This week JJ and Josh do not have a trip report to discus, but the Bassmaster Elite AOY Championship took place from Sep. 27 – 30th.
Elite Picks
JJ: 312 points
Josh: 250 points
Fishing News
Lots of rain hit the northeast this past week, that means the rivers are going to be high and it will affect the fishing.
Stump the Fisherman
Which lake was the 2013 Bassmaster Classic held on?
Answer: Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees – JJ answered correctly!
JJ and Josh do not have a trip report this week, but they have some fun stuff to talk about.
Stump the Fisherman
What type of lure is best on a cloudy low pressure day?
Josh answered the question correctly so he gets 1 point.
Fishing News
Troy Powers, 16, caught a Flathead Catfish that was guessed to weight more than 100 pounds.
http://www.odumagazine.com/possible-100-pound-tennessee-flathead-catfish-reeled-in/
This week JJ and Josh have two trip reports to discuss, but only one trip they caught some fish. This was their first time they experienced wade fishing. They also have a new Caster Question and mention their next canoe trip.
JJ and Josh state the top 100 bass lakes in their area and talk little bit about some of them.
TIPS
If the wind is in the north do not go forth.
If the wind is in the south it puts the hook in the fishes mouth.
If the wind is in the east the fish bite the least.
If the wind is in the west the fish bite the best.
This week JJ and Josh do not have a fishing report, but they do have a new segment where they talk about the elite tournaments which they follow. This week they have the Havasu results. Aaron Martens won that event and he was using a blackbird mimicking bait for some of the time.
FISHING NEWS
A guy in oklahoma caught a record gar: http://www.odumagazine.com/biggest-fish-ever-caught-in-oklahoma/
This week JJ and Josh talk about their upcoming canoe trip. They decide some fun things to do and also they are going to do a new segment next podcast.
FISHING NEWS
In North Carolina 150,000 trout died.
This week JJ and Josh question each other on some fishing favorites.
TIPS
The lakes will be icing out in a few weeks and you should be especially careful during this fishing period.
FISHING NEWS
http://www.odumagazine.com/kansas-man-catches-3rd-largest-brown-trout-in-arkansas/
This week JJ and Josh talk about there most recent fishing trip. They caught mostly perch and it was snowing hard. Their first guest went fishing with them and they discussed the fishing trip.
Tips
Sometimes if you lose a fish as your lifting it up out of the hole, you can grab it before it swims away because the fish doesn’t know where it is.
NEWS
A 12 year old girl caught a world record yellow perch, it was 2 pounds 11.68 oz.
http://www.odumagazine.com/world-record-yellow-perch-fish-2-pounds-11-68-ounces/
We were interviewed by Zach and Matt from the podcast “2 Pound Test & a Bare Hook”. You can find them on itunes and their website: http://2poundtest.com/ We were also interviewed by “The Maine Outdoors” radio program on Jan. 18th: http://www.wvomfm.com/pages/18559211.php
NEWS
Two record fish were caught on January 2nd.
http://www.odumagazine.com/anglers-open-the-new-year-with-two-state-fishing-records/
We were able to get out this week but were skunked.
TIPS
After salt water fishing always rinse off your rods and baits to keep them from rusting.
NEWS
http://www.odumagazine.com/lake-mead-at-record-low-water-levels/
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