Late Winter/Early Spring on Guntersville Guntersville can be completely different from the north end to the south in late winter. When I hit the water in early spring, I generally start the day out cutting the lake up into different depths; Guntersville seems to have many tales to tell in early spring and there is… Read more »
Rattle Bait Presentations Many fishermen refer to a rattle bait as an idiot bait, meaning all that is needed is to cast and reel and you will catch fish and if all you are doing is casting and reeling, you’re not fishing. Sure, when conditions are right for this rattle bait, and most baits will… Read more »
Winter Jig Fishing Fishing a jig comes down to three important aspects of fishing. The first is size; in the winter a small weighted, small profile jig is always best for cold water fishing. Size matters this time of year bass are lethargic in cold water and placing a small profile jig in front of… Read more »
Not Biting, Keys It’s unfortunately part of fishing as we all find days when the fish just won’t cooperate; there are many reasons as it happens to us all. The reasons are many, the solutions are few and sometimes there is just not a good solution, but you just have to be persistent! The biggest… Read more »
Finesse Time in Cold Finesse fishing is generally not my thing, but it has its place in fact, many have heard me verbalize it. It’s true I am not but a fan, however I believe we have reached a time in the coldest part of the year where working finesse baits might be your best… Read more »
Bladed Baits in Winter Every year when we seem to hit that in-between time when the water is too cold for fast moving baits and not warm enough to slow completely to the likes of soft plastics there are some advantages to bladed baits. Most of us don’t realize but the blades on many of… Read more »
Winter Retrieve Speed We are approaching a time of year when 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 and certainly many of them require you to work them very… Read more »
Time on the Water is Everything Over my many years of professional fishing the one thing that I always come back too is spending time on the water is just irreplaceable; nothing you can do will mean as much to success as spending time fishing. It is just a pure fact you can fish all… Read more »
My Top Winter Soft Plastics Soft plastics baits on Guntersville for me is mainly about matching the hatch for the size of the bait the bass are feeding on. A mistake many fishermen make I believe in the winter with soft plastics is size; if you are constantly using big 10 in. to 12 in…. Read more »
Thanks for Thanksgiving Every year it appears to me as I grow older, wiser and more thankful that the meaning of Thanksgiving gives me more to think about and more to be thankful for. Fishing has been my lifeline now for many years, it has brought me joy, excitement and certainly has been my gift…. Read more »