2012 Articles

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 ...

Lure Color
The incredible thing about color is that everyone has a different opinion as to whether color really matters. I have some beliefs about color that I would like to share with you! The first belief is, do not let people confuse you with lure color. When the fish ...

Most people hit the water with a few presentations, and a few baits that they are really comfortable with! I can’t say as I blame them but you can’t make yourself a better fisherman and improve your skills by just being a worm fisherman or a jig fisherman.

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Looking back at old photos from the 1950s and 1960s in Happy Hunting Ground magazine, the precursor of Kentucky Afield magazine, you see anglers wading in the Dix River in spring with strings of fat white bass tied to their belts. The spring white bass runs in the headwaters ...

It's the mouth that gets you.

You hook a huge largemouth bass and all you can see is a giant, angry shaking mouth.

The size of the mouth lets you know this bass is one of the top ones you've ever hooked. You realize the giant, gaping shaking bucket ...

Water temperatures in Kentucky rivers hovering in the high 30s to low 40s do not inspire confidence that it is a great time to go fishing.

However, for Kentucky sauger anglers, right now is glory time.

“I fished below Lock and ...

The winds still blow from the north and many days produce cold temperatures and leaden skies, but now is the time to catch big muskellunge in the tailwaters below Cave Run, Buckhorn and Green River lakes.

The smaller tailwaters give bank anglers and owners of small ...

The crappie spawn often coincides with the blooming of dogwood trees in Kentucky. Many anglers plan a crappie fishing trip to Kentucky Lake at that time of year.

This typically occurs in mid to late April, just after the conclusion of what country people call redbud ...

With the movement toward spring one of the first things that occur is the fish scatter out and we find them very difficult to find as a result we have some tough days on the water. When this occurs the fish move into what I refer to as "transition." The bass aren’t ...

Over all the years of guiding one of the questions I get is what is it really like to catch a 10 plus pound bass; can it really be explained! Well let me take my best shot at describing what most want to experience and very few have really accomplished.
I don’t think that ...