Matt Pennington is learning that he has a lot to learn. It’s his rookie year on the FLW Tour circuit and his biggest challenge is trying to learn quickly how to catch bass on strange lakes while competing against some of the best anglers in the world. Pennington’s first year has had its good days and days he plans on learning from.
The back deck is a great place for an angler to learn how to fish tournaments. It’s the stepping stone to moving up to turning pro. It’s been done before successfully, but never documented like the transition FLW pro Casey Martin from New Market, Alabama is going through.
Circuit Breaker, a web-based reality series show chronicles Martin as he competes on the professional level of bass fishing. Complete Circuit Breaker videos can be seen on YouTube or by typing in Casey Martin Circuit Breaker in the YouTube search box.
Anticipation is running high as anglers across Northwest Arkansas prepare for the bevy of FLW anglers about to descend to fish the FLW Tour event on Beaver Lake. Thousands of spectators will go to the weigh-ins and FLW Outdoor Expo, but before they do hundreds of them will attend Meet the Pros presented by First Baptist Church Bentonville on April 8th, 2013 at the John Q Hammons Center. Meet the Pros features FLW pros Greg Bohannan, Darrel Robertson and Mark Rose with Scott Martin 2011 Forrest Wood Cup Champion as the keynote speaker.
Before Martin takes the stage, Bohannan, Darrel Robertson and Mark Rose will be doing informative and educational seminars. Everyone attending Meet the Pros 2013 will have an opportunity to go to each seminar.
Threatening storm clouds were gathering quickly as I sat waiting and wondering if this fishing trip was going to happen. This fishing trip was going to be the highlight of my trip to Tennessee. I was going to get a chance to get out in the boat with the host of 3B Outdoors Nathan Light.
Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten. It doesn’t matter if you were born and raised in Hawaii or in the Ozark mountains in Missouri. Ohana emphasizes that families are bound together and work together for the family to prosper. For Dion Hibdon fishing is a Ohana tradition that was passed on to him by his father and now Dion is passing it on to his boys.
In 2012, Chris Lane’s life changed forever. He won the 2012 Bassmaster Classic Championship on the Red River in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana. Lane also moved from his Florida residence to Guntersville, Alabama, by Lake Guntersville a renowned bass lake.
The move to Guntersville was based on two things. First, Lane wanted to raise his children in a town like Guntersville. Guntersville if you have never been there has a “Mayberry-Andy Griffin” appeal.
Crime is almost none existent and everyone knows everyone it seems. It’s a great place to raise a family.
Fish don’t know what brand of boat your drive. They can’t even tell if you talk with a funny northern accent. For all they know you could be from Canada and they would be right assuming you are FLW professional angler Jeff Gustafson from Kenora, Ontario.
Gustafson’s boat sticks out from other FLW professional anglers fishing the Tour events. Unlike the other boats that consist of traditional fiberglass bass boat, Gustafson’s “bass” boat is a v-hull Lund.
So, his boat isn’t the conventional bass boat. Fish don’t care. Even Gustafson doesn’t care.
Professional tournament angler Terry Scroggins is affectionately known as ‘Big Show’. I think it comes from his lifestyle and the way he lives his life to the fullest. His positive attitude is captivating and one day before the 2013 Bassmaster Classic Championship was oozing unmistakably outward as he prepared for it.
Media day often results in anglers hiding lures or dodging questions from outdoor writer. This media day was different. A number of the anglers were openly rigging rods, tying on lures and honestly answers question.
Letting go of something special is never easy. It gets harder ever year I get older. This is especially true when you have had it for a long time. Nevertheless, I knew this day would happen. I just wish it would have taken longer to happen.
How would you like to win more bass tournaments? If you answered “no,” then continue to fish the same lures and techniques you always do. Keep a closed mind. Never try anything new. By God, you caught a bass on a jig-and-pork in 1978, and that’s just the way it is! If you answered “yes,” however, keep reading because the secret of catching tournament winning stringers is going to be revealed.
Matt Pennington is learning that he has a lot to learn. It’s his rookie year on the FLW Tour circuit and his biggest challenge is trying to learn quickly how to catch bass on strange lakes while competing against some of the best anglers in the world. Pennington’s first year has had its good days and days he plans on learning from.
The back deck is a great place for an angler to learn how to fish tournaments. It’s the stepping stone to moving up to turning pro. It’s been done before successfully, but never documented like the transition FLW pro Casey Martin from New Market, Alabama is going through.
Anticipation is running high as anglers across Northwest Arkansas prepare for the bevy of FLW anglers about to descend to fish the FLW Tour event on Beaver Lake. Thousands of spectators will go to the weigh-ins and FLW Outdoor Expo, but before they do hundreds of them will attend Meet the Pros presented by First Baptist Church Bentonville on April 8th, 2013 at the John Q Hammons Center. Meet the Pros features FLW pros Greg Bohannan, Darrel Robertson and Mark Rose with Scott Martin 2011 Forrest Wood Cup Champion as the keynote speaker.
In 2012, Chris Lane’s life changed forever. He won the 2012 Bassmaster Classic Championship on the Red River in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana. Lane also moved from his Florida residence to Guntersville, Alabama, by Lake Guntersville a renowned bass lake.
Fish don’t know what brand of boat your drive. They can’t even tell if you talk with a funny northern accent. For all they know you could be from Canada and they would be right assuming you are FLW professional angler Jeff Gustafson from Kenora, Ontario.
Professional tournament angler Terry Scroggins is affectionately known as ‘Big Show’. I think it comes from his lifestyle and the way he lives his life to the fullest. His positive attitude is captivating and one day before the 2013 Bassmaster Classic Championship was oozing unmistakably outward as he prepared for it.
How would you like to win more bass tournaments? If you answered “no,” then continue to fish the same lures and techniques you always do. Keep a closed mind. Never try anything new. By God, you caught a bass on a jig-and-pork in 1978, and that’s just the way it is! If you answered “yes,” however, keep reading because the secret of catching tournament winning stringers is going to be revealed.