What season should you throw a Shakey Head? Yep, you guessed it every season can be successful. Here are few helpful tips that will help you feel that tension and tug at the end of your line we all love. Where to start? Let’s talk equipment.Preferred equipment for me is spinning tackle about 95% of the time. I like a [read more]
Color Selection, not so simplified….There are such a gross myriad of lure colors available to the angler today that it’s no wonder why people are constantly confused as to what color to pick in any given circumstance. There are literally hundreds of companies each manufacturing their own specific colors in God only knows how many different combinations. How are you [read more]
Earlier this year, I decided to dedicate myself to throwing jigs. I concentrated on only throwing them for a few months before I started to add them into my normal fishing routine. Although I do not consider myself an accomplished jig fisherman yet, I certainly no longer call myself a novice. Hopefully the following post will help in demystifying the [read more]
Now's A Good Time for Topwater
If you're having trouble deciding which lures to use now that summer is here in full force, consider Yamaha Pro Dave Mansue's advice: throw a big topwater bait, retrieve it slowly so bass think it's an easy meal, and stay in water less than 15 feet deep. "For me, the topwater season really gets [read more]
Top Water Fishing
It’s right at daybreak. You’ve killed the motor about 200 feet away from the lily pads. Now you are on stealth approach with the trolling motor, and the first cast lands in the pocket between four pads. You let the frog settle a minute, twitch it twice, and SLAM!, the tuning fork goes off in your loins as [read more]
Jigs Year Round
By Ken Sturdivant
Fish a jig and trailer all year because bass love the crayfish.
One of the best bass producers all year is the jig. Crayfish are one of the prime food sources for bass and the jig very closely resembles this natural bait.
On numerous occasions we find a crayfish in the live well of my boat, spit [read more]
Drop It Like It's Hot
When the bass are in a tizzy the drop shot rig can be one of the best set-ups to throw. A lot of anglers make the mistake of using the drop shot rig only for deep, clear water situations. The drop shot rig is rather very versatile and can work under a wide range of conditions [read more]
Leave it to Beaver
Everyone has their favorite baits that they fall back on time and time again to put keeper bass in the boat. The beaver is one of my all time confidence baits when it is tournament time. I’ve caught so many keepers over the last two years on this bait in competition that I never leave home without [read more]
Follow Alton Jones' Tips For Better Topwater Action
During the hot summer months, two things constantly remind Alton Jones to keep a top-water lure tied on and ready to fish. The first is that when he began fishing as a youngster more than 35 years ago, he started with a topwater lure, and the second is the 9 lb., 9-oz. bass [read more]
Terms such as "Texas-rigged worm," "Carolina-rigged lizard" or "wacky rig&q[...]
Say What??
Terms such as "Texas-rigged worm," "Carolina-rigged lizard" or "wacky rig" are part of a bass angler's everyday lexicon. But to a beginner, the experienced anglers might as well be speaking Chinese.The Texas rig is probably the most popular fish-catching innovation in the evolution of bass fishing. The term stems from Nick Crème and Crème Manufacturing, the company given credit [read more]
