Video Slide Show - Having Some Fun

This YouTube craze has me almost baffled with production of a simple slideshow.
So many little details can certainly drive the common perfectionist mad.

Here is a short slideshow:
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Bass, Senkos & The Fishing Games Anglers Play!

If you’re anything like me, you wake up every morning thinking about fishing for bass, and the fishing games to play with a senko for both the largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. Bass fishing has become a major part of my life, fishing tackle, fishing lures and anything that will be a productive part of bass fishing is always on my mind.
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Anglers Resource Announces Online Bass Tournament To Start June 1st.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CONTACT:
Anglers Resource.org
http://www.anglersresource.org
Tournament Info: http://www.anglersresource.org/tournament.html
Anglers Resource Announces Online Bass Tournament To Start June 1st.

The Ultimate Fishing Resource Guide is now giving you the opportunity to participate in the Ultimate Bass Fishing Tournament. You will be able to compete against anglers from all over the country from your favorite lake (from shore or by boat). Now YOU will have the home field advantage!

The first 5 Entries will receive a 300yd spool of Spider Wire Ultra Cast!

The Next tournament will start on June 1, 2008 @ 12am and end June 30, 2008 at 11:59pm! Registration is from April 30, 2008 @ 12am - May 25, 2008 @ 11:59pm

There will be 2 divisions competing every month. Anglers may only compete against other anglers from their division. Anglers CAN NOT enter in both divisions. The 2 divisions will be determined by region. All rules above apply for both divisions.
- Division 1: Consist of anglers that live in Texas, California and Florida.
- Division 2: Consist of Anglers that live outside of Texas, California and Florida.

Every month there will be a new tournament, each tournament will run the entire month. You will take your top 5 BASS catches in that month and compete against other’s top 5 BASS in that month. The BASS will be scaled by length, and the most length between 5 BASS wins.

Registration will take place the month prior to the start on the first day of the previous month prior to the start of the tournament, and will end one week prior to the start of the tournament.

After registration each participant will receive a certified measuring tool (which is the only acceptable measuring tool that will be used). One week prior to the start of the tournament each participant will receive their tournament registration number, that is to be used in the photos, via E-MAIL.

All tournaments pay out 80% of the $30.00 entriy fees back as cash prizes! Part of the proceeds from the tournaments will be donated to charity! All results will be posted within one week after the end of the tournament. All results, and photos, will be posted online for everyone to view. All registered Professionals are NOT eligible to enter.

Verification is simple: the participant will need to take 2 photos of each fish they wish to submit.

Photo 1: A Picture where the BASS, the participant, and the registration number are all visible.
Photo 2: A CLEAR picture of the BASS length on the provided measuring tool, with the registration number.
All Photos will need to be submitted no later than 11:59pm on the last day of the tournament.
Visit AnglersResource.org Tournament Information Page For Sample Pictures.

Are you ready to compete against anglers from all over the country?
It’s time for you to show the world what you can catch!
ENTER HERE: http://www.anglersresource.org/registration.html

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Online Bass Tournament - Great Sponsors - Great Prizes!

I’m happy to announce that I have recently released the guidelines and opened registration for the first online bass tournament at The Angling Center. The great list of companies sponsoring this event is big and getting bigger all the time. Lots of prizes will be given away and a plan to level the playing field across the country should keep things fair.

For those that like to compete against others for bragging rights and some prizes. The Angling Centers online bass tournament has much more to offer the winners. Some of the great prizes being given away are; A couple of custom bass rods by JB Custom Bass Rods (valued at $250.00 each), products From Parasite Weights & Clips, Case Plastics, The Scroungers , JDC Baits, Mojo Lure Company, KVD Line & Lure Conditioner, CB’s Hawg Sauce and The Flip Clip. Each of these products is as unique and is sure to be an asset to the anglers competing in this online bass tournament.

Registration for this bass tournament is open till May 31st and the tournament will run for 2 months (June & July) with prizes being handed out for all kinds of things. You can see the guideline for this tournament and register to participate in the Angling Center Forums.

Don’t miss your chance at winning a custom rod and some other great prizes like the Scrounger. Online Bass Tournament Guidelines

If you think this is cool, tell your friends and pass on this information.

Fishing Line Problems Solved - KVD Line & Lure Conditioner

There comes a time while fishing that we each experience problems with our fishing line. This may be line memory, line twists, un-expected knots or even pre-mature line failure due to harsh chemicals like petroleum-based lubricants. We have all had them but, there is a product on the market that solves those problems, it’s called KVD Line & Lure Conditioner and it is worth it’s weight in gold. Kevin VanDam and many other top level pros know the difference a line conditioner makes while fishing.

KVD Line & Lure Conditioner is a non-toxic water based lubricant to condition your fishing line. When using this product; you can cast 25% - 30% further, virtually eliminate fishing line memory, twists and tangles, and you can rest assured you are using something environmentally safe. Unlike many other products for line treatment, KVD Line & Lure Conditioner has no petroleum distillates which feel slippery, pollute the environment and break down the internal lubricants of your high priced reel.

I’m not trying to knock down any other products that have been available for some time, just educate everyone to the facts that this product is different, with better qualities and is “ok” for the environment we work to keep clean for future generations.

If you haven’t tried KVD Line & Lure Conditioner on your line before and fish a lot, think about giving it a try. You can save money changing line less often, and with gas prices hovering around $3.50 per gallon, we can all use a savings some place.

You can visit there website for more information here: http://www.lineandlure.com

You can also find more good information and ask questions in the KVD Line & Lure forum here: http://theanglingcenter.com/index.php?topic=1089.0

We also have a lens on Squidoo which can be found here: http://www.squidoo.com/lineandlure

First Keeper LM Bass 2008

The start of 2008 has been a tough one for me. Me and Mrs.M have been out quite a few times in short stints with little or no action at all. Last week was hopefully the begining of my fish catching season.

We headed out on Hidden Lake for awhile.
Wind was blowing hard and temps for the day ran between 35-40 degrees in the morning. I threw jigs, tubes, sus jerkbaits and finally managed to pick up my first keeper LM of 2008 on a crankbait with a stop-n-go retrieve, thrown on a JB Custom “Huntin’ Stick” rod. First LM to be boated with this new JB Custom rod and man it was sweet to finally get that out of the way.

1st Keeper LM Bass 2008

This was actually me second LM of the season so far. A day or two earlier, I managed a dink.Mrs.M threw all kinds of things also and managed this pickeral on her megabass crank.

Mrs.M pickeral

The Cradle Weight - Weights For Swimbaits

The Cradle Weight - Weights For Swimbaits
by: ThePrincipal 2008

With all the hype and talk about plastic swimbaits over the last year, it’s hard too imagine an angler not giving one a try. By now, most of us have heard of the infamous Basstrix Paddle Tail Tube that exploded across the tournament scene last year. The Paddle Tail quickly became one of the most sought after baits on the market in 2007, and with good reason, it flat-out catches fish. Since then, other companies have began to produce their own versions to satisfy the demand of anglers seeking out this hot new bait.
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Amazing New Custom Bass Rods

My wife and I returned home from the Fredericksburg outdoor show with some amazing new JB Custom Bass Rods a couple weeks ago. I have since gotten a little play with the two I have and I’m just blown away to say the least.


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Are We Believable?

Are we as anglers believable?
The Principal Feb. 2008

As an angler that is field or pro-staff for a company, there comes a time when you should ask yourself, am I believable?

I lead you into this topic to re-assure everyone of the importance of understanding the products you promote and represent. Ask yourself; do we know all we can know about each product? Have we done all our homework about the product line before presenting a given product to another angler or retail establishment? Do we just blow smoke and ad lib when we don’t know the answer?


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Parasite Weights Demo - 1st Podcast

I have been asked to supply a Podcast of the Parasite Weights demo.
I have never done this before so, here goes.

Parasite Podcast:
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Sure hope this works.