2007 Articles

This article is intended to help the Beginning Fisherman better understand the makeup of deep water (15 ft or more) covered floating docks and what techniques work best for me during the hot weather months when water temperatures reach the 80's and above. Let me say that this ...

What Do I Fish With?
Now that you have a better idea on what areas of docks to key in on, lets explore each individual part of the what do I fish with piece. I want to preface again that there are several baits and techniques that you can use. BUT for day in and day out ...

If you really want to get serious about setting out brush piles prepare yourself for some hard work, but it can pay off big later. Bass will use brush piles throughout the year but the heat of summer and winter are the prime times to fill your live well with brush pile bass ...

Jim Raymer was fishing in Morse Reservoir north of Indianapolis for crappie. He and his long-time fishing partner, Rick Priebe had marked a number of fish at several locations with their fish locator. They headed back to the first school of fish they had marked, and Raymer started ...

To fish at a fast or slow pace is a question we ask our selves a lot. It will really depend what style you prefer, but there are times that you must do both. To fish slowly is something that I will do once I know I have located a school of or a pattern that requires this slower ...

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As the alarm clock begins to chirp, I awake from my dream of a desperate fight with a 65 pound monster Striped bass! The dream seems so real! But as my thoughts clear, the big fish in my mind begins to fade. I think to myself, “maybe someday”.

I say my morning ...

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Summer Time Fishing on Lake Guntersville Alabama my Top Tips

With the summer time quickly approaching it’s time to start looking at winning patterns for bass fishing in Lake Guntersville Alabama. For purposes of this article I will break these tips into three categories, ...

I often fish with people who just don’t understand that a “rattle trap” is more than just bait that you throw out and reel back. It’s my experience that working a rattletrap with various presentations is the key to catching fish.

I wanted to share with you the presentation ...

How to win a “Bass Tournament” on Lake Guntersville
I often get asked what does a person have to do to win a big tournament on Guntersville. My answer is always the same that’s a big question with many answers. I’m going in this article try to explain what must be accomplished ...

There is nothing that bothers me more than fishing with someone who doesn’t have reasonable expectations while on a fishing trip. When I get in the boat with a client the first thing I ask them is what are they trying to accomplish. I hear everything from catching fish, to learning ...

What I believe is the best time to use Fluorocarbon Line
My experience with the different fluorocarbon lines has been less than exciting. I have personally found that the line breaks very easy during a strong hook set. In fact I spoke in depth one day with one the suppliers ...

When to use braided line on Lake Guntersville
With the onset of the new fishing lines over the past several years I get many customers in my boat that don’t understand the differences in reel lines. I thought it would be good to try to help you understand when braid is ...

How to Properly Position your Boat
One of the most critical things that inexperienced fisherman never learn is how to maximize boat position so you catch more fish. It always amazes me to watch someone fish down a river channel or around a hump and never consider the contours ...