Keys to the Shad Spawn There is no time of year that is more fun than the season that has become known as the shad spawn; it’s a spring occurrence that every year I personally look forward to. The bass are as active as you will find them at any time of the year; they’re… Read more »
The Many Advantages of a Wacky Rig As fishing has progressed over the years one technique that has pulled ahead of the pack is fishing with a wacky rig; it’s become a presentation that is over-coming the highly pressured lakes we are seeing today. Finesse fishing just keeps growing as time moves forward and the… Read more »
Find the Blue Gill Beds Ideally Blue Gill beds make for great summertime bass locations as most people fail to realize that bluegill spawn 4 or more times a year and their beds make for great areas in the heat of the summer to find active bass. Most bluegill beds are easy to find just… Read more »
Try Something Unorthodox As spring moves on to the summertime of the year, some things change and some do not. The one big similarity of spring to summer is the all day heat leaving the water temperature to sore and oxygen to deplete in the water. This factor alone makes summer fishing extremely tough and… Read more »
It’s Spinnerbait Time There is probably no bait in my tackle box that offers such a wide variety of ways to fish it than a spinnerbait; it’s a main stay in my box of tricks that has survived the test of time and proven it can and is a well-rounded presentation. There are not many… Read more »
Fishing has Changed! It’s no secret that bass fishing on just about every lake in the country has changed drastically over the last 5 years. It’s certainly not easy anymore as you are forced to be much more versatile and your investment in becoming a good angler is nearly out of site from a cost… Read more »
Why Bass Locate in Certain Spots It’s a question I get all the time from my customers, “why are these fish here,” the answer although can be complex and lengthy narrows down to the surroundings. What is near bye, what do the contours look like, is there deep water around, in general the answer is… Read more »
Bladed Jigs Around Grass Over the many years of lure development no lure has been as effective around grass as the bladed jig; now has been named many things, Chatter baits, Vibrating jigs and more. The bottom line is they have taken over where the rattle bait left off with a natural Shad look that… Read more »
Cold Water Baits Cold water can be your friend or your enemy as bait selection can be key to having success during the cold spells; baits that I have been using for many years and God willing for many more to come have had success, but things change and sometimes you must adjust. The thing… Read more »
Buzz Bait in Early Spring Sometimes in the early spring you just must take a chance on doing something different; a pattern that shows is face that most folks don’t think about is throwing a buzz bait when the water temperature is in the mid 50’s. As the water temperature climbs from the mid 50’s… Read more »