Jun
29
Lightning struck twice last week for McKendree University’s Trevor McKinney – figuratively and literally. In practice for the Bassmaster College Series Wild Card tournament that he and partner Blake Jackson won on Alabama’s Lay Lake – his second collegiate win on the waterbody – McKinney was struck by lightning for the second time in his lifetime. Thankfully, he was not seriously injured and was cleared to continue competing in the tournament. Continue reading
Jun
11
Running essentially the same gameplan that won him a trophy last June on Chickamauga, Jacob Wheeler came within one biggun’ of winning again this week on the Tennessee River reservoir. Wheeler cranked ledges with Rapala DT-16 and DT-20 crankbaits to catch the most, and biggest, bass he weighed, including a 5-pound, 13-ouncer in the final minutes of the championship round Wednesday on the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour. Continue reading
Jun
10
James and Troy Lindner of Lindner’s Angling Edge Demonstrate How to Score Chunky Trout with Vertical Finesse. Continue reading
May
28
When bass are eating spawning shad super shallow on hard-bottom areas, don’t hesitate to target them with a crankbait built to dive much deeper. Ott DeFoe did just that in Florida this week, winning his second Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour tournament of the year with a Rapala OG Slim 6, a bait he designed. Continue reading
May
18
Very big baits and very small hooks helped Rapala Pro Brandon Palaniuk get a huge win in Virginia on Sunday. The Bassmaster Elite Series star threw 7 ½-inch Storm® Arashi® Glide Baits and drop-shotted worms on tiny VMC® Finesse Neko Hooks to win his first-ever Bassmaster Open on the James River. Continue reading
Oct
27
In-demand multi-species guide Tony Roach is looking forward to catching fish this year on VMC® hooks, jigs and spoons. Having grown increasingly impressed with VMC’s expanding product portfolio, he recently signed on to use and promote VMC tackle on the ice and in open water. Continue reading
Oct
13
An open mind, a gut feeling and a variety of VMC® hooks helped Rapala Pro Brandon Palaniuk win his second Bassmaster Elite Series tournament of the season last week. Among key tackle to the Idaho pro’s win on South Carolina’s Santee Cooper lakes were VMC Neko™ Hooks, Heavy Duty Wide Gap Hooks and Hybrid Swimbait Jigs. Continue reading
Sep
29
While Patrick Walters attracted bass to bite with minnow-shape baits, it was no fluke how he kept those fish buttoned up and got ‘em into his boat to win last week’s Bassmaster Eastern Open on Lake Hartwell – with VMC® hooks and Sufix® line. Continue reading
Aug
20
The balsa-wood crankbaits that have helped a number of the nation’s top bass pros win tournaments will soon come in five new Pro Custom color patterns to help anglers better “match the hatch.” The new patterns for the Rapala® DT® Series crankbaits will include three baitfish-matching patterns and two crawfish imitators. Continue reading
Aug
18
VMC® tackle and Sufix® line helped Rapala® Pro Jacob Wheeler to a runner-up finish last Friday in the FLW Pro Circuit Super Tournament on Lake Erie. In three Super Tournaments, Wheeler has finished an amazing 1st, 2nd and 2nd. Continue reading