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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

Bass Fishing 101 Part 2

I talked about the basics of some techniques in part 1. Now as promised, I’ll dig a little deeper and get more in depth. Line: I said that I prefer Seaguar Fluorocarbon and I still stand by that but there are a lot of quality lines on the market today. My advice is to always buy Good Quality Line. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fishing Techniques, Fishing Tips Tagged With: bass fishing techniques, carolina rig, crankbaits, drop shot, maxima fishing line, texas rig

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

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

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...]

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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

Is anyone there?

I have a quick question. Is anyone there? Is anyone reading these posts and if so have any of my tips or stories helped or amused you? Is so please add a comment or email me and let me know. I really enjoy talking about fishing and its nice to know that people are at least reading it. With that … [Read more...]

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Senko Tips

By now everyone has heard of Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits version of the do nothing worm called the Senko. I’m not sure exactly what a bass thinks this thing looks like. It kind of reminds me of a soft plastic cigar but these things flat out catch fish! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fishing Lures, Fishing Tips

The Spawn. Part 2

OK, in a previous post I covered some of the basics of the pre-spawn and spawning activities now let’s break it down a little.The male bass makes the bed, convinces the female why she should spawn with him, actually she will spawn with several others as well. Does that make her a floozy? Anyhow, she … [Read more...]

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