Over the many years of watching Lake Guntersville change I have seen many abrupt changes occur on the lake. The most prevalent thing that stands out to me is the lack of small fish, hence the lack of bites! A good day on the lake has gone from 30 to 40 fish a day to 8 or 10 fish a day. This is a telling change for the lake and a change as a guide that requires some creativity to get your customers enough bites to make them happy.
I believe that if you go fishing for bites instead fishing for largemouth only the results can be extremely different. What I mean by this is that the lake has many species of fish from catfish to white bass and stripers and much more. If you go to the lake with the idea that you are fishing for something to pull on your line in most days you can improve the number of fish you catch. The way to do this is to go extremely small with your baits; downsize every bait you fish with from worms to jigs and all in-between.
The lake is seeing so much pressure that, the fish are very timid and the bigger the bait you work, the more the bass stay away from striking your bait. If you down size and I mean fishing with 1/32 jigs or 4 inch worms or even 2 in swim baits, many times the bass will strike the small bait because it is not what they are seeing every day. The amazing thing is these extremely small baits are catching big fish, the difference is you are also catching many other fish. You may very well catch, white bass, or yellow bass along with cat fish and crappie, but the they are bites they help pass the day with improved action and more smiles even though they may not all be largemouth bass.
Think small, and you will improve the number of bites; who knows you may also catch the next record bass doing it!
Fish Lake Guntersville Guide Service
www.fishlakeguntersvilleguideservice.com
Email:
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Phone: 256 759 2270
Captain Mike Gerry
