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Fall Dock Fishing

The in-between time of year generally falls in the fall when the water is still warm and the bass are acting like its mid-summer. Bass become real finicky in this time of the year as […]

Big Fish Time of Year
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Big Fish Time of Year

Winter is a special time of year for catching massive fish; there is no time of the year that compares to winter fishing when you are hunting for size, and the one thing you should […]

Cold Water and Jerk Baits
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Cold Water and Jerk Baits

With this winter of 2022 being some of the coldest we have had in 10 or more years; I start to remember the success I have had fishing jerk baits over the many years they […]

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Carolina Rig in the Winter

Every year as we move to the wintertime where the bass are staging, getting a bite seems to be exceedingly difficult and a Carolina rig can be fished many ways and rigged differently to entice […]

Mud Lines For Bass
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Mud Lines For Bass

If I have learned anything about North Alabama in the winter, I have realized that in the winter we get a lot of rain causing the lake to get muddy; causing water to over-run many […]

Safety First
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Safety First

Every year as we get prepared for spring break and many of the new boaters start out on their first endeavor to launch their boat for the first time the horror of holidays past start […]

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Hard Targets

History has proved that the winter is the best of the hard target fishing, because the cold water drives the fish out looking for different structure “hence the bass move to hard targets” like rock, […]

A Constant Education
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A Constant Education

As we move into the second half of the year the one thing, I always realize is the education process of bass fishing never ends. Just when you think you have figured it out and […]

Summertime Weather Affects the Bite
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Summertime Weather Affects the Bite

As we move on into the summer everything, we thought we understood about the effect of the weather changes; bass fishing changes and the different weather patterns change. In the winter we dealt with many […]

Big Fish Time
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Big Fish Time

I realize that most anglers prefer the warmer winter day; I certainly understand the more comfortable feeling of a better day when the temperature has warmed in the middle of winter. The problem is if […]

The Affect of Pausing a Bait 1
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The Affect of Pausing a Bait

With the rattle bait being for many of us the bait of choice in February fishing, especially on Guntersville; one part of the presentation that can’t be emphasized enough is pausing your bait. Nothing you […]

Schooling Fish
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Schooling Fish

One pattern you can generally bet the farm that will occur is occurring now on the lake is the schooling bass. If you want to have a ton of fun and don’t care about size […]

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Fishing Grass Lines

When you fish a lake like Guntersville enough sometimes you just must do the obvious fish the grass lines; although not all grass lines are created equal, as not all have active fish. As you […]

Buzz Baits and the Spawn
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Buzz Baits and the Spawn

It’s the highly unlikely bait that most of us do not focus on during the spawn but there is probably no bait that gets more strikes over spawning areas than a buzz bait. When your […]

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Crowded Lakes

If you have been on the water lately it’s pretty-obvious that each year, there are more and more fishermen. The onset of high-school teams coupled with the increased interest in fishing has doubled the pressure […]

Key to Spring Time Fishing
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Key to Spring Time Fishing

With the spring time months nearly upon us its time to look at the most important key to finding fish during the spring months. Yes, there are many ways to be a good spring time […]

Ramp Etiquette
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Ramp Etiquette

As is always the case in the spring we are getting into the busy time of year and the boat ramps are the first place one must face the crowds. As usual every day can […]

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Spring Top Water Bite Is Near

With the spring fishing quickly approaching there is a presentation that many fishermen forget about and that is the top water bite. There is probably no presentation that can be more fun during the spring […]

My Favorite Deep Baits
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My Favorite Deep Baits

With the fish moving off shore and the spawn slowly turning to post spawn I thought I would give you my favorite baits that I use when the bass move deep as we progress into […]

Ethanol Gas Issues have subsided
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Ethanol Gas Issues have subsided

Since the onset of the mixture of gasoline and ethanol there have been tons of problems popping up all over the country. Injector issues, motors running rough, gas breaking down and more have plagued the […]

Key Pre-Spawn Locations
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Key Pre-Spawn Locations

As you start your day searching for pre-spawn bass it’s important to remember that there are visual keys to look for; let your eyes be your partner and don’t ignore what your seeing as you […]

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Fishing An A-Rig – A Few Tips

With the winter bite upon us and the resurgence of the A-Rig over the last month I thought it would be a good time to share some of the deepest secrets of making this bait […]

Reading Your Mapping
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Reading Your Mapping

While todays mapping has improved drastically; as everything from coloring to contours to self-recorded detail are available you still must understand what you’re seeing on your screens. That for many can be a challenge so […]

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Big Fish Anyone

Warm days are not necessarily your best winter time fishing; I understand the winter can be harsh on the body but if you want the best big fish days on the water you probably need […]

Transition from Fall to Winter
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Transition from Fall to Winter

As we see the colder temperatures set in for the winter the bass will once again make some changes in their daily habits; the water temperatures will drop substantially forcing them to look for warmer […]

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The Fall Fishing Begins

As the water temperature drops down to the fall fishing temperatures between 55 and 70 degrees its time to understand the patterns that develop and the keys that drive the bass to the shallows. As […]

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Some Things You Must Try

One of the conditions we see on a regular basis in the fall is clear water although this year has been more rain, the reason being is generally we do not see a lot of […]

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Some Fall Fishing Changes

Habits change in the fall these changes and these pattern movements in fall fishing occurs more in how the largemouth bass changes their habits, and why they relate to open flats more than any time […]

Some Late Summer Time Tricks
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Some Late Summer Time Tricks

With the heat, lake of oxygen for the fish and just mainly uncomfortable days the heat of the summer can be torture but there are some tricks to make life a little easier out there […]

Get use to Change
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Get use to Change

As we have all seen the days of fishing our local lake with you and few other fishermen have turned into high pressure lakes and has changed drastically over the past few years; going to […]

Make Some Changes
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Make Some Changes

As the summer moves on to the fall of the year, changes may make you change, and some changes do not. The one big similarity of summer to fall is the mid-day heat leaving the […]

Vertical jigging Tips
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Vertical jigging Tips

As summer progresses and we start to see the water get really-warm from top to bottom the fish many times move into the deepest parts of many reservoirs forcing you to look for deep fish. […]

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Vertical Jigging Tips

As summer progresses and we start to see the water get really-warm from top to bottom the fish many times move into the deepest parts of many reservoirs forcing you to look for deep fish. […]

Summertime Shadows
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Summertime Shadows

It’s no secret that the heat of the summer forces you to look for different structure and find something that is a reason for fish to hold on a spot. If your observant enough you […]

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Keys to Deep Fishing

As we progress further into the deep bite, there are some keys to getting bit and I will try to give you my ideas on making the ledge bite pay off for you. The first […]

Worm Fishing and Fall Rate
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Worm Fishing and Fall Rate

As we progress into the summer months fishing turns to some-kind of worm fishing; its probably the oldest of the artificial bait presentation and one that works and has forever. One of the keys to […]

The Asian Carp are Coming
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The Asian Carp are Coming

If you’re a boating enthusiast of any type and enjoy the lakes in North Alabama like Guntersville, Wheeler, Pickwick and others; beware the Asian Carp are on their way. I’m not talking about the carp […]

Frustrating Snags
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Frustrating Snags

As the fish move shallow for the spawn and we all start our run to the banks and hard cover it’s inevitable that your bait is going to get hung up at some point during […]

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Key Pre-Spawn Locations

As you start your day searching for pre-spawn bass it’s important to remember that there are visual keys to look for; let your eyes be your partner and don’t ignore what your seeing as you […]

The Patterns of Patterns
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The Patterns of Patterns

With all the constant change that occurs on our lakes during the spring its good to have a pattern that addresses all the confusion that the fish go through, and it takes some of the […]

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The Calm Water Demon

There is no doubt that when you find calm, dead or clear water all combined on the same day on any bass fishing adventure you have found some of the toughest conditions to catch fish. […]

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The Swim Jig

With the evolution of baits every year some become more popular than others but nothing in the last many years has taken off like the swim jig; there are some very good reasons. Popular baits […]