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 ...

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 ...

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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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 ...