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We want steak! Fishing with live bait. Part 1

There have been times when the bass, or any type fish for that matter, just don't want to cooperate and you just cant seem to get then to bite. Or when you take children out and they need to catch fish to get them interested in the sport but for some reason or another the artificial stuff just aint … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fishing Tips Tagged With: bass fishing with crawdads, fishing with earth worms, live bait, live shad, rigging crawdads, rigging crayfish

Finesse Fishing Part 2.

Lets see, where did I leave off last time? I talked about the drop shot and the split shot rigs, OK, I remember where my thoughts were. Now I'll go into some not so well known styles of finesse fishing. Now lets talk about Flipping reapers. First off a reaper is a CA finesse bait. If I had to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fishing Techniques, Fishing Tips Tagged With: bass fishing, darter heads, doodeling, finesse fishing, reapers, shakey heads, slider heads, unweighted worm

Finesse Fishing Part 1

Hi and welcome to my site. Today I figured it's about time I get into a little detail concerning finesse fishing. There are many different ways of finesse fishing so this will be a 2 part post with part 2 to show up in the near future. What exactly is finesse fishing? For the most part … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fishing Techniques, Fishing Tips Tagged With: bass fishing, drop shot, finesse fishing, long lining, pressure bite, split shot

Launching the Boat

Hi everyone, Sorry about being gone for so long but things have been going on in my life that took priority over my site and now that things are back to normal, I’m BACK! Spring time is upon us and this is the time of the year that most anglers look forward to because we get to fish the fun … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Boating Tagged With: Boat Launching, How to Launch a Boat, Launching the Boat

Vehicle Upgrades: Part 3. Give Me A Brake! Baer Brake Upgrade

Once again lets talk about some performance issues with the stock configuration of your truck. This time lets examine the braking system. Back to the cows in the road scenario. This time lets say you round that turn and the cows cover both lanes and your forced to slam on your brakes to avoid … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Vehicle Tips Tagged With: baer brakes, baer braking system, braking systems

“Be The Bass” Think Like A Fish

Many times I have been asked the following questions, “How did you know the fish would be there?” or “How did you know what they wanted?” My response is always, “You have to enter The Zone and think like the fish.” I’ve heard, “Your crazy” more than once, but if you stop and really think about my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The "ZEN" Zone Tagged With: bass instinct, bass thoughts, pattern, structure

Vehicle Upgrades: Part 2. Bumping Up The Power

Have you ever been driving along, towing your boat and wished you had more power to pass that tractor trailer a little quicker? I’ve already talked about suspension upgrades to improve the stock handling of my truck, now I’ll go into some basic tips on increasing the power on your tow rig. First … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Vehicle Tips Tagged With: cold air intake, magna flow muffler, volant

Rods and Reels 101:

Rods and reels, can a person have too many? I don’t think so but then again I’m not your normal person. I probably think about fishing at least 100 times a day, even while at my normal 9-5 I constantly think about ways to compare work subjects with fishing ones. In this post I’ll talk about the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fishing Gear, Rods and Reels Tagged With: baitcast, fly cast reels, Rods and Reels, spincast reel, spinning

Vehicle Upgrades: Part 1. Suspension Mods:

How many times have you been heading to the lake, going down the road towing your boat, enjoying the smell of the early morning air and sipping on coffee when all of the sudden your forced to take evasive action to avoid hitting something? Like the times when you round a turn only to find a herd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Vehicle Tips Tagged With: calvert racing cal tracs, edelbrock IAS, Energy systems poly bushings, sway bar

Tips for Buying a Used Bass Boat

After researching the prices of new bass boats you’ve decided to go the used boat route. In my opinion, this is a wise decision, at least financially speaking. I’ll share a few words of personal advice. First off, let me tell you a little something about me. When I make any major financial purchase … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Boating Tagged With: tips for buying a used bass boat

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