Fishing Articles

Few things in life are free, however, natural or live baits are a pleasant exception to this rule. By late summer and early autumn most natural baits are approaching their greatest numbers and, consequently, readily available. Best of all, the hunt can be an adventure for any ...

The crank bait is one of the easiest lures to use to catch bass. For most fishermen it’s as easy as cast it out and reel it back. For the serious fisherman, the crank bait is a very effective tool almost all year.

Crank baits come in every size, shape and color. ...

Most of us have heard of PCBs, but how many actually know what they are? PCB stands for polychlorinated biphenyls. Now, who knows what those are?

Polychlorinated biphenyls are man-made toxic chemical substances that belong to a large chemical family known as chlorinated ...

Throughout many years of bass fishing I have seen so many different products that have been introduced to the bassin’ industry that I lost count years ago. Some products have been exceptional, some good, some just okay, and some not so good, and with the industry being in the ...

Bass fishing is a sport like many others that when it comes to knowledge and the understanding of the opponent it allows one to become more successful. You may look at it kind of like deer hunting, the more the hunter understands the scrapes, trails, food areas, water areas, ...

Fish formulas and attractants are a very big product in today's angling market, but are they really worth using? I seem to get at least a dozen emails (along with phone calls) each week from anglers who specifically ask me if a fish formula (or fish a attractant) is worth purchasing. ...

A few weeks ago in the late afternoon while I was re-spooling one of my fishing reels my wife had yelled down to me in the cellar and said that I had a phone call. Right in the middle of my winding I had asked her who was on the phone to which she responded, "I think you'd ...

Everyday it seems that more and more of the general public (men, women, boys, and girls) are starting to take notice that there may be just a bit more to bass fishing that meets the eye than just the Sunday morning bass fishing shows they see on TV. Why is this so? They see ...

For the past several months I have received many emails from potential bass anglers from all over the world asking me what kind of steps are needed to take in becoming a professional bass angler. The average age that sends me these emails normally ranges anywhere from 17 years ...

Through all the years of teaching students bass fishing skills and techniques, as well as many former guide clients I have taken on bass fishing trips, one question comes to mind that has been asked time and time again and that question is; "Are spinnerbaits really worth ...

Have you ever noticed whether it be Club Tournaments, Divisional Tournaments (B.A.S.S. Federation, Red Man, Anglers Choice, etc.) and even the Pro Tournaments, usually you will see a hand full of the same anglers consistently "In-The-Money" most of the time. Then while ...

There are "Two" basic types or styles of Jerkbaits that are sold on the bassin’ market today, and they would fall in the catgories of "Hard-Jerkbaits" and "Soft-Jerkbaits." The "Soft-Jerkbaits" type or style would cover the soft-plastic ...

Finesse fishing is pretty much nothing more than "Down Sizing" a particular type of bait or lure. When it comes to winter fishing, or times throughout the year that are considered to be in-active, most anglers will find more success at catching bass by "Down Sizing" ...

There has been a lot of controversy over "Fish Attractants" or otherwise known as "Fish Scents" or "Fish Formulas". In the past, I’ve noticed that many of my former bass angling students as well as my bass guide clients have always come prepared ...

Many of today’s anglers all to often seem to have the enthusiasm to get themselves all sike’d up for that big day of fishing the following day only to find themselves coming in at the end of the day with only one or two bass caught. They will spend the day, usually casting, ...