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Minnesota Ice Fishing – Lake of the Woods Fishing Report Video 1-12-12

In this addition of the Wigwam Fishing Report Video, the Wigwam Fisherman gets the pleasure of testing out of few new lures from JR’s Tackle with the boys from JR’s (Joel, Lance & Ed). Even with the huge change in temperature (40 degrees to 6 degrees) in 12 hours. The fish were still active and biting with authority. We fished in 29 & 32 feet of water west of the Big Pine on Pine Island, which is about 3 miles out from Pine. The hot lure on the day was the “Hot Tamale” (Pink/Glitter Glow Gold) with a live or frozen Shiner, either worked with similar success. I just wanted to thank everyone once again for paying attention to this report, and hopefully it will give you the success you’re looking for while fishing on the World’s Best Hard Water Fishery, Lake of the Woods. Happy Fishing and God Bless! PS – If you’d like to submit a name for JR’s “New Lure”, please send all your submissions to the Wigwam Resort, Attention JR’s New Lure, at wigwam@wiktel.com.

Minnesota Ice Fishing - Lake of the Woods Ice Fishing Report Video 12-19-11

The Wigwam Fisherman takes you on another Lake of the Woods adventure on the World’s Best Hard Water Fishery in this addition of the Wigwam Fishing Repot. The Sauger bite is indescribable and out of this world at this particular moment in our history, and just plain old fun! The fish are still crusing in 18 – 23 feet of water from Morris to Lighthouse Gaps. Our buddies with a few other resorts in the area have started to move out just a tad bit deeper in 25 -27 feet and finding some more Walleyes, but not in the concentration that we’re finding the Saugers currently. Also the people that are moving out deeper are fighting some bad spots in the ice and you must only proceed with caution when traveling to far off Pine Island. Happy Fishing and be safe…God Bless.

Glouse Wins Walmart Bass Fishing League Savannah River Division On Lake Keowee

Glouse Wins Walmart Bass Fishing League Savannah River Division On Lake Keowee
by Joe Opager, Communications Specialist Greg Glouse of Liberty, SC, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds even Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Savannah River Division event on Lake Keowee. For his victory, Glouse earned $ 5133.
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Welcome To Snagproof !!
SnagProof is celebrating it's 50TH year as the leader in developing new technology in frog lures for Bass fishing. I started frog-fishing back in 1969 using the Snagproof frog that has the legs, but have since become much more familiar with thier …
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Fish and Game Commission rejects DFG proposal on striped bass changes
Because these non-native fish were considered a threat to the Delta smelt and newly released baby salmon populations. OK, striped bass aren't native to California and can be voracious feeders. It was in 1879 when 132 fingerlings were put on a train.
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Tharp Leads Wire-to-Wire, Wins Walmart FLW Tour on Lake Okeechobee Presented by Evinrude


Clewiston, Fla. (PRWEB) February 12, 2012

Link to photo of pro winner Randall Tharp

EverStart pro Randall Tharp of Gardendale, Ala., had endured three days of tough weather and wind and managed to lead the first three days of competition at the Walmart FLW Tour on Lake Okeechobee presented by Evinrude. All he needed was one more solid days weight to claim his first FLW Tour title.

Tharp caught a five-bass limit weighing 23 pounds, 2 ounces Sunday to win $ 125,000 with a four-day catch of 20 bass weighing 101-12. The catch gave him the win by a massive 23-pound, 9-ounce margin over John Cox of Debary, Fla., who caught a total of 20 bass weighing 78-3 and earned $ 35,000. Tharps margin of victory broke the FLW Tour record set by National Guard pro Brett Hite (20-4, Lake Toho, 2008).

I felt like I could catch 30 pounds a day if I fished perfect, said Tharp, who adds an FLW title to his four BFL wins and one EverStart Series victory. I would have liked to have caught more, but Im pretty tickled with the way things turned out.

When I caught the first big one today and it put me at 19 (pounds) and I caught the second big one I didnt say anything, but when I caught the third one I knew it was over, Tharp added.

Tharp said the one constant during the tournament was the wind. High winds wreaked havoc on anglers plans as water clarity went south. Many anglers struggled to adapt and catch fish.

It was not what you want in south Florida, Tharp said. We had a wind chill of 27 degrees this morning. The winds were sustained 20 (miles per hour) with gusts to 40. The style I was fishing is what you need to do under those conditions.

And Tharps style of fishing just happened to be what he loves to do use a big rod, heavy line and big weights to flip grass. Tharp fished the north end of the lake and threw a black with blue flake Bitters Baits B.F.M. paired with a 1