(20 fish, 74-04lbs)

Although the AL-Rig was spawned in – and named after – his home state, Lane wasn't a believer in it when the FLW tournament on Guntersville began. To say that he is now would be a huge understatement.

 

Photo: Warren Dent It's safe to say that Russ Lane no longer looks upon the Alabama Rig as "the stupidest thing ever."

"The very first time I threw it was (day 3)," he said. "I'd heard about it, and to be honest, I thought it was the stupidest thing ever. I think my exact words were that I'd never throw it.

"Then I saw what guys were catching on it and I had to beg Paul to give me one. I really wish I'd had one and thrown it in practice."

Russ used an AL rig with Buckeye J-Will heads and Cane Thumpers to haul in the nearly 60 fish he caught the final day, most of them 3 pounds or better. The five he weighed were all between 4 1/2 and 5 1/2 and his bag moved him up 4 places in the standings.

"I was really wanting to make a Top 10 and finish the year strong, and I'm pleasantly surprised (to finish) 3rd. I knew I had a good bag, but I didn't think I'd move up that far."

Hendrix and Randall Named Sportsmen of the Year at the 2011 Cabela's Crappie USA Classic

            This past Friday and Saturday the 14th & 15th Crappie USA held the 2011 Cabela's Crappie USA Classic on the Kentucky/Barkley Lakes out of Paris, Tennessee. 177 teams worked hard all  year to qualify for this special event  to have a chance at the $100,500.00 payback in cash and prizes.

            The Sportsmen of the Year Award went to the Big Bite Baits team of John Hendrix & Kevin Randall.  Congrats Guys!!

The Harvey Boys Place Second in Bass Champs East Region Championship

Coming way up from behind to win 2nd place overall was the Big Bite Baits East Texas team of Rusty and Chris Harvey. Rusty and Chris came in on the last flight and had several nice kickers in their bag. First weighing their biggest to contend in the Big Bass race, it locked in at 8.47 lbs. They were in 28th place with 13.16 lbs on day 1, then adding another 17.09 lbs to their total - they launched to a 2nd place finish!  "We stayed in 11’ depths, close to deep water," the team explained. "Rotten wood or brush tops was key." Using a Series 5 Strike King crank bait, they struggled on day 1 only bringing in 13.16 lbs to put them in 28th place going into day 2. "We lost three that would have really helped the first day." They added some Big Bite Baits on a Carolina rig day 2, "they bit much better - more aggressively the second day, and we landed the ones that counted." Having a two day total weight of 36.72 lbs, Bass Champs presented them with a $2,800 check for their 2nd place win. They would like to thank their sponsors, including Ranger, Yamaha, Falcon Rods, Big Bite Baits, Costa Del Mar, "and as always we want to thank God for always looking over us."

Winners Use Big Bite at FLW College Regional on Lake Harding

The winning team from UGA flipped shallow water using a Big Bite Bait Fighting Frog as part of their arsenal to try to bag bigger largemouth.  The Big Bite Sponsored Team of Taylor Ramey and John McGraw from South Alabama finished in 10th place.  "South Alabama went at it hard all day every minute at the FLW Southeast Championship but only managed to finish in 10th place only 4lbs out of the top 5..
John McGraw -- " Missed several fish today that would have made the difference" 

Taylor Ramey-- " If we would have filled our limit on day 2 we would have had the weight to make the cut" South Alabama was 2 fish shy of there limit.
The Team caught all of there fish on Black with Blue fleck and Watermelon Red Big Bite Trick sticks! Black and blue in the stained water and the watermelon red in the clear water. Weightless presentation and targeting wood was the ticket to getting the finicky fish to bite."

Taylor Ramey got the honor to take out two National Guard soldiers for a soldier appreciation tournament. They had never fished before and owned no gear. They ended up catching close to 20 fish and there biggest at 4 lbs!. They fished Big Bite bait black and blue fleck trick sticks weightless to catch there fish and ended up besting 15 other teams to become champs! "

Lane surges 15 spots into 3rd on Neely Henry

Lane has fished the Coosa River for years and is used to summer fishing, which for him means crankbaits.

He’s on offshore ledges throwing a SPRO Big Daddy Crank and starting out early with a Big Bite Baits Yo Daddy craw around docks. The craw is rigged on a half-ounce weight.

“I only had two good ones in my bag but they were enough to help,” he said. “I was disappointed that I didn’t catch them Thursday, but that’s summer. When it gets like this I throw a deep crankbait pretty fast, grinding, bumping, snatching, twitching and making it move.

“Some guys go slower with Carolina rigs or big worms, but I’m opposite. I think when bass are in a situation where there’s no current, or the current stops and they’re around cover, they gravitate to that cover. So I’m looking for anything like that and trying to bump the cover, move the bait fast and get a bite. It may only be a few during the day but they’re usually good ones.”

Sewell Family Takes 2nd with Yo daddy

Jul. 24, 2011... Anglers Quest 2011 on Lake Livingston Saturday 2nd Series #2 out of Kickapoo Bait & Tackle in Onalaska, Tx. The father & son team of Brian & Chip Sewell from Coldspring, Tx ran their BassCat/Mercury bass rig to south lake creeks to catch their bass on their American Rodsmiths rods throwing Yo daddys & T-rigged Big Bite Baits in 2-8 ft of water. They managed to cull 2 times to finish in 2nd place with 14.17 lbs. Congrats guys!

Congrats to Big Bite Junior Pro Jake Cook on qualifying for the state team

Smallies that helped me make the state BASS federation team today! Going be headed to the western divisional again, to be held in Wyoming this time.  Way to go Jake!

Big Bite Pro Russ Lane has said that if he wins the All-Star event then he will donate $25,000 to the Make A Wish Foundation. So come on and help him make this season a success while making someone else's dreams come true.

I wanted to share this photo of a 24 pond sack Randy Cnota flipped up on Lake Jackson in Tallahassee, FL to win his club tournament last Saturday. Each fish fell to a 4" Big Bite Fighting Frog...the one with the eating disorder ate a watermelon red and the others liked hematoma or green pumpkin. 

The other two photos are both 8 lbers he flipped up last summer one on Lake Jackson and the other on Orange Lake, FL. Last month he won a tournament on Lake Seminole with 5-fish limit weighing 28 pounds by tipping a Booyah Boo jig with a 4" Fighting Frog..."I wish I had a photo of that sack! Two months ago I won an event on Lake Eufaula by anchoring a dwindling Spro Frog bight with a 6 lber I flipped up with a Fighting Frog. Here's the proof that this bait catches big fish! Thank you"  Randy 

Big Bite Bait Pro Staffers Tom Alsop and Keith Leftridge take first place at Smithville Lake June 9th, with a five fish limit weighing 13 lbs. 3.5 ounces.  Included in their bag was big bass of the night with a 5 lb. 15.5 ounce toad.  Tom and Keith fished break lines in 6 to 10 foot of water with 10" Kriet Tail Worms by Big Bite Baits in Plum Apple color. 

Big Bites Lane Ends Duel in 7^th But Will Miss 2012 Classic

 Before the last day even started; Russ Lane knew he had to have a big day to make things happen to get into the 2012 Classic in Louisiana on the Red River.  Heading into the last day we have had three different leaders for the Duel and when it was all done today nothing changed we had a different leader.

Big Bites Russ Lane brought 5 bass to the stage today hoisting the 3rd biggest bag of the day onto the scale but in the end it was not enough to get the job at hand done. Russ weighted in 14-10lbs giving him a tournament total of 57-8lbs good enough to land in 7^th place for the Dixie Duel but Russ fell short of his bid to make it back to the Classic in 2012.

 David Walker started today in 2^nd place, 1-11lbs behind Bradley Roy but when Walker hit the stage today he had the biggest bag of the last day at 15lbs good enough to power a 1-3lbs win over 2^nd place Kevin Van Dam when the weighing was all done. Walker’s 4 day tournament total was 63-10lbs.

 Big Bass honors on the last day of the Duel went to Greg Hackney with a 4-8lbs lunker.

 From all of us here at Big Bite, we want to thank our 3 pros for a great Elite Season this year. It has been a lot of fun watching you at all the Elite stops. Have a great summer!!!

 Stay tuned to vote your favorite Big Bite Pro into the Post Season. Detail will come soon so check back in a few days.

Lane Makes 12 Cut while Rojas and Kriet Make 2012 Classic

When the day started Russ Lane knew he had to make the Top 12 cut to keep his 2012 Classic hopes alive and when the day was done he is one step closer to getting the job done.

 Russ brought 5 bass to the stage today that weighted 16-5lbs giving him a three day total of

42-14lbs. Russ ended his day in 8^th place. Russ trails leader Bradley Roy by 7-07lbs heading into the final day.

Dean Rojas came in with 5 bass today that weighted 13-2lbs. Dean ends the Duel in 18^th place with a three day total of 36-3lbs. Dean earned his way to the 2012 Classic with his Elite win on Toledo Bend.

Jeff Kriet brought 5 bass to the scale that weighted 10-6lbs giving him a three day total of

35-8lbs, good enough for 25^th place.   Jeff ended the year in 25^th for AOY points and has earned enough points to make the 2012 Classic.

 At the end of day three there was a new leader; Bradley Roy sits on top of the leader board with 50-5lbs. Bradley brought 5 bass to the scale today that weighted 17-10lbs, and carries a 1-11lb lead into the final day over 2^nd place David Walker.

 Big Bass honors for the day went to Keith Poche with a bass that weighted 6-6lbs. 

Everyone at Big Bite congratulates Dean and Jeff on a great year and wish Russ the best of luck on the final day of the Dixie Duel!

Big Bites 3 Make Top 50 Cut At The Duel

Day 2 at the Elite Dixie Duel was a good day for the Big Bite 3 as Lane, Kriet, and Rojas made the Top 50 Cut for only the second time this season. Faced with wet weather conditions today the bite was on and it showed up in some of the bags that came across the weigh in stage.

Russ Lane hit the stage today with 5 bass that weighted in at 10-3lbs giving him a two day total of 26-9lbs. Russ sits in 12^th place.

Jeff Kriet brought 5 bass to the scale today that weighted 12-14lbs. Giving Jeff a two day total of 25-2lbs and 24^th place.

Dean Rojas had 5 bass in his bag that weighted in at 12lbs. Dean has a two day total of

23-1lbs, good enough for 43^rd place.

 David Walker moves into 1^st place, bringing in 5 bass that weighted 17-1lbs giving him a two day total of 35-3lbs. Walker carries a 14oz lead into day three over second place Greg Hackney. Hackney has a two day total of 34-5lbs.

 Day two Big Bass honors go to Timmy Horton with a bass that weighted 6-4lbs.

Big Bites Lane Sits In 5^th After Day One Of The Elite Dixie Duel

When the 2011 Elite schedule was released Russ Lane took a long hard look at the schedule and knew he had something to fall back on if the year did not go as planned. Lane knew the last stop of the year was going to play into his fishing strengths off shore, deep water hunting. Well put that together with a little home cooking and you just may have the makings of something that is brewing to happen. 

Big Bites Russ Lane brought 5 bass to the stage today that weighted in at 16-6lbs. That is good enough to put Russ in 5^th place by the end of day one. Russ was right at home fishing his strengths; off shore structure. In the AOY race Russ sits in 39^th place with 1,517 points. 

Jeff Kriet came to the scale today with 5 bass that weighted 12-4lbs. Jeff ended day one in 36^th place in the AOY race Jeff sits in 23^rd place with 1,576 points. 

Dean Rojas follows in 51^st place. Dean brought 5 bass to the stage today that weighted 11-1lbs, in the AOY race Dean sits in 20^th place with 1,615 points.

Rookie Art DeFoe has a hold on first place with a 5 bass limit that weighted in at 18-6lbs. Art is holding a slim 4oz lead over second place David Walker.

Big Bass honors of day one went to Marty Robinson with a bass that weighted 6-1lbs.  

Lane Makes Cut On Day Two Of The Elite Diamond Drive

Fishing in tough conditions is nothing new to the group of angler that they call the Elite. These are hands down some of the best anglers that bass fishing has to offer. Looking at today’s weights, fishing has been pretty tough and many will leave the Arkansas River wishing not to return in the all too near future.

Big Bites Russ Lane came in today with 2 bass that pushed the scale to 5-15lbs; giving him a two day total of 16-3lbs. This is good enough for 25^th place. Russ will fish on Saturday trying to make the Top 12 cut on Sunday.  

Dean Rojas struggled on day two and did not bring a fish to the stage today. Dean’s two day total was 5-11lbs, ending the tournament in 82^nd place.

Jeff Kriet follows Rojas in 83^rd place. Jeff brought 1 bass to the scale today that weighted 1-14lbs.  Jeff’s two day total was 5-10lbs.

Denny Brauer brought in the biggest bag of the day that pushed the scale to 19.7lbs, giving him a two day total of 34-1lbs. Denny extends his lead over Kevin Van Dam by over 8 pounds who has a two day total of 25-11lb.

Day two Big Bass honors went to Zell Rowland with a bass that weighted 4-14lbs.  

Alsop and Leftridge take first place on Smithville with Flying Squirrel

Big Bite Pro Staff members Tom Alsop (left) and Keith Leftridge take first place on Smithville Lake April 21st 2011.  This team beat the rest of the field by over 7 lbs. with a total weight of 16 lbs. 14.5 ounces.

Included in their bag was big bass of the tournament, with a 7 lb. 1 ounce toad.  All of their fish were caught on Big Bite Flying Squirrels crawled slowly around spawning flats with stumps. Tom commented "The floating tails of the flying squirrel are just to much for spawning bass to take, they can't stand it dangling in their face, and will rip the rod out of your hand when they hit it!"

Rojas Makes A Big Move At The Carolina Clash

When day two started at the Carolina Clash Big Bites Dean Rojas was sitting in 55th place. When he hit the stage today he was toting one of the biggest bags of the day anchored by the big bass of the day that weighted 5-9lbs. Dean brought 5 bass to the scale today that weighted 15-10lbs and moved from 55th to 16^th place. Dean has a two day total of 25-7lbs.

Jeff Kreit had a limit early today but struggled to upgrade during the day. Kriet brought 5 bass to the scale today that weighted 8-15lbs giving him a two day total of 22-15lbs. Jeff is sitting in 30^th place.

Russ Lane came to the scale today with a 5 bass limit that weighted 11-1lbs, giving him a two day total of 20-15lbs. Russ is sitting in 48^th place.

 Fred Roumbanis brought in the biggest bag of day two and moves into 1^st place. Fred brought 5 bass to the stage today that weighted 18-9lb giving him a two day total of 30-9lbs. Fred will carry a 8oz lead into day three over 2^nd place Casey Ashley.

 All three of the Big Bite Pros will have their work cut out for them on day three. To make the final day cut they have to move up in the standings and hold spots inside the Top 12 to fish another day.

Elite Carolina Clash Under Way On Lake Murray

 With day one in the books of the Elite Carolina Clash on Lake Murray the Big Bite Pros took to the water to figure out if they could solve the Lake Murray Blueback bite and see if they could gather valuable AOY points and maybe even hold an Elite trophy over their head on Sunday.

The word away from the water was during practice you could catch bass in the first few hours of the morning chasing Bluebacks but once the sun got higher in the sky the bite would slow down to nothing. Many of the pros turned to trying to find an alternative pattern that may get them a few bites later during the day.

After day one Big Bites Jeff Kriet is sitting in 15^th place. Jeff came to the scale with 5 bass today that weighted 14lbs.  

 Russ Lane was able to bring 5 bass to the stage that weighted 9-14lbs, good enough to capture 55^th place.

 Dean Rojas brought in 5 bass that weighted 9-13lbs and sits in 56^th place after day one.

Jamie Fralick brought 5 bass to the stage today and laid claim to 1^st place that weighted 17-9lbs. His bag also had the Big Bass of day one that weighted 6-9lbs. Jamie holds a 1-2oz lead over Davy Hite heading into the second day of the Clash.  

Baty and Blackmon Win Again on Seminole

Big Bite Angler Matt Baty from Attapulgas, Ga. and Chris Blackmon from Colquitt, Ga. took advantage of their knowledge of Lake Seminole to win First Place and their second FFTH tournament for the year with a tremendous catch of 25.50 lbs.They put approximately 20 fish in the boat during the day by using Spro Dawg Top Water Baits and Big Bite Plastics. They also move into 1st place for the point standings for the year. Congrats guys on a job well done!

Big Bites Rojas Wins The Battle on the Bayou with the WarMouth

"What can I say . . . well . . . how about " W-A-R-M-O-U-T-H" . . .
What a bait. A win right out of the gate makes all that work of perfecting this bait worth while. Thank you, Big Bite, for allowing me to design such an amazing product, and for your support."
~ Dean Rojas - Toledo Bend BASS Elite Series Champion 2011

Dean Rojas lead all 4 days and finished with a win by 1 ounce over Gerald Swindle to claim victory on Toledo Bend.  Toledo Bend and Rojas go way back as Dean won here back in 2001. This is Dean's fourth elite series win and his second since 2008.

 Dean started the day in 1^st planning to use the same pattern that has worked for him the first two days. Dean brought 5 bass to the scale today that weighted 13-8lbs for a four day total of 70-15lbs.  Dean bested challenger Gerald Swindle by just 1 ounce.  

 Dean once again was fishing for spawning bass using both sight fishing and blind casting. One of the primary tactics that has been working the last few days was to pitch a texas rigged Big Bite WarMouth into the beds of spawning bass.  

Big Bites Jeff Kriet brought 5 bass to the stage today that weighted 13-4lbs on day three for a total of 43-3.  Jeff ended the tournament in 24^th place.

 Big Bass honors of the day went to Dean with a 5-6lbs hog.

 We all are so proud of Dean and congratulate him on his winning the Battle on the Bayou!!!!! 

Big Bites Rojas Leaps To The Top Of The Battle On The Bayou

With day one in the books at the Elite Battle on the Bayou Big Bites Dean Rojas finds himself sitting in 1^st place when the day was done. Dean carries a little less than 2 pound lead into day 2 over Fred Roumbanis. Dean brought 5 bass to the stage today that pushed the scale to 23-1lbs.

 Dean had a plan to start the day sight fishing bedding bass but was worried if he could get to his starting area as he was the 77^th boat out the first day. When Dean arrived he soon found out that he had his key area all to himself. With that being noted Dean went to work with his newest signature Big Bite Bait the WarMouth and had a decent 16lb limit in the wells by 10am. Dean then spent the rest of the day trying to upgrade his limit and was able to add a 7-1 and another bass over 5lbs.

The Warmouth is now available at tacklewarehouse and other select retailers

Russ Lane brought 5 bass to the stage and pushed the scale to 11-11lbs to occupy 75^th place.

 Jeff Kriet is one spot behind Russ and sits in 76^th place with a 5 bass limit today that weighted 11-9lbs.  

 Dean is hopping for calmer conditions on the second day to help sight fishing conditions but the weather forecast are calling for a high of 83 degrees with partly cloudy skies and WSW winds at 16mph.  

All 3 Big Bite Pros Make the Cut at Pickwick  

Congrats to the Big Bite Elite Pros for all making it in the top 50 cut at Pickwick.  Jeff Kriet is currently in 13th place with 35-5, Dean Rojas is right behind him in 20th place with 33-12 and Russ Lane brought in a 16 pound bag using the Yodaddy that helped him move up into 50th place with 29-4.  Good luck on day 3 Guys!

Rojas And Kriet Make The Cut To Fish Another Day At The Citrus Slam

When day two was done at the Citrus Slam it was still a sight fishing event with 4 bags coming to the scales that broke the 20+ mark but after that you could see the weights start to fall. Tomorrow should be a little better as only the Top 50 will be fishing giving the anglers more water to fish.

 Of the ones that made the cut two Big Bite Pros Rojas and Kriet will fish another day.  

Jeff Kriet brought 5 bass to the stage today that weighted 11-14lb giving him a two day total of 24-12lbs securing 30^th place.

 Dean Rojas had another good day and brought 5 bass in for 10lbs giving him a two day total of 26-7lbs earning him 23rd place by the end of day two.

 Both Jeff and Dean will fish on Saturday but will have to make up some ground on the leaders and have to move above the 12^th spot to make the cut to fish again on Sunday. 

Big Bite Pro Russ Lane had a tough day on day two bringing in a bigger limit than day one but his two day total was not enough to be in the Top 50. Russ brought in 5 bass that weighted 8-12lbs giving him a two day total of 15-11lbs. Russ finished in 76^th place and is heading home.

 Alton Jones came in with 22-13lbs to extend his lead over the rest of the pack. Jones two day total of 49-6lbs give him over a 7 pound lead going into day 3 over 2^nd place J Todd Tucker.

Day 1 Of The Elite Citrus Slam Has Dean Rojas Sitting In Top 25

With the Elite Anglers traveling north 70 miles from last week’s Sunshine Showdown on the Harris Chain where Shaw Grigsby dominated the tournament sight fishing it is starting out to be the same situation on the St. Johns River, Citrus Slam.

Big Bites Pro Dean Rojas brought 5 bass to the stage today that pushed the scale to 16-7lbs to occupy 21^st place.

Jeff Kriet trails Dean sitting in 33^rd place with 5 bass that weighted 12-14lbs. and Big Bites Russ Lane caught 5 bass that weighted 6-15lbs and is sitting in 79^th place after day one.

Alton Jones is leading after day one with 5 bass that pushed the scales to 26-09lbs and carries a 1-05lb lead into day two over Brent Chapman. Big Bass honors of day one went to Jason Williamson with a bass that pushed the scales to 10-3lbs.

Montgomery and Warren Win Media Bass in Eufaula with Fighting Frogs

Congrats to Big Bite Pro Scott Montgomery.  He and his partner, Richard Warren won the Media Bass tournament on March 13 with a bag of 23-8. Their biggest fish was 6-6 and was the biggest fish of the tournament.  The guys fished jigs with 4 inch fighting frogs and say they had a good day.   

Big Bites Jeff Kriet Makes Cut To Fish Another Day At The Sunshine Showdown

With the overnight temps in the low 40’s some thought that today the bite was going to change and the weights would go down but I guess someone forgot to tell some of the pros the game plan. Today is also moving day when we cut from a full field to the Top 50 that will hit the water to fish on day three.

Big Bites Jeff Kriet brought in 12-6lbs for day two bringing his two day total to 26-15lbs holding onto 17^th place. Jeff will make the day two cut to fish another day but will have to move up a few spots to make the Top 12 and earn a chance fish the last day of the Showdown.

Big Bite Pro Dean Rojas fell just short of making the day two cut landing one spot below the cut line in 51^st place. Dean brought in 5 bass that weighted 9-1lbs bringing his two day total to 20-4lbs.

 Russ Lane brought in a bigger bag on day two with 5 bass that pushed the scales to 12-11lbs. Russ ends up in 66^th place with a two day total of 18-3lbs.

 Shaw Grigsby brought in the biggest bag of day two that pushed the scales to 29-8lbs and moved into first place with an 8lb plus lead over Classic winner Kevin Van Dam.

Weather for Day 3 is calling for a high of 72 with sunny skies and winds out of the ENE at 5mph. 

Day One of The Elite Sunshine Showdown Has Kriet In 10^th Place

 With day one of the 2011 Elite Sunshine Showdown in the books the Bassmaster Elite season is underway. Waking up to rain showers and strong winds that were predicted today many of the elite pros that had planned to sight fish this first day were left to do something else to bring bass to the scales. For some this plan worked out but for others it was a day of adjustments on the water.

After day one Big Bites Jeff Kriet sits in 10^th place after bringing 5 bass to the scales that weighted 14-9lbs.

Dean Rojas brought 5 bass to the stage that pushed the scale to 11-3lbs to anchor 43^rd place and Russ Lane brought 5 bass in today that weighted 5-8lbs and sits in 89^th place.

Elite pro Pat Golden sits in 1^st place with 5 bass that weighted 20.7lbs and takes a 10oz. lead into day two. Pat also brought the big bass of the day to the stage that weighted 8.15lbs. Golden’s pattern for the day was to sight fish bass on the beds, in the many channels that connect the Harris Chain of Lakes together.

Weather conditions for Tavares Florida is for cold conditions tonight with a low of 44 degrees followed by sunny skies and a predicted high of 65 degrees with winds from the NW 13mph for day two.    

Kevin Randall and John Hendrix Win Crappie USA on Weiss Lake

Congrats to the Rome, Georgia Big Bite Team of Kevin Randall and John Hendrix on winning the February 26th Crappie USA tournament on Alabama's Weiss Lake with a total weight of 10.51 pounds and earning $1,100. Kevin and John were fishing Little Lake using pink/blue/chartreuse Big Bite Baits with silver flake. The team was fishing in various depths long line trolling to catch over 50 fish during the day. These anglers were competing for not only cash and prizes, but a chance to advance to the prestigious Cabela’s Crappie USA Classic. Way to go guys!

The New Rojas WarMouth

Big Bite is proud to announce the WarMouth, the latest signature bait from Big Bite Pro staffer Dean Rojas. The WarMouth joins Dean’s other Big Bite signature baits the Cane Thumper, Cane Stick and Fighting Frog.

Dean has been working on the WarMouth since early 2010 after coming to Big Bite with the concept for a bait of this type. In fact, Dean has used prototype baits to help him take a 3rd place finish at the 2010 Elite Smith Mountain event and most recently an 8th place finish at the first FLW Tour stop in 2011 at Lake Okeechobee in Florida.

Rojas Takes 8^th Place At First FLW Tour Stop With His Newest Signature Bait The WarMouth

 Last week Dean Rojas Big Bite Pro Staff member used a proto bait called a WarMouth that he has been working on with Big Bite to earn an 8^th place finish at the first stop on the 2011 FLW Tour at Florida’s Lake Okeechobee. Conditions were prime for bedding bass which is what the majority of the Top 10 fishermen had in their sights.

 The Warmouth is a new soft plastic bait that can be rigged a few different ways but the main way Dean fished the bait during this tournament was to rig and fish it texas rigged.

 Deans pattern was targeting bass that were bedding or roaming the shallows getting ready to make beds and spawn. Once Dean could see these bass he wanted to fish he would pitched the Warmouth towards these areas.  (Please see rigging of Warmouth)

How Dean fished the Warmouth was key to helping him catch bass. Dean was not fishing the Warmouth as a swimbait in an upright position; he fished the bait rigged flat on its side. This is key in how the Warmouth imitates a true bluegill that is on its side raiding a bass nest.

 Dean’s 4 day total was 84.09lbs earning an 8^th place finish.

 Brandon McMillian won the FLW event on Okeechobee with a 4 day total weight of 106-10lbs. Brandon’s main pattern was to flip matted vegetation in spawning areas.

The new Big Bite Warmouth will be sold at the Classic Expo and they will be on your local dealer’s selves in the next few weeks.

Kris Wilson wins with Big Bite Creatures, while Big Bite staffers Charles Bebber takes 4th and Russell Cecil takes 7th. Way to go guys!

JASPER, Texas — The third time really is a charm, at least for pro angler Kris Wilson, who won the EverStart Series Texas Division event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir today with a two-day weight of 34 pounds, 9 ounces. The Montgomery, Texas, pro has entered this event three years running, and Saturday he rocketed from 13th place to the top of the leaderboard for the victory.

Wilson, a pipeline controller, has only fished in three FLW Outdoors tournaments in his angling career. In 2009, he fished the EverStart Texas event on Sam Rayburn and placed 26th; the following season, he fished the event again and placed 21st. On his third try in 2011, he sealed the deal.

Strong, consistent bass fishing is really what brought Wilson his win, but if he had a charm, it was his green-pumpkin Big Bite creature baits.

“I caught every single fish this tournament on a Big Bite creature bait,” he said, adding that he fished it on a Carolina rig.

Yesterday Wilson caught a five-bass limit weighing 15-5 to add to his 19-4 limit today, which was anchored by a 7-11 kicker that earned him the day’s Big Bass award and an additional $230 to add to the $29,409 plus a Ranger boat package including motor and trailer that he earned for the win.

“Yesterday I struggled; I only caught about seven (bass),” he said. “Today I caught a bunch – 15.

“I started in the spot I caught ‘em best yesterday … and caught the big one on the outside edge of the grass in about 7 feet of water at about 9 a.m.”

Wilson said he was running to about 20 spots across “the entire lake,” focusing mostly on grass points and some pockets. He burned about 30 gallons of fuel each day. He fished a Bass-N-Bucks tournament on Sam Rayburn last weekend and then practiced every day this week up until the start of the tournament (the only day he didn’t fish was the opening day of the tournament Thursday, which was canceled due to dangerous conditions that accompanied a frigid cold front).

“I feel great,” he said of his first FLW Outdoors win.



Bebber breaks top 10 in three consecutive seasons

Willis, Texas, pro Charles Bebber scored his third-consecutive EverStart Series top-10 finish on Sam Rayburn, a routine that began in the Texas Division in 2009. He also made the top 10 last month at Choke Canyon, putting him in second place in for the race for the Strike King Angler of the Year title for the Texas Division.

Bebber targeted grass in drains in 3 to 5 feet of water to sack a 17-1 limit Thursday and a 13-9 limit today, giving him a total weight of 30-10. He earned $7,562 for fourth place. A power-fisherman at heart, he slowed down his presentation to find success alternating between a Carolina rig (2-foot leader) with soft plastics from Big Bite Baits and a Lucky Craft LVR D-7.

“It ended up being a power kind of deal,” he said of fishing the Carolina rig shallow to catch most of his fish.

7th: Russell Cecil, Willis, Texas, eight bass, 29-12, $5,042

Baty and Henderson Break FOM Record on Seminole

Matt Baty and Kyle Henderson brought their huge bag of fish to the scales and shocked the crowd as Bump-Master Donnie Birge lifted one Toad after another out of the sink into the weigh bag. The scale locked at 31.74, Crushing the Division’s all-time record by almost 4 Pounds.

Henderson has some previous Fishers of Men experience but it was Matt’s 1st FOM tournament. He is certainly no stranger to the winner’s circle on Seminole, however. Take a look at his Fishing report, published on February 11th:

“Bass fishing is fair. The water is still really cold, and the bass are on the verge of moving up, but haven't really done so just quite yet. They are really a little unpredictable because of the unstable weather.

The more consistent bite is found in deeper water in Fish Pond Drain or Spring Creek. Grass humps and grass edges that are near spawning areas are the best spots. When you locate these areas, fish them with a crank bait and a Carolina rig. The crank bait that works best and has tremendous action is a Spro Little John DD. For color, I would use Nasty Shad. On the Carolina Rig use a 3/4 ounce bullet sinker, a long leader, and a 6/0 Gamakatsu Superline hook with a 6" Big Bite Baits trick stick in green pumpkin.

They made a few adjustments on game day, replacing the crankbaits with Jerk baits. The jerks of choice were the Spro McRips and McSticks, and the best color selection was Ghost Minnow. For Carol-lining, they stuck with their Big Bite trick sticks in Green Pumpkin.

Matt & Kyle took 1st place at 31.74, Big Fish with a 7.45 Seminole Hawg, and 1st place in the optional Bonus Bucks purse, a Grand Total of $1585. It was the first time they broke the 30# mark.  Congrats guys!

Matt has caught a total of 150.60 lbs in the last 6 tournaments on Lake Seminole using Big Bite Baits products!

Stevens Wins Bassmaster Weekend Series on Seminole with Fighting Frogs

Big Bite Pro-Staffer Terry Stevens wins the Bassmaster Weekend Series Feb. 12th on Lake Seminole with 24.95 lbs.  His fish were caught on jigs with 4" Big Bite Baits Fighting Frogs in Tilapia Magic as the trailer.