Guiding You In Your Quest For More And Bigger Fish
Looking back on 2011 and the many great stories that came out of that year, one stands out a bit to me.
It isn’t often that a fishing technique can be so polarizing—causing debates about legality and fairness, and even prompting a few states to take legal action.
But that is exactly what the Alabama rig has done, and will probably continue to do. This rig is actually nothing really new, but it rose to prominence on Lake Guntersville. [Read more…]
Fierce Lures In Package
As most of you who have been with us know, we here at MVF like our swimbaits. We almost always have one or more tied on and ready to go when we hit the water because this class of baits catches fish consistently. Today we get to take a relatively new entry into this market out on the water and see whether or not it has what it takes to earn a permanent spot in our tackle box.
The Fierce Lures Hawg Whisperer is a multi-segmented, seven to be precise, swimbait. These lures are 3.5 inches in length, weigh 1/2 ounce, have a medium-slow sink rate and come in some unique color patterns. [Read more…]
February 24-26 will see the most prestigious bass fishing tournament in the world head to Louisiana.
The Red River will host 49 elite anglers who will all be gunning for the sport’s largest prize. Three days of fishing, with the winner walking away with the title of Classic Champion, and a huge payday.
We are going to give you a preview of the Bassmaster Classic—from the water to the anglers—and then offer a few predictions as well. [Read more…]
Trout Dough Series
It’s now trout season again around here so we thought we would take a look at a new product from Berkley. They have introduced a new series of rods called the Trout Dough series.
We obtained one for the purpose of throwing very lightweight jigs, split-shotting and drop-shotting small plastics like Berkley micro’s. I have to say at this point that we do not use dough style bait. Personally, I would rather chunk and wind all day with nothing to show for it than bait and wait just to catch a couple of fish. Yeah, I live for the strike! [Read more…]
Everywhere you turn, people are talking about planning out their new year. This week, millions of people will resolve to lose weight, stop smoking, start a business, and any number of other things.
The fishing community is not without a few New Year’s resolutions as well. I read a great little list on Bassmaster a couple of days ago.
Well this is the MVF listing of our New Year’s fishing resolutions. Enjoy. [Read more…]
As most of you know, we like to keep our reviews in line with the seasons that you get a sense how we are using the baits that we discuss at any given moment. Today is no exception to that rule. Overnight temps have fallen into the mid-thirties around here and the bass are sluggish but obviously still catchable. [Read more…]
Tiki Stick In Package
We’ve talked quite a bit about using stick baits when old man winter comes knocking and today we’re going to take a new offering from an established company out for a few spins around our local waters. The Wave Worm Tiki Stick Super Soft Pro was recently introduced and is now becoming available at retailers and e-tailers. It is the same size as the original Tiki Stick but uses a new formulation for the plastic as well as the introduction as their proprietary “Molopo scent”. [Read more…]
"There is no spoon."
Today, we got another great question from one of our readers that I wanted to address as I strongly believe that there are others out there that may have the same concerns but are hesitant to voice it. To paraphrase, “Do we do any spoon fishing and why, and, could we give them some recommendations on spoons?”. I’m going to answer this in the order it was asked. [Read more…]
Down here in the South, we love frying things! There really is nothing better than frying up a fresh catch and having your buddies over to watch a game and have a beer.
Here’s the problem though—my wife hates when I fry fish in the kitchen. If I want to fry some fish that I’ve brought home, I have to open every window in the house, turn on the fans, and grab a bottle of Febreeze. On top of that, it’s usually a good idea to bring her some flowers and apologize in advance! [Read more…]
There are times when you need to downsize your offering, so today we’re taking an in depth look at the new Strike King KVD 1.0. We have reviewed the 1.5 and 2.5 and were very pleased with these baits. When we saw the 1.0 at ICAST, we knew that we had to pick up some of these and get them on the water. [Read more…]