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  • Birthday 12/05/1951

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    Specimen Carp fishing, Steelhead and Salmon, Walleye, and Catfish, White bass runs, deer hunting, bow hunting, writing, help underpriviledged kids learn the joys of the outdoors.

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  1. I would like to extend a hardy THANK YOU!!! to Willem. Without his patient help and forebarence in assisting me to first re-establish my account on the website and walking me through the Big 4 registration process. Those of you who remember me will probably remember my INternet ILiteracy, and wordy opinionated posts. Well thanks to Willem I'M BACK. THANK YOU AGAIIN WILLEM, TIGHT LINES. JB
  2. Trying to download Big 4 patch

  3. Hey Jim, I just bought a 5 year membership. Could you please add it to my current membership at the end of August? My old CAG card is getting a bit beat up. Any chance of getting anew one?

  4. www.betterbankanglers.com has started a program to permanently fund the growth of CAG Kids fishing memberships and programs. One portion of this program is for a simple $10.00 fee, on the front page of our website, you recieve over a pound of our Tournament Strength, flavor infused corn bait, sent to you via Priority Mail. Over $5.00 of that 10 bucks gets donated to fund kids fishing membership packets and current and future kids events. (the rest goes toward shipping, BBA is donating the baits and labor) Contact me at jbrown@betterbankanglers.com if you want a flavor not listed and I'll make it custom for you. Kids are our future and will reap the rewards our work today. CAG will be the major recipient of all Better Bank Anglers proceeds for years to come. Our other program in it's intitial run is to sponsor and help run Children's 8 to 18 State Carp Fishing Championships. Our initial effort is this May 19th at the Wolf Lake Maizo Canal with $500.00 cash and complete tackle set up, trophies and medals, a free lunch, major prizes by many sponsors and every child will get a prize. The $10.00 entry fee goes directly to CAG and the kids get NACA magazines and junior member tackle packs. Watch for pics and stories in upcomong NACAs. BBA is putting several thousand dollars into this start up and intends to increase it to more states each year. Thanks to you, we move forward. jb
  5. We at www.betterbankanglers.com are constantly developing new baits. Since I live on a fantastic carp river and can test on fish in my back yard, life has become easier. But we insist that our baits work on many waters before selling them to the public. We are looking for bait testers all the time. Our other interest is kick starting the kids initiative started by Terry Fishlock and Neil Stern. We are interested in funding this program for now and forever. Corporate sponsors contact us for info on this effort. We have started 2 programs for this purpose. Field testers: We are offering over a pound of specially designed baits available only at our website for $10.00. We donate all (100%) of the cost of the bait to the CAG kids programs. We only deduct the cost of shipping to you at the lowest rate available. And you get the chance to try some very advanced baits before they become available to the public. (Might come in very handy for tournament anglers). Been making baits since 1969. Available at www.betterbankanglers.com. Childrens's State Carp Fishing Championships: Better Bank Anglers is currently organizing the Indiana State Junior Carp Fishing Championships incorporating State, City, Scouting, Tackleshop, Corporate and other sponsors into one unit, concentrating on the future of our sport, CHILDREN. We are using this as an example and will record the method, (working on TV coverage right now) so other states may get involved, in developing the USA Juniors Championship which will most likely be held on the St. Lawrence in Waddington New York. (Terry Fishlock inspired idea). Better Bank Anglers has spent thousands on this event and will continue to do so with your help. CAG and Scouting will be the major beneficiary of our efforts as we see these as the most likely to have lasting effect. This is my legacy to fishing and all it has given me over the years. CAG Kids will recieve at least $750.00 from the Indiana event when we fill out the 75 kids slots. Better Bank Anglers and corporate sponsors will cover all of the cost of the the event. (Corporate sponsors have already paid for 30 kids to fish the event and BBA has purchased 25 rods and reels, given to the Cub Scouts, to fish it along with 25 $10.00 rebates which will pay their entrance fee, that goes to CAG), the tax deduction goes to the vendor where the purchase was made. BBA gets the satifaction of a job well done. We need your assistance to grow this initiative. 1. Buy and try our and other sponsors products. A full list of sponsors will be listed under the events section when finalized. Sponsors contact me if interested in this rapidly growing event. jbrown@betterbankanglers.com 2. Get involved in starting a kids program in your state and apply to us for funding and/or info on how to fund and plan your state championship. 3. Fish, have fun, and remember, your children will be the the new generation of Carp Tournament Pro's and World Champs. We have the Fish, the Venues and the Will. USA will be the Carp Mecca of the World. (plenty of fish to go around). jbrown@betterbankanglers.com
  6. At a recent Michigan CAG Fishin, 0ver 65% of the 103 fish caught in a one day event were caught on Better Bank Anglers TigerNutzy corn. This is corn prepared in the BBA method with our additives as well as fermented Tiger nuts in the mix. While our scopex and other more well known flavors will do fine at most venues it's hard to argue with a success rate like that. At this year's CCC I will be giving samples of baits specifically developed for the Burnham Harbor venue. If you want to have a jump on the competition a limited supply will be available at Henry's at 31st and Canal, just down the street from the harbor or contact me at www.betterbankanglers.com. jb
  7. I supplied some of my latest baits, Hempola and Tiger Nutzy to 2 teams at the ATC. Results were great even though it was a peggy tournament. One team came in 7th with 165 # of fish including a 39# common and a personal best 31# for the other team member. All on my baits. Great going guys. The other team was repping a boilie company and fished one rod with my bait. The only fish they caught for the entire tournament was on my bait. Congrats to all the teams at the ATC and TCC and I hope to join you all next year. jb
  8. Many of you may remember my searching for the best carp bait on the old forum. This lead me to begin experimenting and now producing for the last 3 years a fine line of Carp and Cat baits. Well this Winter I purchased some light industrial equipment and refined my process in response to what I saw on our website. There was lot of interest in the corn pips from Germany. Great texture, reusable, long lasting, tough but easy to put a hook through, etc. My corn is now more plump, infused with the bite stimulants, attractants, and flavors that will make it a long session bait as good as the best boilies. It is very similar to the German corn but has the added attractions mentioned. The equipment has given me a more consistant product which I am extremely proud of. It's results speak for themselves. Proven for the tournament or casual angler. (Meticulous Maggie does the packing now and we haven't had a leakage problem from shipping since. Go figure.) We just updated our websiteand have several new flavors this year. This first one has resulted in several 40 to 50 fish afternoon sessions for 2 of my field testers in Illinois' current cold waters. River fish that responded instantly and aggressively in cold water. Fish to 20 + pounds. I call this new product Hempola and it is available now by simply contacting me through the website, www.betterbankanglers.com. The hemp oils and other attractants are infused into the corn and release slowly at a sustained rate into the water. I first got interested in hemp seed when match fishing with Mick Thill and was taught the correct method of preparation and use of the seed by him. Match anglers need an instant response bait or attractant. At times, especially in the spring, carp would focus on the hemp to the exclusion of other baits. I found light colored baits over a bed of hemp worked great. So my new bait, Hempola, is corn prepared with hemp seed and my formula coatings. I reccomend presenting this bait over a bed of soaked or boiled bird seed. It's the oils in the seed that get the fish going and these oils, emulsified in my process, remain at the level in the water column which you present it at. So simply find the depth the fish are at, build your baiting program and fish the hemp flavored corn over it. Both the attraction of hemp seed and fermented corn at the same time. Carp find it irresistable. This is available now, 3-12-06 until supplies run out. You can get it direct from me or at Ed Shirley's and Henry's as I deliver it this week. Remember to give me your CAG number and get your discount in free merchandise. Your purchase will help me to sponsor an entire family and more in the St. Lawrence Kids tournament this year. Fund a Cub and Boy Scout program in Hobart Indiana scheduled for May and April and buy specialised equipment for a handicapped kids program by another club in Illinios. Thanks! jb Dealers enquiries welcome. PS. Next up is TIGER NUT CORN with fermented bait ready tigernuts in the mix. Along with a few tricks learned from beer making, yummy stuff. PPS. The Tiger Nutzy is finished an available for a limitied time. Just shipped the first order. 3-17-06. The extra time in fermentation was worth it. It's going to be a hit. jb
  9. Just so you all know my new line of Cat's and Carp Corn has taken off with orders coming in daily, well almost. Looking forward to the catch reports and anyone who wishes to contact me concerning a product idea or change that could be essential or just wants to talk baits I can always be reached at jbrown@betterbankanglers.com. I live on a river in Indiana now and can quickly check results as I wet a line daily. One feature I have decided to included to help the experimenter is my bait soaks, I call them Glugs, are the EXACT same flavor as my corn only 10 times stronger, so if the fish in your favorite swim likes one of my flavors you can economically make gallons of bait with 6 bucks worth of Glug. My experimentation found that not all flavors are equal and one manufacturers flavor could be radically different from another's but both would be called the same name. We all know how carp can sometimes show preferences and something different can be the thing that get's noticed or one bait gets hot and stays that way. If you are going to fish competitions I reccommend thinking along the lines of something different. For private fishing try at least six baits and develop patterns and go with it. Hit it while it's hot. Paul P. did that last year with a successful run of major tournament wins. Your bait could and generally should match the flavor of you chum but it can stand out using color, stronger flavor, motion, size, etc. Or you can chance having one flavor chum and another on your bait. Try one of each and pay attention to the results. These fish can be patterned as they react instinctively and not cognitivley. Carp are smart fish and it can be a thinking man's game out there. Tight lines to all. jb
  10. I went out on a very windy day to fish a lake Michigan WWD that I have fished since the late 60's. I has a very strong current and tons of sharp rocks to eat up whatever you thow in there. Over the years I've used just about every rig I could think of to fish it effectively. I had pretty much resigned myself to losing alot of gear and getting a few fish. Well I gave Terry's leads a try, I was ledgering for carp. I can't say I was successfull with the fish. No one else caught anything that day. I used 2 identical setups, rods, line, baits, etc. On one I used Terry's leads the other, another well known brand. The score was 3 lost leads on the well known brand and none on Terry's leads. As promised they would plane up when reeled in and avoid the hang ups. They held the bottom well as there were no extra chirps on my bite alarms. It's nice to find a fishing product that works this well. The finish is almost too pretty to fish and the different collors should get you a few more fish as the wieght will blend in with the bottom better. No paint chips in a long day of fishing. Terry, I'll be seening you at the Junior Carp Tournament and wish to purchase some more then, before hand as you know I'll be fishing the Larry for 2 weeks. jb
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