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Show 1:   Air Dates - January 2/3, 2010

S1: Bass:   Curly Tail vs Straight Tail Worms
S2: Musky: Beach Bum Muskies
S3: Musky:  Mag Tinsel Muskies

Detail:

S1:  Joe demonstrates the distinct differences between fishing a curly tailed worm vs a straight tail version, both of which are deadly in certain situations.   Berkley's new hand pour Curl Tail Worm is the featured lure.  The superiority of a hand poured worm is also discussed.

S2:  Small isolated sandy beaches can be surprising hotspots for summer muskies on many Canadian Shield Lakes.  Joe discusses how to locate these little gems and how to fish them.  Featured lure is a Buchertail Mag Tinsel in black rainbow pattern.

S3:  Mag Tinsel Muskies.  Joe's new Mag Tinsel spinner is tearin' up muskies on this segment.  Also featuring Garcia's new Revo Toro Winch 60; a lower geared big game baitcaster that really makes the job of crankin' these big blades through the water much easier.

Show 2:   Air Date - January 9/10, 2010

S1:  Bass:    Texas Tubin' Sand Grass Bass

S2:   Musky: Casting Character Reefs

S3:   Musky:  Good Rocks/Bad Rocks

S1:   Joe revisits a time proven spring tactic that he's used off and on for over 30 years to catch both largemouth and smallmouth bass -- working sand grass flats for prespawn bass. 

S2:   Guest Spence Petros joins Joe on a late summer musky hunt casting off-shore reefs for muskies.   Spence reveals what makes one reef better than the rest. 

S3:    Joe discusses how to visually recognize the best looking rock areas for muskies, and how to set up and fish them.   The importance of wind, wave action, and rocks is also a big part of this segment. 

Show 3:   Air Date January 16/17, 2010

S1:     Bass:         Jerk Shad Smallies

S2:     Bass:         Power Spinnerbaiting Smallies

S3:      Bonus:      Chrome Crankin'

S4:      Muskies:    End of the day Surprise

S1:     Joe gets into a hot bite on big bronzebacks with Berkley Gulp Jerk Shads.  The details of how to rig and fish this great bait.

S2:      Big bronzebacks can really be caught on spinnerbaits when the conditions are right.  

S3:      Bonus feature on crankin' summer rock humps with big chrome cranks.  You never know what you will catch.

S4:     A tough, fishless day ends with a single strike from a nice musky! 

Show 4:   Air Dates - January 23/24, 2010

S1:      Bass:        Chiggar Craw Small Jaw!

S2:      Musky:      Fall Down Muskie!

S3:      Musky:      Fish Of A Lifetime!

S1:     Joe  tests out Berkley's Chiggar Craw and discusses the best ways to rig and fish it for deep water smallies in sunken logs, timber and man-made fish cribs.

S2:     Guest Spence Petros has a laughable experience as a musky smashes his lure at boatside and literally knocks him off his feet!

S3:     Joe ties into his biggest musky on a figure 8 ever!  A monster musky follows and strikes his lure at boatside after several figure 8s.  Explosive!


Show 5:  Air Dates - January 30/31, 2010

S1:      Bass:        Heavyweight Tube Jig Tactics

S2:      Musky:      Donuts, Lattes' and Reef Muskies

S3:      Musky:      Mid Day Moon Phase Muskies

S1:     Windy conditions can make deep water finesse fishing tough unless you know the trick of heavy weight tube jiggin'.  Joe makes it look easy on big smallies crawlin' and hopping a heavyweight tube jig over rocks.

S2:     Joe and special guest Spence Petros talk about bear baiting with donuts, drinking gormet coffee, golf and reef related muskies.  

S3:     Joe and Spence come back, time after time, to visit a musky that follows repeatedly.  It finally pays off with an awesome boatside strike right after moon set.   

Show 6:   Air Dates - February 6/7, 2010

S1:     Bass:        Lil' Hook, Lil' Sinker, Lil' Craw.  Big Bass!

S2:     Musky:      My Friend Spence "The Teacher"

S3:     Musky:      Boulder Point Muskies

S1:     Gin clear waters and spooky bass might require a scaled down finesse approach.  Joe breaks down how to effectively Texas Rig small plastics with lightweight spinning gear.   This segment also shows how deadly Berkley's tiny 3" Power Craw can be on big smallmouth in these conditions.

S2:    Spence Petros has been teaching people how to fish with his fishing schools for 38 years.  Joe & Spence talk about his teachings in this segment while casting topwater lures for muskies.  Great topwater action!

S3:    On the same day as S2, Spence and Joe encounter exciting topwater musky action on a specific boulder point. 


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