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By Kevin VanDam
KVD with the Strike King Red Eye ShadWhile this is the season for fishing blade baits like Silver Buddies or working suspending jerkbaits, dont overlook the lipless crankbait for triggering reactionary strikes on Michiana lakes.
Its really effective during these warming trends like weve been having recently and works when the water temperature is in the 50s and upper 40s.
Ill get on outer edge of bigger flats of natural lakes with some vegetation and work a Red Eye Shad from Strike King Lure Company.
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(Provided by Shimano Corp.)
Jonathon VanDamOne of professional bass fishings hot young anglers, Jonathon VanDam, a 2013 Bassmaster Classic qualifier, is now using Shimano reels, G.Loomis rods, and PowerPro braided line to fish against the top anglers in the world, announces Brian Nolte, Shimano American Corp.s retail services senior manager.
Not only are we pleased to support an angler who has used our tackle for most of his young life, said Nolte, but he also knows the Shimano, G.Loomis and PowerPro products well and will be a great product advocate on the tournament trail and when helping anglers at D&R Sports Center, his familys tackle shop in Kalamazoo, Mich.
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By Louie Stout
I swear - bad weather follows me everywhere.
I just got back from my annual smallmouth trip to northern Michigan, where Jeremy Bunnell (South Bend), Jon Howard (Elkhart), Al Tucker (Zionsville, Ind.) and I fished Burt, Wallon, Douglas and Black lakes.
The few days before we left the weather was beautiful and the wind stayed down.
That changed upon arrival. With the exception of a few hours on a couple of days, the wind blew 15 to 30 mph out of the Northwest and Southwest, both of which inhibit where you can fish.
On top of that, it sleeted, hailed, snowed and rained on us throughout the five-day trip.
We made the best of it and caught a lot of 3- and 4-pound fish, but couldnt get to the honey holes where the big uns live.
But as Jeremy said one day when waves were crashing into the boat, its all part of the smallmouth experience!
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