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"Bigmouth" |
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had seen Bigmouth, the first of Glenn Lau's movies about the
Largemouth Bass many years ago when it first made its way through
the Bassin' world. I remember watching in awe and wondering
where in the world was a place with so many bass, and where
was the water so clear it seemed as though you could see 40
feet. Watching it now was a little different, we laughed a little
at the 70's soundtrack and cinematography has made great advances
in shooting back lit objects since the documentary was first
produced, but when you boil it down, I was as fascinated as
I was the first time I saw it. It could have easily been called
"A Year in The Life of Bigmouth" for that in a nutshell
is the story line. Mr. Lau spends countless hours underwater
in a spring fed river in the south and brings you nose to nose
with a largemouth for a year. The spawning sequences are incredible
and so are some of the feeding segments. He gives us all of
it from a bass' eye view. The video of a bass strike will amaze
you and there is one sequence where we were rooting out loud
for the little duckling caught in one of life's dramas. Don't
pass on an opportunity to see this movie. It's informative and
enjoyable at the same time... learn
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| Review by Frank
Lapinski - Bassin' USA Prostaff Team - New
York |
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"Bigmouth Forever" |
 Put
your feet up, hit play and settle in for a fascinating time.
Glen Lau improves on his original piece Bigmouth, with this
video that is more related to bass fishing than the bass and
its life. From the opening sequence with a dioramic view of
a fisherman a log and the fisherman's (Hank Parker) correct
decision to the scenes of fish activity before and after a cold
front, you will be learning something to use at another time.
We all read about different situations in bass fishing, but
to see these theories play out in nature before your eyes will
keep them in your memory for life. Lau spent 1500 days over
a 25-year period filming and learning bass activity and has
captured most of it on film. He presents you with a high quality
journey through the underwater jungle and the dramas that take
place within it. He defines two separate populations of bass
in a given body of water and illustrates how bass relate to
objects in both active and inactive periods. Some of the sequences
will leave you amazed, for instance the scenes of different
ways that a bass will hit a lure and the burst of speed as they
close on the lure are stunning. Toss in an appearance by Shaw
Grigsby discussing sight fishing and skip casting a lure into
cover and we have a winner of a video. Sit back and enjoy a
wonderful trip into the fishing world through a bass' eye....
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Review by Frank
Lapinski - Bassin' USA Prostaff Team - New
York
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