Jigs and How to Use Them | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Jigs and How to Use Them | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "For starters, I am a firm believer in using braided line.  I usually stick to fifty- pound Power-Pro, and if I am fishing in clear water, I will put a twenty-pound P-Line Fluorocarbon leader that is about twenty inches long.  My rod selection is a seven foot two inch Shimano Sellus Worm/Jig.  My reel is a Lew's Speed Spool Bait Caster with a 6.4:1 gear ratio.  A lot of folks prefer a faster ratio such as a 7.1:1 or a 7.4:1.   They believe that if you hook a bass say in weeds or under a dock, you need something to rip it outta there. "



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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: "If 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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10 Steps To Becoming A Better Tournament Angler | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

10 Steps To Becoming A Better Tournament Angler | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Professional tournament anglers are the envy of the world. They have the job of a lifetime, making their careers in the sport they love dearly. While most of us slave behind a desk or machine, the professional anglers spend their days in bass boats."



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Trapping Bass In The Jungle - Part II | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Trapping Bass In The Jungle - Part II | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "HOOK SETS
After beginning clients learn to cast the Rat-L-Trap, (throwing repeatedly beyond the timber, retrieving at different speed and depths), they inevitably encounter a strike.  Should the angler set the hook when the strike comes?  Mike responds, “The fish pretty much will set the hooks themselves.  And you will know when he hits it, because if you’re not holding on to your rod, a lot of times he’ll slam it so hard, he’ll try to jerk the rod out of your hand.  In fact, that’s happened more than once to some of my clients.”"



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Drift & Drag: Patience A Priority | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Drift & Drag: Patience A Priority | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "All anglers have their 'confidence lure' or their 'go to' bait. For some, it's a crankbait, others like a spinnerbait and a few will live and die with the 'jig and pig'. All have their place throughout the season or perhaps even a day of tournament fishing.
   Personally, my confidence bait is the tube and my favourite presentation method is the drift and drag. It can be a slow, boring process if you haven't done your homework before tournament day."



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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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Matching Your Line to Every Bass Catching Technique | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Matching Your Line to Every Bass Catching Technique | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "With all the line options available for today's fisherman, it may surprise you that during my younger years fishing the bass tournament circuit I exclusively used one line – Trilene XT. There were some extremely rare occasions in the spring of the year, (tossing real light, tight wiggling crankbaits), when I would switch to Trilene XL. Years later I again turned to XL when I needed crankbaits to run down to depths of 20 feet"



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Bass Fishing Resource Guide® | Fishing For Bass | BassResource.com

Bass Fishing Resource Guide® | Fishing For Bass | BassResource.com: "Also in this site you will find largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing tips for anglers of all skill levels with information on "how-to" bass fish on just about any technique, lure or fishing condition you may encounter. Get started in the fishing tips and tactics section."



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Spring Weather | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Spring Weather | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "It looks like old man winter has finally given up his hold on us. The weather this past week was great, a perfect time to get out and start to re-hone our fishing skills for the season ahead. A word of caution though. Although the weather feels good at home, it will be much different once you are out on the water."



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

How To Dropshot | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Learn how to fish the dropshot rig with this video. Here's everything you need to know to start catching fish on a dropshot rig!"



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