Emiquon Region – Round Two
The second of the Saturday regions draws to a close as detailed below.
Rat-L-Trap (1) vs. Swimbait (8)
Honorary Captains: Ed Ratleff & Bob Lanier
Matchup: Tried and true lipless crankbait takes on some of biggest baits in bass fishing.
Result: Too many lipless cranks, need to pick a favorite and this one isn’t it. The Swimbait pulls off the upset as I try to get the picture on the big bass potential of these lures.
Alabama Rig (12) vs. Creatures (4)
Honorary Captains: John Mengelt & Skeeter Swift/John Roche
Matchup: The multi-lure Alabama Rig (limited to only two hooks in Illinois) was billed as unfair by some when it burst onto the tackle market. Fending off this wild collection of baits is a lure type with varied body plans and versatile presentations.
Result: Oh, to have wielded an Alabama Rig back in the early bass feeding frenzy days of Emiquon. But those days are no more so the consistency of the creatures moves them on to the next round.
Wooly Curl Tail (6) vs. Rapala DT Series (3)
Honorary Captains: Neal Walk & Dave Twardzik
Matchup: Slow and steady for the curl tail, retrieved just fast enough to keep the bait off the bottom and the tail twisting. The broad bodied DT series keep you up to speed on depth with the estimated running depth etched right on the bill.
Result: Fast over slow takes this matchup as the curl tail puts up a solid effort but is not effective at the pace set by the Rapala DT.
Power Worm (10) vs. Red Eye Shad (2)
Honorary Captains: Moses Malone & Red Robbins
Matchup: Power is a bit deceiving in a plastic worm offering but it sounds good. And that’s what helps sell a product. Does have a powerful scent though. The Red Eye Shad, however, is typically all about power fishing, cast it, crank it and rip it.
Result: The Power Worm is easily outmatched as it just can’t go the distance like the Red Eye Shad which can produce all year long.
On more day and two more regions to complete the opening weekend. Hope you’ve got a couple more reads in you before I give the lunacy a break. Probably have some other stuff though. Talk to you later. Troy
1 is upset Rat L Trap by 8 Swimbait to much heft and rebounding power.
Watch out for Svengoolie creature baits these are wicked scarry.
2 Red Eye Shad sounds like lack of sleep or a bad night out or a long night out from catching from catching to many bass on the Red Eye Shad.
Tried to find a player representing the “Red Eye” lifestyle but then went another direction. Found a few candidates but sure would’ve been easier to find some MLB players instead.