Guiding You In Your Quest For More And Bigger Fish
Spinnerbaits have so many applications in bass fishing. One of my favorite is to use a spinnerbait to help me locate where the fish are in the water column.
That is exactly what I intended recently when I took the Strike King Tour Grade Spinnerbait out to Lake Lanier for some testing. [Read more…]
Steve Kennedy took home the big prize this weekend on West Point Lake in Georgia.
Kennedy had to overcome being in 5th place on the final day of the tournament, and jumped over 4 other anglers to take the top spot, including Edwin Evers, who was in first place and on the brink of his second Elite Series win of the year. [Read more…]
Today we are going to dive into part II of how to read a river. If you haven’t already, follow the link to read part one of how to read a river, so that you are all caught up.
We are going to look at each of the 12 areas we talked about in part one, define them, and talk briefly how to fish each one. This is a lot of material to cover, so let’s get right down to business. [Read more…]
If you read my post on how to read a river, then you already know that I believe a good pair of polarized sunglasses to be and essential tool.
Now I am going to let you in on my little secret. I want to tell you about the exact glasses I use, why I use them, and why you need a pair yourself. [Read more…]
Sometimes, the bass are right up close, and don’t require a long cast to get to them. You might be out there, walking the shore or running the trolling motor, and want to get a weedless jig or a drop shot rig into some lily pads.
Flipping and pitching are probably the two best bass fishing techniques for getting there. But people often get these two techniques mixed up. [Read more…]
This is the first in a series of articles written to give an introduction into the sport of fly fishing. When I talk to people who have never done any fly fishing, the first thing they say is, “That looks hard.” It is that kind of comment that has inspired the MVF Fly Fishing For Beginners series.
Today, we will begin by looking at how to read a river or a stream, so that you know what to look for when you get out on that water. [Read more…]
Fishing electronics have come an amazing distance in the past 50 years. From depth finders, fish finders, and gps—to the instruments on the control panel itself—they all share one common thread.
They get dirty! [Read more…]
Easter is right around the corner, and I for one can tell you what I will be up to. In the morning, I will be out on the lake for some serious spotted bass fishing. Afterwards, my wife and I will head to my In-Laws’ for some great food and family time.
I love fishing on holidays because, typically, I am the only one out there doing my thing. But some people have told me that, for them, that’s strictly family time and they would never get out on the lake or river, even for a minute. [Read more…]
Besides being Wisconsin’s State fish, the musky is described as “the fish of 10,000 casts.” Anyone who has ever gone out for one of these monsters knows that to be true.
Equally true though—it only takes one of those casts to land a world record!
That is exactly what happened to Cal Johnson in 1949, when he landed a 67 pound, 8 ounce monster on Lake Court Oreilles in Hayward Wisconsin. [Read more…]
I should have known this little trip was doomed from the start. In my hurry to get to the river, I must have been stuck behind every school bus in North Georgia. Despite repeated pleas to the fishing gods, the school bus schedule seemed to coincide perfectly with mine. [Read more…]