Heat of the Summer Hot days of summer are just ahead when water temperatures climb well into the nineties. Here are two questions you are pondering: (a.) Where did all the fish go? And (b.) What does a bass angler have to do to find them? The answers may surprise you! The answer to both… Read more »
Deep Cranking Time If you are a fan of running a deep crank bait to the 20 ft. depths and beyond now is the time of year to try it. The bass are moving out and schooling up along the deep ledges, you have a window where they will compete everyday if you can locate… Read more »
Deep Fishing As we approach the heat and dry weather of the summer, we move into a deep bite phase of bass fishing. Although every lake is different, the conditions have a lot to say about how deep you must fish to find active bass. The truth of the matter is that some lakes require… Read more »
Submergent Vegetation Time is Here As the water warms on most southern lakes, we start to really see the affect of the vegetation on our lakes; the grass is showing and growing off the bottom, the holes in the grass are holding fish and the good news is most bass this time of year feed… Read more »
May and June on Guntersville As we move into the month of May and June no presentation catches more fish than crank baits. This is absolutely the best presentation for fish, big fish and numbers of fish that you can choose. The bass migrate back out of the spawning coves, you can straight-line your map,… Read more »
How to Take Advantage of Reel Speed Today’s fishing equipment has moved light years ahead from where it use to be, not only has the braking systems and equipment improved but the ability to purchase a reel that has speeds up to 10:1:1 speed is front and center. To put it in perspective, reel speed… Read more »
It is Almost Summer Summertime adds more complexity to the fishing as the heat and lack of rain changes it drastically. The decision process of where to go and what baits you use is not as cut and dry as it is in the springtime. Most of the decision process evolves around your style and… Read more »
Blue Gill Bed Fishing is near One of the most active times of the year for me bass fishing over the past 10 years is when the blue gill starts their bedding process; and that my friends is near. There is just something special about bass fishing when the blue gill moves to their bedding… Read more »
Bed Fishing There are several keys to bed fishing, but none as important as the speed at which you move your baits! It is simply different when the bass move to the beds and if you are going to be successful one important aspect is to slow down; that old fishing saying, “when you think… Read more »
Bait Presentation As we move on from March and into April the one thing that remains constant is that you must present your bait, so the bass reacts to it. If you are someone that constantly struggles during the chilly days on the water, then you are not creating a bite. Just throwing your bait… Read more »