Friday, January 30, 2015

How To Fish A One-Tonner | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

How To Fish A One-Tonner | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Out west, if you don’t know how to fish a one-tonner you can’t really call yourself a bass fisherman. A one-tonner is a one-ounce football head jig."



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The Money Bait | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

The Money Bait | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "It has long been common knowledge that the skirted jig bags heavier bass on average than anything short of wild golden shiners and dynamite. Yeah, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, soft plastics and topwater plugs all take big fish, too. But when you leaf through the archives of major bass tournaments, the jig clearly stands alone in producing victories and a veritable mountain of cash."



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Don't Give 'Em No Lip! | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Don't Give 'Em No Lip! | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "When I first became introduced to the lipless crankbait I was primarily in the "farm pond" phase of my fishing career. When I could get off after school or during the summer, my trusty (?) 1947 four-cylinder Willis would hit the county roads of Lamar and Red River county finding as many folks as possible who would let a kid cast in their farm pond. Among the real producers in my tackle box were some swimming minnow-type baits."



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Crashing Crankbaits | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Crashing Crankbaits | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Nine out of ten times, when an angler hears the word "crankbait", the immediate picture that comes to mind is a large-lipped, deep-diver in a clear, obstruction-free, open-lake water."



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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

How To Develop A Pattern | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

How To Develop A Pattern | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "How many times have you heard or read a newspaper on a bass tournament winner using such-and-such pattern for winning the tournament? What are they talking about? What is a pattern? "



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How's Your Bass Persona? | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

How's Your Bass Persona? | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "To me the most important thing you bring to your fishing ability is your own individuality. Remember that you are an original. No one can copy you exactly. And you can't copy anyone exactly. This one fact can be the greatest technique you have. Your personality and individualism are major assets if you learn how to use them in your fishing. I can tell you that if you don't let your instincts take over and use that individuality you can never be a great fisherman."



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Sunday, January 25, 2015

Late Fall – Early Winter Bass Fishing Using Suspending Jerkbaits | Bass Fishing Tips & Tactics

Late Fall – Early Winter Bass Fishing Using Suspending Jerkbaits | Bass Fishing Tips & Tactics: "Many anglers have been throwing minnow baits (now commonly called jerkbaits) such as Rebels and Rapalas since their early days of bass fishing.  Though originally designed as either a floating or sinking bait, astute bass fishermen quickly determine a little modification to these minnow baits provides a lure that can be more effectively fished at intermediate depths."



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Softbait Bassin'

Softbait Bassin': "Artificial softbaits are deadly weapons for bass of all stripes, including largemouths and smallmouths. Always a threat, their combination of lifelike feel, profile and action triggers strikes when other baits won't.

Throw a bass-busting cocktail of scents and flavors into the mix like no other in the industry, and you wield even more fish-catching power on the end of your line."



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Tube Tactics | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Tube Tactics | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Soft plastic lures have been truly revolutionized only twice since they were introduced in the 1950's. The Slug-Go soft plastic jerkbait changed the way we view, and use, soft plastics. Variations of that bait continue to be designed and produced by many manufacturers as anglers rely heavily upon its fish catching ability"



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Tube Baits Explained | How To Rig A Tube Bait | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Tube Baits Explained | How To Rig A Tube Bait | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Tournament fishing tips, that's what this column is about. I usually write about your mental state and how to approach your next tournament. While I feel strongly that your confidence and positive attitude is still the best thing to have in your "tackle box," a few good lures will still come in handy."



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The Split Shot Rig | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

The Split Shot Rig | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "The split shot rig is a finesse version of a fish finding rig along the lines of the Carolina rig. Too many anglers dismiss this method as being too slow or a small fish method. The truth is that it is a deadly finesse method that can cover water as efficiently and as quickly as the Carolina rig."



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Saturday, January 24, 2015

How To Rig The Dropshot Rig | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

How To Rig The Dropshot Rig | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC:



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Fishing in the Wind for Smallmouth Bass – Facts of Fishing THE SHOW | How to Catch Smallmouth Bass!

Fishing in the Wind for Smallmouth Bass – Facts of Fishing THE SHOW | How to Catch Smallmouth Bass!: "Pro Angler, Host of Facts of Fishing THE SHOW and Bassmaster MC, Dave Mercer hit's up some smallies on a windy day, and throw's a few tips our way while he's at it."



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Fishing Line: Bass, trout are there if you know where to look | The Sacramento Bee The Sacramento Bee

Fishing Line: Bass, trout are there if you know where to look | The Sacramento Bee The Sacramento Bee: "Fishing Line: Bass, trout are there if you know where to look"



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Dealing with the Off-Season Doldrums | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Dealing with the Off-Season Doldrums | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Here in the Northern part of the country we are barely into our cold weather season. Already my anxiety level is going through the roof. I have cleaned the basement and got all of my tackle sorted. Next year's gear has already been ordered. Now all I can do is sit around waiting for spring and dreaming about bass fishing. That is if I want all of my hard work and practice to go down the drain."



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Keeping Senkos Simple | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Keeping Senkos Simple | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Since joining the Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits Pro Team in 2003, I have been asked literally hundreds of questions about our various product lines. One question however seems to outnumber the rest by a 20-to-1 margin. That question is "How do you fish a Senko?" If I had to guess, I would say Senkos are probably one of the most misused baits in the fishing industry. The good thing is they still catch fish even when used wrong (if that makes any sense)."



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How to Choose Lure Colors for Ice Fishing - Outdoor News - February 2014

How to Choose Lure Colors for Ice Fishing - Outdoor News - February 2014: "Jon Thelen talks about choosing bait color based on light conditions and snow pack throughout the winter months."



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Smart Bass? Dumb Bass? | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Smart Bass? Dumb Bass? | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "I started working on this article by researching the findings that some bass have a greater tendency to be caught than others. But soon I became involved with the spin-off issue of what do we know about the impact of introducing the Florida strain into Texas lakes and maybe a bit about what we don't know."



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The Hope Chronicles | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

The Hope Chronicles | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Before he became a famous fish tracker, with articles in Honey Hole Magazine or his own book The Lost Bass, fishing for big bass was something about which John Hope already had intimate knowledge. After seeing a television program where another species of animal was tracked with electronic devices, he made up his mind that he would do the same with largemouth bass. But not just any bass, he wanted to track the really big ones."



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Finesse Fishing | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Finesse Fishing | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "If there is a truly misunderstood bass tactic, Finesse fishing is it. A number of myths about Finesse fishing have been fostered by bass fishermen who have little or no experience with the technique and certainly even less success. Many anglers believe Finesse fishing only catches small fish. It doesn't. I've had people tell me Finesse fishing will not win tournaments. It does. When properly used, Finesse fishing can help you put a limit of big bass in the boat when other techniques fail."



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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

SLIDESHOW: When Professional Fisherman Reeled THIS Monster In They Were All At A Loss For Words | American Overlook

SLIDESHOW: When Professional Fisherman Reeled THIS Monster In They Were All At A Loss For Words | American Overlook: "Massive bodies of water are such a beautiful and mysterious thing to me. It’s truly amazing what deep-sea divers and researchers sometimes find living at the bottom of the ocean floor.

Fishermen in Victoria, Australia just reeled in this unbelievably strange and prehistoric-looking sea creature. I have never seen anything like before in my life."



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Saturday, January 17, 2015

Catching Trophy Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Catching Trophy Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "One of the best trophy fishermen I've known always said he caught more little fish than most. Walter Freels took pride in his ability to catch bass so small he said they could best be described as cute. This is from a guy who had a great reputation for catching trophy bass."



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Slow Down | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Slow Down | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Many years ago when I first made contact with Bob Crupi (the only person to have two bass over twenty pounds on the I.G.F.A record books), he left me with many new ideas. Ideas that if practiced consistently over time, they would help me or anyone else catch bigger fish. One such idea that stands out was to SLOW DOWN my presentation. Bob said that from a swim bait to a 18-inch worm to a live crawdad, S L O W D O W N."



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Catching Bigger Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Catching Bigger Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "All bass have one thing in common, the simple format of their daily lives. In general the place you located fish on your last trip to the lake may not hold fish that day, at that time, but certainly whatever is there that makes them return will continue to do so even over a period of years."



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All Year Jerkbaits | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

All Year Jerkbaits | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "I'm not going to lie to you. One of my favorite ways to catch bass is using a jerkbait. Because I am a true power fisherman, this technique allows me to cover maximum amounts of water, and allows me to generate that reaction strike that I'm always trying to generate."



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Boat Positioning | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Boat Positioning | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "More critical than most people think. I don't think I realized this right away. Initially I learned how to bass fish from the bank. Then I progressed to a small jon boat for a lot of years. I think out of necessity I learned many of the basics of boat positioning."



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4 Myths and A Truth About Reel Selection | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

4 Myths and A Truth About Reel Selection | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Selecting tackle is a very personal thing.  I can't emphasize that enough.  So when a bass fisherman is in the market for a new reel, it is essential to keep that fact in mind. "



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Tips for Catching Lunkers | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Tips for Catching Lunkers | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "If one of your goals is to catch your biggest bass ever, or if you're just looking to catch big fish on a more regular basis, here are a few tips that I've learned over the years.
Timing: When planning a trip well in advance, try to schedule your trophy trips for times that have big fish most accessible, while also matching your fishing style"



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How To Fish The Weeds | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

How To Fish The Weeds | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "For years growing up, my father and I would take trips during the fishing season to Long Point Bay in Lake Erie. The bay is a host to varieties of structure; just about anything you can shake a stick at. Rocks, sandbars, humps, sunken islands, docks, laydowns, brush, and even shipwrecks! But perhaps the easiest and most reliable place to find fish is in the weeds."



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Fishing The Flats | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Fishing The Flats | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Some of the best areas on any body of water that you will visit don't look like much, but in fact, flats in all lakes harbor fish nearly every month of the year. No, I'm not talking about creeks or channels. I am talking about very easy areas to fish, where finding the mother lode is very possible and where someone else finding your fish is very near impossible. Flats are super."



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Good Wood | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Good Wood | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "After a dismal start to a Wal-Mart FLW Tour event on Georgia's Lake Lanier, Curt Lytle knew he had to change his approach. At the end of the first day, the Suffolk, Va., pro sat squarely in the back of the pack with two small spotted bass."



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Making A Good Point | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Making A Good Point | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "e have heard the word point of all our lives. There are good points, bad points, points of interest, decimal points, all kinds of points. There were even the ones Mama would remind us of like, it's not polite to point. Those of us who fish must be more concerned with points because they can, and will affect our fishing."



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The Forgotten Winter Technique | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

The Forgotten Winter Technique | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "It was during the fall semester 1993 at college that I really fell deeper in love with bass fishing. 19 years of baseball had taken its toll on my body. It was November and I was about three weeks away from major shoulder surgery. Since I was no longer the starting catcher, and would be relinquishing my scholarship at the end of the semester, I spent as much time at The Fishin' Fools, the local tackle store, as much I could"



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Seasonal Lure Selection | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Seasonal Lure Selection | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Do you really only fish certain lures during each of the four seasons of the year? Sometimes going outside the expected can be a good strategy.
   Although for anglers there are only four seasons, for bass each season needs to be broken down into fish activity to understand the lure selection, size and colors."



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Top to Bottom Bass Fishing | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Top to Bottom Bass Fishing | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Here is a look at some of the baits and methods I use on a seasonal basis. There are of course several that I did not write about but this is largely my approach to bass fishing here in New York.
   Although I am not a huge deep water guy primarily based on the waters in my geographical area, I can regularly take fish down to about 20 feet....although I too prefer to spend much of my time from surface to about 12 feet. I could write about this all day but time won't permit that. Here is a basic overview of what I use to cover the depths I fish from top to bottom"



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Know Thy Enemy | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Know Thy Enemy | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Going fishless is not something you should just take as a fact of life. There is almost always a way to make bass cooperate with you. The trick is figuring out what it's going to take and then doing it.
   Every angler has experienced aggravation as a result of a poor day fishing."



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Carolina Rig vs. Texas Rig | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Carolina Rig vs. Texas Rig | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "If it's summer on Lake Fork, you can count on two things-hot weather and deep bass. And if the bass are deep, a Texas rig or a Carolina Rig (C-rig) are often your best weapons. Both will catch bass, but how do you decide which set up to choose and how should you rig it up based on the conditions you're confronting? This article will focus on a few basic rules of thumb to help you answer the whens, wheres, and whys of the Carolina rig vs. Texas rig."



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Friday, January 16, 2015

Drop-offs and Creeks | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Drop-offs and Creeks | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Bass are, by their nature, fish that relate to structure as a major governing factor in their daily existence. There are few more important structures in an aquatic habitat than creek channels and drop-offs. Yet there are some rather important factors that fishermen need to realize about these potential holding places for bass. First we'll take a look at some features and facts about channels."



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The Float-N-Fly In Depth | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

The Float-N-Fly In Depth | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "I fully expect to be taunted by several of my fellow anglers by writing about a bobber and crappie jig technique that just so happens to involve a 10ft fairy wand in any serious bass fishing publication. But I can guarantee you one thing: if your lakes meet all the requirements and conditions for this technique, and you put this tactic to work for you, I can pretty much GUARANTEE you success and not to mention a lot of winter time memories"



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Kayak PIKE Fishing | Wawang Lake Resort

Kayak PIKE Fishing | Wawang Lake Resort: "Many large pike roam waters off limits to anglers with powerboats, and getting into back lakes or small- to medium-sized rivers is easy with a kayak. More often than not, these unpressured fish are willing to hit baits with unbridled predatory aggression, only heightening the fun of kayak angling!"



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Keys To Catching Cold Water Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Keys To Catching Cold Water Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Catching bass in cold water is one of the least understood topics in fishing.  That doesn’t mean it’s always difficult, but it can be perplexing. 
    There is a lot of confusion as to what constitutes cold water.  In the South, water below 55 degrees makes for tough fishing conditions"



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The Texas Rigged Plastic Worm | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

The Texas Rigged Plastic Worm | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "First, let us discuss tackle. The rod is the most critical piece of equipment. You are looking for a rod that is very sensitive at the tip yet has a lot of backbone for setting the hook and horsing fish from cover. In today's world, you can find rods specifically made for worm fishing in all price ranges and weights."



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Sunday, January 11, 2015

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Amazon.com: Bass Fishing Tips For Fishing a New Lake: how to be successful on your first trip eBook: Steve Pease: Kindle Store: "One of the toughest things for weekend Bass fisherman is knowing where to find fish. The problem is compounded when you are going to fish a lake you have not fished before. This book shows you how to do your homework before you go to the lake to discover where the fish will be and what to catch them on."



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Winter: Use It To Prepare! | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Winter: Use It To Prepare! | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "

If there is ever a more anxious time among bass fishermen than the dead of winter, I don't know of it. Football is over, the lakes are frozen over, and the ponds are like a portrait of nature with snow drifting across the ice and cattails."



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Saturday, January 10, 2015

How to Fish Your Way Around Cold Water Jerkbaits | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

How to Fish Your Way Around Cold Water Jerkbaits | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Bassmaster Magazine recently featured another illustrious “Day on the Lake” article by Don Wirth in which likeable razorback pro Mike McClelland provided an excellent education on how to lure slow moving bass from 48-degree water with his suspending McStick jerkbait."



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Spinnerbaits, Topwater Baits, & Crankbaits | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Spinnerbaits, Topwater Baits, & Crankbaits | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Serious and even not so serious, bass anglers should never leave home without an assortment of spinnerbaits, topwaters and lipless crankbaits, why?
Because they are Efficient, Always, Successful, Year-round Baits
If you were to look in a professional angler's boat during practice before a big tournament, chances are you would see spinnerbaits, lipless crankbaits and topwater baits tied on to at least three rods, and they would either be on the deck or within easy reach in the rod box. The main reason for having these baits tied on at all times is that these are fish finding and fish catching baits that always work."



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Worm Fishing | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Worm Fishing | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "One of the most important tools every bass angler should have is a working knowledge of the basics of fishing plastic worms. Throughout bass fishing history, some of the greatest wins have been because of the plastic worm. Those of you who are new to sport need to know about worm fishing and some of us who have been involved for years sometimes need to look back at the basics to find our game again."



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My Panic Box | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

My Panic Box | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "'m often asked what I do when all else fails. When what you have been doing stops working. When a cold front hits. When the fish shut down. When just nothing is working out.
   Well, I have actually created a box especially for these situations. This box has bailed me out so many times. It's really unbelievable! It has salvaged many tournaments for me and has enabled me to make a check or receive those critical tournament points."



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How To Find Bass On New Lakes | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

How To Find Bass On New Lakes | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Connecticut angler Paul Mueller has found much bass tournament success — including qualifying for two Bassmaster Classics — far from his home. Here’s how he becomes familiar with unfamiliar waters."



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Seasonal Habits of the Smallmouth Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Seasonal Habits of the Smallmouth Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "This season usually begins after the first warming trend near the end of winter and lasts until the water temperature climbs into the mid 50's. Smallmouth fishing is generally better in the early spring than largemouth fishing might be, since smallmouths tend to be more active in cold water. Begin looking for them when the water temperature is in the mid-40s. "



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How To Establish A Pattern | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

How To Establish A Pattern | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "I had been fishing for three hours under the hot August sun with only one fish to account for, and numerous follows. As I quickly reeled in the "rat" I was throwing to select another area to cast to, out of nowhere a bass hit right at the boat! Immediately I realized I had been fishing my lure with a lazy day type retrieve, slow and methodical with an occasional pause."



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Friday, January 2, 2015

Muddy Water | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Muddy Water | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "The question that I get the most all across the country is what to do in muddy water. Well, the first thing I do is laugh, not at the person asking the question but at the question itself. For starters you must understand the species that you're attempting to capture. Muddy water is one thing, but cold muddy water is another. In this article we are to touch on the subject of both, muddy water and cold muddy water."



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Fish Don't Tweet | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Fish Don't Tweet | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Finding and catching fish in a pond would sure be easier if I could only get the fish to tweet me their location and what lure they want. A simple message like, "I am over here, by the laying down log and hungry for a frog." I could tweet back, "A delicious frog lure is on the way, open wide!""



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Amazon.com: Bass Fishing Spinnerbaits: What to use when to always catch Bass eBook: steve pease: Kindle Store

Amazon.com: Bass Fishing Spinnerbaits: What to use when to always catch Bass eBook: steve pease: Kindle Store: "The most often used and the one that catches the most Bass throughout the year is the spinnerbait. Spinnerbaits themselves come in a multitude of styles, colors, shapes and blade configurations. Learning to fish spinnerbaits with confidence and the right technique can and will make you a better bass fisherman."



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Crankbait Basics | Crank Bait | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Crankbait Basics | Crank Bait | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "The amount of quality tackle available to the bass angler is baffling at times. If you are like me, you want to try it all. It doesn't take long before your tackle is unmanageable if you keep everything in your boat or tackle bag."



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Crankbait Retrieves | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Crankbait Retrieves | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "There are many different ways to work a crankbait and using the right presentation can improve your day's catch. Here are three of the very best techniques for crankbait fishing."



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Color Selection Simplified | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Color Selection Simplified | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "How many of you anglers who walk into Tackle Shops, Discount Stores, K-Marts, WalMarts, etc., go straight to the sporting goods department, look for the fishing rods sticking up in the air to zero in on the Fishing Lures and Plastic Baits section? Then, when you get there, you start looking over all of the enormous selections of all the different baits and different colors that are offered by the many bait companies that are on the market today, and you're not really sure of exactly what is really needed. "



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Thursday, January 1, 2015

Hair Jigs | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Hair Jigs | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Hair jigs are considered an old-school basic bait, and are almost forgotten.  Everyone has seen them, and yet few use them.  The first time I saw one, I thought it was for salt-water use, or for crappie, or for some other species; but it’s really an unbelievable bass bait – especially under super tough conditions."



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Advanced Dropshotting | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Advanced Dropshotting | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "This is part two of my series on drop shot fishing. In the first installment we learned how to tie the rig, how to fish the rig, what equipment to use, and a bit about baits. In this chapter, I will attempt to answer the questions sent to me about the rig after reading the first article."



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Good Wood | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Good Wood | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "After a dismal start to a Wal-Mart FLW Tour event on Georgia's Lake Lanier, Curt Lytle knew he had to change his approach. At the end of the first day, the Suffolk, Va., pro sat squarely in the back of the pack with two small spotted bass."



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Iaconelli's Crankbait Tips | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Iaconelli's Crankbait Tips | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "As a power fisherman I absolutely love to fish crankbaits. The reasons are simple. I can cover an immense amount of water, and I can elicit the reaction type of strike for inactive bass."



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Just How Long Is Long Enough? | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Just How Long Is Long Enough? | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "I know that the title of this article can mean a great many things to a lot of different people. For example: How long is long enough when visiting with your in-laws? or How long is long enough being engaged to your honey before the big commitment? What I am talking about here, is a question that I have been asked many times by my bass fishing school students, my bass charters, in emails, and even some phone calls. That is, "how long is long enough" spending time with a certain bait or at a location when fishing for bass?"



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Rigs For All Reasons | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Rigs For All Reasons | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: ""I don't see what you bass fishermen need with all them rods. I'm doing all I can to fish with two," said the semi-pro crappie fisherman. He was tied up beside me as I waited on my partner to park the truck and trailer before we left to pre-fish that morning."



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The Double Tap - Fishing For The Second Hit | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

The Double Tap - Fishing For The Second Hit | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "A number of years ago while doing some fall fishing at Lake of the Ozarks with my longtime friend Jeff, I learned a valuable lesson I have never forgotten. We were working a steep bank near some tree falls trying desperately to finesse a lunker largemouth into the boat. Jeff was slowly walking a Texas rigged 7-inch black worm with a 3/8 oz. bullet weight across the bottom while I was raising and lowering my favorite pumpkin colored twin tail grub on a 3/8 oz. jig head through the clear 72 degree water. It was early in the day and fishing was good. "



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Seasonal Lure Selection | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Seasonal Lure Selection | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "
Do you really only fish certain lures during each of the four seasons of the year? Sometimes going outside the expected can be a good strategy.
   Although for anglers there are only four seasons, for bass each season needs to be broken down into fish activity to understand the lure selection, size and colors."



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Three New Ways To Use Old Soft Plastic Rigs | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Three New Ways To Use Old Soft Plastic Rigs | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "f you call yourself a bass fisherman, you likely know the three basic soft-plastic rigs, the two named after states and the one that’s wacky. What you may be unaware of, however, is that you’re not using them to their full potential. Here are three ways to use those rigs to catch fish and impress your friends."



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