Number Your Cranks

I was not able to fish today as I had planned due to a family illness. However, I did take the time to organize my tackle. Many anglers would agree that organization is a major key to success. Staying organized helps you fish more effectively because the time you spend looking for a bait could be a missed opportunity of catching fish. One way that I stay organized is I put the depth of each crankbait on the belly of the bait. I put the maximum depth that the crankbait will run. I simply use an ultra fine point sharpie, and write the maximum running depth on the bottom of the crankbait. Looking through a box filled with crankbaits can be a little overwhelming. This tip can help you simplify your selection of a crankbait for the particular depth you are fishing.

Guntersville Report

I fished Tuesday of  this week for about two hours after work. I caught one solid three pound fish, and that was all I caught. I had fish blowing up on shad all around me. They seemed to be just keying in on 1-2 inch shad and that was it. I had planned on fishing today, but the severe weather has pushed my trip back to tomorrow. I will let you know how I do.

Guntersville Lake Fishing Report

      This report is for this past Thursday and Saturday. Thursday I fished with a good friend of mine Clayton after work. We only were able to fish for about two hours. However, we did manage to put five keepers in the boat. We were never able to get a big bite, but it was a lot of fun anyways. We caught all of our fish on shallow running crankbaits in 2-4 feet of water. We had fish busting on top all around us, and I did have one blow up on a buzzbait. That was exciting to see that the topwater bite is just around the corner.
      Saturday I fished the Wal-Mart BFL as a co-angler. It was an extremely tough day. I caught a keeper in about the first 10 minutes of the tournament, and that was the only fish I weighed. I caught one other short fish and had several other fish pull off. My boater had three fish that weighed somewhere in the nine pound range. The fish that we caught came on shallow crankbaits and chatterbaits in 2-4 feet of water. There was a bunch of guys that struggled in this tournament. I think it kind of shocked everybody, because we were all expecting a slug fest. The only factor I can think of is that they were pulling the lake down really quick, and that affected all of the fish that are up shallow.

Upgrade Your Hooks

                                                               

            

            Factory Hooks (Left) KVD Elite Series Trebles Hooks (Right)                     

     

       Many of you know that this is the time of year to be throwing lipless crankbaits. However, I see many people that do not have much success fishing these baits, because of the high percentage of losing fish while fishing with these baits. I have been using Mustad KVD Elite Series Treble Hooks, and they have helped my catch ratio tremendously. They feature wide gap hooks that help keep the fish on once you hook them. Also, they have a shorter shank so that you can increase the size hooks you put on your baits. I typically will go up a size from the factory hooks that come on a bait. If I have a lipless crankbait that has factory #4 hooks on it I will go up to a #2 Mustad KVD Elite Series Treble Hook. What is great about these hooks is when I upgrade to a larger size the hooks do not get tangled together while retrieving the bait like most other hooks do. Next time you throw a lipless crankbait don't get caught with the factory hooks on it.

Catching Up

Here are some of the big bass that I have caught in the past. Most were caught on Lake Guntersville. The smallmouth were caught on Tims Ford Lake. In the future, I hope to post new pictures as I catch more fish. Keep checking back to see how the fish are biting!

Welcome

         Hello everyone, and welcome to my fishing blog. Fishing is my number one hobby. I even hope to make it a profession one day. I hope you enjoy reading over my blog. I hope to post some great articles soon. Come back and see what I have to offer by way of fishing updates on local lakes and the latest fishing gear and equipment. Leave me some comments if you like. I'd love to hear from ya!