Retrieve is Everything Observing my customers day after day most anglers fish their bait the same way cast after cast. The contrary though is recommended as most experienced anglers are constantly adjusting their retrieve and making a change as to how they present it until they find a bite. Customers ask me all the time… Read more »
Fall can Add a different Presentation. Don’t let the fear of a rattle bait catching in the grass turn you away from using it in the fall. It’s a bait that catches fish in the fall as well as it does in the spring. Guntersville being the grass lake it forces many of us to… Read more »
Different Ways to Rig a Senko In the summertime you have to be able to adjust to the lethargic action from most bass this time of year; one way to do this is to fish a Senko and there are many ways to present it that can help you catch fish. One of the most… Read more »
Big Worms for Summer Over my many years of guiding I have found that most fisherman believe that using a big worm in the heat of the summer is not the smartest of decisions; well, I believe it’s all in technique and if you choose it correctly their very effective. There are so many little… Read more »
Fall Flipping One condition you can count on in the fall is clear water, the reason being is generally we do not see a lot of rain and the thickness of the hydrilla causes the water to clear as it acts as a filter and clears the water. The water levels in the fall generally… Read more »
Almost Frogging Time As the grass mats thicken on Guntersville one of the first presentations that comes to mind is working a SPRO frog over, around or in the grass. There is no bait like it; people come from all parts of the country to do some frog fishing; as the excitement is unmatched in… Read more »
Summer Decisions As we progress into the summertime patterns, bass fishing becomes more complex and hence there are many more decisions you need to make to have successful trips during the heat of the summer. Decisions that you make will generally guide you through the day it will be good or not so good; one… Read more »
Retrieve Speed Some things in the heat of the summer just can’t be ignored and retrieving speed is critical during the summer. One of the most critical things that people do wrong, when they have trouble catching fish, is how quickly you retrieve your bait while fishing! There are many ways to work a bait… Read more »
My Favorite Deep Techniques When you get on the water in the heat of the summer sometimes you just have to be prepared to fish in 20 plus feet of water, cooler water temperatures and shell beds producing oxygen many times force you too. Bass have low tolerance for low oxygen levels, and they move… Read more »
Go Shallow As we move into the summer fishing gets tough, the deep water is hot in water temperature, the bass are lethargic and getting a bite can be tedious work. Sometimes the answer is not where you might expect it; as many times the bass have moved into very shallow water. Yes, many times… Read more »