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  1. Team9nine
    @Paul Roberts will likely have your answer, or at least some good info to point you in the right direction. I'd either message him or wait until he sees this post since I tagged him Hi, Paul! Pretty sure I remember him saying he spent a fair amount of time over there in the not too distant past. -T9
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    I might get lucky and take him under that format, but he's become too good under normal tourney formats for me to compete against. It did take him until last year to finally get me on a crappie trip though ? Yep, started taking him fishing when he was just 14 yrs old and his parents would have to drive him to meet me at the lake to go fishing. Saw his potential immediately and been working with him ever since. Won an amazing amount of stuff at a young age...keep watching MLF this year for more, plus whatever he does on the Elites. -T9
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    I've tried convincing Wheeler to throw it, and he's played with it some, but it's just not his style or tempo. I think if I could just whip his arse with it one time around here he'd see the light -T9
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    @Catt Not sure if you guys have seen this old Al Lindner Rayburn video he posted, but thought I'd share just in case. Neat footage from back in the 70s. Old Rayburn video footage -T9
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    That should have wrapped up the Select Series from LOTZ. I believe next week they start showing Cup stuff from Grand Rapids, MN according to the TV schedule. -T9
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    A few from this year's various fishing trips...
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    Thanks! ? -T9
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    Reread your topic title then ask yourself this question again ? Good to know variations of popular presentations, but don't get too wrapped up in the little stuff... -T9
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    Another good one to look at (actually several nice ties) is Andy's Custom Bass Lures. Nice mix of hair types and some creative ties available commercially. Caught many a fish with these. -T9
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    "Ditto" here on the Hyper Wires: I keep 2s, 3s and 4s on hand at all times. Depending upon your lure selection, 2s and 3s will likely get the majority of use. -T9
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    Your experiences listed above are perfect examples of "Optimal Foraging Theory" (OFT). That becomes the big benefit of having intimate familiarity with a particular water body and its resident fish population. It also doesn't conflict with using the general color theory I mentioned as a guideline for those without that level of knowledge, or at times when specific food supply isn't so prolific, especially when dealing with bass. In theory, "match the hatch" is nothing more than OFT lite Yeah, Rich's original primary finesse "go-to" colors were smoke, black grape ("grape"), black and motor oil. He uses "motor oil pepper" the most these days in soft plastics (dropshot Ribster and Swimfish) from what I've seen, along with black. I think he has pretty much given up on smoke for the most part though and gone to green pumpkin as you mention for grubs. I also concur with the very limited availability of black grape ("grape") these days as being more the reason for its lack of mention/popularity. -T9
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    Interestingly, the truth might be exactly the opposite. I've tracked down and read every color study I could find, both on bass as well as a variety of freshwater and saltwater species. If taken as a whole, and looked at for generalities, what you find is that the most compelling conclusion is that there are a bunch of "good" colors (no one "best" color), none more effective than another (statistically speaking), but there are also always one (or a few) "bad" colors, ones that do perform significantly worse than the larger "good" group (but usually still manage to catch a few). This is the reason for my own color selection theory I mentioned/wrote about in another post. Don't believe the data set is available for download anymore, at least not in its entirety. PM sent... -T9
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    You, me, and Zaleski ? Still makes me tremble when I come across an old pack. -T9
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    Nope to moon phases - and there are a few other studies that back that up. I simply think the big fish are more vulnerable to normal angling pressure at that time of year due to them having to come shallow and spawn, and some anglers are simply better at patterning that vulnerability, or at least taking advantage of it, regardless of actual moon phase.
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    That is part by design and part by our failure as anglers. The program was originally set up as Dec - Apr because all they were interested in were spawners they could use for the program. They wouldn't accept any out of season bass. Then Mark Stevenson caught "Ethel" in November, and they changed the program start date to October. The percentage of Oct-Nov giant bass caught is tiny though compared to the other months, and even worse the rest of the year. Turns out anglers rarely catch giant bass (>13 lbs.) in Texas except during the prespawn/spawn period when they move shallow. -T9
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    Maybe I have three then, because I also have "Doug Hannon's Field Guide for Bass Fishing" -T9
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    I know...and I even have two of his books but it was a solid, publicly available data set spanning 20 years and 423 bass over 13 pounds back when I analyzed it. Even larger now. -T9
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    Yep. When I analyzed the lunar data, no single day in the entire lunar cycle had less than 10 ShareLunkers caught, but none had more than 16 either. Every lunar day was within just a few fish of any other day and the chart looked like a series of gently rolling hills. The New, Full and last Quarter phases all appeared identical with no significant differences (statistically speaking). When analyzed by day caught, A Texas study showed Saturday was the day anglers fished most frequently, followed by Sunday and then Friday. Not surprisingly, the greatest number of ShareLunkers were caught on those 3 days in exact order of frequency. Tuesday had the fewest lunkers caught, but it was also the least fished day, so catches of giant bass were basically in direct proportion to effort. -T9
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    I agree, and I enjoy reading your thoughts and opinions on the subject. Just copied a whole series of your posts last week for my archives. Just realize you're one successful big bass angler out of many, and those others all have their theories, too...and when combined, you all don't create one happy Grand Unified Theory of big bass angling. -T9
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    I think that about sums it up for me ? I like anecdotal evidence and "experience" as much as anyone. Just realize there can be limitations to that line of reasoning. -T9
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    In that case, I will defer to your superior intelligence on the matter ? and ignore your misinterpretation of my point.
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    As anglers, we refer to "color" because it appears to us as an obvious metric for distinction. In some of the examples given, if "color" was truly the difference, it shouldn't matter which brand, size or length of worm you throw, as long as you throw the same "colored" one as your buddy who is getting all the bites. My guess is it's rarely "color" alone that determines why a fish will bite in some instances when that at first appears to be the difference. This is also partly because anything with "color" has a variety of properties or metrics which play a part in how something appears well beyond simple "color." These include things like reflectance, hue, brightness, lightness, luminance, intensity, saturation, absorption, transparency and chroma (among others). Each is a unique and measurable metric of anything with "color." To argue over the importance of "color" without taking into consideration these other components/metrics of "color" seems rather futile and a gross oversimplification of the issue to me. Likewise, trying to take your fishing to a level where those metrics are defined for all your baits seems rather ridiculous, too. -T9
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    This goes for me too. Not brand loyal, but definitely have brand preferences. ? -T9
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    It all comes down to the wording in their contracts. Each pro has a contract with each sponsor of theirs. That contract is usually tailored to that individual. Not many blanket agreements where all pros have the same agreement, even for the same company. So, as an example (hypothetical), KVD's contract might state he only has to use Hummingbird products on his own personal boat, which would get him around using Lowrances on the MLF boats. However, another pros contract with Hummingbird might state he has to exclusively use only Humminbird products when competing, which would effectively preclude him from competing in MLF where the supplied boats use another manufacturers product. This scenario is supposedly why Terry Scroggins and G Swindle had to decline initial invites to MLF when it first started up. -T9
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    On their Facebook page. My guess is he was offered a slot last year, and either decided to step back for whatever reason at the first event or had to miss it for the "personal reasons" stated. I know he was one that was originally supposed to be a part of the MLF deal but couldn't because of conflicting sponsor restrictions (their truck sponsor vs his). -T9
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