Bill Siemantel Bill Siemantel

The Secret is now out and louder than Ever!

If you think that you have heard it all, think again! Team Davies, the originators of the Tear Shot Brand, the Slim Shot Sinker, and the Weight on Weight system, worked with tournament angler, lure designer, and big bass expert Bill Siemantel to come up with the ultimate in drop shot sinkers.  Designed and kept a close secret for almost 8 Years! We tried to hold off as long as we could but the secret is now out and louder than ever!

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Think Again True Or False Or Somewhere In-Between

No big-bass system – no new program for consistently catching big fish – can rest itself on false assumptions. Therefore, we continue our effort to convince readers they need to rethink their entire approach to catching big fish. Here are some common beliefs in the current fishing pantheon, followed by our opinions of them.

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Don't give me any lip by Jon Brown

We all experience tough fishing at one time or another and most of us have confidence bait. There are two people I know of that have over 60 years of confidence in the Lipless crank, or as most of you know it by, Rat-L-Trap. I had never heard of someone having that much confidence in a bait until I moved to Louisiana 5 years ago and met two men from two completely different backgrounds and neither knew the other one. Enter Tom Davis and Scottie Franklin. 

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Sight fishing with sonar

This time of year, about the only ice anyone worries about comes in cubes. Except in Fenton, Mo., where a BBZ outpost comprised of Steve Brightwell and friends has posed the following question: "On page 175 of the Big Bass Zone (print edition) is a picture of Bill fishing a Rapala ice jig (Jigging Rap), but no explanation as why he chose that lure to fish. So what was going on in the environment that led him to that one lure?"

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BBZ-1 Swimbait Rods

Well I have been working with Lamiglas to put together a 6" swimbait rod that will handle the 6" Spro BBZ-1 baits and All other swimbaits out on the market that fall in that wheel house. I am pleased to say I am very happy with the over all outcome of the Lamiglas XL 735C. With a price point for around the 150.00 mark this rod will be able to handle All 6" styles of swimbaits but is veritable enough to use frog fishing or even pitching your favorite jig around cover.

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