Chaos on the Rivers The bass fishing industry is at an all-time high; The lakes are crowded, the bass and crappie fisherman are covering up every bend, turn and contour on your lake. Tournaments are everywhere and finding your favorite spot unpressured is nearly impossible. Adding to that high-school teams and increased interest in fishing… Read more »
Keep it Up Bass boats have gone out of site the past several years in cost and more and more people who have been flipping their boat year after a year or so must keep it longer and taking care of it is extremely important. My fixation to keep my boat clean and looking great… Read more »
Constant Change is part of Fishing Today’s fishermen have to adapt to the ever-changing pressure on today’s lakes. The change has come over time but the days of finding aggressive bass are depleted and if you’re going to be successful you must change with it. Adapting is key, mind games you must overcome, and success… Read more »
Rattle Trap or Bust Grass can scare many away from fishing a trap on a lake like Guntersville in the fall of the year. It’s a bait that catches fish in the fall as well as it does in the spring. Guntersville being the grass lake, as it forces many of us to stay away… Read more »
Fall Spinner Bait Bite With fall fishing right around the corner, bait selection will change drastically and all fishermen we will make a drastic change in presentation; we will move from slow moving baits to power fishing with speed and reaction! Nothing works better and is more fun than moving a spinner bait over the… Read more »
Current and Bass Locations There is no doubt in my mind that bass has become a by-product of their surroundings and in the case of a river system like the Tennessee river that bass feed when TVA is pulling current! The key is where do they go when this happens and what generates their activity… Read more »
Crank Baits Deep summer fishing can be all about crank baits, especially if you love to find deep schools of fish. One of the problems we all encounter when we fish deep crank baits is the fact that you can easily loose a big fish trying to get it to the top. I know it… Read more »
Crank Bait Coloring the Newest Fad Detail and custom coloring of crank baits has become the latest craze. Coloring with flake, odd colors and fine lines with all sorts of imagination seem to be a big thing in today’s world of fishing. Over my many years of fishing crank baits and basically believing that the… Read more »
Heat of the Summer As we progress through 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 whether it will be good or not… Read more »
Back Seat Fisherman For many of us that fish, the cost of owning a boat has certainly gotten to a point where it might be the biggest investment you ever make outside of owning a home; an investment many can’t make and because of it you become your best friend’s back seat partner. As the… Read more »