Win a WindStorm Semi-Custom Boat Cover from Discount Boat Cover!

Winter is right around the corner and one of the best ways to protect your boat is with a quality cover.  Even when it's not cold, the cover is a crucial part of keeping your boat lookin' good.  The team at discountboatcover.com contacted me and wanted to let me give away a Semi-Custom cover because you all are so great.  This fully trailerable premium Semi-Custom Boat Cover is the most durable cover on the market.

WindStorm is made to withstand the harshest elements and is rated #1 in customer satisfaction. Available in 12 colors: charcoal, white, silver, khaki, black, red, royal, teal, navy, hunter, yellow, and burgundy. Semi-Custom fit, marine-grade fabric, shock cord, rugged loop tie downs, marine-grade double stitching, solution-dyed, Durapel rain finish, speed tested, industry’s best 5-year warranty. Also comes with a FREE matching motor cover and a set of 12 Wake brand straps.

For more info check, check out www.discountboatcover.com.

Even if you don't win the cover, All readers can use the coupon code SWEEPS15 for 15% off of their order at www.discountboatcover.com.

Fine Print: 1 winner will be chosen at random.  If the winner of the contest purchases a WindStorm using the 15% off coupon code before winning the contest, they will be refunded for their purchase.  All entrants must leave their e-mail address when entering.  Winner will be contacted by e-mail within 24 hours of contest end.  If winner does not respond within 72 hours, another winner will be chosen.  Winner can choose any color and size WindStorm Semi-Custom Boat Cover up to 24’.Contest runs until October 31st at midnight Pacific time.

To enter: Comment on this blog post with your name and e-mail address.  Also, “like” National Discount Stores on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Entrants. *I will not publish the email address part of your comment, but will submit it to get you on the mailing list for more great deals and news from Discount Boat Cover.

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A Punchin' Contest

The evolution of the punchin' technique continues each year. Eco Pro Tungsten is one company who really gets the fact that this way of fishing requires specialized tackle.  At ICAST they introduced the Honey Badger Punch skirt.  It's unlike most other skirts out there because it has a built in trailer and also has an X-Metal collar so it stays together longer.  The other thing they came out with was the specialized Punch Weights.  Of course, being from Eco Pro, they are made of tungsten.  I saw them at ICAST and immediately liked how thin the design was, it's going to be much better for punching that thick grass.  I was talking to Brandon Palaniuk about them and he was just as excited about them.

So here's your chance to see them for yourself.  Eco Pro allowed me to give away five packs of skirts and five packs of weights!  There will also be another contest on their Facebook page coming soon, so you can enter both if you like.

Here are details of the contest.  Each of these things will get you an entry: comment on this post, like my Facebook page, or tweet this contest to your friends.  That's it.  Contest runs until August 30th at midnight. The winner will be announced on the 31st.

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2 Contests, 2 Winners

Two contests just wrapped up yesterday and I'm happy to announce two winners for some great products.  

ThinkTank Lures offered three of their awesome Triggerfish topwaters.  The winner was Raymond C!

Lethal Weapon Lures also gave one of their Drag Queen Football Heads to a lucky winner....John Chatham!

Thanks everyone for entering and be sure to check out my reviews of these great products.  Both of them are great quality baits and totally unlike anything else on the market.  Check em out!

My Reviews:

Triggerfish: Worth the hype?

Lethal Weapon Drag Queen Football Head Jig

ThinkTank Lures Contest!

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Congrats to...

Thanks everyone for entering the Atomic Tackle Company contest!  Here are the results!

Congrats Rich!

Atomic Tackle Company Contest Starts Now!

As I mentioned a few days ago, there is a new contest coming up. It's actually starting right now!

Thanks to our friends at Atomic Tackle Company, we are giving away the hottest lure to hit the market in the last few years; the castable umbrella rig.

Atomic makes their own version and calls it the Agitator.  I have tried a bunch of different ones and this is the one I choose. For the contest, I am giving away a five wire version in painted silver.  The head weighs 3/8oz.  Interested?

Here's how the contest works:

First, go to AtomicTackleCompany.com and check out their store.  Once you do that, post a comment here or on my Facebook with the name of another product they make.

If someone already chose that item, you can change it to be more specific.  For example, if someone says Spinnerbait, you can enter by saying: "Spinnerbait in Old Glory color". 

Get it?  It's that easy.

The winner will be selected randomly (from random.org) on Monday morning.  The contest runs until Sunday at midnight (Eastern Time).

Good luck!

Atomic Tackle Company Contest Coming Soon

I recently found out about a company called Atomic Tackle Company from fellow blogger Chris McDonald.  I first started using their castable umbrella rig, "The Agitator" and was really impressed.

After looking at all the products I am excited to use the rest of the products and have some reviews planned as well as a contest for everyone to enter for your chance to try the baits for yourself.  

Stay tuned!

Bassmaster Classic Photo Contest

Well the Classic has come and gone, but the news stories and details about the tournament continue to come out.  The post-Classic news was also a perfect time for another contest.

As part of a brand new site I will be part of, thebassbite.com, there is a contest for everyone to get involved with.  It has a few photos from the Chris Lane's Classic win and the winner will get a prize pack from some of Chris' sponsors.  All you have to do is make some captions for the photos posted on the page.

Check it out for your chance to win.

Seaguar, The Classic and Contests!

The Bassmaster Classic is always an exciting time of year for bass fishing fans.  Our favorite anglers are now preparing for the big event and we will soon know who will be crowned the next Classic champion.  

The Classic is also fun because of all of the contests that are happening around the internet.  Seaguar has a contest on their Facebook page where you win this Classic Pro-Pack seen below.  All you have to do is go to the page and post a comment about who you think will win and also what the winning weight will be.  The closest choice wins.  

There is also another contest going on with Seaguar and Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing.  If you join the Seaguar group you have a chance to win some great prizes.  Go to the page and sign up and join the group for all of the details.

Good luck!

How much do you spend on gas for fishing?

We all know bass boats love burning gas, but just how much does it take to fish an entire season on the Bassmaster Elite Series?  Good thing Biobor EB did the math for us.  They found that anglers spend over $70 a day on boat gas.  That averages out to over $3,000 per angler for a total of over $300,000 for the entire field. Wow.

How much does it take to fill up your tank?  


How much do you typically go through in a day?  

You can read more about their findings below and also get some hints for next year's contest.

During the 2011 Bassmaster Elite Series season Hammonds Fuel Additives, Inc., the manufacturers of Biobor EB, the Ethanol Buster, tracked the gas usage of Bradley Roy and Cliff Crochet as part of a fan contest.  Biobor EB reviewed the data and made several observations.

Roy used 918 gallons compared to Crochet’s 730 gallons over 44 official Elite Series practice and competition days each.  Assuming these two young anglers were a fair representation of the Elite field (average of 44.96 days fished), an Elite angler burned an average of 18.73 gallons of gas per day.  Thus, the 100 angler field burned 84,210 gallons of gas over the 8 event season. 

The national average price of gas during the 2011 Elite Season was $3.74.  That worked out to $70.05 of gas per man, per day.  Over the Elite Series season the total cost of boat gas for the Elite anglers was $314,945.

Those 84,210 gallons were treatable with just 351 16-ounce bottles of Biobor EB.  The leading ethanol treatment product would require 527 bottles.  When purchased at Academy Sports + Outdoors or West Marine, anglers save over 20% on their fuel treatment costs using Biobor EB.  

In 2012 Biobor EB will again present fans with the opportunity to fish with their pro staff, just as contest winners Justin Lear of Kentucky and Tony Posey of Alabama did in 2011.  The 2012 Biobor EB contest will also feature increased weekly prizes and both anglers will hand out Biobor EB samples to fans.

ABOUT BIOBOR EB AND HAMMOND FUEL ADDITIVES, INC.

Biobor EB is formulated to prevent the separation of ethanol/gasoline fuel blends which helps combat the negative effects of ethanol in fuel tanks and engines, while increasing engine performance, efficiency and fuel stability.  The full line up of Biobor marine fuel additives are just the latest from this American manufacturer, also known for their innovative engineering and product design in the aviation, fuel and water treatment industries.  All Biobor products are available through the Hammonds Fuel Additives international sales distributor network, or for retail purchase at West Marine and Academy Sports + Outdoors and a growing number of retail outlets.  Dealer inquiries are welcome at (800) 582-4224.

Hammonds Fuel Additives, Inc. offers the flagship product Biobor®JF for use as a biocide in diesel and jet fuel. The Biobor Family of Additives includes Biobor JF, Biobor MD (Marine Diesel Performance Additive) and Biobor EB (Ethanol Buster that overcomes the harmful effects of ethanol in gasoline).  www.biobor.com

Bass Brigade Black Friday Giveaway

The Bass Brigade is launching a new giveaway tomorrow for Black Friday. Details are still a secret, but I have a feeling it's gonna be good.  Make sure to check out Bass Brigade on Facebook tomorrow for all of the details.  Good luck!

Who is Bass Fishing's Biggest Fan?

My friends over at Bass 2.0 started a new Facebook contest to see who is bass fishing's biggest fan.  It's a pretty cool application for Facebook and for all of you social media junkies, this is a good place to see where you measure up.  The whole ranking system measures all of your posts, comments and topics.  The best part (besides bragging rights) is the chance to win some free gear.  They are giving away some cool stuff.  Check it out and see where you measure up!  Here is the link.

The Chris McDonald Fishing Teacha Worms Contest

My fellow bass blogger Chris McDonald is doing a new contest this week.  He is going to be reviewing some soft plastics from Teacha Worms.  I'm looking forward to entering a contest after running so many.  Check out his site for the details.  The contest will start today.

Who would you rather fish with; Bradley Roy or Cliff Crochet?

I have been participating in the Biobor EB contest all year because I thought it was a cool idea for a contest.  I won the last event and the prize packages have started to roll in.  I received some Taylor Man's Custom Lures and have some Rugged Shark shoes and other stuff on the way.  I just voted for the final prize and really hope to win.  I'm still not sure which angler I would pick as they both seem like pretty cool guys.  Who would you pick?

Here is the entire press release:

Houston, TX – Today Hammonds Fuel Additives, Inc. announced a Grand Prize fishing excursion for fans of Elite Series anglers Bradley Roy and Cliff Crochet.  Two fans and their guests will fish with the Biobor EB pros on their home waters of Kentucky and Louisiana.

Each week fans have won prize packages from Biobor EB, Rugged Shark, Rat-L-Trap and Taylor Man’s by guessing the number of gallons of gas used by Roy or Crochet at each Elite Series event.  Fans can now also win a Grand Prize by simply guessing how many gallons of fuel their angler used over the entire 8 event Elite Series season, all of which were treated with Biobor EB.  Biobor EB is proven to effectively treat 45% more fuel than the competition.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Participation is simple.  Go to the Biobor.com website and click on the Fishing Contest (direct link is http://www.hammondscos.com/index.php?id=270).  Click the Facebook button to Like Biobor.  Select one of the anglers and enter a guess of how much fuel he used during the entire Elite season.

Each winner will receive a prepaid Visa card for their travel costs to Kentucky or Louisiana.  The contest will end on July 31st.

Roy has proven to be on the move a good bit more than Crochet; burning an average of 24 gallons more per week.  “I’ve always liked to drive a boat around,” Roy joked.  “In all seriousness, Biobor EB is an awesome product that I love to recommend.  My motor ran exceptionally well this year and I’ve saved a lot of money treating it with Biobor EB.  Best of luck to everyone in the contest…I know where the big ones live in Kentucky so if someone wants to catch big fish pick me!”

“Bradley and I have been running Biobor EB in our boats and Biobor MD in our diesel trucks, and sleep well at night knowing we are taking great care of our equipment,” said Crochet.  “As for the grand prize of a fishing trip with Bradley or me…who is more fun and will put people on more fish than the Cajun Baby?”   

ABOUT BIOBOR EB AND HAMMOND FUEL ADDITIVES, INC.

Biobor EB is formulated to prevent the separation of ethanol/gasoline fuel blends which helps combat the negative effects of ethanol in fuel tanks and engines, while increasing engine performance, efficiency and fuel stability.  The full line up of Biobor marine fuel additives are just the latest from this American manufacturer, also known for their innovative engineering and product design in the aviation, fuel and water treatment industries.  All Biobor products are available through the Hammonds Fuel Additives international sales distributor network, or for retail purchase at West Marine and a growing number of retail outlets.  Dealer inquiries are welcome at (800) 582-4224.

Hammonds Fuel Additives, Inc. offers the flagship product Biobor®JF for use as a biocide in multiple fuels. The Biobor Family of Additives includes Biobor JF, Biobor MD (Marine Diesel Performance Additive) and Biobor EB (Ethanol Buster that overcomes the harmful effects of ethanol in gasoline).  www.biobor.com

Time to Enter the Mercury Films Contest

Video, fishing and the internet go hand in hand.  Mercury just launched a new contest than combines all of the three and gives entrants a chance to win a new Mercury Engine of their choice or a chance to fish with celebrities in the fishing world.  I am excited about the contest and will be submitting a video.  I can't wait to get my new Mercury Pro XS and will have a chance to get some great video footage on Lake Okeechobee in my new Legend/Mercury rig.  For the entire details check out MercFilms.com

ENTER YOUR FAVORITE ON THE WATER EXPERIENCE VIDEO AT THE MERCURY FILMS FESTIVAL.

• The Mercury Films Festival is a chance for boaters to make a new or share an existing video showing their greatest experiences on the water. 

• The festival runs this year from June 3 through September 30 at MercFilms.com.

Film categories include:

Fishing • Cruising • Kids & Family • Water Sports • Racing

The winning consumer submission prize includes:

• An all-expense paid fishing trip for two with one of the Mercury Films judges, or the Mercury® engine of your choice.
• The grand prize winner will also be invited to the Mercury Films Festival awards ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to see their film played in person. 

Good luck!

Do you "like" Eco Pro Tungsten?

Eco Pro Tungsten is running a contest on Facebook that will allow anglers to weigh-in on what makes Tungsten better than lead while earning a chance to win a prize pack of the hottest tungsten products on the market.  All you have to do is check out Eco Pro Tungsten on Facebook.  Answer two questions; one as to why you think tungsten is better than lead and also find your favorite fact about Eco Pro from the website. Post them on the Facebook page for your chance to win. The winner will be randomly selected and will receive a prize pack including Eco Pro Tungsten inline spinners, Pro Beads, Pro Pegs, and of course weights: worm, flippin' and drop shot.  Contest will run for two weeks starting April 11th.