[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQUXN1JARUs] At 5 and 1/4″ long and 1.2 ounces, the 3:16 Lure Company Minnow is a fat and bulky little swimbait.  The 3:16 Minnow is probably not going to catch you double digit and giant bass, but it does fit into the tournament, weedless, and numbers of kicker…

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OUUAEhthcQ] One day I celebrate hardbaits, the next I celebrate softbaits.  I cannot make up my mind lately which I like better.  I like them all, well, I like the ‘good ones’ from each category and work every day to understand which ones are good and which are junk.  …

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0wExGeQfn0] I’ve been a lifelong fan of Gary Yamamoto and his bait company.  Understand that growing up and fishing out West, Gary Yamamoto and his baits were staples in the desert lake (ie, Mead, Powell, Havasu) fishing scene and the Yamamoto Pro-Staff guys at the time (ie, Ben Matsubu…

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5wtVA87YzU] The 3:16 Rising Son Jr. is a sleeper swimbait and is great for certain applications.  I realized I’d been overlooking this bait as part of my tournament and trophy arsenal this past winter in Okeechobee.  You are going to have to be patient, I have an Okeechobee sessions thing…

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