It’s Time for a Jig When the bass has transitioned from the spring bite to the summer bite, a bait, I enjoy fishing is working a traditional jig; there are several reasons I like this presentation and none more important than the pure fact it catches big fish. If you’re a tournament fisherman, you can… Read more »
Summertime Bass Fishing The summer on any lake can be tedious and different for the bass fisherman, it’s a time of year when you have to be creative and work tirelessly to find feeding fish. Many times, color matters more than any time of year as you are dealing with mainly clear water and thick… Read more »
Benefits of Fishing the Shad Spawn When it comes to an exciting and active time in bass fishing nothing beats fishing the shad spawn; there is a very good reason for this and that is the abundance of large amounts of food source. There are no doubt large numbers of shad making the bass easy… Read more »
Transitional Fishing for Spawn to Post Spawn Locations As the bass relocates after the spawn, we get into a period known as transition fishing; meaning that the bass are relocating from the shallow banks to the deeper water. When this happens locating fish on the move becomes difficult and forces you to find a different… Read more »
Best Spring Fishing Techniques There is no doubt that the spring is an exciting time of year for bass fishing, it’s a time where you can utilize man different techniques depending on the phase the bass are in when you get on the water. Right now, in Guntersville we are approaching the post spawn and… Read more »
Finding Bedding Areas As the bass progress to the spawning grounds, it becomes important to understand the movement and the type of areas they spawn in. Just as the spawn approaches bass generally move to the deeper water outside of the spawning grounds, they find protection in bays and scattered vegetation outside the spawning grounds…. Read more »
Fishing the Spawn We are approaching the spawn and as we do there are some keys to catching bass that if you keep in mind, you can really improve your day on the water. The first thing is to do a little research and understand the bass behavior during the spawn; bass generally move to… Read more »
March on Guntersville As the water warms and the weather improves March can be an excellent month for bass fishing in Guntersville. With rising temperatures, the bass begin to move from the deep water to the shallows as they prepare their bodies for the spawn. Remember March can be all about transition so finding fish… Read more »
Vertical Fishing It’s the time of year when the fish could be 3 ft. deep or 25 ft. deep and it will change daily as the fronts move through the lake area. With today’s technology the aspect of live imaging becomes more front and center than ever before; Lowrance Active Target gives you a front… Read more »
Whacky Rig Delight As we approach the spawn there is one bait that has survived the test of time as the bass move into there lethargic time of the spawn: that being a Whacky rig worm. The good news is that there are many presentations that you can choose from in order to get the… Read more »