San Mateo, Fla., resident and five-time B.A.S.S. winner Terry "Big Show" Scroggins took a few minutes for a tour of his bass-taming machine.
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They say a man's house is his castle, and his boat is his...well...in this case – his office, with a view.
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Scroggins runs a beautiful Toyota-wrapped, 250 hp Yamaha SHO-powered Triton 21TRX.
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The Big Show himself at his command center.
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The rig is fronted by a Minn Kota 112 Fortrex. He said this trolling motor really scoots.
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Adjacent to the Fortrex, the front deck is equipped with two Humminbird ONIX units for info gathering with a rod in his hand.
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One of those graphs is loaded with Humminbird 360, which is also attached to his Minn Kota Fortrex.
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In the front left rod locker sits 40-50 rod-and-reel combos. Seems like a lot, right? Scroggins subscribes to the mindset that it's better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
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This is one of the Big Show's favorite combos: A Duckett rod paired with a Lew's Speed Spool for punching big jigs through the grass.
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The center storage compartment is stocked full of what's hot at the moment. Typically, certain trays will be strategically positioned in the boat to optimize its performance.
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Notice the necessary lighting inside each compartment. This certainly helps with rigging in low-light conditions.
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From the center box, Scroggins pulls out a box of Bombers. The colors shown here were for a particular tournament, most likely a stained-water situation.
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He always keeps a collection of lipless cranks on hand due to their versatility.
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Chrome mixed with shad is a great all-around color.
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The same goes for squarebills; keep numerous sizes and color combos handy. These baits see a lot of water time for Scroggins.
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The Booyah Poppin' Pad Crasher works for the Big Show.
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A closer look athe Poppin' Pad Crasher.
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He keeps additional topwater presentations within reach, as well. Whenever he see's schooling fish, a Spook or popper get the nod.
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And a pro bass fisherman's boat wouldn't be complete without a tray of deep divers. He likes the Fat Free Shad, for sure.
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Smithwick jerkbaits are a key aspect to his tackle collection.
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But, he also likes many of the Japanese-built jerkbaits.
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Scroggins keeps bulk spools of line handy in the center storage compartment as well. He'll keep 6- through 20-pound line available at all times. Plus, the line fits in there in a way that keeps the boxes from sliding around.
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No explanation needed. Every dude needs Dude Wipes. The bag on the right are lens wipes for cleaning the screens of his Humminbirds.
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Hooks, hooks and more hooks. Scroggins chooses to keep most of his hooks in the individual packages as a form of organization.
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The next box contains assorted weights for differing presentations. Scroggins says he'll also keep a bunch of weights stored nearby that are still in the original packaging for the same reason.
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On the right-hand side of the front deck you'll find extra life jackets, two to three sets of Carhartt raingear, the spare prop and other miscellaneous gear items.
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Jig and spinnerbait skirts sit in the right rod locker.
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Always keep a set of jumper cables handy. Scroggins also keeps these at the bottom of his right rod locker.
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In the storage compartment between the seats in the cockpit is a mess of plastics. Typically, this box is changed out at each event depending on what the fish are eating.
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In that box are a few of his all-around favorites, including his very own design – the Yum Bad Mamma. He likes this soft plastic as a punch trailer.
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You'll also find plenty of Yum Dingers.
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Onto the console. You'll find two more Humminbird ONIX units. One of which he keeps to mapping at all times.
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The other unit will show a screen split three ways: SideScan, DownScan and traditional sonar.
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Behind the passenger seat is a box full of tools for whatever issues he may run in to.
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His cooler is loaded down with ice, water and snacks.
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The Big Show keeps three to four pairs of sunglasses on hand at all times. He likes amber lenses when the light is low, and blue/green lenses when the sun is high and bright. Costa is his frame of choice.
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The essentials. Scroggins keeps Fruit Loops with marshmallows and a couple Pop Tarts within easy grasp as well.
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Bull Frog sunscreen for obvious reasons.
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Plastics reside towards the stern, because they are typically the heaviest tackle he keeps with him. Heavier stuff in back improves the boat's performance.
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Tubes are among his favorite soft plastics.
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This black and blue Yum Vibra King tube sees a lot of deck time.
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Yum Dingers are also a go-to when things get tough...and when they're going well.
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Jigs, jigs...
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...and more jigs. He said you can't have too many.
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Inside the livewell hangs his G-Force culling system that gets used at every event.
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Moving across the back deck you'll find more plastics stuffed inside a storage compartment.
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Scroggins also pours many of his own plastic baits when he's not on the road. This curly tail worm is an example.
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He clearly believes in them, because he keeps a healthy supply on hand.
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Why a hammer? That's a good question! In the event that he needs to swap out the props and the insert gets jammed on the prop shaft, a hammer is required to break it free.
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The business end of the boat. You'll notice the prop, since this photo was taken he's moved the spare prop to the right-hand rod locker in the front deck. Now a fifth battery sits in that spot. He has two cranking batteries linked together in a series to optimize the necessary juice to crank his motor. Basically, this eliminates the chance of the starter battery getting too low during a long day of fishing.
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The rope in the right side of this image is a great concept. The rope is run from his console inside the boat to the rear compartment just in case he has to re-run wires or a transducer. This saves time in a big way if a change like that becomes necessary.
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At the tail-end of his rig are twin 8-foot Power-Pole Blades; an item that you'll never want to be without once you're used to having them.
Thanks for the tour, Big Show!
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