Fishing Articles

I have been going through many different emotions lately, the hot weather is coming the fishing is good and bad and the pressure mounts daily to become better at what you do. Your customers expect your undivided attention and sometimes the days are long and tedious.
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There are some basic keys to being successful fishing deep crank baits, and I believe they are the difference makers. If you think all you have to do is tie on your crank bait on any old rod throw it out and crank it back, well what can I say except you will more than likely ...

t’s the time of year where the shad are starting to show up on the ledges and the shad spawn bite is upon us! To me it is one of the most amazing times of the year; you can absolutely get a rod ripped out of your hands if you are not careful. The bass are chasing the shad at ...

There is no doubt that summer time fishing can be a mystery, the bass that were seemingly every where have all of a sudden become hard to find and frustration sets in. What can you do? Where did the fish go and how can I catch them? Let me first say that there is no fool proof ...

The rolling Pennyroyal country south of the Green River looks like a pockmarked World War I battlefield from the air. Those pockmarks aren't from artillery shells impacting the ground; they come from a combination of rainfall, porous limestone and time.

These forces ...

It is a ritual as regular as the Kentucky Derby running on the first Saturday in May.


Cheesy informercials on late night television promote the newest "revolution" in fishing, usually a gimmick that appeals to the sensibilities of the sleep deprived. ...

A group of old friends of mine gets together every spring for a fishing trip in March or April, usually to Kentucky Lake. After our first day of fishing on our recent trip, one of the friends asked for help with a balky spinning reel.

The handle was "loosey-goosey," ...

Finding the Thermocline In a post about Rough River, the poster was told to find the Thermocline but he replied that his fish finder was old and didn't show the thermolcline. It is really not necessary to find the actual Thermocline or its real depth, all you(we) really need ...

If there is a question I constantly get asked by customers, it generally centers on ledge fishing! We here on Guntersville are blessed with some great ledge fishing and if you know what to do and how to approach it you can put some winning stringers in the boat by understanding ...

Over the years I have spent on Guntersville one thing that seems to be a common theme among fisherman during the fall or frog season as many see it, is to figure out what grass is productive for the frog bite. Well I am not sure there is any great secret to it, but I have found ...

Once again it appears the tackle industry is moving on and some abrupt changes in tackle are here again! It started last fall with the Paul Alias win here on Guntersville with the Alabama rig, the 5 lure set up is changing the fishing world and the concept itself is only at ...

In early March, with water temperatures in the upper 40s, walleye can be found in river headwaters and in the tailwaters of reservoirs below dams.
This seasonal fishing opportunity is arguably one of the best times of the year to catch walleye. "In Lake Cumberland, ...

Over time fishing has become as technical as everything else we do in life now-a-days, we have terms for everything and presentation is one term that confuses and bewilders the average fisherman. I get all kinds of questions about presentation, what does it mean? How do you ...

I spent some time on my last article talking about fishing the ledges, and mentioned the fact that deep cranking can be a very effective presentation along the drops and points of the ledges. There is however a way to enhance your deep cranking skills and drive your crank- baits ...

With the hundreds of anglers on the waters today B.A.S.S. has embarked on a program to recycle their soft plastics, each angler was given a plastic bag to put their worn or torn soft plastics in, all labeled and ready to be sent to be recycled. This program has become known ...