Late Spring Bassin

Theres no better time to be on the water fishing for largemouth bass than late May and early June. Its the time of year bass really start becoming active and sp

Home Cooked Fish Fillets

Putting fish on the table can be easy. Sharing your catch with friends or enjoying a quiet meal alone with memories of your fishing trip are excellent ways to t

Boat Ramp Follies

Fun and water go together. Unfortunately, boating funseekers sometimes experience a few frustrations and encounter some extra adventures on that very important

Anglers Log/Product Evaluation

Anglers Log by River City Software Is it for Real? YES Whenever I see something that claims to be the answer to all of my problems, or the perfect tool for eve

Fisheries Smorgasbord..

The Fisheries Division of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) has been quite busy working on a number of projects to provide addition

Kentuckys new Record Brown Trout

Sunday afternoon April 30th, about 4PM Tom Malone of Crofton, in Christian County Kentucky, brought what he thought was just a real nice Brown Trout to Strange

3 Bass Rigs You Really Ought to Learn!

Many of today抯 anglers all to often seem to have the enthusiasm to get themselves all sike抎 up for that big day of fishing the following day only to find themse

Fish Attractants - Are They Worth It?

There has been a lot of controversy over "Fish Attractants" or otherwise known as "Fish Scents" or "Fish Formulas". In the past, I

Finesse Fishing

Finesse fishing is pretty much nothing more than "Down Sizing" a particular type of bait or lure. When it comes to winter fishing, or times throughout

Jerkbaits

There are "Two" basic types or styles of Jerkbaits that are sold on the bassin?market today, and they would fall in the catgories of "Hard-Jerkba

Tournament Shortcuts

Have you ever noticed whether it be Club Tournaments, Divisional Tournaments (B.A.S.S. Federation, Red Man, Anglers Choice, etc.) and even the Pro Tournaments,

Spinnerbaits - A Bait You Should Try

Through all the years of teaching students bass fishing skills and techniques, as well as many former guide clients I have taken on bass fishing trips, one ques

So You Want To Be A Bass Pro?

For the past several months I have received many emails from potential bass anglers from all over the world asking me what kind of steps are needed to take in b

Why Bass Fishing

Everyday it seems that more and more of the general public (men, women, boys, and girls) are starting to take notice that there may be just a bit more to bass f

A Wish Come True

A few weeks ago in the late afternoon while I was re-spooling one of my fishing reels my wife had yelled down to me in the cellar and said that I had a phone ca

Scents - Do they really make Sense?

Fish formulas and attractants are a very big product in todays angling market, but are they really worth using? I seem to get at least a dozen emails (along wit

Understanding Bass

Bass fishing is a sport like many others that when it comes to knowledge and the understanding of the opponent it allows one to become more successful. You may

Unique Products that Work

Throughout many years of bass fishing I have seen so many different products that have been introduced to the bassin?industry that I lost count years ago. Some

Here to stay匬oison, Caution, Beware

Most of us have heard of PCBs, but how many actually know what they are? PCB stands for polychlorinated biphenyls. Now, who knows what those are? Polychlorinat

Back to Basics: Crankbaits

The crank bait is one of the easiest lures to use to catch bass. For most fishermen it抯 as easy as cast it out and reel it back. For the serious fisherman, the