Retrieve Speed Some things in the heat of the summer just can’t be ignored and retrieving speed is critical during the summer. 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… Read more »
My Favorite Deep Techniques When you get on the water in the heat of the summer sometimes you just have to be prepared to fish in 20 plus feet of water, cooler water temperatures and shell beds producing oxygen many times force you too. Bass have low tolerance for low oxygen levels, and they move… Read more »
Go Shallow As we move into the summer fishing gets tough, the deep water is hot in water temperature, the bass are lethargic and getting a bite can be tedious work. Sometimes the answer is not where you might expect it; as many times the bass have moved into very shallow water. Yes, many times… Read more »
Jigging Spoon When the water gets hot, and the bass are looking for oxygen, looking for cooler water or just suspending nothing duplicates the results of a jigging spoon. What makes it even better than most realize its bait that even the most inexperienced fisherman can use and be successful at? You can present the… Read more »
Deep Cranking Time As the fishing pressure mounts on Guntersville with more and more fisherman on the lake the bass will try to make some moves to the deep water at least until the grass thickens on the lake. The weather conditions with it being much cooler than normal will extend the amount of time… Read more »
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 »