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Just like everglades bass fishing guides thought – it went down the the wire – and it took over 100lbs to win the Bassmaster Elite Series Power Pole Slam on Lake Okeechobee.  Chris Lane came within 10 ounces of Ish Monroe after catching 31 pounds 3 ounces on day three.  But that only woke up [...]

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Everglades bass fishing guides is not surprised that the Power Pole Slam has come down to Ish Monroe and Chris Lane.  Monroe is a great big bass fisherman – and Lake Okeechobee is a big bass lake.  Two of Monroe’s bass fishing techniques (frogs and flipping)  are perfect for the Big O.  And Chris Lane [...]

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Everglades Bass Fishing Guides – Lake Okeechobee Power Pole Slam Day 2:  Lake Ocheechobee is proving why it is one of the best bass fishing spots in the world.  Once again on day 2 of the Power Pole Salm, it produced stringers of BIG bass.  Ish Monroe held onto his lead – but Florida native [...]

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If you want to know what lure Ish Monroe used to catch his big bass on Lake Okeechobee then look no further.  Ish caught 34lbs 5oz on the D Bomb made by Missile baits.

The Missile Baits D Bomb is a bulky 4″ creature bait with a unique, ribbed body designed to displace lots of water, resulting [...]

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Florida Everglades Bass Fishing Guides – Lake Okeechobee Weights Not What Expected:  Most everyone expected the weights to be spectacular on Lake Okeechobee for the Bassmaster Elite Series 2012 Power Pole-Slam.  Many said records would be shattered.  Florida everglades bass fishing guide and local legend, John “King of the Everglades” Pate thought good fish would [...]

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Everglades Bass Fishing Guides – Chris Lane Focused Lake Okeechobee Tournament: Chris Lane is a native Florida angler and is having a very big year.  He just won the Bassmaster Classic a few weeks ago and now he’s fishing very familiar waters – Lake Okeechobee – in an effort to win [...]

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It’s every bass fisherman’s dream – to win the Bassmaster Classic.  At 36, Chris Lane’s dream has come true… he is the Bassmaster 2012 champion.  He did it in impressive fashion, coming from 6th place after day one and defeating a star-studded field including Kevin Van Dam who was going for his third [...]

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Where can you watch the Bassmaster Classic 2012 on television?  The Bassmaster classic 2012 is the premiere event in professional bass fishing and will be held on February 24, 25 and 26 2012 on the Red River in Shreport-Bossier, Louisiana.  This will be the 42 Bassmaster classic with first place winning $500,000.  There will be [...]

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Lake Okeechobee Bass Fishing Tournament FLW Bass Fishing League 2012 - Once again Lake Okeechobee proved why it is one of the best bass fishing lake in the entire country right now.  If not the best… period.  Bob Bostdorf’s winning weight of 26 pounds 2 oz for five bass is a huge limit with [...]

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South Florida Bass Fishing Guides – If you would like to know what lures won the inaugural Bass Pro Shops PAA Tur Team Challenge on Lake Toho – you are going to like this.

Bobby Lane and Gerald Brown won the tournament with a total weight of 64.64 pounds.  The tournament prizes were $100,000.00 in [...]

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South Florida Bass Fishing Charter – Umbrella Rig Wins Bass Fishing Tournament:  Umbrella rigs have been around for a long time.  They are a staple for saltwater fishing in the north east for stripes, blues and other fish.  But ever since a major bass fishing tournament was won using a modified umbrella rig (the Alabama [...]

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Everglades bass fishing guides – Jamie Horton has won his second bass fishing tournament on the Ouachita River.  This time it was the B.A.S.S. Federation National Championship.  Jamie won the grand prize of Skeeter Boat/Yamaha outboard with a value of $45,000 – but even more important an invitation to next years Bassmaster Elite Series.

From [...]

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South Florida Bass Fishing Guides – Jamie Horton is on his way to winning the B.A.S.S. Federation Championship on the Ouachita River.

According to Bass Resource:

After catching another limit today, he is in position to win again on the Ouachita River as he leads the B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Championship bass fishing [...]

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Everglades Bass Fishing Guides Big Bass Basics Versus Alabama Rig at Everstart Championship on Kentucky Lake.  Everglades bass fishing guide and local legend, John “King of the Everglades” Pate taught me a long time ago – fisherman catch bass… not lures.  And in different conditions – it is the fisherman who finds the bass and figures [...]

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Alabama Rig Catches Numbers Not Big Bass At Everstart -  It’s the big question in bass fishing these days… does the Alabama rig catch numbers of small bass… or big trophies?  While the evidence is still coming in on this new lure (at least new to bass fishing) day one results at the Everstart Championship [...]

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Lake Okeechobee Tournament: “He’s leaving for football camp next week… and he kept telling me he wanted something really bad before he left for the season… to win a bass fishing tournament,” said pro angler and Florida everglades bass fishing guide, John Pate.

Well, professional football player – Curtis Johnson – got the [...]

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On Sunday May 22, 2011 John Pate once again showed why they call him, “The King of the Everglades.”

Catching this beautiful 6.69 pound Florida everglades largemouth bass – John Pate won big fish in the tournament held at Holiday park.

When asked how many times he has won the big fish award at Holiday [...]

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