Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Let's go back to basics of bass fishing | Highlands Today

Let's go back to basics of bass fishing | Highlands Today: "The wonderful thing about Florida's freshwater fisheries is everywhere you look there are small deep-type lakes (depths of more than 30 feet) that have no fishing pressure. These lakes are filled with bass that hit anything that makes itself known."

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Five for 5 | Five Shallow Crankbait Colors for Every Situation

Five for 5 | Five Shallow Crankbait Colors for Every Situation: "It happened to me all the time as a teenager. I’d walk down the crankbait aisle of my favorite outdoors store and become totally overwhelmed by all of the different colors, sparkles and shiny finishes of the various baits. Sure, the shad-colored crankbaits looked just like a shad, but one had purple sparkles while the other ones had little gold sprinkles. Some even had pink glitter. I didn’t know the difference, but I did know one thing—I wasn’t about to miss out on a potential gold sprinkle/pink glitter combination shad crankbait bite, so I bought them! Before almost every tournament, I’d go to a fishing retailer and spend hundreds of dollars on a bunch of crazy-colored crankbaits. "

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Outdoors: Reservoir smallmouth fishing now at its best - The State Journal

Outdoors: Reservoir smallmouth fishing now at its best - The State Journal: "We reservoir smallmouth anglers are a weird lot. We dangle tiny little hair jigs under bobbers in air so cold ice forms in the guides of our rods. We think the best late fall fishing days feature leaden, low skies, light rain and highs in the 40s."

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