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Burnie Haney
Hometown: Calcium, New York
Tournament Trails
- American Bass Anglers, Inc. (ABA)
- NY BASS Chapter Federation (NYSBCF)
Angling Accomplishments
- 2008, 2007 & 2006 Angler of the Year, Division 124 (ABA)
- 2008 1st place Dist 124 Chaumont Bay (Lake Ontario) NY (ABA)
- 2007 National Championship, 11th place & Day-2 Big Bass (ABA)
- 2007 Region 4 Army Service Team (ABA)
- 1st Place eight times (ABA)
- 2nd Place seven times (ABA)
- 34 Top-five finishes (ABA)
- 6-time qualifier for the Club Team Championship tournament (NYSBCF)
Community Relations & Promotions
- Annual Casting Kids Contests at the Boys & Girls Expo in Ogdensburg, NY
- Guest instructor / educator for Boy Scouts and 4H youth fishing camps
- Contributing writer to:
* Lake Ontario Outdoors Magazine (Regional Print)
* NYS Fishlines (Regional Print)
* American Bass Anglers, Magazine (National Print)
* Fishingworld.com for Tournament results (National webprint)
Boat & Motor
- Triton TR186 DC
- Johnson 150
- MinnKota 101
- Lowrance Electronics
- XPS on Board Charging System
Sponsors
- American Traditions Motorsports
- Lucky Craft lures
- PEMCO Contracting, Philadelphia NY
- Secret Weapon Lures
Associations / Positions Held
- Indian Lakes Bassmasters
Treasurer 1993, 94
Tournament Director 1995
Secretary 1999
Public Relations Officer 2000-01
- NYS BASS Chapter Federation
Conservation Director 2000-01
Vice President 2004-05
Conservation Director 2008-
Pro Tips: I’ve fished several spinnerbaits from various manufacturers over the past 20 years of my tournament bass fishing and I can tell you with our SWL Mini-kits you can’t go wrong. The SWL Mini-kit comes packaged with a four blade combo set, with blade sizes pre-selected to match the weight of the bait you order, giving you the ability to meet almost any situation head-on.
Not knowing your financial situation, i.e., single male bass chaser, or a newlywed, or possibly married with children, I first recommend our 5/16-oz. mini-kit in each of the following baits (except for our SB-302 and get that in the 9/16-oz):
- #103 White Shiner
- #107 Threadfin Shad
- #109 Blue Herring
- #214 Firetiger Perch
- #220 Rock Craw
- #305 Smallmouth Special
- #234 Bluegill
The reason I recommend the 5/16-oz. model in the mini-kit series is that it’s probably our best all around bait because you can fish it in skinny water as well as slow roll it deep with equal success. Keep in mind if you find yourself cranking this bait super fast in shallow water to keep it up out of the vegetation then you might want to increase your line size (and use a good brand name mono), because it provides greater water displacement and will actually help keep the bait higher in the water column. I prefer using no less than 15-lb test, but I usually fish 17- to 20-lb test and sometimes 25-lb test around real nasty stuff. I do recommend you avoid using fluorocarbons when trying to create lure lift because they sink, so increasing line size wouldn’t mean much when using a fluorocarbon. Another technique is to add the next size bigger blade to give the bait more lift. The opposite holds true if you want to achieve greater depth; you can do a few things in reverse order, go to a size smaller blade or drop down in line size, or switch to a fluorocarbon or step down to a slightly slower gear speed in your reel or a combination of any of these things. One, some or a combination of these things will all allow the bait to achieve greater depth on the retrieve.
But let’s talk about that super fast cranking statement for a moment. As tournament fisherman I think you’ve probably experienced first hand that at certain times no matter how hard or fast you crank a spinnerbait, you simply cannot keep it away from the fish. My reference to the “super fast cranking” is that usually we don’t find ourselves doing that style of fishing for any length of time during our tournament day, unless it’s on purpose or we find that kind of speed is required in order to achieve a certain depth in the water column. Therefore I shared the other information relative to achieving lift with your spinnerbaits so you won’t have to crank so hard and fast that your arm feels like it’s about to fall off... that is, unless you choose to do so which is something different all together. Let’s get back to the baits though.
Now of course if $$$ is no object then I recommend a mini-kit in both our 3/16-oz and our 9/16-oz for all the baits, except our SB-302 as stated above.
The reason I’d get both if possible is there are times when not only the weight, but also the overall profile of the bait do make a big difference in the amount of strikes you generate in a day’s fishing. So if you can afford to get both sizes you indeed are better prepared for any situation that you might encounter.
All of these recommended baits work well on our Finger Lakes because they mimic the primary bait fish which are Alewives, Smelt, Perch and Bluegills, and the secondary bait fish which are young Bullheads, young Trout and in Chautauqua Lake the young Walleye.
I also recommended our SB-302 Midnight Snack spinnerbait because it’s an awesome bait when ever the water gets off colored from the heavy algae bloom or just plain muddy from the rain run off or when the S/SW summer winds we get churns up the inside shore line of our Finger Lakes and makes them off-colored.
I’ve fished no more than a couple hundred yards right behind other boats fishing the same wind blown churned up muddy inside shore line and I’ve caught fish they didn’t pick up. I firmly believe if I hadn’t been throwing our SB-302 Midnight matched with a Black Zoom Super Chunk that I probably wouldn’t have caught those fish.
 I hope you find this information useful as you sample our SWL family of baits. I know once you try our mini-kits and discover the numerous combinations you can create; you too will soon realize the benefits of this lure system vs carrying numerous baits from other manufacturers.
In closing, I feel that for the working guys like you and me there is no better Spinnerbait value on the market today that delivers more for our hard earned dollars than SWL products. Enjoy and we too look forward to seeing you on the ABA American Fishing Tour in the 2007 season.
Oh and be sure to send in a good photo for our SWL “Braggin’ Board” when you land your first SWL lunker bass!
Burnie Haney
District Director, ABA District 124
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