LIVeWeLL
comIng up
In fLW
competItIon
foRREst wooD cup
aug. 4-7
Wheeler Lake
costa fLw sERiEs
aug. 18-20
Northern – Oneida Lake
sept. 29-oct. 1
Southwestern – Fort Gibson Lake
fLw Bass fishiNg LEaguE
aug. 13
Illini – Rend Lake
Northeast – Oneida Lake
aug. 20
Great Lakes – Mississippi River
Michigan – Detroit River
aug. 27-28
Arkie – Lake Dardanelle
Bama – Lake Eufaula
Hoosier – Ohio River/Tanners
Creek
Shenandoah – Potomac River
sept. 10-11
Buckeye – Lake Erie
Bulldog – Lake Eufaula
Cowboy – Sam Rayburn Reservoir
LBL – Kentucky/Barkley Lakes
Michigan – St. Clair
Mountain – Barren River
Piedmont – High Rock Lake
sept. 17-18
Gator – Lake Okeechobee
Great Lakes – Mississippi River
Illini – Lake Shelbyville
Music City – Old Hickory Lake
Okie – Grand Lake
Savannah River – Lake Keowee
Volunteer – Lake Chickamauga
sept. 24-25
Choo Choo – Lake Guntersville
Northeast – 1000 Islands
Ozark – Lake of the Ozarks
South Carolina – Lake Wylie
BfL REgioNaL
sept. 29-oct. 1
Arkie, Hoosier, LBL & Mountain
Lake Chickamauga
forrest Wood cup memorIes
My Most MeMorable Forrest Wood Cup MoMent …
… was the winning moment [in 2011] when I looked out into the
crowd and saw my father standing up above everyone else with a tear
running down his face and a great big thumbs-up. It was the ultimate
moment where I felt how proud he was of me.
– SCOTT MARTIN
… came last year at Lake Ouachita at the day-three weigh-in when
[FLW Weighmaster] Chris Jones told me before I knew what I had that
I was going fishing the next day because there were only eight guys
waiting to weigh in behind me and I was in the top 10. After all the
work and dreams, knowing that I was fishing on day four in the
Forrest Wood Cup was a feeling unlike any I have ever experienced in
fishing before or since.
– MARK DANIELS JR.
… was at my first one, in 2011, at Lake Ouachita, when I almost
launched at the wrong ramp the very first morning. Luckily, [tourna-
ment director] Bill Taylor saw me when my trailer was about halfway
in the water and pointed me to the right ramp. I thought, wow, would-
n’t it be something to launch at the wrong ramp and wind up being
late for the takeoff in my first Forrest Wood Cup.
– JOHN COX
… was my nightmare in 2014 when I lost that 5-pounder that cost
me a half-million dollars. It was on Lake Murray, and Anthony
Gagliardi wound up winning by 1 ounce. Instead of weighing in that
fish, I weighed in a 2 1/2-pounder in its place. Not good enough.
Twice I’ve finished second in the Cup, but until I win one, that will be
my most memorable moment.
– SCOTT CANTERBURY
t
he Heddon Luny Frog was a far
cry in design and action from
the lifelike soft-plastic ver-
sions of today, which perhaps
helps explain why it was on the
market for only five years beginning
in 1927. Available in green frog, meadow
(tiger) frog or the ubiquitous red head/white body, the Luny Frog was made of
a type of hard plastic called Pyralin. It was designed to be twitched along the
surface or to wiggle as it was retrieved, and had a treble hook mounted under
its head in a metal yoke as well as a single hook between its legs. Pyralin
being a brittle material, the Luny Frog would sometimes break apart when it
hit a rock or log on the cast – another factor that hastened its departure from
the Heddon catalog. The lure is valued at about $200 to $400,
depending on age and color (red head/white body is extr emely rare), and
whether the original box is available.
heddon Luny frog
fLw coLLEgE fishiNg
sept. 24
Southeastern – Lake Chickamauga
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Lure shown is from the collection of Karl White, karltwhite.com.
fLWfIshIng.com I august-september 2016