The CBF Region 7 tournament scheduled for April 23rd was postponed. Lake Pyramid personnel would not allow people on the lake. The event will be rescheduled soon. Stay tuned for details in the coming days.
Apr 14
Minn Kota Riptide Ulterra Wins Innovation Award
Minn Kota Riptide Ulterra Wins Innovation Award
February 2016
The National Marine Manufacturers Association and Boating Writers International (BWI) recently announced the winners of the 2016 Miami International Boat Show Innovation Awards. Minn Kota® Riptide® Ulterra™ won the award in the “Electric Motor/Battery Powered Propulsion” category.
The corrosion-resistant Riptide Ulterra bow-mount trolling motor features Automated Stow/Deploy and Power Trim, which raises and lowers the depth of the motor with the push of a button. These innovative functions, controlled
wirelessly with the i-Pilot® remote, allow anglers to operate the motor from anywhere on the boat.
“Winning a 2016 Innovation Award is very gratifying for our team,” said Johnson Outdoors Senior Business Director Joe Brown. “It’s proof that years of dedicated research and development pay off. With a Riptide Ulterra, saltwater anglers can fish more effectively than ever before.”
Innovation Awards recognize exceptionally innovative new consumer marine products. This year’s program evaluated 77 outstanding entries across 31 categories. The judges ultimately selected 17 winners in 16 categories and three honorable mentions. The judging committee is comprised of BWI members who perform product testing throughout the year and have specific expertise in marine products and equipment.
For more information on Minn Kota Riptide Ulterra, visit minnkotamotors.com, contact Minn Kota, P.O. Box 8129, Mankato, MN 56002, or call 800-227-6433.
Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson Outdoors and consists of theMinn Kota®, Cannon® and Humminbird® brands. Minn Kota is the world’s leading manufacturer of electric trolling motors, as well as offers a complete line of shallow water anchors, battery chargers and marine accessories. Cannon is the leader in controlled-depth fishing and includes a full line of downrigger products and accessories. Humminbird is a leading global innovator and manufacturer of marine electronics products including fishfinders, multifunction displays, autopilots, ice flashers and premium cartography products.
Apr 14
HUMMINBIRD: SMARTSTRIKE COMES TO HELIX
Humminbird® SmartStrike® Coming to HELIX® 9, 10 and 12 CHIRP
HELIX anglers gain revolutionary fish-patterning power; free software download available this month
EUFAULA, AL (March 3, 2016) – Previously compatible with Humminbird® ONIX® units only, revolutionary fish-patterning program SmartStrike® will soon be compatible with HELIX® 9, 10, and 12 CHIRP. That’s big news for any angler who wants to eliminate unnecessary searching and wasted casts.
“If the features available in HELIX 9, 10 and 12 CHIRP like AutoChart® Live weren’t impressive enough, we’ve added SmartStrike compatibility to really kick it up a notch,” says Humminbird brand manager, Jeff Kolodzinski. “Whether you’re a pro angler or taking the family out on a weekend fishing trip our goal is always the same – to find and catch fish in a very limited amount of time. SmartStrike does just that by helping anglers develop fish-catching patterns quicker than ever before.”
Here’s how it works: SD card-based cartography product SmartStrike allows anglers to quickly run searches for various target species by entering criteria like season, time of day, water conditions, cloud cover, wind, depth, structure, slope, aspect, sun & current exposure, and more. A press of the button later and your LakeMaster HD map comes alive with color-illuminated spots to investigate, greatly reducing the amount of time it takes to learn new lakes, reservoirs and rivers – not to mention, teach us more about home waters.
“SmartStrike is a great pre-fishing tool that can be used before you even hit the water,” says 4-time Bassmaster Classic Champion Kevin VanDam. “Enter your various criteria and it automatically highlights high-probability areas of the lake to fish. Then, once you get on the water, you can use SmartStrike to narrow it down even more. It’s kind of like having your own guide or local knowledge.”
Not only does SmartStrike help anglers locate and pattern fish more efficiently, once you find fish in a given area, simply click on that area, select Find Similar Areas, and millions of data points are searched to return other areas just like it. Combine that with simultaneous use of Humminbird LakeMaster’s patented Depth Highlight, Shallow Water Highlight and Water Level Offset, and creating milk runs has never been easier and more rewarding.
Get Software Update Notification
Humminbird Helix 9, 10 and 12 CHIRP users should verify they have registered their product in the free Humminbird Select Program for automatic notification when the new software becomes available later this month. The software update will allow compatibility with SmartStrike for eleven North American regions, including Dakotas/Nebraska, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Mid-South States, Mid-Atlantic States, Minnesota, Northeast States, Southeast States, Western States, Wisconsin and Woods/Rainy, purchased separately.
With any of these SmartStrike map cards anglers can take advantage of awesome LakeMaster features, including the following:
• Minn Kota® i-Pilot® Link™ compatibility
• Easy-to-read contours
• Depth Highlight Range
• Water Level Offset
• Shallow Water Highlight
• Scrollable Lake List
http://www.humminbird.com/category/company/press-release/HUMMINBIRD–SmartStrike-Comes-to-Helix/
Mar 17
Bullards Bar puts out some nice spots on February 28th! Rocco wins with 12.31 lbs.
Region 3 New Bullards Bar – February 28th, 2016
With all of the recent national attention on this reservoir, Region 3 anglers dreamed of multi-bag weigh-ins of humongous spotted bass. The tournament director even had the calibrated just-in-case an angler weighed-in a potential record. The 49° – 54° – milky green colored water level increased 4.22’ during the week. Unfortunately on this day, Bullard’s Bar proved to be very “ungenerous” to our anglers. However several very nice “football-shaped” spotted bass made it to the scales: one over 6 lbs.; three over 5 lbs. and two over 4 lbs.! From left to right in the photo:
Shawn Mock fished with O’Neal Martin and secured the Big Fish award with a 6.22 lb. spotted beast caught on a swimbait;
1st place: Rocco Radogna fished with Mac McCullough. Rocco anchored first place with a 5.75 lb. spot and caught his fish on senko’s;
2nd place: Roy Desmangles Jr. fished with Matt Nadeau. Roy anchored second place with a 5.84 lb. spot and caught his fish using swimbaits.
3rd place: Mac McCullough fished with Rocco Radogna. Mac anchored third place with a 5.53 lb. spot and caught his fish using swimbaits & senkos. Congratulations guys!
Shawn Mock – 6.22 lb Roy Desmangles–5.84lb
Rocco Radogna 5.75 lb Mac McCullough 5.53 lb
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