There is a new show hitting Fish Bait Radio, FLW Anglers Bo Cross and Big Jim Campbell are both staff members at Fish Bait Radio and will start doing their LIVE show after each FLW event.
   Bo and Jim both being from Tennessee have it a little different than some anglers, While Bo fishes from the front of the boat and Jim fishes from the rear of the boat, the  best thing is that they tour together.  Bo and Jim are best of friends and have the honor of traveling to each event with each other, sharing on the water experiences, No matter what it may be rather the high's or the low's they share double the knowledge of what goes on in each tournament.

   Win or lose Bo and Jim will go live on air and talk about the conditions of the tournament, competitiveness of the anglers, presentations and what they took away from each tournament. We might even through in a few secret lure tips and what was the top lures being used so you can have the edge the next time you visit on that body of water.

   Join us on our facebook page and keep up with time and dates or keep look back here on our new Fish Bait Media web site on the Radio page. Bo and Jim will try their best to do their show after each tournament with-in one to two days after they return home, If for some reason they are still on the road going to another location, well then we will bring you the show live from where ever they are on tour. Hope you can tune in and stay tune for some great FLW touring tournament action with Bo Cross and Big Jim Campbell.

 Their next stop is Lake Hartwell, Live Radio show will be on Monday March 28, 2011 at 8:00PM EST

Fish Bait Media
March 18, 2011 

  This contest might not be for everyone but for those that keep up with fishing and have the passion of showing up at tournaments in person this contest is for you. We recently gave away a prize pack from Easy2HookUSA on Fish Bait Radio well here's another chance for another fan base and that's the tournament  groupies.

  Easy2HookUSA Pro Staff member Big Jim Campbell is heading to Lake Hartwell this week for practice in his upcoming FLW event and there will be a chance for one fan to win a prize pack from Easy2Hook worth over $60.00.

If you are planing to attend the Lake Hartwell event the only thing you got to do to win is find easy2hook pro staff angler Jim Campbell and win it's that simple.

Rules to win: Starting Thursday, March 24, 2011

1) Attend the FLW Lake Hartwell event
2) Walk up to Big Jim Campbell and shake his hand and say
( I'm a Fish Bait Radio Fan,And I want to try the easy2hook lure Adopter ) 

3) Try and get a photo with Jim ( not mandatory )

That's it and you will win 
Prize- (7) Crank Baits with the Easy2Hook lure adapters attached . This is over a $60.00 Value.

Best of luck to anyone attending this event- ONLY ONE WINNER- first one to approach Jim wins .
Contest Sponsored by Easy2HookUSA.com

NOTE: Prize not available at tournament,prized will be shipped to winner from easy2hook.

First Annual Reel American Heroes Fishing Tournament
May 21-22, 2011
Joint Base Bolling-Anacostia (formerly Bolling Air Force Base)
Washington, D.C.

    Your Host of Fish Bait Radio and TV will live and in Person at the Reel American Heroes Tournament, James Smith and Derrick Hughes will be there for this great two day event taking our Heroes out on the water and have some great fishing time. James will be at this event both day's shooting video,shaking hands and meeting our Heroes. This two day event will air this summer ON-Demand at fishbaittv.com.

  Although we will be out there live and in person this event is not about us, We would like to ask any of our fan's or friends that have a boat or can volunteer their time to please do so. If you own a boat and would like to take a soldier out to fish the "Reel American Heroes Fishing Tournament" on the Potomac River please register at the link listed below.  We are looking for anyone that has access to a fishing boat to sign up and support the Reel American Heroes Foundation and it's mission.  There are no launch fees for boaters that participate in this event.  Getting anglers to commit to this is the most difficult part of setting up these tournaments.  But we can promise you that this experience is very rewarding, you will have an amazing time fishing with these brave men and women.

  If you do not own a boat you can still help out as a volunteer as there is a lot to make this happen and you can be one of the key parts. Also any Soldiers, Veterans & Family members can sign up also and join us for this great event. We would love to see you there and shake your hand as we are fan's of yours.

  From the staff at Fish Bait Media we wish to thank you in advance for helping out. See you on the water.

 Fish Bait Media
March 15,2011
To Register For This event or Volunteer
CLICK HERE

                                                                     Head Games

Tournament fisherman have a lot to think about. I recently heard someone compare a golfer to a fisherman. The golfer can often get bogged down if he thinks about each little thing he needs to do to get the swing right. A fisherman can also get bogged down if he thinks too much about all the different choices that he could make for each circumstance.

Some of the issues that can come into play are water temperature, time of year, time of day, time of season, water clarity, air temperature, line type, line weight, pole type, pole flexibility, lure color, lure type, the list can go on and on...

One of the important things to do is to try to simplify you choices. Wouldn't it be quite a bit easier if there were only a few lure choices? If there were only a few colors to choose from? I try to keep only a few colors of each bait. A light color, a dark color, and a special color for each lure choice is really all that is necessary. Believe me, I understand with all the choices in colors available it makes it very difficult not to buy everything available, but one of the things I think really helps this situation is to try to keep things simple.

If you only have three color choices, in three depths of crankbaits, then you only have 9 choices of crankbaits. If you are fishing stained water, I try to use use a dark color crankbait, or a real bright color, like chartreuse. I try not to get caught up in buying every color of a lure. I try not to get every type of bait under the sun.

When I look at each tournament lake, I make a plan based on that particular lake, the time of year, and where I would expect to find the bass on the day of the tournament. When tournament day is here, I try to stick to the plan, unless some condition has changed that would change my game plan.

Sometimes people or things make us change our plans, sometimes for the good, sometimes for the bad. One long time competitor says something like,"I think plastics is going to win today."
Talk about head games. Does that mean I should fish plastics? Or is it reverse psychology, meaning not to fish plastics? I try not to listen to dock talk, but it still makes it difficult to not affect the decisions made, one way or the other.

On tournament day, simplify your choices, do not listen to dock talk. Focus on the weather, time of year, and color of water, Fish what you know best. Tight lines. Fish with fury.

Joe Minor
G6 series pro angler

Doubles!

There are many things about fishing that I find very exciting. One of these is what I call a double. This has happened to me twice so far since I have started fishing specifically for bass. What I mean by a double is when you have two bass on the end of your line. I don't know the odds of it happening, or how many people that it has happened to before, but in my twenty years of fishing, has only happened twice to me. In both of my cases it has been on lures with treble hooks.
One cold fall morning, on the river near where I live, (Three Rivers, MI) I was working on walking the dog technique in particular. My oldest son came with me, and after about two hours of casting and reeling he decided he has had enough. He put his poles away and curled up on the bench seats to get out of the wind. Two and a half hours of trying to learn walk the dog with nothing to show for it. Sure, I threw some crankbaits here and there. I happened to notice a spot of calm water, nestled next to some brush, protected by wind and current so I made a cast there when I twitched it once and boom, he hit it. The bass took it down and was tangled in a log. It seemed like it had been tangled for a long time, but probably been less than a minute. I had to maneuver my boat and position my rod to work him out. When he finally came up I realized that not just one, but TWO bass on my Sammy! My son woke up quickly, (with my sceaming, of course.) and grabbed the net and he netted those two bass. That net must have weighed around eight or nine pounds with those bass in it!
Jump ahead to fall of 2010. I was fishing in the first lake of our classic for our small bass club, I had the only non-boater on my boat that day. Which was a good thing, we were fishing a lake that was linked with a river. I already had two in the live well, the weather was overcast with periods of rain, a few hard downpours, with some light rain off and on. I was fishing the current area of the river. Which were places where I have had success in the past. I was cranking with a shallow crank bait that had a tight wiggle. The rain stopped for a few minutes and I felt a real strong bite. I tightened the line and kept the tension up. When I got it closer to the boat, I yelled at Ron to grab the net. I couldn't believe my eyes. There were two bass on my crank bait. I really didn't think that two bass could fit on that small crank bait. I was so excited that it was during a tournament! Ron hauled them in with the net as I unhooked them, as I measured the first, it was a keeper and some where around two pounds. The smaller one I knew would be close, so I measured carefully. It was only thirteen inches, we need fourteen inches to keep here in Michigan, so I had to put it back in the lake. I only ended up with four that day, but I was in first place, even if it was only by a few ounces.
I don't know if you have ever had a "double," but I don't think I could put into words the excitement when you see two on your lure. I would have to say that if you do, then you are doing something right, as far as the area you are fishing and the lure you are using. So keep on fishing, keep on learning. Tight lines. Fish with fury!

Joe Minor
G6 series custom rods
Pro staff

The host of Fish Bait Radio & TV and it's staff is pleased to announce the launch for the new home of Fish Bait Radio and TV. Fish Bait Media is our new home. We hope the new web site will make it more easier for you the fans to find and locate stuff a little easier. Also we would like to announce a new part of the show called the Pro's Edge, We will be airing this show on FBR after the FLW tournaments were the pro staff members of FBM will come on and give you the blow by blow of how the tournament went. From the good to the bad they will spill all, Learn best baits water condition and much,much more to help you fish these lakes like a pro.   

We will also be posting articles from the field staff and posting great new video from on the water coming soon. We also will be hitting live locations this summer with some great people at different events and tournaments. We will be doing a lot this summer in Plattsburgh,NY covering stuff and doing a lot of video on Lake Champlain. We look forward to meeting some great people and fan's this summer and hope to have the chance to meet some of you on the water.

Thanks,
Your Host
James Smith

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