Let's Keep Fishing Practical!
Actually this is a little bass fishing secret I employ in ponds and reservoirs with populations of schooling baitfish like shad (Southeastern & Western U.S.) or alewives (Eastern U.S.).
As either spring ramps up and summer starts to wind-down, schooling baitfish start to congregate in the main lake area and bass often do as well. The reason the bass are there? …
The presence of all that food…
Not to mention, to take advantage of ambush situations where
One of the most productive lures used for bass fishing in all seasons are tube lures.
They work great and they are so easy to use that even a beginner can use them successfully.
One of the best things about using tubes is the fact they are so versatile. If you love to fish off of docks and banks or go out in a boat it doesn’t matter.
Why you ask?
Basically because you can use these fantastic “bass catching lures” anywhere.
This type of lure works so great they are sometimes referred to as one of the prime “killer bass fishing lures”.
Once you learn the different ways tube lures can be fished, you will be
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Ever Feel Like You’re Missing That Special Fishing Knot?
How many times have you been out on a bass fishing trip facing a specific situation where a certain knot is required but couldn’t remember how to tie it?
I’m sure it has happened to each of us at some point and what happens?
We end up either running around asking everyone else how to tie the knot or improvise using a knot that is less than an ideal solution.
Even if you’ve been lucky enough to get your hands on a credit card size knot guide for your wallet, sometimes the little diagrams just don’t cut it!
Obviously the best way to avoid this situation is to re-learn how to
Spring is nearly here and it’s time to clean all the bassin’ gear, change the line on all those reels, check the boat and trailer then head to the lake!
But before you do, check out the following articles and
For most bass anglers, warming trends in the spring provides much needed relief and even flat-out excitement after tough fishing conditions during the long winter months.
As the slow warming conditions of spring start to rev-up the bass’ metabolism, they typically start making their way to shallow water cover and structures and put on the feed bag. When the bass start the spring chomp, most of us start probing transition areas and the shallows with a variety of horizontal baits like lipless cranks, jerkbaits, square bills, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits. As long as the water temp increase remain steady, so does the springtime feeding ritual as the bass getting ready for the spawn.
We anglers get even more excited when Mother Nature really turns up the thermostat thinking the bass feed will go into hyper-drive. Trouble is the ultra rapid warm-up often triggers just the opposite and the bass bite almost comes to a screeching halt.
When the bite turns tough,
Many bass anglers tout the double pitzen a.k.a. the Jimmy Houston knot as the strongest knot in use today. A number of pro anglers (including Jimmy & Shaw Grigsby) have created demo videos showing how to tie the knot but this version is one of the clearest I have found. Enjoy!
Ever since it’s introduction in the early 1980’s, the Rapala Shad Rap has been cherished by anglers chasing bass and most other gamefish as well. A combination of materials (balsa & premium components), shape, and profile, gave the Shad Rap a tight wiggling action that mimics a wide variety of bait that triggers strikes when…