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Socal Slugfest

8. May 2012

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ShareGood music, hard hook sets, and monster bass, does it get any better??? By now nearly all of the members of the Tactical Bassin community recognize Adam Hinkle when he submits a video. For those of you who don’t, Adam is a regular contributor and his work is much appreciated. Some of his recent pieces [...]

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Giant Bass Crushing Swimbaits

25. April 2012

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ShareWhat is it about the “tick” of a swimbait bite that keeps us coming back for more? There are a lot of other more productive things we could be doing but we find ourselves day after day, week after week, year after year, chasing big green fish around oversized ponds. Why? I don’t know what [...]

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Alabama Rigs Are No Joke

21. April 2012

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ShareAfter months of requests the time has finally come for me to chime in on the topic of Alabama Rigs, generically known as “Spreader Rigs” or “Umbrella Rigs”. Obviously I’m months behind the hype. Most of you now own rigs and have had some experience with them. Some of you are probably having a blast [...]

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Topwater Mayhem with a Lunker Punker

29. March 2012

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ShareDon’t you just love those winter days when the sun comes out, the wind lays down and for a few brief moments it feels like Spring? Despite the ice cold water you can almost imagine fish starting to head for the shallows and begin to feed near the surface. You know the days I’m talking [...]

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East Coast Giant!

6. March 2012

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ShareLast week I was out on Clearlake enjoying a great day on the water with a client. He had just gone on a tear, landing a 4, 5, 6, and a 7 lber in just a handful of casts. I’m idling to the next spot feeling pretty good about the day and my phone beeps. [...]

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Jeremy Lin

11. February 2012

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ShareSince the rest of the world seems to have “Linsanity” I thought it wouldn’t hurt to let it infect the TacticalBassin community a bit as well. I had the pleasure of fishing with Josh Fan and Jeremy Lin (The NBA’s newest star for those of you who may have been living under a rock) last [...]

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East Coast Advice on Swimbaits

27. January 2012

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ShareWhen the fishing is going really well it’s easy to become jaded and forget how good we have it. It’s important to take the time to stop and consider just how blessed we really are. One of the best ways I can think of to get that “reality check” is to watch the reaction of [...]

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Finesse Topwater Fishing

18. January 2012

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ShareWhile driving into town this morning I grabbed my water bottle off the seat of the truck and attempted to take a swig. I was caught off guard when nothing came out and it took several seconds for reality to sink in. Something about that solid block of ice staring back at me from inside [...]

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New Year, New Goals

31. December 2011

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ShareWell, its New Years Eve. 2011 is in the rear view mirror and 2012 is barreling toward us. Soon we’ll be fishing the spawn, chasing the summer topwater fish, and targeting fish around schools of bait in the fall. So, what is going to make 2012 different than 2011? What are YOU going to do [...]

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Mapping your Approach

24. December 2011

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ShareTactical Bassin is pleased to welcome another video from Southern California’s own, Adam Hinkle. As many of you know Adam catches big fish from the boat (as seen in his recent jig video) but he’s also a force to be reckoned with walking the banks of San Diego’s famed fisheries. He was kind enough to [...]

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