CONTENTS PG.3
BASS XL
Featuring products from Yo-zuri, Dynamic Lures and Lake Lunkers
PG.4
BASS
Featuring products from Lunkerhunt, Biwaa and Mustad.
PG.5
IN-SHORE/SALTWATER Featuring products from Yo-zuri, Egret Baits and Dynamic Lures.
PG.6
TROUT
Featuring products from Vicious, Matrix Shad and Impulse.
PG.9
PANFISH
Featuring products from Thill, Nothead and Arnold Tackle Co.
PG.10
WALLEYE
Featuring products from Vicious, Dr. Juice and Mustad.
PG.11
FLY FISHING
Featuring products from Umpqua
PG.12
LUNAR CHARTS
Use the power of the Sun and Moon to catch more fish!
PG.13
TOP 10
We explore the highly debated “Top Ten Reasons to go fishing!”
PG.14
TACKLE SHOP BOX Find out what wacky advice Tackle Shop Bob has to offer.
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INSIDE YOUR BOX
BASSXL Yo-zuri www.yo-zuri.com 3DB | Price: $8.99
Dynamic Lures www.dynamiclures.com HD XXL 4.75” | Price: $8.99
Lunkerhunt www.lunkerhunt.com Natural Series Hatch Spin| Price: $6.99
Biwaa www.biwaa-fishing.com 4.8” Prism Worm 5ct. | Price: $5.99
Mustad www.mustad-fishing.com Big Mouth Special Pack | Price: $4.99
Custom Lures Unlimited www.customluresunlimited.com Zero Gravity Jig | Price: $4.99
Lake Lunkers
www.lakelunkers.com
Floppin Frog 6ct. | Price: $3.99
TIP:
Right Time of Day – The best time to fish for bass is the early hours of the morning or the last few hours heading into the evening. Bass will feed in the afternoon if the water is murky or if it’s a cloudy day.
INSIDE YOUR BOX
BASS Lunkerhunt www.lunkerhunt.com Natural Series Hatch Spin| Price: $6.99
Biwaa www.biwaa-fishing.com 4.8” Prism Worm 5ct. | Price: $5.99
Mustad www.mustad-fishing.com Big Mouth Special Pack | Price: $4.99
Custom Lures Unlimited www.customluresunlimited.com Zero Gravity Jig | Price: $4.99
Lake Lunkers
www.lakelunkers.com
Floppin Frog 6ct. | Price: $3.99
TIP:
Size Doesn’t Matter – Lure size is no indication of the size of the bass you’ll catch. A largemouth bass will strike prey that is a quarter to half of its own length. So even your biggest lure can produce a small catch.
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INSIDE YOUR BOX
INSHORE Yo-zuri www.yo-zuri.com 3DB Popper 3�| Price: $9.99
Egret Baits www.egretbaits.com Kick A Mullet | Price: $8.95
Matrix Shad www.matrixshad.com Vortex Shad | Price: $3.99
Dynamic Lures
www.dynamiclures.com
HD XXL | Price: $3.99
Mustad www.mustad-fishing.com Snelled Baitholder Rigs | Price: $4.99
TIP:
Follow the Tide – When the tide begins to rise, ponds and shoreline grasses along cuts and creeks fill allowing access to various prey species. Those creatures move in and the fish follow.
INSIDE YOUR BOX
TROUT Vicious www.getvicious.com VRC SERIES 90MM 3.5”| Price: $4.99
Matrix Shad www.matrixshad.com Matrix Mini 15ct. | Price: $3.99
Impulse
www.northlandtackle.com
Impulse Mayfly 8ct | Price: $2.99
Zoom www.zoombait.com 2” Rigged Paddletail Grub | Price: $2.80
Danielson www.danielsonoutdoors.com Spoon Renegade | Price: $2.60
Mustad www.mustad-fishing.com Beak Hook | Price: $2.19
TIP:
Know the Current – It’s easy to find trout if you understand how a river or stream is shaped by moving water. Deep pools created by river current may hold big trout, but smaller trout might also take refuge in them. Larger trout are more likely be in these pools at dawn and dusk.
SHOP&SAVE
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INSIDE YOUR BOX
PANFISH Dr. Juice www.drjuiceusa.com 1.25oz. Juice | Price: $8.99
Vicious www.getvicious.com Crappie Series Crankbait 2” | Price: $4.99
Dockside Bait & Tackle
www.matrixshad.com
Golden Eye Mini Jig | Price: $3.10
Thill www.thill.com Pear Clip 2ct. | Price: $3.00
Nothead Tackle www.notheadtackle.com 1” Grub 10ct. | Price: $1.99
Stopper Lures www.stopperlures.com Worm Rival 2.5” | Price: $1.89
Arnold Tackle Co. www.stopperlures.com Speed Stop 5ct. | Price: $1.56
TIP:
Fish the Right Depth– Panfish are typically found between three and six feet of water. At the Summers peak they can be found in deeper areas and make their way to the surface during dawn and dusk to feed.
INSIDE YOUR BOX
WALLEYE Yo-zuri www.yo-zuri.com 3DB Deep Crank 2 ¾”| Price: $9.99
Dr. Juice www.drjuiceusa.com 1.25oz. Juice | Price: $8.99
Vicious
www.getvicious.com
Arc Series 90mm 3.5” | Price: $4.99
Dockside Bait & Tackle www.matrixshad.com Matrix Shad | Price: $3.99
Impulse www.northlandtackle.com Crawler Hauler Speed Spinner | Price: $3.79
Mustad www.mustad-fishing.com Super Death Hook | Price: $3.99
TIP:
Use a Light Line – With a light fishing line you’ll get have resistance and drag when fishing a lure. Light line allows the walleye to suck in the lure more easily and prevents short strikes.
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INSIDE YOUR BOX
FLY FISHING Umpqua www.umpqua.com U103 Hooks 50ct. | Price: $6.59
Umpqua www.umpqua.com Hotwire Caddis TB Morrish | Price: $3.15
Umpqua www.umpqua.com Wonder Cloth Dry Fly Patch | Price: $5.99
Umpqua www.umpqua.com Budding Caddis Soft Hackle | Price: $2.60
Umpqua www.umpqua.com 7.5’ Power Taper 4X | Price: $4.99
Umpqua www.umpqua.com Elk Caddis Yellow 16 2ct. | Price: $3.75
Umpqua www.umpqua.com Umpqua Decal | Price: $5.00
TIP:
Address the Dress - A good habit after each catch or miss is to check your fly dressing. Check to see if the wing(s) have rotated out of position or the hackle is damaged. It happens often enough that we felt it’s worth mentioning.
BETTER FISHING TIMES USING THE SUN/MOON TO CATCH MORE FISH What are Astro tables and how does it work? Astro Tables are far more effective than “moon tables” because they take into account critical solar energies as well as lunar. PrimeTime data is based on solar/lunar research at a leading college of astrophysics and our own research pond/wildlife area. Annual data is supplied by the U.S. Naval Observatory. All lunar times are adjusted to the center of your time zone and for Daylight Saving Time. LUNAR PERIODS
VALUE
BEST DAYS
POOR FAIR GOOD EXCL
OCT 2016
TIMES OCCURRING AT NIGHT ARE SHADED MOON RISE
PRIMARY
MOON OVERHEAD
Sat 1
50
7:36 am
12:38 pm - 2:362pm
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
38 27 21 21 21 27 37
8:31 am
1:28 pm - 3:14 pm 2:16 pm - 3:52 pm 3:06 pm - 4:32 pm 3:55 pm - 5:13 pm 4:45 pm - 5:57 pm 5:35 pm - 6:43 pm 6:22 pm - 7:34 pm
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
29 26 28 41 55 67 73
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
66 58 49 44 44 48 56
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
44 36 33 30 37 44 50 53 42
25 50 75
AVERAGE
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9:24 am
10:18 am 11:11 am
12:03 pm
12:53 pm 1:42 pm 2:29 pm 3:14 pm 3:57 pm 4:38 pm 5:18 pm
5:58 pm 6:39 pm 7:22 pm 8:08 pm 8:58 pm 9:52 pm
10:49 pm 11:48 pm
12:47 am 1:46 am 2:44 am 3:41 am 4:36 am 5:31 am 6:25 am
7:19 am
10:28 pm 8:12 am
MOON SET
7:33 pm
12:13 am - 2:25 am
8:06 pm
1:03 am - 3:01 am 1:53 am - 3:39 am 2:41 am - 4:17 am 3:31 am - 4:57 am 4:20 am - 5:38 am 5:10 am - 6:22 am 6:00 am - 7:08 am
8:40 pm 9:16 pm 9:55 pm
10:38 pm 11:25 pm
7:11 pm - 8:27 pm 7:59 pm - 9:21 pm 8:45 pm - 10:17 pm 9:31 pm - 11:17 pm 10:16 pm - 12:18 am 11:03 pm - 1:19 am 11:50 pm - Midnight
12:16 am
Midnight - 2:22 am 12:39 am - 3:29 am 1:31 am - 4:33 am 2:27 am - 5:37 am 3:23 am - 6:39 am 4:21 am - 7:37 am 5:19 am - 8:31 am
7:42 am
6:14 am - 9:20 am 7:09 am - 10:05 am 8:03 am - 10:45 am 8:54 am - 11:24 am 9:45 am - 12:01 pm 10:35 am - 12:37 pm 11:25 am - 1:13 pm 12:13 pm - 1:51 pm 1:02 pm - 2:30 pm
PRIMARY
MOON UNDERFOOT
1:10 am 2:09 am 3:11 am
4:15 am 5:22 am 6:31 am
8:52 am
10:02 am 11:09 am
12:12 pm 1:08 pm 1:58 pm 2:42 pm 3:22 pm 3:58 pm 4:31 pm 5:04 pm
5:35 pm 6:07 pm 6:41 pm 7:16 pm
6:47 am - 7:59 am 7:36 am - 8:52 am 8:24 am - 9:46 am 9:10 am - 10:42 am 9:56 am - 11:42 am 10:41 am - 12:43 pm 11:28 am - 1:44 pm 12:15 pm - 2:47 pm 1:04 pm - 3:54 pm 1:56 pm - 4:58 pm 2:52 pm - 6:02 pm 3:48 pm - 7:04 pm 4:46 pm - 8:02 pm 5:44 pm - 8:56 pm 6:39 pm - 9:45 pm 7:34 pm - 10:30 pm 8:28 pm - 11:10 pm 9:19 pm - 11:49 pm 10:10 pm - 12:26 am 11:00 pm - 1:02 am 11:50 pm - Midnight Midnight - 1:38 am 12:38 am - 2:16 am
ANY LUNAR PERIOD IS ENHANCED WHEN IT OVERLAPS A KEY SOLAR PERIOD. THE BEST OF THESE OVERLAPS ARE DESIGNATED BY THE SUN SYMBOLS: = HIGH NOON = DAWN = DUSK
WHILE THE LESSER MOONRISE AND -SET OVERLAPS (ABOUT 30 MIN. BEFORE AND AFTER THE LISTED TIME) ARE DESIGNATED BY BOLD BLACK TYPE.
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Apogee
LOW HALF
FULL Perigee
HIGH HALF
NEW Apogee
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Tackle Shop Bob
TACKLE SHOP BOB On fishing, work, relationships and more...
Q: I feel awkward giving you feedback but
where to target within the water column and
I’ve noticed your responses are a bit over the
what colors to use. Don’t focus on catching
top and always have a joke inserted. When
the big fish but rather on enjoying yourself
are you going to get serious and give us real
and you’ll be one cast closer to your next big
advice?
bite.
- Bernie, Los Angeles, CA Q: I fish all the time, but I keep losing lures.
A: Finally, someone who wants me to tackle
Whether it’s on a rock under water or a tree
the reel issues.
above it seems like I can’t keep one lure for more than two trips. Help!
Thanks for dropping a line and don’t feel
- Jackson, Concord, MA
orcaword making suggestions about my column. If you think TSB is doing a crappie
A: There is nothing worse than losing a lure.
job, let minnow. I dolphinitely agree I cod
Sometimes there’s nothing you can do but
scale down on my pun usage . I slip in these
here are some preventative measures to
aquatic quips for the halibut but may have
keep in mind: Make sure your line is fresh
gone overboard. I’ll work my bass off to be
and hasn’t been sitting on the shelf for years.
less koi and promise to leave this foolishness
Consider braided line for extra strength. Try
to salmon else in the future.
wetting your knots before tightening to avoid friction. Most importantly, tie your knots
Q: I am fishing in a small pond in New England
properly! Seaguar.com has awesome knot
with lots of big fish and I can’t catch anything,
guides if you need step-by-step instructions.
could you give me some advice to what I should use?
In the end, you can be at peace with the fact - Davis, Worcester, MA
that lures are meant to be lost, or you can take up scuba diving.
A: Being a big fish in a little pond has many advantages for a Bass. One is that they can
Got a question and need Bobby’s advice? Send
be selective about their strikes and what they
him an email at: bobby@BigBassMonthly.com
eat. My advice is to not overcomplicate things
If he’s got good advice he’ll give it to you and
and look for for the bait fish so you know
hook you up with $30 worth of fishing tackle.