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Tom's Sponsors
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"I personally use and recommend all of
the products that you will find on this page. As a professional bass
fisherman, I make part of my living tournament fishing. It is important to
me to use the best products I can find to help ensure my success. Please
take a moment to look over these products and consider them for your bass
fishing experience. If you have any questions or comments, please drop me
an email or check these product web sites. Good luck and good fishing." |
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Follow me and partner O.T.Fears on the Redfish Tour, in the Bounty Basic wrapped Ranger Boat..
Ranger boats Pro-Staff member. Yamaha
National Pro
Team, Minn Kota trolling motors pro staff, CMC Jack Plates pro
staff and
T-H Marine Products.
Fishing Hot Spots:
"Having a good map to study and use on a new
body of water or a familiar lake is paramount to my success as a professional
angler. I need the accurate, detailed information found in my FHS maps. They
make me a better angler, they will you, too."
"When it comes to hooks, there is only one brand in my terminal tackle box, Gamakatsu. They come straight out of the package super sharp and strong. I've never had a Gamakatsu hook break or fail during a tournament, when I needed it the most . If my crankbaits, topwaters and other baits don't come with Gamakatsu hooks, I switch them out before I ever tie 'em on."
High Roller Fishing Lure Company proudly produces the world's finest line of custom-made, high-caliber surface lures. Serious fishermen worldwide appreciate the unsurpassed quality and durability that has put High RollerTM in a class of its own.
"In all the years I have been wearing polarized fishing glasses, I have never worn a lighter, more comfortable pair of sunglasses. Hour after hour, day after day of wearing these glasses, I have never experienced any facial fatigue or soreness. My Legend series and Falcon series Lure-Eyes truly are the most comfortable glasses on the market."
"About a year ago, Rick Leigeber of EZ Retriever sent me some samples of his easy to use lure retriever. Since then, I couldn't even tell you where my old, clumsy lure retriever is. While fishing the BASS tournament trail, I keep one in my pocket at all times. When I get hung up, I pull it out, attach it to my line and in no time, I've got my bait back. It saves me valuable fishing time, not to mention a great deal of money in lost lures. If you're looking for an easy to use lure retriever that works, give the EZ Retriever a try."
go to Bulldog Lures
"All you have to do is read some of my articles and you'll soon find out
how I feel about these spinnerbaits. My good friend, colleague and B.A.S.S.
champion angler, O.T. Fears has helped Bulldog design and develop what I
consider the best spinnerbait on the market. The painted heads are almost
indestructible, the hooks are sharp and the blades, well, that is a story all
it's own. My favorite blade is the Super Dog blade. It's vibration
and flash in the water are second to none."
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"What can you say about Bill Lewis Lure's Rat-L-Trap? They are the number one selling bait in America. Why? They catch more fish than any one bait on the market. I use my Rat-L-Trap everywhere I go to catch fish. I really like to use them to help me locate aggressively feeding bass while practicing for a tournament and early in the morning on tournament days. If the bite slows down while fishing another lure or if I'm stumped on how to catch fish, I will often go back to the basic, ole' reliable Rat-L-Trap to help put together a limit of bass. Of all the baits I carry in the boat, the Rat-L-Trap has produced more bass for me than any other bait I have. Anyone can use them and use them in a variety of ways to catch several species of fish."
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"As I am preparing for a tournament, I will often rig up several extra rods with specialty baits or just some rods to use as backups. The Stor's It rod covers are perfect for this application. They allow me to go ahead and rig up the rods, use the covers and lay them in the bottom of the rod box. In the event I need or want one of them, all I have to do is slide it out without it getting all hung up with my other rods. It saves me valuable fishing time by eliminating wasted time untangling rods in the rod box, protects the rods and the line from unwanted frays and nicks."
"I started using P-Line a little over a year ago. Like many other new lines I've tried, I was pretty skeptical about it. After a day on Lake Fork using 20# P-Line to catch several 4-6 pound bass flippin' and pitchin' in heavy cover without a single break off, I knew I had found a new line to use. It's abrasion resistance and cast ability are second to none. The super strength of the CXX P-Line allows me to scale down my line size without giving up strength to haul in the big ones. The low memory and smoothness of the line increases my casting distance as much as 15-20%. For my money, P-Line is the best fishing line on the market."
"A few years ago, Denny Brauer won the coveted Bassmaster's Classic on a tube bait. Since then, the flippin tubes have taken the soft plastic market to new heights. I have fished countless tubes that are on the market and have found the Strike King tubes to be the best. They hold up fish after fish and the impregnated salt keep bass holding on long than others I've tried."
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"Even before I began fishing professionally, I used Norman Lures crankbaits to catch bass. With the wide variety of sizes and colors Norman Lures has available, they have a bait that will match almost any fishing condition. The gel coat finish stands up to the rigors of tournament fishing better than other baits I have tried. They come out of the box with super-sharp, strong hooks, so there is no need to change hooks when there is money on the line and the built in rattles produce terrific sound. From the deep diving DD22 to the small Tiny N's, Norman Lures' baits are my number one choice of crankbaits."
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" I've been using a Ranger Boat for the past several years. I feel that my Ranger 461VS, equipped with a Mercury 175 EFI outboard, is one of the best and most versatile bass boats on the market today. It is large enough to take on rough water conditions, yet small enough to get into those tight, backwater conditions I love to fish. For years, Ranger Boats has been setting the benchmark in the bass boat industry for safety, reliability and dependability. Ranger Boats are built to last and hold up to the rigors of professional bass tournament fishing."
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"I purchased my first Abu Garcia reel in 1978 at the ripe young age of 15 from the Woolworth's store in Corsicana, Texas. We no longer have that Woolworth's store, but I've still got that Ambassaduer 5000 and use it from time to time for bass fishing at night. I wish I could see all of the fish I've caught with that ole' reel, in one pile. That would be a pretty big pile. 22 years later, all I've ever done to it is clean it, oil it and put new line on it. What else do I have to say about the quality of Abu Garcia reels? They work, catch fish and keep working."
If you are looking for life-like hard plastic baits, look no further than the SPRO series. They catch fish and feature sharp Gamakatsu hook for superior hookups and fish fighting strength.
Since we began using the Oxygen Generation System, we have not lost a fish during our tournaments. It's an incredible tool that all tournament anglers should be using to preserve our resource.