Gambler in the News

Chris Lane Double Trouble Toad Hooks now in stock

Check out the first double hook design that is easy to re-rig, keeps your toad swimming straight, features Gamakatsu Hooks, and also enables you to catch more fish on each toad.  Click here to check it out.

Limited Time Specials on Closeout, Overstock, and Custom Runs

Save 40% to 60% on these great specials.  Limited to quantity in stock.  Click here to check them out.

Jared Tidmore and Randy West best boat at Guntersville

A three fish limit did not stop Jared Tidmore and Randy West from weighing in 18.63 to win the Gambler Lures Tournament of Guntersville.  Tidmore and West used 10" Ribbon Tails and Aces for their three winning fish.  Ed Gettys and Mark Ledbetter were a close second with 18.57 and Jamie Gamble and Mike Garrard finished third with 16.03.  The majority of fish were caught on 10" Ribbon Tails with one boat in the money throwing the new deep diving Custom Crank. Click here for final results

Rick Eyman and Jim Haumann win Des Plaines

Rick Eyman and Jim Haumann weighed in 11.2 to best over 60 other boats in the first Des Plaines Gambler Lures Tournament.  Scott Orban and Russ Orban were second with 10.9 and John Stukel and David Hanus tied with Ben Manzella and Brad Hadraba with 10.1 for third.  The tournament was won on a June Bug Sweebo wacky rigged.  Other top baits were custom cranks and Ninja Spins.  Click here for full results. 

Marty Salchok and Dale Corley win Berlin Lake

Marty Salchok and Dale Corley toped 74 other boats with 8.77 lbs to take 1st place at Berlin Lake.  Javier Castillo and Matthew Bell ended up in 2nd with 7.84 and Justin Makin and Brad Cooper finished 3rd with 7.33.  The tournament was won on a Gambler Tube in Green Pumpkin Chartreuse.  Other anglers reported catching fish on Custom Cranks and Ninja Jigs.  Click here for complete results

Robert Mayo and Stephen Cox win Lake Lanier

100 boats registered for the 2nd Annual Gambler Lures Tournament on Lake Lanier.  Robert May and Stephen Cox landed the 5 biggest fish at 18.22.  They reported catching their fish on Gambler Aces in Green Pumpkin Purple.  Michael Watson and Chandler Johnson took 2nd with 16.13 followed by Craig Monnin and Robb Cody with 15.31.  Overall competitors reported catching fish on Aces, Sweebo Worms, Custom Cranks, and Giggy Heads.  Click here for complete results

Sarratt and Scott win Gambler Beaver Lake Tournament

Strong winds and thunderstorms did not stop Sarratt and Scott from catching a big bag of smallmouth which anchored their 13.19 stringer of bass.  Sarratt and Scott also had the big bass for the tournament a 3.87 pd smallmouth.  Numerous teams weighed in quality smallmouth, spotted, and largemouth bass.  Most anglers reported catching bass on Giggy Head with Sweebo worms, Ninja Jigs with Saphire Blue Flappy Daddy trailers, and Gambler Aces in green pumpkin.  The majority of teams had a 8 pd limit of bass. 

Surman fishes Giggy Head and Sweebo to top 10 at Lake Norman

Click here to check out how Mike Surman used the Giggy Head and Sweebo on Lake Norman.

Lane lands in fourth thanks to the Crawdaddy

Click here to check out Chris Lane discussing his 4th Place finish at the BASS Elite Harris Chain

Svebek takes 2nd at FLW Tour Toho Tournament

Click here to check out the detail information on how Carl used the Gambler Sweebo to wrap up his 2nd place finish

2008 No Entry Fee Tournaments

Check out the schedule below to see when we are coming to your area and get your entry form.  These tournaments are no entry fee tournaments with guaranteed paybacks.

Lake Lanier - Little Hall - April 6, 2008  - click here for entry form

Old Hickory - Bulls Creek Access - April 26, 2008 - click here for entry form

Beaver Lake - Praire Creek - May 10, 2008 - click here for entry form

Des Plaines Conservation Area - May 17, 2008 - click here for entry form

Berlin Lake - Bonner Road Ramp - May 24, 2008 - click here for entry form

Lake Guntersville - Goose Pond - June 14, 2008 - click here for entry form

Table Rock - Moonshine Beach - Postponed due to high water level

Santee Cooper No Entry Fee Tournament Date Set

Gambler Lures will host a no entry fee tournament out of John C Landing on March 22nd. Entry forms are available at Geddings Hardware and online by clicking here

Bob Woods wins FLW Series on Gambler Custom Cranks and Sweebo’s

Bob Wood caught a 3 lber as time ran out on the last day of competition to win the $20,000 and the FLW Series on Okeechobee.  The winning weight was just over 34lbs.  Bob credits his win to the Custom Crank and the Sweebo.  Check out the story at FLW Outdoors

Huls and Beaty win Gambler Lures Kissimmee Tournament

With over 160 boats fishing the Gambler Lures No Entry Fee Tournament the competition was stiff with many great teams fishing.  John Huls and Bob Beaty ended up on top with 24.5 lbs.  2nd Place went to Ralph Litton and Sam Gearde with 20 lbs.  The 3rd place team of David Gazdak and Steven Gazdak weighed in 17.2.  Edwin Kimbrough and Joy Kimbrough weighed 15.55 for 4th.  Gary Paul and Linda Paul took 5th with 14.65.  A 9 lber took big fish weighed by Dave Ochs and Donald Gregornik.  Anglers reported catching fish on Ace’s, 10" Ribbon Tails, Flappy Daddy’s, and Sweebo Worms.

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Velvick and Phillips finish 1st and 2nd at BASS Wild Card with Gambler - Meyers wraps up 10th

The recent BASS Elite Wild Card tournament showcased several Gambler baits that these two pros used to earn their birth into next years BASS Elite Series.  With their careers on the line Gambler got it done.  Byron used the new Gambler SwimHead (available now) teamed with a 10" Gambler Ribbon Tail for his kicker fish.  When not using that combination he switched to the Gambler Sweebo.  Keith followed a similar pattern catching the majority of his fish on a Giggy Head and Sweebo.  And then following that up with the SwimHead and the 10" Ribbon Tail.  Bobby Meyers took the final 10th spot place throwing Giggy Snakes and Giggy Sticks.

Lake Kissimmee Gambler Lures No Entry Fee Tournament Date Set

Gambler Lures will host it’s no entry fee tournament out of Camp Mack on Saturday February 2, 2008.  Guaranteed payback of $1000, $500, and $250 3rd - 5th.

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Gambler comes up big at the Stren Championship - Mobile

Check out the results of the Stren Championship and you’ll see Gambler Lures had a major role in top finishes.  1st place finisher Mike Jackson credits the Crawdaddy as a key part of his win worth $50,000 and a new boat.  David Curtis wrapped up third and $35,000 using the Giggy Head.  And on the co angler side Bo Middleton wrapped up 3rd place and won a new boat using the Giggy Head.  Bo credits much of his success this year to the Giggy “It worked for me on Lake Amistad, Sam Rayburn and Texoma,”

Rick Carter records Giggy Head record

Lake Fork guide Rick Carter caught the largest fish to date that we have heard of on the Giggy Head.  Rick weighed in his monster fish at 11.5 lbs.  If you have caught one bigger we would like to know.  Rick is one of the best on Lake Fork for more information on how you can catch a monster like this visit Rick’s website at www.lakeforkbassfish.com

Bo Middleton wins Texoma Stren

Bo Middleton used the Gambler Giggy Head on Lake Texoma to weigh in 36 pounds of fish and take first place.  Bo lead the event for all four days.  We congatulate him on an excellent tournament.  Check out the Giggy Head here

Jason Quinn takes 2nd at BASS Major on Dardanelle

The month started off with Clark Wendlandt and Mike Surman finishing 3rd and 4th in Arkansas and it ends with Jason Quinn finishing 2nd in the last BASS Major of the year.  Jason flipped a black and blue jig and a Gambler Flappy Daddy chunk in Bluegrass.  Jason’s final two day weight came in at 29-05, good enough for $33,500 and big fish day 3 of the tournament. 

Buss and Strebel win Shawano Lake Gambler Tournament

Adam Buss and Jason Strebel weighed 14.14 to take home $1000 plus another $660 for their 4.64 big fish.  The winning stringer was caught on the Ninja Jig with a BB Cricket Trailer.  Darren Lauterbach and Robin Mill threw Ace’s to catch 14.10 good enough for second.  Coming in third were Alan Meckalski and Josh Garber with 13.9 caught on Cane Toads.  Quite a variety of baits seemed to be working.  Turns out these northern bass like Gambler Baits too.

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Chris Lane and the Cricket take 5th at Elite Potomac

Chris Lane concentrated on flipping green mats on the Potomac.  Chris had a lot of pressure in his main area and believes the BB Crickets ability to penetrate thick cover and reach areas others could not was a main factor in his success.

What would you fish with $1 Million on the line?  Gambler Lures comes up big at the FLW Championship -

The FLW Championship at Lake Ouachita was an excellent showcase for a few of Gambler’s top baits.  Clark Wendlandt and Mike Surman took third and fourth on the strength of our 10" Ribbon Tail.  Mike threw Red Bug and Clark threw a custom color called Bill’s Blood, available at Trader Bills in Hot Springs, AR.  Matt Arey took 8th by flipping the Flappy Daddy and drop shotting the Giggy Stick. 

Gambler Lures introduces The Jig Shop

The Jig Shop is a one stop shop for all of your jig fishing needs.  The Jig Shop by Gambler Lures features skirt layers, custom skirt colors, custom jig heads, and all the accessories needed to build your own jig skirt and custom jig.  Be sure to check it out today.  If you can think it, you can build it.

Milano and Truax win Gambler Ohio Tournament

Mark Milano and Todd Truax weighed in 8.12 to win the first Gambler Tournament in Ohio.  Less than one pound separated the top 6 boats in an extremely tight tournament.  Primary baits  used were jigs, Giggy Heads and Giggy Sticks, and Tubes.  Big fish went to Chad Tylicki and David Bohrer caught on a Custom Crank.  John Garvin and John Coffee finished second followed by Donnie and David Maggard in third.  We look forward to seeing everybody again next year.

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Okeechobee and Kissimmee BFL won on Gambler

Billy Bowen won the Gator Division BFL swimming Cane Toads through the pads.  Billy’s five fish limit weighed in at 24-14.  Val Osinski won the Everglades Division BFL throwing the new Custom Crank from Gambler in Splattered Horton and a 10" Ribbon Tail.  Val’s winning weight of 5 fish came in at 27-3.

Forssell and Salyer win Gambler Holiday Park Tournament

Steve Forssell and Rod Salyer weighed 27 lbs to capture the Gambler Lures Tournament and $1000.  Steve and Rod caught their fish on Crawdaddies and Jigs.  Mike Jones and Tennessee were second with just over 25 lbs caught on the new Gambler Custom Crankbait.  Third place, 24 lbs and big fish, 8.5 lbs went to John Pate and JP McKay all caught on Cane Toads.  Click here for results.

Dave Andrews wins Bass Federation National Championship

Dave Andrews weighed over 41 lbs on Lake Wylie throwing the Gambler Ace.  Visit FLW Outdoors for the full story

Nick Tinsley and Chris Gayton win Lake Lanier Gambler Lures Tournament

Nick and Chris weighed in 18.33 to win the Gambler Lures Lake Lanier Tournament.  Nick and Chris caught the majority of their fish on the Giggy Head and Little Otter.  Jimmy and Matt Trotter placed second with 18.13 caught on Giggy Heads and Giggy Snakes.  Click here for full results

Stahl and Johnson win Gambler Kissimmee Tournament

John Stahl and Robby Johnson weighed in 24.11 to win $1000 in the Gamlber Lures Kissimmee Tournament.

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Before this tournament started Greg came up to me and said he was on a flipping bite and needed some more Otters.  I should have listened to him before handing over all the Otters in my boat.  Greg proceeded to catch over 53 lbs of fish under tough conditions to take home $25,000 and a new Ranger Boat.  Greg focused on flipping hyacinth mats.

Brad Pegram took home the Stren Co-angler title at Seminole partly in thanks to the 6-08 largemouth he caught on the final day flipping the Gambler BB Cricket

Ron moved from 24th to 2nd on the strength of a five fish limit caught on the Gambler Ace.  On the final day Ron caught his two best fish on the Cane Toad and took home the $25,000 check.

Roland sight fished his way to a fish limit weighing 17 lbs 9 ounces to claim his first BFL win.  Roland let us know that he caught all his fish on the Gambler 10" Ribbon Tail.

Mark Philips catches an 8-13 on the Loco Lizard

FLW Series Angler Mark Philips catches and 8-13 on the Gambler Loco Lizard to hold down 3rd place on the opening day of the FLW Series Event on Lake Okeechobee.

Chuck Webb wins Stren Co-Angler division on Okeechobee fishing a Gambler 10" Ribbon Tail in June Bug.  Chuck caught his limit the final day in Pelican Bay.  Chuck’s four day total of 35 lbs 3 ounces was good enough for $5,000 and a brand new Ranger boat.

Chris Lane at the Harris Chain (courtsey BASS communications)

Carl Svebek takes 2nd at FLW Toho (courtesy FLW Outdoors)