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Archives for February 2008

Spooning. No, I’m not talking about cuddling……

With your loved one. I’m talking about a fishing technique that is generally used during the colder winter months in deeper water but it can be equally effective anytime of the year and at any depth. Lets start with the facts. During the colder winter months when the water temperature drops to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fishing Techniques, Fishing Tips Tagged With: diacchi bleeding treble, hopkins shorty, kastmaster, maxima, silver buddy, spooning

Bass Fishing 101 Part 1

I figure I’d share some tips for the novice fisher-person, basic Bass Fishing 101, hence the title. In Part 1 I’ll share just the basic information concerning the different styles and rigging techniques and in Part 2 I will go into more detail concerning them. First off let’s start with the knots I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fishing Gear, Fishing Lures Tagged With: basic bass fishing, bass fishing 101, carolina rig, darted head, drop shot rig, maxima line, palomer knot, reaction baits, shakey head, slider head, split shot rig, texas rig, trilene knot

Dick Trask, the inventor of the split shot rig

  I recently saw a story in Bass West magazine as well as a reposting on a West Coast Bass Fishing Forum where they did a write up on the Inventor of the Split Shot Dick Trask. For those of you who don’t know who he was let me fill you in a little. He was the original inventor of the split shot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fishing Stories Tagged With: Aaron Martens, dick trask, hawk boat, inventor of the split shot rig, lake isabella, split shot rig

Float Tubing, Back to Nature

Ahhhh, float tubing. Nothing more relaxing than a day spent on the water in the ole belly boat pursuing the elusive green beast we call the largemouth bass. Let me take you back. I have been float tubing for bass for about the past 15-20 years and I still to this day enjoy catching them from my tube … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fishing Tips Tagged With: caddis, float tubing, jobe float tube, swim fins

My 130 pound bass

I mentioned this in my Who Is BassnMan post when I  said I'd tell yall about it later and now I am. I know what your thinking, "NO WAY, BassnMan has lost his mind" but read on, I promise you all of what your about to read is true. The year was 1997, Jeff Gordon won his first Daytona 500, Dion … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fishing Stories

Do I really need a $50,000.00 Bass Boat ?

One word, NO.If you can afford them it sure is nice. Or if you can pick up a sponsor that give's you one to promote their brand then that’s even better!  However, for your average working Joe, weekend angler, either of these can be tough.Don’t fret, its not the end of the world. There are several … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Boating

Winter Time Blues Part 3

Ok, the weekend weather has been rotten for quite sometime now but during the work week the weather is beautiful. What’s the weekend fisherman to do? I am fortunate in the sense that my job understands the fact that I need to go fishing to keep my sanity, the wife understands this about me as well. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fishing Tips

Winter Time Blues Part 2

Old man winter is still here, the temperatures are still low and the wind is blowing so I guess I wont be hooking up the boat today. I talked about rod and reel maintenance earlier now lets talk about some lure “Tweaks” that at least in my opinion have helped me get more bites. Always remember, if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fishing Gear, Fishing Lures, Fishing Tips

Winter Time Blues Part 1

Ah winter, snow on the ground and a chill in the air. As a “Weekend Warrior” bass fishermen I tend to have a love hate relationship with this time of the year. Yes the fishing can be great this time of the year but with the “Moody” weather that usually happens this time of the year it makes it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fishing Gear, Fishing Tips, Tackle Maintance

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