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Steve "Sparky" Fifer
Can't let it go!
by Steve Fifer
posted Mar 25 2013 6:23PM
I've tried to let this topic go since last week's Robert Haack Diamonds Post Game Show, but I simply can't! I received an e-mail during the show talking about the problems a listener had getting a bar to turn the Bucks game on. After reading that email, I received a call from another listener in Cedarburg claiming to be a bar/restaurant owner and he pretty much stated that the Bucks aren't that good and he doesn't go out of his way to have the game on but would turn it on if somebody asked for it. That call was followed by Saz, the owner of Saz's, who couldn't believe what he heard that owner say, and stressed how important it is to have local establishments supporting the local teams in town.
After having thought about this for a few days, I am more adamant than ever that as a fan, if a local establishment doesn't care enough to support the local sports teams, then I see no reason why I should support them. You are free to agree or disagree with me on this, but I've heard local owners of bars and restaurants complain about "chain" places taking business away from them and they couldn't understand how people would go there over their business. If that's the sentiment of most local owners, then you will surely understand my stance as a sports fan to not support any business that doesn't support the local teams.
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Overall I agree that every establishment should cater to the local teams and the fan's desire to see the games. That being said when you consider your rant is against the Bucks and the NBA, it is easy to see why an establishment would not want to show it. The NBA and basketball as a whole is a joke. There is no longer any display of basic fundamental skills, there isn't a player alive that dribbles the ball legally, and the game has degenerated into a dunk fest or 3pt shooting contest. Final scores in the 80's down to the 60's for an NBA team is a joke. Throw in the conspiracy theories about the NBA as well as their marketing of players instead of teams and it's so easy to see why the fan base has become so segmented. The game is also the most racially biased sport there is with all the stereotypes. In reality I laugh at the NBA nowadays because it has become nothing more than a niche sport much like the NHL and hockey in general has been for decades. Before I purchased satellite tv and the NHL package I went to local establishments begging for one tv in a corner to show NHL games. I supported those places well when they complied but it got to the point where they stopped and forced me to get the satellite. The NBA is as fixed as pro wrestling and until they fix all that is wrong with the game, the masses won't care. Although I am sure if the Bucks ever became relevant the bandwagon jumping fans will be there en masse until the NBA bursts their bubble once again. While I agree on supporting the local establishments that cater to their customers, I cannot blame anyone for not wanting to show NBA games. They just cannot be stomached to watch anymore.
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The NBA should move to China. I know a lot of people feel the same way.
Are the Bucks still in the NBA ?
Just asking.
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Sparky, I gotta first tell you that I love your passion for whatever subject you are into. Most times I agree with you, though you can't always be perfect like me (my wife's words, not mine). We love turning your show on after every Bucks game to hear your take on the game (we're season tix holders the last 5 years). There are many times I would have loved to call in and give you my perspective, but have never gotten through. A couple thoughts - - this year's Bucks will never win a playoff series given their tendency to not play defense. I loved how the Bucks started playing defense with Skiles' arrival, but it seemed he went against his own philosophy near the end when he wasn't holding his players accountable for their play. Contrast that with Gregg Popovich. We have been able to sit behind the Spurs bench the last 3 years, and what we saw this year was classic. Last year we had Stephen Jackson, and as you know he was a major bust. Watching him play against the Bucks as a Spur this year was like witnessing a transformation. He was playing to the best of his (somewhat diminished) skills, but for a couple of possessions reverted to the player he was with the Bucks. The first time Pop just stared him down; the next time he yanked him out of the game and gave him a verbal dressing down, something you NEVER see a Bucks coach ever do. Then, for a short time a few weeks back, I thought I was again witnessing a transformation. This time it was Brandon Jennings. After losing much of the limelight to Monta, you could physically see him shrink as the Bucks started playing better without him in the lineup. Then he started to become the point guard he needed to be with Monta in the game. First a 19 assist game, then a 13 assist, 20 point classic game. But those stats aren't the ones I saw in the transformation. He was actually playing the "D" word (am I allowed to say that here?). I was astonished to see him actually belly up to his opponent, denying him the ball, not allowing himself to get easily rubbed off on a poorly established pick. It was almost as if he was TRYING to play both ends of the court! I have no idea what prompted him to start doing that, but I was almost thinking the Brandon/Monta backcourt could actually work! At first I thought we were witnessing Brandon re-engineering his game to fit the needs of the team. Then I got real, figuring he was simply trying to showcase to other teams what he could do come next year and his impending restricted free agency. But the effort must have taken a toll on him, because after those games he once again quit playing defense like it needs to be played to win a playoff series. In retrospect, I'm glad I wasn't able to get through to you after those games. What a fool I would have sounded like after a couple of nice wins... Which brings the question "why isn't the coaching staff insisting on that kind of play all the time?" How can there be such a disparity between the Gregg Popovichs and Jim Boylans of the NBA? Thanks for letting me vent. Keep up the great work that you and the rest of the gang at 1250 AM do. Hard to believe, but listening to sports talk radio is a new thing to me (figured I needed to get my money's worth listening to XM). Who says you can't teach someone in their 50's new tricks? : ) This is the 1st time I've ever written in a forum such as this, so I don't know if I'm allowed to give you my name or email address. So for now just call me Jere in Tosa.
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My friends went to Romine's the other week to watch Bucks game, they did not have it on, nor would they turn it on when they were asked. I'm sorry, but as a paying customer, if u make my time an unpleasant one, I will leave. Your bad service will be talked about. I will most likely never come back to an establishment if this happened to me. Unless the owner/manager made some type of corrective path to take, time to notice the problem and to fix it. I find this especially disturbing when it is a local team someone is looking to watch on a tv. GO Bucks!
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Hey Sparky, when you learn to write?
Support the franchise?
The Bucks are a pathetic franchise. For the first time in years they've managed to be average so they made the playoffs. They have done nothing to deserve your support other than exist. No one should feel obilgated to support them. This is simply a customer service matter. If a customer wanted to see the game, I'd turn it on, otherwise I wouldn't. I sure dont want to see it.
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Marvin Lane Ussery, a 48-year-old parolee and former inmate at New Folsom in Sacramento, was caught by thermal imaging cameras late Wednesday night sneaking around prison grounds. Asked what he was doing there, Ussery said, kind of touchingly, "reminiscing."
Prison officials aren't buying it, however, claiming Ussery was trying to smuggle in contraband merchandise like cheap cellphones, which could earn thousands of dollars behind bars. But after an exhaustive search of the area, no contraband was found.
So maybe he was just reminiscing. Sometimes you just get attached to a routine, you know? And it's not like things are exactly all rainbows and unicorns on the outside. Times are tough! Hell, average, law-abiding civilians are holding up banks just to get in on some of that sweet, correctional-system health care. Is it that big a leap to think Ussery was getting a bit lonesome for his homies, and thought he'd tunnel his way back to them with tools fashioned out of tin cans, carrying dirt in his pants and scattering it as inconspicuously as possible? (Some habits are hard to break.) [Fox 40]


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More than 1,000 nurses at UMass Memorial Medical Center's University Campus in Worcester will go on strike on Thursday. That's after the latest negotiation session on Monday failed to resolve a contract dispute between nurses and hospital officials. The last time UMass Memorial's Nurses were on the picket line in 2006, the issue was pensions. That's also now an issue they have yet to agree on with hospital officials, along with vacation time, and health insurance. But Margaret McLoughlin — co-chair of the nurses bargaining unit — says increased staffing is the crux of this contract. She says many of the hospital's nurses are assigned to six or seven patients at a time, which isn't safe in a level one trauma center.
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Black Box: Week 7
Robert Vollman
November 21 2011 08:10AM
In today's NHL it's normally wise to keep scoring down. The lower the scoring, the greater the chance for shoot-out or overtime, leading to a lot more so-called loser points (plus a roughly 50% chance of a further point) In fact, if you could arrange to end every regulation game tied you'd earn at least 82 points, plus likely another 41 from what is effectively a statistical coin toss, giving you 123 points and the President's trophy. All of sudden Guy Boucher's trap makes a great deal of sense!
Unfortunately the low-scoring natures of Flames games haven't earned the expected results, as only a single one of their 18 games has gone into overtime. Compare that with their divisional rivals like the Colorado Avalanche (6) and the Minnesota Wild (7). If the Flames could have carried 6 more of their 9 losses into overtime and won half then the gap between 26th-place Calgary and 1st-place Minnesota would vanish.
Let's open this week's black box and see where those six losses could have been converted into extra frames.
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OZQoC Charts (explanation)
Interest in OZQoC charts has really been picking up lately, recent sightings include the Copper and Blue and the Seven Sens. The reason it's so popular is because you can tell with just a glance how the players are being used, something that appeals even to the most stats-aversed fans.
In the four games since he's been back Mikael Backlund has no points and is -5, but we'd like to present evidence of his excellent play, and this is Exhibit A. Not even Curtis Glencross and Olli Jokinen don't even seem to be facing tougher opponents than Mikael Backlund (although Qual Comp can be skewed by small samples), and only Roman Horak is ever-so-slightly getting stuck with defensive zone start assignments.
On the flip side, coach Brent Sutter has about as much confidence using T.J. Brodie, Anton Babchuk and Derek Smith in tough situations as I have in wearing the old under-hockey-gear t-shirt on my next date.
If I extended the graph far enough to the bottom and left it would eventually include Paul Byron and Pierre-Luc Leblond too. The Flames are very much a four-defenseman team, you can even see how they rotate the other three when one of them takes a penalty.
Even-Strength Scoring (explanation)
Your honour, allow me to present Exhibit B in Backlund's defense: our even-strength scoring data, atop of which the young Swede sits. Despite the tough nature of the situations in which he plays, the Calgary Flames control the play, dominate the shot count and get the higher proportion of scoring chances when Backlund is on the ice.
Forward ESP/60 CEF CEA CE% SCF SCA SC% GF GA G% Mikael Backlund 0.0 62 50 55.1% 25 15 62.9% 1.14 6.87 14.2% David Moss 1.9 55 49 53.0% 11 14 43.3% 1.85 1.48 55.6% Matt Stajan 1.2 55 51 52.1% 12 14 46.0% 2.07 2.89 41.7% Tim Jackman 0.8 47 43 52.1% 8 11 41.3% 1.23 2.45 33.3% Lee Stempniak 2.2 56 55 50.4% 18 16 52.4% 3.24 2.70 54.5% Brendan Morrison 0.0 52 53 49.7% 15 16 49.1% 1.17 0.00 100.0% Curtis Glencross 2.7 54 56 49.2% 15 13 53.3% 3.22 3.22 50.0% Jarome Iginla 0.8 54 56 48.8% 16 16 49.0% 1.26 2.73 31.6% Tom Kostopoulos 1.9 46 48 48.6% 10 10 49.0% 1.90 1.52 55.6% Olli Jokinen 2.2 53 56 48.5% 14 15 48.8% 2.87 2.87 50.0% Alex Tanguay 2.2 54 57 48.4% 19 16 53.8% 2.18 2.91 42.8% Rene Bourque 1.1 46 55 45.9% 10 16 38.1% 2.36 2.62 47.4% P-L. Leblond 0.0 46 58 43.9% 8 12 40.0% 4.16 0.00 100.0% Roman Horak 2.3 37 56 40.0% 12 13 48.7% 2.94 1.31 69.2% Paul Byron 3.0 30 66 31.3% 15 15 50.0% 5.98 0.00 100.0%
The problem is once again like if I wore my old beer league t-shirt on my next date: I'd have no luck at all. The Flames are scoring on just 3.3% of their shots with Backlund on the ice, the lowest on the team (though still higher than my "scoring" rate) – and yet Kipper has stopped just 76.0% of the shots behind him. No wonder he's -5!
Now take a look at Paul Byron, your honour. Not only does he start in the offensive zone against weak opponents, but the Flames are getting dominated when he's on the ice. Move to strike!
In his brief time this season Byron's been riding the percentages as hard as the percentages have been riding Backlund. The Flames have scored on a whopping 23.5% of shots with Byron on the ice, while Kipper has stopped opponents like a buffet table stopping Dustin Byfuglien.
While we're at it, this is the same reason why Roman Horak can't be expected to continue to lead the Flames with a +5, and his 7 points in 16 games. The Flames are also dominated with Horak on the ice (although he often starts in his own zone, in his defense), and his success is by virtue of a 15.0% on-ice shooting percentage, and a .951 save percentage.
A PDO (the sum of the two, named after its creator) of 1101 is not sustainable, it tends to regress to 1000 over time, at which point everyone will unfairly accuse Horak of being an inconsistent European who is clutching his stick too hard and doesn't have heart. Everyone except those who have been looking inside the Black Box, that is.
If I was asked to name Calgary's most pleasant surprise instead of Horak I'd choose Chris Butler. Given his usage in Buffalo I didn't expect him to be able to step up and replace Robyn Regehr on the top line and keep up with top opposing lines. Clearly I was as wrong as the time I actually did wear that old shirt on a date.
Defense ESP/60 CEF CEA CE% SCF SCA SC% GF GA G% Chris Butler 0.4 54 49 52.1% 16 16 51.2% 2.56 2.56 50.0% Derek Smith 0.4 52 48 51.9% 11 11 50.0% 1.76 1.41 55.5% Jay Bouwmeester 0.7 54 51 51.5% 15 16 49.1% 2.51 2.51 50.0% Cory Sarich 0.4 49 51 48.8% 12 9 55.9% 1.81 1.81 50.0% Mark Giordano 0.6 49 59 45.6% 13 15 46.1% 2.22 2.42 47.8% T.J. Brodie 1.2 43 54 44.5% 18 14 55.6% 3.58 1.19 75.1% Scott Hannan 1.0 46 59 43.9% 13 15 46.3% 2.45 2.04 54.6% Anton Babchuk 1.4 46 64 41.8% 10 17 36.8% 2.07 2.07 50.0%
It's disappointing to see how much T. J. Brodie and Anton Babchuk are struggling despite the fluffiness of their assignments, but at least Derek Smith is making the most of it. It's also been disappointing to see Mark Giordano and Scott Hannan sink further and further underwater despite Chris Butler and Jay Bouwmeester taking on the tougher time. While we're talking about disappointments, let's take that nice segue into Calgary's power play.
Special teams (explanation)
The Calgary Flames are currently 28th with a power play as putrid as the Superstore yogourt I inadvisably bought at 50% off a month ago (there's a reason those are marked down, folks).
While some fans may be puzzled by their drop to just 12.5% (and by my aforementioned purchase), but it comes as no surprise to anyone that's been looking inside the Black Box every week. They simply have not been taking enough shots. This hasn't been bad luck, it's been bad performance.
Player TOI/GP PTS/60 CE/60 T.J. Brodie 0.6 0.0 96.7 Anton Babchuk 2.2 3.4 94.7 Jay Bouwmeester 2.2 3.0 91.0 David Moss 1.3 0.0 88.7 Chris Butler 0.6 5.9 88.0 Roman Horak 1.2 0.0 80.0 Derek Smith 0.7 0.0 79.6 Mikael Backlund 2.3 0.0 79.4 Lee Stempniak 1.8 0.0 78.9 Olli Jokinen 3.1 3.2 78.6 Brendan Morrison 1.2 0.0 77.5 Jarome Iginla 3.4 4.9 74.6 Tim Jackman 0.8 0.0 73.5 Rene Bourque 3.0 2.2 71.0 Curtis Glencross 2.2 3.3 70.6 Mark Giordano 3.6 2.8 66.5 Alex Tanguay 3.5 3.8 62.2
Get Alex Tanguay off the point, and use Anton Babchuk and Jay Bouwmeester, and give guys like David Moss, Mikael Backlund and Lee Stempniak more of a try.
We've been looking at developing a new statistic called Quality Power Plays - which would be awarded to any 5-on-4 situation where at least four shots were attempted - but until then count along as you watch. Count any attempted shot whether it reaches the goalie or not, that includes blocked shots, goal posts, those deflected wide and those that missed the net entirely (we call those "Phaneufs"). If they get four, don't despair. I really rather wish that rhymed.
The same principle applies when killing penalties, but unfortunately even the best Flames penalty killers like Jay Bouwmeester are allowing almost four shots per two minutes.
Player TOI/GP CE/60 Jay Bouwmeester 2.9 112.7 Scott Hannan 2.5 103.1 Mark Giordano 2.4 97.0 Chris Butler 2.3 99.8 Curtis Glencross 2.1 94.3 Lee Stempniak 1.7 96.8 Rene Bourque 1.7 100.3 David Moss 1.5 143.1 Tom Kostopoulos 1.4 110.9 Mikael Backlund 1.1 94.7 Brendan Morrison 0.8 84.6 Matt Stajan 0.8 149.3 Roman Horak 0.6 111.9 Cory Sarich 0.6 180.8
Lee Stempniak got a bit more time this week, and Mikael Backlund's return (Exhibit C) should help reduce their reliance on those who are struggling the most short-handed, like Rene Bourque and David Moss. On that note, let's wrap this up with the goaltending.
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You can't ask much more of a goalie than to deliver Quality Starts 60% of the time, as Miikka Kiprusoff has done. He's stopped 93% of the shots at even-strength, and it's a shame that his solid start to the season couldn't have resulted in more points.
Goalie GS QS QS% ESSV% Miikka Kiprusoff 15 9 60.0% .930 Henrik Karlsson 3 1 33.3% .909
On the bright side you can expect Miikka Kiprusoff's solid performance to continue for as long as the team isn't generating enough offense for it to matter.
And that's how it looks after seven weeks, thanks in advance to all my reader(s) for their kind words and comments!
@Kent Wilson
Conventional sounds like a kind way of saying "Boring, occassionally fatally so."
I think you are correct in the assessment of the ZS leveraging being difficult. I also don't think it is nearly as important as match-ups.
Here is how I think of it. Jarome is about an even ZS player so far this season (75 OZ, 78 DZ). In 18 GP he has taken 4.17 OZ draws per game and 4.33 DZ draws per game. If you assume the NEU draws stay the same, to get to Sedin levels he would need to be at 75% OZ draws. Assuming he was also on the ice for the same number of draws in either OZ or DZ per game, that would be 6.38 OZ draws and 2.13 DZ draws per game. Basically, you are looking at shifting 2 shifts per game starting in the DZ to the OZ. If you assume 50% FO win percentage, that is one of the Gabe's little scramble situations you have created and one little scramble you have avoided - by moving from 50% to 75% ZS. As you pointed out, you have to work hard to get there.
Take, on the other hand, match-ups. Say you get Iginla or BIT out on the ice for even 2 or 3 shifts against 3rd or 4th liners. I suspect that you would get a lot more mileage out of those 2 shifts than 2 OZ starts, the qualcomp being otherwise equal.
This could result in a couple of shifts going back the other way in similar scenarios at your end, but that is what Bouwmeester, Giordano and Kiprusoff are paid the big bucks to help with.
November 21 2011, 08:19AM
All caveats of a small sample apply to Backlund's number so far (good and bad), but his underlying numbers are really encouraging. Igina's scoring chance differentials have improved since Backlund came aboard too.
That's because Backlund plays a 200' game.
November 21 2011, 08:58AM
All caveats of a small sample apply to Backlund's number so far (good and bad), but his underlying numbers are really encouraging. Igina's scoring chance differentials have improved since Backlund came aboard too.
Especially when you include direct observation (i.e. he looked awesome when I was watching).
I am somewhat overwhelmed by the data and am not 100% sure I understand it but it seems that Stempniak is doing well by the metrics. He has impressed me by his effort overall. Bourque's numbers are disappointing but hopefully the Hrudey comments kicks him in the butt to up his game.
November 21 2011, 09:14AM
Yup, Lee has done well so far.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact myself or Rob.
Kinda like all the data and stats they have these days.
Nice to see Butler coming around and as he gets more games under his belt with the Flames it seems it's not entirely JayBo carrying him either.
Tanguay on the point is just frustrating. Can someone hand deliver those PP stats to Brent, please? I'm assuming he doesn't email.
November 21 2011, 11:19AM
I absolutely agree with getting Tanguay off the point on the PP.
In the spot where it shows every players scoring chance numbers and even strength points per 60mins, what does CEF and CEA represent?
November 21 2011, 01:00PM
"corsi events for" and "corsi events against"...or all shots at the net for and all shots at the net against.
Rob has an overview here:
You will remember we discussed earlier in the season the possibility of Coach Sutter's usage of his "top" line vis-a-vis zone starts, matchups etc. With Backlund back, I wanted to dig back back into that question and see what the usage has been of the Backlund-Iginla-Tanguay (BIT) line over the past 4 games and the results, basically by corsi. Here is what I came up with. (Numbers via timeonice.com which is conspiring to ruin my life)
Game 20227, Chicago November 11, 2011
Backlund: ZS%-40% Corsi- 0 (even) Iginla: ZS%-33% Corsi- -4 (44%) Tanguay: ZS%-40% Corsi- -9 (40%) Team: ZS%-37% Corsi- -13 (43%) Key Matchup for BIT line: Toews-Stalberg-Hossa + Keith-Seabrook (10-13 minutes of the 14-16 ES TOI for BIT)
Synopsis: BIT were matched up against the 1st line of the Blackhawks (2nd line was Sharp-Kane-Carcillo, seriously?) Got proportionate ZS to the rest of the team and the results were about even with Backlund on, which was a little better than the rest of the team. The -9 corsi on Tanguay appears to have come at the back end of shifts where he came on with Bourque and Jokinen.
Game 20237, Colorado November 12, 2011
Backlund: ZS%-67% Corsi- 1 (52%) Iginla: ZS%-71% Corsi- -1 (48%) Tanguay: ZS% 67% Corsi- even Team: ZS% 71% Corsi- -17 (38%) Key Matchup for BIT line: Winnick-O'Reilly-Landeskog (about half of BIT's ES TOI)
Synopsis: Calgary got up early and then held on for the win, leading to the lopsided corsi. I can't remember if BIT were killing it early and came back to earth, but compared to the rest of the team their corsi is solid, but given the level of competition, it should have been. Zone starts for this line same as other lines.
Game 20255, Ottawa November 15, 2011
Backlund: ZS%-29% Corsi- (even) Iginla: ZS%-40% Corsi- -4 (43%) Tanguay: ZS%-40% Corsi (even) Team: ZS%-42% Corsi -3 (48%) Key Matchup for BIT line: Foligno-Alfredsson and assorted others.
Synopsis: Zone start is about the same as the other lines. I can't tell who was working the matchup here, but it seems to me that the Ottawa top line would have been Spezza-Michalek-Greening who matched with the Jokinen line.
Game 20273, Chicago November 18, 2011 Backlund: ZS%-20% Corsi- 4 (58%) Iginla: ZS%-17% Corsi- 3 (55%) Tanguay: ZS%-17% Corsi- 4 (57%) Team: ZS%-34% Corsi- -6 (47%) Key Matchup for BIT line: Sharp-Carcillo-Kane ((9-10 of their ES minutes) + Hjalmarsson-Leddy (7 or so of their ES minutes)
Synopsis: BIT gets second competition and beats them up badly. I interpret the ZS differential from the team as essentially this line ending their shifts after possession in the OZ, and other lines giving it back so they had to start in the DZ and/or Chicago's 2nd line starting in Clagary's end and Calgary line matching BIT against them.
Conclusions: Sutter is not really giving BIT high ground by way of zone start, but he also is not burying them. The best we can say is they are getting zone starts in accordance with the team's results. The only exception is the last Chicago game and I have explained how I think that happened.
Sutter is not necessarily feeding BIT to top comp. The lone exception was the Chicago game in Chicago where I suspect Quenville hard matched Toews et al. and Sutter tried to ride it out, to predictably uneven consequences.
Based on this, I would say that Sutter sees about what we see, but he still feels the need to get Iginla out there for his 14 to 16 ES TOI per game. If the results don't start to match expectations, he may have to curtail these minutes. The problem with that is that no other Flame has shown that they are a better option, unless you think Lee Stempniak can pick up those minutes.
November 21 2011, 02:40PM
1. PP shot attempts per 60 is so brutal. Tanguay at the point is killing me. SHOOOOT!!
2. I think we should be looking at 3rd and 4th lines to provide more offensive zone start opportunities for the Iginla-Tanguay-Backlund line. Our depth on 3rd and 4th lines should be outplaying opposition's 3rd and 4th lines and finish more shifts in the offensive zone. Mind you, our depth was compromised by sitting (then waiving) Hagman, sitting Stajan, losing Morrison and Backlund to injuries, and playing Byron, Horak, Leblond. We should have been playing Hagman and Stajan every game against weaker competition in order to setup higher OZ% for Iggy and Tanguay.
November 21 2011, 02:43PM
In this I'd say Brent's coaching is conventional. Working to give guys high ZS ratios is rare and difficult for a couple of reasons - teams don't necessarily have the personnel for it and it takes some aggressive bench management to do it, especially if you still want to get your scorers lots of ice.
One thing I'd like to see more of is creativity though. For example, I think it was in the CHI game where Sutter had the Flames 4th out for an o-zone draw. Q countered with his 4th line. As soon as the puck got near the red line, though, Q switched them off for a scoring line.
Also, there is literally zero reason an icing call by the other team should be followed by a shift by the Flames 4th line. That should just never happen, but I still see it now and then and Sutter made a habit out of it in his first season here.
An icing call (particularly when the other line is tired) is like being given a mini power play. It should be treated as such.
Thanks for all the work putting those numbers together BTW.
Thanks for reading and taking the time to figure it out and leave a comment Flipnip.
I sympathize - I know how overwhelming it can look, but your strategy of finding a couple of things that stick out is a sound one. Keep reading from week to week, picking out a little more each time, and you'll be talking like Kent Wilson in no time.
You're right about Stempniak - the Flames are most likely to get a shot, a scoring chance and a goal with Stempniak on the ice, which is why his personal scoring rate is 2nd only to Glencross.
He's also been one of the more effective players both killing penalties and playing with the man advantage - he's definitely a do-it-all player.
The only caveat is that he's 8th in Quality of Competition among forwards (check the graph), meaning that he's mostly playing 3rd lines, on average, so his success is partly to be expected.
As for Bourque, there's absolutely no question that he's really struggling this year.
Thanks Robert, that puts Stempniak in perspective for me.
The numbers on Backlund got me thinking about last year where he was used a lot with Jackman and Kostopolous. Looking at J & K with Stajan, they don't look to be as dominant as last year where they seemed to be creating opportunities more often than not. I have to wonder if Jackman had such a good last year because he was playing with Backlund? While I don't think that J and K have been horrible this year, they have been nothing worth writing home about.
Last season, Jackman's corsi% was ~56%, this season so far it has been ~52%. A less than 10% change.
A bigger change? His on-ice shooting percentage last season was 6.57% and this season it is 5.08%, a 22.6% change. That would keep in mind that the SF/60 while Jackman is on the ice this season is 23.0. His personal shooting percentage has gone from 7.6% to, umm, zero. If he shot this season at the same rate he did last season he would already have 1 or 2 goals and we probably wouldn't be discussing this.


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Near the Campanha train and metro station, is extremely easy to find the Casa de Hospedes das Beiras. From the Campanha train and metro station: Exit the station and go straight for the Rua da Estacao until you reach the Rua do Freixo. At the entrance of this street, in the sidewalk on the left you will see our building. It is only 300 meters walk from the station to our door! If coming from the airport: Follow the metro to Campanha station, a journey of 33 minutes duration. If you come by car: You can use the Campanha station parking (parking payable locally), which is only 300 meters from the Casa de Hóspedes das Beiras.


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Public notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of
Huntington City, Utah will hold a 1public hearing Tuesday, November 1,
2011 at the city office building located at 20 South Main for the
purposes as described below. Meeting will start promptly at 7:00 p.m.
A hearing will be held for the following:
1. 1Huntington General Plan update
2. Sign Regulations
3. Building setbacks
4. Street Widths
5. Accessory Building regulation
Please note that in order to hear from as many people as possible,
the chair may at his/her discretion limit the time of each member of
the public who wishes to enter comments into the public record to five
minutes. The public is invited to attend all planning commission
meetings. If you need special accommodation to participate in the
above meeting, please notify Elden Stephens, City Recorder, (435)
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The town of Arthur is located in the heart of Amish country, home to more than 2,000 Amish residents and hundreds of charming countryside businesses, Illinois' Amish Country offers shopping, dining, special events and guided educational tours (some of which feature meals in actual Amish homes).
Allerton Park & Retreat Center
Allerton Park was the private estate of Robert Henry Allerton, who donated it to the University of Illinois in 1946. It features 1,500 acres of woodlands, formal gardens and more than 100 sculptures. The park is open to the public for hiking, picnicking, cross-country skiing and leisurely garden strolls.
William M. Staerkel Planetarium
Discover the universe at the second largest planetarium in Illinois, the William M. Staerkel Planetarium, located on the campus of Parkland College. With a state-of-the-art digital projection system, visitors can learn about the stars, planets and more in this cutting-edge environment. At the planetarium website, you will learn of special programs and features coinciding with the many events in our universe. Public shows are on most Friday and Saturday nights, as well as summer matinees.
Discover cute boutiques housed in historic storefronts in downtown Champaign, including antique and consignment shops. Be sure to stop at PACA's Architectural Salvage Warehouse, where you'll find everything from vintage stained glass to ceramic tiles.
Amish Country Tours with ACM Tours
ACM Tours is a full service, receptive tour guide company with many special services available at no additional cost. We literally open the door to fabulous Illinois Amish Country! We are ready to assist you with meals, attractions, lodging and step on guide service. We have available trained, professional, local step-on guides who are well versed in the history, customs and folklore of this most unique part of Illinois.
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion
Located on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus, Krannert Art Museum is the second-largest fine art museum in Illinois—placing it among the top tier of university art museums nationwide. The museum's diverse permanent collection contains over 10,000 works of art, and represents the cultures of African, Asia, Europe and the Americas. In addition to its permanent collection, the museum features outstanding temporary exhibitions throughout the year.
Amish Adventures & Stellar Tours, Inc
Amish Adventures will give you an up close and personal tour of the Illinois Amish culture and religion as you travel back in time along our quaint country roads with our professional and informed tour guide. To help our visitors learn more about the Amish culture, we offer a variety of tours that are customized to fit your itinerary. Tours of Amish homes, Amish farms, Amish woodworker's shop, a meal in an Amish home and a Step-on Guided Tour of the Amish countryside!
An eclectic district filled with dining and multi-cultural attractions, Midtown Champaign, with the beautiful Boneyard Creek flowing, connects Downtown and Campustown Champaign.
The State Farm Center™, formerly the University of Illinois Assembly Hall, is one of the two largest edge-supported domes in the world. More than half a million people annually attend events at the center. The 16,000 plus seat venue regularly accommodates Broadway shows, musicals and major concert performers.
Since its inception in 2002, Prairie Fire Glass has delighted visitors with the mesmerizing art of traditional glassblowing. Featuring a gallery in the front of the store and a working studio in the back, you can peruse original art glass creations while enjoying live glassblowing demonstrations.
Arthur Amish Country Information Center
This visitor's center offers maps and information on the entire Amish area, including the 150 Amish craft shops that dot the countryside surrounding the village of Arthur.
Since 1921, The Virginia Theater has been a landmark in the business district of Champaign and in the history of the region. For 75 years, the 1,525 seat theater has offered entertainment as a vaudeville house, legitimate theater, and movie house. The historic theater plays host to Roger Ebert's Ebertfest Film Festival every spring.
Fine art located in the heart of the Illinois Amish country. The Villa Galleries has dedicated its gallery to local artists who have ties to the central Illinois area either through living situation or artwork subject. Photography, watercolors, colored pencil, oil and acrylic, stained glass, and pottery are just a few of the mediums featured in the gallery.
The Art Theater is located in the heart of Downtown Champaign and has been entertaining moviegoers since 1913. A true historical fixture, the Art Theater screens independent films and serves up locally grown popcorn, baked goods from local bakeries and a great selection of wines, beers, soda and more!
University of Illinois Champaign Urbana
The University of Illinois is a world leader in research, teaching and public engagement. It's distinguished by the breadth of their programs, broad academic excellence and internationally renowned faculty. This Big Ten school offers rich experiences beyond the classroom from the best in performing arts to world-class sports. Discover the scenic campus through tours of the historic buildings and those that are pushing the envelope in technology.
Arguably one of the most famous outhouses left on the planet is located in the town of Gays, IL, located just five minutes from Mattoon. The existence of outhouses in general are rare, but certainly a two-story version is a unique oddity that the small rural community of 300 has capitalized on for quite some time. Stop by anytime for this great photo opportunity!
Located in the heart of the shopping district take some time away from shopping, and come watch the latest premieres in the film industry!
Orpheum Children's Science Museum
The Orpheum Children's Museum, located in the 1914 Orpheum Theatre, is one of the finest buildings in central Illinois. Children of all ages are given the opportunity to learn science at their own pace in an informal setting.
A developing space for visual and performing artists and arts organizations. We are the home of Class Act Interactive, with classes and interactive experiences for children of all ages.
The Little Theatre On The Square
A Professional Actor Equity Association-affiliated theatre performing Broadway musicals and comedy. Produces five mainstage shows from mid-June to mid-August. Three theatres for young audiences, shows, in addition to a fall, Christmas, & spring show.
Featuring Watercolors of Larry Ziemer, plus other artists
Floral items.
Arcola Historic Train Depot & Information Center
This 1885 train depot displays Illinois Central Railroad memorabilia, the largest Louis Klein collection of antique brooms and brushes in the United States, and interesting Arcola relics and keepsakes. Because Arcola is the birthplace of Raggedy Ann creator Johnny Gruelle, Raggedy Ann & Andy dolls and collectibles are also on display.
We specialize in Americana, limited edition prints, custom framing, primitive antiques, gifts and decor. We are located in a 1906 vintage church.
Locally hand crafted goodness, baked goods, fun decor for the home, children's section & more, soaps, blankets, antiques, sock monkey & designer fabrics, amish souvenirs, hand woven rugs, teapots and more.
Serving only the finest bar food available, Joe's is the home of the Super Bird and a great place to grab some tasty wings or burgers, as well as the best fish sandwich you'll find anywhere. Joe's continues to provide a high energy atmosphere only available on a college campus as well as great food at a reasonable price. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Here at Olde Brick Wall we carry a wonderful collection of upholstered and early American reproduction wood painted furniture. There are several styles and colors to choose from. To complete your whole room, we carry paint, curtains, shower curtains, pillows, rugs, chandeliers, shelves and pictures. Established in 1994 in a charming, old hotel building in the heart of Illinois Amish country, Arcola, the Olde Brick Wall features a wonderful gathering of tinware, light fixtures, candles, redware, folk art and primitives. We offer everything you could ever want to give your home that special look, feel and smell of country that we all love so much.
The Parkland Theatre, a flexible proscenium theater with 315 seats, is the performance home for many Parkland theatrical, choral, and instrumental groups. The theater is also used by community organizations, speakers, guest professional artists, and theater classes.
Nostalgic general store filled with Amish wood crafts, quilts, food products and souvenirs.
Arcola is a pristine showcase of small-town America that still retains many examples of more than a century of architectural changes in the American home. Two tours daily from April through October.
Framer's Market is a full-service framing shop that has been designing custom frames and enhancing art since 1981.
Area's largest of hand-crafted Amish and oak furniture, collectible prints, and accessories, along with Country Dreams furniture exhibit.
Small craft and gift shop. Some antiques.
The historic Peterson House is a part of Peterson Park in Mattoon, and houses the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce. This beautiful building is rich in architectural history and is an key part of Mattoon's cultural story.
Talk about setting the mood. With an atmosphere flushed with warm reds and bathed in caramel and gold lighting, the mood at Soma is always one of urbane expectation. Anything can happen here, and it does.
Cracked Glass is a place for you either shop blown glass from local artists or you can create your own. With weekly workshops and knowledgable staff on hand, Cracked Glass gives you the opportunity to channel your inner artist.
Built in 1899, the restored depot is the departure point for a weekend afternoon train ride to the Monticello Railway Museum. It also serves as a visitor center for Monticello and Piatt County.
The museum houses an agricultural display that includes antique tractors (1922-1937), engines, a 1919 grain/dump truck, a replica of a 1920s farmstead kitchen, and more.
Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music holds diverse collections of personal papers, archival records, and museum artifacts documenting America's music heritage from the nineteenth century to the present, as well as scholarship produced by nationally and internationally recognized composers, musicians, conductors, and inventors. The Center is home to the world's largest concentration of original compositions by John Philip Sousa, one of many significant historical collections that document the American band movement and the early evolution of electronic and avant-garde music. The Sousa Archives strives to provide exceptional service, programming, access, and tours of our collections to all visitors.
Beautiful flowers, gifts, candy and cards. While away a few minutes in this treasure trove.
Seasonal retail store offers heirloom quilts & homespun accessories. Occasionally the Mennonite shop owner may be seen working on her quilts.
Champaign County Historical Museum at the Cattle Bank
The museum is located in the oldest commercial building in Champaign County, the beautifully restored Cattle Bank, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Exhibits showcase more than 150 years of Champaign County's people, events, architecture and lifestyles. A feature of the museum is the 19th century dry goods store and businesses. The museum has a gift shop and publishes the Champaign County Historical Quarterly.
Mattoon Welcome Center & Historic Railroad Depot
Mattoon Tourism & Arts Welcome Center is located in the historic Illinois Central Railroad Train Depot, which also still serves as the Amtrak Station for the Community. The original Railroad Depot was constructed in 1918 by the Illinois Central Railroad, and it was then remodeled in 2011. The Depot is still an active Amtrak Station with 3,000 passengers boarding and un-boarding per month. The welcome center offers a host of information: state-of-the-art schools & colleges, a growing economy, beautiful parks, lakes and sports amenities round out the more favorable quality of life found in Mattoon.
This traditional pub in Downtown Champaign is off the beaten path and likes it that way. A great selection of beers and a crowd of regulars keep this bar hopping. Live music weekly.
The award-winning museum features short-term exhibits about a wide range of topics pertinent to the history of Douglas County and East Central Illinois. The museum's collections include clothing and textiles, military and medical equipment, decorative arts, archives and more! Plus, it's also host to the Rural Life Antique Show held in March and November of each year.
The World's One and Only Hippie Memorial
Created by the late Bob Moomaw. Bob worked as a railroad clerk and tax assessor, but did not like either job. As an eccentric, independent artist with strong beliefs, he was able to give voice to his feelings, passions, and opinions through his art and the writing on the sides of buildings. He created the 62-foot-long artwork starting in 1992 to say something about his life and the era during which he lived. A nearby marker gives an interpretation of his work.
Vintage Karma opened in downtown Tuscola in 2012 to offer handmade goods, funky antiques, unique jewelry and local art. Many of the creations are repurposed items, giving new life to discarded things and turning them into one-of-a-kind works of art.
Mattoon Mural Arts at Progress Square
Residents are encouraged to visit the mural, "Civility," and relax in the new surroundings at Progress Square. This mural by artist D.S. Gordon embraces the landscape, history and people of Mattoon. For years after the completion of the rail, many trains a day would meet at the intersection of the tracks at the center of town and determine right of way in polite fashion. This symbolizes the civility of a community with a 150-year history of working together, which the mural captures. One of many mural projects sponsored by the Mattoon Arts Council and the City of Mattoon.
The Vault Arts Collective is a unique and eclectic collection of artists and artisans from all of central Illinois. Our 12,000 square foot former bank building is home to over forty artists that have come together to create and sell art with the common goal of sharing their talents with the world and, in turn, bring the world to Tuscola.
Heartland Gallery specializes in contemporary Irish art and Celtic art and crafts. As a small performance venue, Heartland Gallery has hosted many events including concerts by internationally-known musicians such as Dublin harpist/singer/songwriter Claire Roche, master of the Celtic harp and spoken-word artist Patrick Ball, legendary Irish piper Paddy Keenan, and Scottish singer/songwriter/guitarist Jim Malcolm. The gallery also hosts local and national storytellers, actors and other performing artists including Irish and Scottish dancers.
Larry Kanfer is a premier photographer of the Midwest landscape with a gallery and photography studio in Champaign, Illinois.
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Doug and Laurel Weaver of Castle Dale announce the marriage of their daughter Shontelle to Eric Halladay, son of Kevin and Ellen Halladay of Orem. Shontelle and Eric will be married Aug. 30 in the Jordan River Utah Temple. A garden reception will be held in their honor that evening at 22 West Westview Drive, Orem, from 6:30-8:30 pm.
Shontelle graduated from Emery High in 2006, and is currently studying interior design at BYU-Idaho. She will graduate in Spring of 2010. Eric graduated from Mountain View High School in Orem. He served a Mandarin Chinese speaking mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chinatown, N.Y. Eric is majoring in exercise science and will also graduate in 2010, after which he will study physical therapy at the University of Utah. The couple will make their home in Rexburg, Idaho while they continue their education.


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Huddleston Deluxe 6" Trout
Please Note: Swimbaits are hand-painted and colors may vary slightly from those imaged.
The Huddleston Deluxe Rainbow Trout 6" has all the action of the original, just in a smaller package. Designed by one of the premier lure designers on the West Coast, Ken Huddleston, the Huddleston Deluxe Trout 6" is a versatile bait combining uncanny realism and a subtle swimming action with the correct movement and wobble, the Huddleston Deluxe will entice strikes from even the wariest of bass.
The Huddleston Deluxe 6" comes in two different rates of fall, 5 and 12. These numbers represent the approximate depth (in feet) the bait will run on a slow, steady retrieve.
The 6" Trout comes with a top hook molded into the bait and a belly loop for attachment of a stinger hook.
The ROF 5 excels as a shallow water swimbait or any time the trout are near the surface, especially when the water is still cool in the spring. The ROF 12 allows you to work deeper structure or a faster retrieve in shallower water.
The Huddleston Deluxe 6" Trout should be fished on fifteen to twenty pound test with a long, medium heavy to heavy action rod.
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Comments: Prefer these over the 68s for some reason. Love how subtle and lifelike they swim. Don't get me wrong the the 68s are still very nice!
From: Manny: Sac, CA 1/5/17g
Comments: If you have ever considered using a 6"+ swimbait, you have to make sure it's a Huddleston. I've experimented with quite a few different options to try & find a high quality soft bodied swimbait to cater to finicky smallmouth in a few of the clear water mtn lakes of Tennessee & I have definitely found it with this bait. Those brownies eat that rainbow trout like its the last one in the lake! Best swimbait ever & there are a ton of customization options thanks to Ken H. & Butch Brown, they certainly have made an awesome bait. Buy one in every color!
From: Christopher: Tallassee, TN 3/2/16
Comments: Took this bait out for the first time and wow. I got to the pond I was fishing and within the first 20 casts boom. 4 pounder. Didn't even have to set the hook the fish chomped the bait! Throughout the day I caught a couple more 4 pounders and right before I was about to leave I caught a 5! This bait is a must have hands down
From: Blake: IN 9/1/15
Comments: easily one of the best baits, ive ever used, caught a 10 lb lmb first time out using it also my first experience fishing a swimbait, caught a handful of 4-6 lbers too. Recently, lost my baby bass huddleston under a rock, Ive been kicking my self all day, will definatly be buying more in the near future
From: Stev: Austin, TX 2/15/15
Comments: I bagged a 4lbs. SM this past weekend on this bait, first fish on the bait and it shredded the skin, was left with the weight and the hook, fortunately I found the skin (It floats)and was able to glue it back together, Get some MendIt if you buy this bait and keep your eyes open on where the strike occurs so you can get it back.
From: Tom: NY 6/5/14
Comments: I ordered 3 of these 2 months ago, just today got a chance to use them due to the bad weather we have. I got the rof 5's. I had zero issue with roll over I could burn it as fast as I could and wouldn't turn on it's side. These things are awesome, didn't catch anything and for the lake I was on should have used the rof 12. Great bait will be buying more.
From: James: USA
Comments: I love this bait!! Big pickerel and pike absolutely hammer this bait. I was fishing the perch rof 5 on a steady retrieve and it actually held up pretty good, just slashes on the side from pickerel teeth. The tail never tore off and never lost action. I highly recommend this bait.
From: Matt: ME
Comments: If you haven't noticed this bait has a belly weight, just like crankbaits, to keep them running true. For some reason all my huddlestons swam sideways, this is because the actual belly weight is sideways, not the hook or the eye to add a stinger hook. If yours runs sideways, physically grab the whole belly weight and move it in the opposite direction which your bait is leaning towards. This centers the weight and let's the bait swim straight, problem solved. You're welcome
From: Austin: FL
Comments: ken needs to start putting these in a bubble pack to help keep the tails straight. Switching from cheap mustad hooks to Owner would be nice as well. I'm sure we'd all happily pay a little extra for these upgrades. I've had 3 duds right out of the package (bent tail-swims crooked, dull hook), I'm just not confident in them anymore.
From: Big Jake
Comments: Have both the rof5 and 12's. I have found unless you creep the 5 as slow as possible it will swim off to the side. Have since switched to the 12's exclusively and you don't get the side role. And boiling the tail does help straighten them out if they are a bit kinked. Also make sure the fins are straight as well or it could pull it to the side. But you still can't beat the Huddleston's action.
From: Will: Long Beach CA USA
Comments: my first swim bait the bait that kicked it off, bought this hudd in ROF 5 in golden shiner color,took it to a private pond and on my 3rd cast I had a fish so big it over powered my heavy action ro, 9lbs. GET THIS LURE. period. might wanna get two because they get really torn up, no stinger needed.
From: George: SC
Comments: Had it for two days and I went to a Local pond filled with some decent LM Bass and pikes, Casted out into the middle let it sink and started reeling it in and felt a dink on the other end...And MY HUDDLESTON WAS GONE!!! Pretty sure it was a pike, I'm pretty PO'd, Use a wire liter when throwing this lure!
From: Pao: WI
Comments: On my first couple of cast I caught a five pounder and the bait was gone! it fell off the hook after one fish. I was very upset considering it was 18 dollars.
From: Luke: SC
Comments: This lure is so sick, I had it for a month and barley threw it because it just seemed so large. The first day I actually tried to throw it I caught an 8.5 pounder and caught about 10 more fish on it that day. I was amazed when I actually caught a 1 pounder on it. Give it a try, it produces fish of all sizes and is NOT to big!
From: Austin: FL
Comments: Got this in golden shiner and LOVE it! FL bass just smoke them in that shiner color. Can't wait to grab a couple more.
From: Mike: FL
Comments: you def want to add a stinger hook. do a google search for 'butch brown huddleston rigging' or something to that effect.
From: Brian: Atlanta
Comments: Just Purchased My 1st Hudd bait love the action... Just need some insight on the hookup ratio as is and does it need modifying. Thanks and Tight Lines
From: Mikey: CA
Comments: This baits good but i think my strike king is just a little bit better.
From: Jordan: Longview, WA
Comments: This lure is awesome ,the only problem is that on the hold over there was a big lump on the chin and you cant tell me thats not natural otherwise it was good i got loads of bites one of them was an eight pounder that was the biggest bass i ever caught!!
From: Dill: CA
Comments: in my opinion you only need 3 swimbaits, an 8 in hudd a 6in hudd and an ms slammer, with those 3 you can catch any big bass out there when swimbaiting
From: Nick: Avon, MA
Comments: Sick bait. here in maryland it gets very few bites, but the bites you do get are usually big ones. got a 5 lber on onw in baby bass color today in a golf course pond.
From: Justin: Bowie, MD
Comments: Pretty excited as this was my first huddleston bait. I Think I might have gotten a defective one. The tail on mine has a bit more plastic on the right side then the left and it seems like the right side pops out more. Hope this doesn't mess up the swimming. If it does I think I'll be buying them local so I can see the product before I buy.
From: Song Yang, Fresno, CA
Comments: Make sure to attach a stinger on the bottom of the bait for best hook up results... I cant hook one with the top hook only. I dont know why. But the bait is incredible and has good durability! only paint get scraped but it still will get drilled
Comments: this is awesome i got a rof 5 and i slit the bottom with a razor blade and cut right behind the stinger loop and got some pliers and cut out a lot of the led out and sealed it up with some hudd bond and now its a 6 inch floater. its super sick
From: Tyler: CA
Comments: this swimbait is great for those 10 pounders on golf ponds it really gets their atention.
From: Fernando, TX
Comments: I used this down in texas for bass, it works great for 5 lb+ fish, its a good around bait and should be in everyone box. The action of bait is good tail action but body does move slow or barely. Try one and tight lines.
From: Alex: KS
Comments: Absolutely beautiful! Great little bait that with an ultra realistic action and patter. I bought the perch pattern and was testign it and found that other real live perch were schoolin with it for a good ways. Feels very real too. Don't be intimidated by the ROF 5 if you are fishing shallow, it'll glide down gently and naturaly diagonally. I will definately buy more in the future.
From: Braedyn: Middlebury Center, PA
Comments: great size but not the same tail action as the 8". I really wish he would make the 68 tail the standard on the 6" rather than make them limited releases and charge a premium.
From: Jason: Clear Lake, CA
Comments: Man this swimbait does not move much. BUT WOW IT GETS HIT!!!
From: Sonny: East Wareham, MA
Comments: Got 3 big bites in Florida before loosing it! The first fish 6-7 lb broke off my 65lb braid trialer hook. I hate braid for trailers. I caught the next 2, 4 + 5 lbers . Unfortunately not wanting to tie a trailer on with braid I clipped both the bait and the treble hook onto the snap swivel. During the battle, the snap got all twisted up and sent the bait flying off. Gotta buy a new bait!
From: Bernie: Durham, NC
Comments: The best 6 inch swimbait around. Golden Shiner looks like a baby carp and bass crush it!! A lot of people rig a stinger, but (opinion) its easy for even 2 and 3 pounders to get that thing to the knot. All colors are awesome. Enjoy
From: Matthew: OC, CA
Comments: great bait i got the phantom shasta and juvenile trout they both look really good but the phantom is kind of see threw i know some people don't like that soo jest saying still works great
From: Sam: Mass
Comments: This bait is awsome! I dont think you can reel it slow enough to where it cant swim. We were fishing in a overflow of our private lake and we werent getting anything on worms, jigs, or even what always works there...spooks. So we were deciding to move to the actual lake so I tied on this in blue shad color and took one cast and watched a 4 come up and smash this...didnt get the hook though but at the lake I got 2 more slams back to back!
From: Drew: Westlake, CA
Comments: LOVE THIS SWIM BAIT ! Caught the biggest fresh water fish I've ever caught on this bait. The subtle action is key, the bait is soft in the right spots to allow solid hook ups. caught big bass and huge pike minnows river fishing.
From: Dave: Temcula, CA
Comments: Most realistic looking bait out there. Swims, when retrieved fast or slow, like a real fish. I can count on getting bit with this bait when I can't get a sniff on other brands. With so many brands and styles of swimbaits out there now, I would recommend trying this one before buying hundreds of dollars worth of 'wanna-be's". Keep up the good work Huddleston!
From: Ron: Oregon, USA
Comments:Great bait just got mine in the mail the other day had to go try it out.Got to the lake just as a tournament was ending still got bit. I just wish there were different sink rates.
From:Joshua: Blaine, WA