Lake Etiquette As fishing becomes more and more popular the lack of etiquette on the lake seems to get worse. As the crowds increase so does the lack of understanding about each other’s space and the amount of time it takes to get your boat set up, put in and out on the water fishing…. Read more »
Advantage of Gold Blades As time has moved on over my many years of fishing and guiding, one thing that I have always believed in when fishing in Guntersville with a spinner bait is having at least one gold blade but preferable two on your blade. There are many reasons I believe in gold blades… Read more »
Summer to Fall As we have seen the water temps drop and move into the transition time summer fishing is now turning to fall fishing forcing you to make changes in your techniques. The problem is what do you do, especially when the fish are constantly on the move making it difficult to count on… Read more »
Transition Time Every year as we start to see the temperatures drop from the summer heat to the fall like weather, we start to realize that the bass are on the move; finding them in the same spot can be a challenge and it’s because of the fall transition. It definitely gets harder until the… Read more »
Be Different As we transition into the fall bite one thing that stands out to me is that there is need to be different. Doing the same old thing when the transition from fall to winter hits you in the face maybe the death of you. Being different allows you to create bites and show… Read more »
Presentation is Everything in the Fall When you hit the water in the fall of the year one of the frustrating issues that we all deal with is the lack of big bites. The bass are extremely aggressive, but it seems like all you can do is hook up on little fish. There are of… Read more »
Keys to Jerk Baits As we move into the fall fishing, I start to remember the success I have had fishing jerk baits over the many years they have existed. I can easily state that jerk baits have been a consistent performer of my fishing over many years especially as the water conditions cool off… Read more »
Retrieve is Everything Observing my customers day after day most anglers fish their bait the same way cast after cast. The contrary though is recommended as most experienced anglers are constantly adjusting their retrieve and making a change as to how they present it until they find a bite. Customers ask me all the time… Read more »
Fall can Add a different Presentation. Don’t let the fear of a rattle bait catching in the grass turn you away from using it in the fall. It’s a bait that catches fish in the fall as well as it does in the spring. Guntersville being the grass lake it forces many of us to… Read more »
Different Ways to Rig a Senko In the summertime you have to be able to adjust to the lethargic action from most bass this time of year; one way to do this is to fish a Senko and there are many ways to present it that can help you catch fish. One of the most… Read more »