properly right out of the package and the lexan lip and durable body mean that it can take more abuse than its balsa counterparts, which often need frequent tuning. The Square Bill runs shallower than other manufacturers' square-bills, 2 to 3 feet deep on typical cranking tackle. Lowen, a noted shallow-water specialist, occasionally upsizes his line to burn it over grass or in the shallowest water possible. Despite the heavier line, the lure still maintains its signature action. At 3/8 of an ounce, it casts like a bullet, too, another advantage over the balsa cranks. In addition to a straight, steady retrieve and burning, Lowen also likes to twitch the lure & wake it.

"It's just about a 12 month out of the year lure," said Matt Paino, Vice President of Sales for IMA. "We expect that shallow water anglers coast to coast will consider this a 'go to" for years to come." IMA will release the Square Bill at the 2011 Bassmaster Classic in 9 colors & it will retail for $16.99.

IMA Lures are distributed in the United States by Optimum Bait Co. For more information about IMA, go to www.imalures.com. Also find all the current great Ima baits at www.BassTackleDepot.com

BassFactory.com Launches!

When you get a chance, check out BassFactory.com!

BassFactory.com has been designed from the ground up with the concept of providing in-depth knowledge to angler's of all skill levels. From the novice to the touring pro BassFactory promises to be a great resource.



This site is still younf, but looks to be getting some great traction!

Leave comments about what you think of this site.

Rich

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Slogfest 2010

SlogFest is better then any music festival you attended this summer. You buy fishing tackle and have a chance to win a boat or more fishing tackle!

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