Wind and Fishing If there is a number one enemy of the weekend fishermen, it has got to be the wind! The wind can make a day on the lake just awful, or you can learn the benefits and use them to your advantage! There is no disputing that in most lakes current is the… Read more »
Frog Mats Not all grass areas are created equal and when you have miles of great looking grass that all looks good, something must stand out so you can make a choice; where do you fish and what makes one clump of grass look better than others? These are the questions you must answer every… Read more »
Jig Profile As we move to more offshore summertime fishing one of the oldest most successful baits is the forever fished football jig; make no mistake about it this bait has been around for many years, but it held its own through many years of changes and use on lakes all over the country. A… Read more »
Retrieve Speed and Tempo It is the time of year that speed to retrieve is the name of the game as reeling up a slow-moving bait or a fish coming at you quickly to set the hook is extremely important. There are many ways to work a bait and certainly many of them require you… Read more »
Do not give up on Bladed Baits! Summertime heat and weather change seems to really change everything as the weather changes throughout the different seasons. Every year when we seem to hit that in-between time when the water is too hot for fast moving baits or to clear. Most of us don’t realize but the… Read more »
Ledges Nothing is more enticing to the avid fisherman than fishing the ledges; it where the big fish are in the heat of the summer and its where you can load the boat with a big school of bass. The lore of ledge fishing is a request I get many times a year from the… Read more »
Summertime Changes As we progress into the summertime patterns, the heat causes bass fishing to become more complex and hence there are many more decisions you need to make to have successful trips during the heat of the summer. Most of the decision process evolves around your style and enjoyment while on a summertime fishing… Read more »
Jigging Spoon Anyone The heat of the summer can be your friend if you choose the correct presentation, when the bass are looking for oxygen, and looking for cooler water or just suspending nothing duplicates the results of a jigging spoon. What makes it even better is it is a bait that even the most… Read more »
Boat Houses and Summer As every year summer is full of sunny days lots of heat and the bass need a place to hide. One place the bass move to hide from the sun is under boat houses! The thing about fishing boat house is confidence, most fishermen on Guntersville run by boat houses every… Read more »
Rod Tip can be Crucial There is probably no time of the year where the worm fishing is better than from June through mid August, and I am finding as I put fishermen in the boat that most worm fishermen just do not want to keep their rod tip in a 12 o’clock position while… Read more »