Last week I guided a client from Chicago every day. We averaged 45 fish per day and he caught his personal best on Tuesday. We did manage to have 1 day with our best 5 over 20lbs. Most fish have now moved shallow and are feeding on shad. Our best baits were spinnerbaits and swimbaits fished around shallow grass. As the days get shorter and the te...

Fall Spinner Bait Time

Floating Grass Issue

Heavy Grass Techniques

Last week I had 5 guide trips at guntersville. We landed 240 bass total and had several nice fish. The fish are quickly moving into their fall pattern and the next 3 months are going to be spectacular. Twice we had 30-40 fish follow a hooked fish to the boat indicating how healthy the fishery is. There is a pretty good frog bite and some big fish...

Guntersville Gave Up Some Big Bass The Past Few Months And We Enjoyed Immensely! We saw a solid deep bite that lasted for a good time. Seen schools like we did back many years ago and they bit didn’t have to work to hard to have a big bag day in and day out. I […]

Jerk baits in Cold Water

It’s Time for a Popping Lure

Fall Movement is Upon Us

Details of Schooling Fish

The Tough Summer Bite

My Bait Choices in the Heat

Keys to Skipping a Bait

Spinner Bait and Fall Fishing

The Swim Bait Craze

The Heat brings Finesse Time

Summertime Tips

Heat of the Summer

Ledge season is now in full swing as massive schools have moved offshore to feed up after the spawn. We are averaging the best numbers since fall about 40 fish per half day trip. We are also catching tons of 3-4lb fish and some over 5. What you need to look for this time of year is an irregularity on the main river ledge that can hold bait a...

Deep Cranking Time

Mid-April brings shifting patterns on the lake. While some bass are still locked on beds others are slipping into post-spawn behavior. It’s that tricky in-between phase where small changes make a big difference. These three adjustments can help you stay one step ahead and keep the bites coming. Stay dialed on seasonal changes with updated […] The...

Crankbaits have a Downside Crankbaits can be some of the best and most fun baits to fish with they ignite the bite the fish generally crush the bait with an aggressive reaction bite and it’s a fun bait to fish as it generally causes fish to school up and compete over the bait. There is... Read more » The post Crank Baits have a Downside appeared f...

The bass fishing on Lake Guntersville this past week has stayed strong. The fish are shifting around a bit—not quite sure what’s causing it but they aren’t far from where they were the day before. That said some areas have just dried up. They’re completely gone and so far we haven’t had much luck relocating […] The post Lake Guntersville Fishing R...