Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - April 2017

TOOLS&TACKLE

WILEYX- OMEGAPOL/KRYPTEK NEPTUNEFRAME

Unliketraditional stickandleafcamouflage, theKryptek™designincorpo- ratesmicroandmacrolayeringinspiredbyartilerycamouflageneting. Thiscreatesa3Dappearanceona2Dsurfaceandnear-invisibility.The KryptekNeptune™framepaternisdesignedfor thosewholiveonthewater, chasingtheirfavoriteprey, whetherofthecoastorintheshadowydepths. wileyx.com

GILL- FG23WaterproofDrivers Glove

Designedforpowerboatinguseathighspeed, thesesglovesprovideinsu- latedwarmth, waterproofprotectionandgripagainstthesteringwhel. Thisnewlydesignedglovewill complementtheFG22PerformanceFishing Glovetocreatetheultimate, two-parttechnical layeringsystemforyour handsincoldweather. gillfishing.com MARKROSEMAKESHISTORY WITHBACK-TO-BACKFLWTOURWINS Hasanyonhadabeterstartthe2017seasonthaMark Rose?InonlyhissecondyearrunningGarminmarineelec- tronics, Rose, aseasonedFLWTourpro, hitthegroundrun- ningbywinningatLakeGuntersvilelesthanthreweks ago, andagainthispastwekendatLakeTravis. Rosehas madehismarkinthehistorybooksbybecomingthefirst persontoeverwinback-to-backFLWTourevents.

gsmoutdoors.com TheotherthingwasGarmin’sCHIRPtraditional sonar. Itwas nbelievablyclear! I wascatchingfishin49-60fetofwater andtohavethatamountofclarityonmytraditional sonar wasextremelyhelpful. eventsanymorethanI do. I’vebendoingthis17yearsand havesixTourlevel winstomynameandtwoofthemcame back-to-back. Therehavebenalotof‘not-wins’ duringthat time, soI’mjustoverwhelmedwitheverythingrightnowand amjustgoingtoridethehighs, becausetherearealways goingtobesomelowsandin-betwens. That’swhatyou havetodointhissport. GARMIN: HowdidyourGarminunitshelpyouatLakeTravis lastwekend? MARKROSE: ThrefeaturesofmyGarminunitsstandout asplayingahugeroleinmysucesatLakeTravis. ClearVüsonarwascrucial formethiswek. Thesefishon LakeTravisshowuplikeTenneseRiverfishandshow themselvesrealywelonthescren. I wasdoingalotof idlingandfindinggroupsoffishonhardstructure, suchas stair-steppingledgesthatleadintospawningbays.

Lowprofilecontouredcup •Paddedheadbandforcomfortablefit MARKROSE: Honetly, I’mnotdoingmuchofanythingto prepae. I’mjusttakingitonetournamentatatimeand don’trealypre-practicethistimeofyear. TheonlytimeI wil dothatisontheTenneseRiverandotherledgefishing lakes. I’mjustgoingtoshowupatHaris, putinmythre daysofpracticeandhopeforthebest! Rightnow, I’mjustgoingtoenjoythemomentandsoakitin. Nobodyrealizeshowharditistowinback-to-backTourlevel •SoftPVCearpads •Ultra-lightweight •Compactfoldingdesign •ANSI S3.19rated WecaughtupwithMarkafterhiswinatLakeTravistoget thescooponhowhewonandwhat’snext… GARMIN: Mark, congratulationsonthewin! Ithastofel greatstartingthe2017seasonoffwithtwowins, butyou havesomeveryskiledanglershtonourtrail intheAOY race. WhatareyoudoingtoprepareforHarisChainandthe restoftheseason?

WALKERS- ProLowProfileFolding Muff(MossyOak)

Lastly, theLakeVüHDUltramappingwasgreat! LakeTravis