Catching Bigger Spotted Bass
Kent Brown
It seems that when we are headed to a spotted bass fishery many times we are expecting to catch smaller fish and often focus on numbers instead of quality. Playing the numbers game when you are fun fishing or fishing with your kids is what makes Spotted Bass so much fun but on tournament day you need to remember it’s quality over quantity. (more)
Fishing Rods are just a Bag of Clubs
Watch any of the fishing tournaments on TV or check out a weigh-in the next time a tournament comes to your local lake and you will notice one thing on each of the anglers boats, a variety of fishing rods in several lengths and actions. You can compare this with a professional golfer carrying a bag of clubs. Golfers have several clubs with them because they don’t know what the round ahead is going to throw at them and bass anglers are no different. (more)
Most Bass Anglers Remember...
Most bass anglers remember the first time a bass blew up on their top water lure. For many of us that first experience was on a bait out of Dad’s tackle box like a Jitterbug or Hula Popper. That first strike probably played a huge part in your addiction to catching green fish. That strike probably came as your lure came past a tree, stump or weed patch, do you remember it now?
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How the Pro’s Rig Their Boats
Over the past several months of sport and boat shows I think I have heard just about every question you can think of while working in the Triton Boats booth at the various shows. One of my favorite things is to help an angler make a decision on his next boat purchase and eventually see them on the water in that new boat. In this column I wanted to walk you through from bow to stern and tell you how and why the pros rig their boats. (more)
FBL Jigs
So many anglers overlook fishing a jig in the fall and winter months. Often they think that when the weather and water temperature get cold the bite gets tough, this is the farthest thing from the truth. That theory works well for largemouth when winter hits but spotted bass continue to feed.
We all have jigs in our tackle box that we flip on Clear Lake or the Delta and these usually have a 5/0 heavy duty hook and a weedguard to keep you from getting hung up. These jigs are only a cousin to the jig you should be fishing in deep water. We normally flip a 3/8 or 1/2 ounce jig and these are light compared to my deep water jig. My favorite is a 3/4 ounce football head jig with a 4/0 Gamakatsu light wire hook, no weedguard. I will fish the 1 ounce jig but I like the 3/4 more often. (more) |
