Weiss Lake (GA)

Regardless of your fishing preferences you can’t deny the explosion of the Shaky Head throughout the bass fishing industry. The feeling out there is when everything else fails you, fish a Shaky head, the many ways you can fish it have made it a very versatile bait.
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As the fall fishing continues to mask a slow presentation I thought I would give some detail on the many ways to fish a worm. There is no doubt we have advanced the presentation over the years of a worm and many of them are very popular and catching fish.


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It’s always a puzzle to figure out where the bigger bass go, why are they difficult to find and what keys should you look for to find the bigger fish? These questions have been out there for years and I am not sure there is a clear cut answer but I will give you my insight on... read more

Little Miss Judy Believe It or Not!

Here’s Phil Shirley on his pride and joy “Katy Colleen”! He took many a Gulf Stream trip aboard his boat!



ater tale that needs to be told! On this particular blue water trip Phil Shirley and party... read more

Over the many years I have been fishing I have always keep information on my fishing trips giving me nearly 25 years of details from baits to weather to fishing depth and more. The advantage of all this is the ability to go back and sort by day, month, bait or depth of water... read more

This is my father Captain Sherman I Helmey of way back then Captain Helmey’s Charter Boat Company. He is sitting on a 1980 T-Craft that he had built in Titusville, Florida. The board that he is sitting on is actually a fine piece of teak wood, which my father has graciously... read more