| I know many of you have seen a column in
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| | the sun, or anything to reach them, in
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| Basssmaster magazine where they challenge
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| | this 1-2 foot jungle. I think after
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| a "Pro," to go to an unknown lake and
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| | generations of spawning here
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| they chronicle each hour with what the
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| | unsuccessfully many times, that they
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| Pro was casting, where they were casting,
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| | (meaning the guarding males, and the
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| and why, and see what they end up with at
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| | larger females), " have been programmed
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| the end of the day. Most of the lakes
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| | to just go on beds earlier than some
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| they have them fish, are always bigger
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| | other lakes, or even most rivers, but I
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| than anything in Delaware or most of
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| | think they are in closer to the shores,
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| Maryland. They are better than our lakes
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| | in whatever bottom is the hardest, and
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| to begin with, once you have progressed
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| | has the best water conditions, whether it
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| to the level of fishing where you can
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| | is on the North shore or not." I was
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| always catch some fish wherever you go,
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| | skeptical, but we went in anyway, me
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| no matter how notoriously bad of a lake
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| | switching back and forth between the buzz
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| it is; and many times catching & landing,
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| | bait, Fluke, and spinner bait as we went
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| some quite large fish from places where
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| | in through the pads. He moved into within
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| most people never even see bass over 4
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| | 20 feet of shore, and was throwing a 5
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| pounds. I am or course referring to here
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| | inch "Senko," and a "IKA" Tube, and a
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| in the Northeast, such as Delaware,
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| | Spinner bait.8:10 am.-Kurt vonBrandt
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| Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.So
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| | lands a 1 1/2 pound bass on the spinner
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| I challenged Kurt vonBrandt, of S&K Guide
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| | bait, he says "It's a male" guarding or
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| Service, to a day on a lake we will call
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| | even feeding on what has hatched".8:15
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| "Lake G," on the borders of New Castle
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| | am.- I hook a 2 pound bass in the pads on
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| and Kent county, DE. This is a public
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| | a buzz bait, the water temperature is
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| lake that is within reach of Wilmington,
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| | 66.8:30 am.-Another bass in the shallow
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| and Dover, in about 45 minutes. It has a
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| | shore mixed with pads and wood swirls at
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| shallow, muddy, muck bottom, with most of
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| | the buzz bait, but doesn't get it. It is
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| the pads so high and thick, you can't
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| | too thick to use a trailer hook.8:45 am.
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| reasonably fish them. Add to that, it is
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| | -Kurt vonBrandt lands a small bass on a
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| the color of chocolate milk, and at the
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| | Senko. He says "They're in this area." If
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| time, had a water temperature of 62-66
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| | I could see their beds, this would be
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| degrees throughout the day.There is no
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| | easier."9:05 am.-Kurt vonBrandt lands a
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| deeper spot in the lake than 4 feet in
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| | bass on a "Sala Tube" back in 8 inches of
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| the main body, and the rest is all 1 1/2
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| | water. It is 14 inches long. He says"
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| to 2 feet deep, everywhere that is,
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| | Another male, I know these females are
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| except for the shore, which is 5-12
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| | close, but all the area is the same. I
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| inches! A front is getting ready to move
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| | think the bigger fish will be in the best
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| through, and it rained the day and night
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| | areas, on the shore with sun most of the
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| before we arrived for several hours. Kurt
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| | day, and some kind of wood mixing with
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| vonBrandt has a Spinnerbait, Buzzbait, 2
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| | pads and grasses." He sees a Carp about
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| different makes and colors of tube baits,
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| | 15 pounds, jump out of the water in front
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| a Senko, and a crank bait rigged on 7
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| | of the boat, he says "Sometimes the carp
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| foot "G.Loomis"and "St.Croix" rods, with
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| | are with those bass!"10:25 am.- I catch a
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| "Shimano" and "Daiwa" reels, spooled with
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| | 2 pound bass on the buzz bait in real
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| 14-30 pound test line by "Berkley"and
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| | shallow wood,.10:32 am.- Kurt vonBrandt
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| "Spiderline". He has 2 spinning rods
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| | throws a Rat, then a Tournament frog, in
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| rigged with a 3 inch Mister Twister Grub
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| | some unconventional ways, and Says "I
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| on 12 pound test, and a 4" "Centipede" in
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| | just had to prove to myself that they
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| watermelon on the other.THE TAKE OFF"6:45
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| | weren't out here in the pads". He throws
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| am.-We arrive at the lake, with no boats
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| | a spinner bait in the area for a few
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| there. We launch and start fishing.7:15
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| | minutes.10:46 am.-Kurt vonBrandt sets the
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| am.- I decide that in a shallow muddy
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| | hook, and lands a 3 pound bass from the
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| lake, with that water temperature, and
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| | shallow wood on an "IKA" Tube in smoke.
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| the angle of the sun this time of year,
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| | He says "I saw that move, I know they're
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| and being that all the other fish were
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| | in there on beds, or even finished!"I
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| fairly active and large in the rivers, I
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| | said "Do you really think that all the
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| put on a buzz bait, as I felt that would
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| | bass are in that shallow water, and some
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| be a good search bait for me in the back,
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| | of them are already on and even off the
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| doing most of the observing and
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| | beds?" He said, I have seen times when
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| filming.7:28 am. -Kurt vonBrandt is using
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| | the bigger bass were on beds as soon as
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| a Terminator Spinner bait in 3/8 ounce,
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| | the water temperatures got to a steady
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| double willow blades, with a Golden
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| | temperature of 60-65 degrees, with the
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| Shiner Skir, a bass swirls at the bait in
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| | sun at the proper angle."11:45 am.- we
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| 8 inches of water, but misses, Kurt
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| | work the outside edges of the channel on
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| immediately throws a Gary Yamamoto "IKA"
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| | the way to some of the other shallow wood
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| tube, right where it swirled at the buzz
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| | in the lower half of the lake. Kurt
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| bait. He does this several times, but it
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| | vonBrandt throws spinner bait, and a
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| doesn't strike. He said," I know there's
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| | "Sala" Tube into the pads. I throw a
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| bass in this area now. So I have to
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| | Chartreuse Mann's Baby 1-minus, no
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| figure out what they are doing right?" He
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| | takers.12:05 pm.-My arms are starting to
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| then moved the boat into shallow water
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| | hurt from repetitious casting, but I bear
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| about 20 feet ahead, being extremely
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| | down, and keep fan casting the area. Kurt
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| quiet with the trolling motor. He said,
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| | vonBrandt flips a tube into a tree in 6
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| "I need to see if they are on beds, or
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| | inches of water, a catches another 1 1/2
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| are making beds, or traveling together,
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| | pounder. He fishes the area hard for the
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| and if there are any baitfish fry in the
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| | females, but no takers.1:06 pm.- The wind
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| area" I questioned him further, while
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| | starts blowing harder, and it starts to
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| throwing the buzzbait and a spinnerbait
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| | drizzle a little; Kurt vonBrandt sets the
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| in the pads. I said 64 or 65 degrees is
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| | hook on a 2 pounder, and says" That
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| traditionally thought of as an almost
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| | female's in here somewhere".1:28 pm.- We
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| perfect temperature to catch some
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| | work the edges of the road, and dam with
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| prespawn bass on spinner baits, Buzz
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| | spinnerbaits, "Senko's", and "Yamamoto
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| baits, walking baits, (Jerk baits, if it
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| | Tubes". Kurt vonBrandt sets the hook on
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| was clear enough), Flukes, jigs, in wood
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| | another 1 1/2 pound bass. What's that? He
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| pad combinations; that should be deadly
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| | says, 5 fish at about 11 or 12 pounds? I
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| on these bass out here in the deeper pads
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| | say "Somewhere in there." He says, that's
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| on the edges near the channel, and in the
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| | not good enough, I need a kicker fish
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| mouths of little bays and inlets.We
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| | now."1:55 pm.- I keep alternating between
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| always wear our Fish Hedz masks now . It
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| | a fluke, crankbait, and buzzbait, but no
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| is a eye saver and bug catching miracle
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| | takers.2:00 pm.- Kurt vonBrandt says" I
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| that has long been awaiting bass anglers
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| | wouldn't have much time left now if this
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| for years.He said "I think you are right
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| | were a tournament, I need a bigger
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| normally, but because this is so shallow
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| | female." He moves the boat into position
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| all over, and always muddy, and the same
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| | of a large lay down, one of the few in
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| depth, and I think that because of this,
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| | the lake, and makes 10 or 15 casts down
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| the bass need to spawn sooner, because of
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| | each limb of the tree. He says," this is
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| the lack of places to do this
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| | the spot, you just have to present it to
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| successfully later, as the pads grow up
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| | them at different angles, and speeds, and
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| so high above the surface, and are so
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| | keep bumping the logs."2:05 pm.-Kurt
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| dense, that it is almost impossible for
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| | vonBrandt says" OH YES!
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