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November 24th, 2011
If you are looking for stocking stuffers for a bass fisherman in your family. Take look at the following options all under $10 and bound to help fill up that stocking with lures and goodies that any bass fisherman would be happy to receive. Make sure and include at least one special fishing item in the stocking of the bass fisherman in the family as it might just be the most precious gift of the day if you pick the color or size just right, have fun, roll the dice and buy a few lures that look cool or have fun sounding names and give the gift of fishing even in a stocking.
1. The Gary Yamamoto Senko is by far the easiest stocking stuffer to recommend. The Senko is a proven spring time fish catcher that every bass fisherman throughout the country is comfortable rigging and using if they have been fishing for more than a few days. The best color to purchase would be the color called Green Pumpkin it looks brown and has little black flakes in it to make it a little darker. See the picture for additional details concerning the color and the senko.
 
2. Roboworms in a 7 inch straight tail variety is the perfect worm for any kind of lake or river. While not a super small finesse style worm and not a huge big vibrating tail worm the 7 inch roboworm still gives a large enough presence to entice bites from quality fish. This worm is easily rigged on a lightweight texas rig or split shot rig or drop shotted around docks, grass, and other cover and structure inside the lake. The reds and purples as well as brown and blue colors tend to be the best for me. Green in a color called Aarons magic can also be a deadly fish catcher. Pick a few bags in colors that you think look fun and they will certainly be great stocking stuffers for an angler.
Roboworm Straight Worm – 7″ – 8 pack – Red Crawler – Softbaits
3. The Lakefork Magic Shad will show off that you have either done your research or that you are just lucky in picking amazing fish catching lures. The Lake fork magic shad is both an exception lure on its own as a small swimbait that when rigged to a jig head or falcon weighted hook swims through the water with ease. The Magic Shad though is also by far the best chatterbait trailer on the market and in the green pumpkin color on a brown chatterbait is just amazing. The white one a white chatter can also turn the fishes heads and elicit strong reactions when the fish are chasing and chewing on the shad really well.
4. The Strike King Red Eye Shad in a vibrating minnow imitation is an eye catching lure that is sure to tempt some muddy water bass into investigating what is crashing through their house and take a bite at it. The bright colored and red eyes really help a pursuing fish hone in on the profile of the bait and react with a strike rather than loosing the bait in the environment because the lure was appearing to natural or blended too well. The vibrating baits have noise makers as well as vibrate causing the fish to sense the bait through their lateral lines. These sensations are what help trigger the response from the fish and big red eyes help close the deal on the bite. This is a small stocking stuffer that should fit well all the way into the toe and be a great surprise for your favorite angler.
5. War Eagle Spinnerbaits are long time proven fish catching lures. These spinnerbaits are well crafted and will last fish after fish. A standard color for most anywhere in the country is a white and chartreuse spinnerbait with willow leaf blades that generate the right amount of flash necessary to get the large mouth bass interested about having a meal. This is the perfect cap on any bass fishing stocking stuffer list.
Check out the rest of the bass fishing holiday gift guide for 2011. Have fun shopping for your favorite anglers from the comfort of your home while being confident that the right fishing lures, rods, reels, and equipment is being selected.
Part 1 of holiday fishing gift guide
Part 2 of holiday fishing gift guide
Part 3 of holiday fishing gift guide
Part 4 of holiday fishing gift guide
Tags: Crankbait, lure, senko, spinnerbait, stocking, stuffer, swimbait, worm
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November 24th, 2011
Looking for an affordable gift to give your favorite bass fisherman. These items listed are great options for most bass fisherman. Everyone uses many different staples when bass fishing such as bulk line and hooks and other standard accessories that are always in need of being replenished. You can also give the give of a gift certificate to an easily accessible tackle shop in the area or through an online retailer like Bass Pro Shop. Have fun giving the gift of fishing.
1. The Bass Pro Shop Extreme Rolling Boat bag is $49.97 and is a huge duffle bag with wheels that can carry all of the tackle and gear required for a long fishing trip at the lake. This bag is 30″x14″x14″ and will fit all of the standard tackle boxes from the major manufacturers. Made out of a heavy duty PVC material it is extremely water resistant and the wheels are made with stainless steel bearings. With a padded handle you can go all in on stuffing the bag with gear and have no worries about easily carrying it. This is a hardcore fishing bag.
2. Lucky Craft Hardbaits – Slender Pointer 112 MR – Original Tennessee Shad – these baits are not cheap lures the Lucky Craft brand is known for producing high quality fishing lures and these run between $15 and $20 depending on what specific lure you are purchasing. One of the colors that can be used in most places in the Tennessee shad as well as the American Shad and Ghost minnow colors. This specific Lucky Craft below is a slender pointer and it darts quickly from left to right and up and down when slightly jerked during the retrieve, Generally the fish will bit the lures when you provide a specific cadence of jerks and pauses rather than just reeled in. The Staysee and the bevy shad are alternatives to the pointer that dive a little deeper and have the same fish catching qualities as the pointer.
 
3. Power Pro Braided fishing line is by far the best braided line available on the market. If you are purchasing a gift for a bass fisherman then you can rest assured that a spool of power pro braided line will be put to good use. Many anglers do not use braid for all of their fishing however for top water fishing or when fishing around a lot of underwater grass and vegetation as well as wood then using braid can be the best option of the different lines. Braided line is excellent for all topwater presentations because it floats and is strong enough to get the big fish that eat lures like a top water frog or spook back to the boat quickly. The most common sizes used in Bass Fishing are 30, 50, and 65lbs test some guys will use the 80 for specific techniques, but 30, 50, and 65 pound test is used by just about every bass fisherman that fishes in lots of different places. One tip is after the braid starts to fade a little from green to a white from use, just color the last few feet or yards with a black tipped marker and the line will more easily disappear underwater.
4. Ardent Reel Kleen Professional Parts Cleaning System. This cleaning kit is only $35 and comes with the system needed to clean a reel professionally. Most anglers take meticulous care of their fishing gear and quality rods and reels can last decades if properly looked after regardless of the amount of use. Using the right products on the working parts of a reel is essential and this system by Ardent will make sure that whomever receives this gift services their reels correctly.
Check out all of the other parts for the 2011 Holiday guide to bass fishing Christmas presents.
Part 1 of holiday fishing gift guide
Part 2 of holiday fishing gift guide
Part 3 of holiday fishing gift guide
Part 4 of holiday fishing gift guide
And a Fisherman Stocking Stuffer Special
Tags: ardent, bag, bass pro, braid, cleaner, craft, lucky, pointer, power, pro, reel
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November 24th, 2011
Check out the best bass fishing gifts you can buy for $50 – $150. This is a wide range of potential products in this price range as there are many great rods and reels as well as lure kits, and other bass fishing and boating essentials. A lifevest is always a great option in this price range as well or even just the tried and true shopping spree style gift card for $100 is never an option a bass fisherman would turn down.
1. A great spinning or rod and reel combination. A rod and reel combination can always find a time to be put to use. While there are so many different styles of fishing that it can be hard to pick out the perfect rod and reel combo either of these will fit into any bass fisherman’s arsenal. You can never have to many rods to pick from if you fish lots of different places since some places are better for spinning rods and lighter presentations and other lakes are baitcaster heaven with heavy timber and grass that require the biggest rods in the tackle store to winch fish out of.
Browning Fishing Citori Reel/Hi Power Rod Spinning Combo – Model CI40-C/HP66MHS – is $150 and gets the job done when looking to persuade a finicky fish into biting a finesse worm.
 
Shimano Caenan Baitcast Reel/Bass Pro Shops Performance Graphite Rod Combo – 7′ – Rod/reel Combos This combo is an affordable $99 and is made with the quality you expect from Shimano reels. This baitcasting reel is an exceelent choice for a bass angler learning to cast with a baitcaster for the first time or for the seasoned angler that is looking for performance on the water. An aluminum lo mass spool and a high speed gear ratio of 6.5:1 makes this reel retrieve baits as fast as you can reel. Keep a buzzbait up on the surface fast or reel down quickly on a fish that is biting to set the hook with ease. The 7 foot rod is a standard size and will be a perfect fit with any anglers existing rod collection.
 
2. There are many different rod racks that are perfect within this price range. A fishing role holder that displays your rods in an nice way is a great addition to any garage or house of an angler. Instead of keeping your equipment leaning against a wall or hung up in the roof, use a well crafter fishing rod rack to secure your equipment when it is not being used. There are many different sizes of racks some holding only 6 rods and others can carry 8, 10, 12, even 24 rods all on a single holder. Check out all the great fishing rod holders on the market and pick the one that will best fit your favorite anglers house or location for fishing equipment. This is also a great way to help a younger angler keep care of their gear and keep the house presentable.
3. Bass Pro Shops Manual Inflatable Flotation Vest – Adult – Blue – Flotation This vest is $90 but it will save a persons life if they fall into the water. The Sospenders are perfect life jackets to wear or keep in the boat as a back up vest for a random guest. These vests require the person to pull the strap to inflate the life vest. The CO2 cartridge will inflate in the vest instantly, similar to a car air bag, so if you fall in the water and need a life jacket it is perfect. There are automatic versions available in higher price ranges that will allow the life jacket to inflate automatically. These are a great option for the fisherman that is out by themselves on a regular basis or operate a boat at a high rate of speed.
 
4. Strike King Kevin VanDam KVD Sexy Shad Kit – for just $60 give all of the best strike king crankbait lures in the kevin van dam sexy shad color that has proven to be a fish catcher all over the country. The sexy shad bass fishing lures are colored to imitate the local baitfish in many of the lakes and rivers across the country withe the flash of chartreuse. Strike King has been making superior hardbait lures like shallow diving crankbaits and all of the other hard bait styles that comes in the kit. This gives some one an entire collection of different styles of crankbait lures in one of the hottest colors on the market, the Sexy Shad.
5. Save Phace Utility Mask for $60. The masks by Save Phace are great for fishing and boating at high speeds. These masks protect you for the blistering cold wind of early morning winter runs on the water at 70 miles per hour. They are also great at keeping the bugs out of the eyes, nose, and mouth during warm summer days running down a river n the late afternoon. The Save Phace masks are lightweight and come with the ability to exchange lenses for different protection and they have a built in fog resistant component to keep your vision clear during those morning runs to the first fishing spot of the day.
Check out the other parts of this fishing holiday gifts guide for 2011.
Part 1 of holiday fishing gift guide
Part 2 of holiday fishing gift guide
Part 3 of holiday fishing gift guide
Part 4 of holiday fishing gift guide
And a Fisherman Stocking Stuffer Special
Tags: $, $150, 50, kevin, life vest, reel, rod, save phace, sexy, shad, sospenders, spinning, van dam
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November 24th, 2011
Finding the perfect holiday gift for a bass fisherman in the $150 – $250 range is a lot of fun there are so many options from quality rods and reels to boating equipment and other fishing essentials that will come in handy when out on the water for a day fishing. Individuals that are into fishing and bass fishing in particular are very focused in their pursuit of their passion and will truly appreciate a gift that recognizes there love for their sport and your support. Check out the following items and get more information by clicking on the picture. All of these items are well proven and no fisherman would disappointed in receiving this as a gift. Getting the right fishing gift for someone can be a challenge however these following items are proven winners.
1. Shimano Reels and more specifically a Shimano Curado. This reel ranges between $150 and $160 for the normal sizes that are perfect for bass fisherman. The size 300 does come in at $260 however the 50 and the 200′s are perfect for bass fishing techniques. If you are unfamiliar with Shimano and the Shimano Curado reel it is one of the most well known bass fishing reels on the market. Each year Shimano does a few little adjustments to continue to improve the Curado line of reels however I persoanlly am still fishing with every Curado I have bought over the last 8 years or so. They are work horses and will give the owner hundreds of hours of fishing before needing some minor reel cleaning and maintenance. A Shimano Curado is by far one of the best gifts someone could give a bass fisherman.
 
2. St. Croix Avid Series Trigger Rods is a full line of bass fishing rods that range between $170 and $230. There is a specific rod designed for every technique that one may want to deploy when fishing for the green and brown bass. The lightest rod listed is a six foot medium fast action rod that is rated for 10 – 17 lbs test line and 1/4 oz to 5/8oz in lure weight and the largest rod being a 7’10″ Heavy Medium Fast action rod rated for 14-30lbs test line and lures from 1/2oz up to 2 ozs. There is 13 different rod lengths and actions listed on the Bass Pro Shop website so pick the right rod based on the persons size and style of fishing that they like to do. If they are into finesse worm fishing go with the smaller sized rods or if they like to flip jigs in heavy cover go with a bigger rod. But if they like to fish for bass a 7 foot medium heavy rod is always a winner, it can be used for spinner baits, and lots of plastic lures. It is a common rod size that most anglers are comfortable with and will certainly openly add to their fishing rod collection.
3. Sunglasses – Costa – They are Superior Fishing Glasses
The Costa man of war glasses are $190 and are pure bliss to wear when out on the water. With removable side shields these glasses give the additional protection bass fisherman need when traveling at high speeds in a boat to avoid dust and other debri in the air from flying in the eyes. These shields also assist with reducing glare and keeping constant contact with fish underwater when they are on a bed. Check out more details through the picture in order to see all of the specs on these amazing sunglasses by Costa.
 
Check out the rest of the holiday gift guide for an angler this year.
Part 1 of holiday fishing gift guide
Part 2 of holiday fishing gift guide
Part 3 of holiday fishing gift guide
Part 4 of holiday fishing gift guide
And a Fisherman Stocking Stuffer Special
Tags: $150, $250, avid, costa, curado, shimano, st. croix, sunglass, trigger rods
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November 23rd, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving! Now let’s get to shopping for the Christmas holiday season, if you are looking for a special gift for a bass fisherman than the following items can be excellent choices. These gift recommendations are all higher end fishing items and may not be considered the best stocking stuffers, but if you are looking for a serious item to get that special bass angler something that they will use every day on the water and love you for it everyday then think about getting one of these items. We have provided several additional blog posts with additional holiday gifts for anglers in different price categories.
Every bass fisherman can use a set of really high end rain gear that will keep them warm and toasty in any weather that they are out in. If you are looking for that special gift that will get used throughout the year a set of Bass Pro Shop 100 Mile Per Hour Gore Tex pants and jacket is the way to show your love to your favorite fisherman. All tournament bass fisherman have fished in some weather that the normal fisherman wouldn’t venture out in but if you have to fish when it is down pouring rain and gusting winds then this is the bib and rain jacket that you want to keep dry and comfortable while out in the elements. Bass boats do not have a canopy so if you are fishing in a rainy day in March you are out in it all day so you want the reliability of Gore Tex to get through an entire day. The Gore Tex Parka has room for a hat and lined with fleece in the right places for comfort. The Jacket comes in the following colors Red, Black, Green, and Blue – The jacket ranges between $225-$250.
Cold Weather Clothing – Jacket and Bib
The 100 MPH Gore Tex bib pant really makes sure that your legs will stay dry all the way down to your boots. These bibs stay secure and positioned due to the easy clip on straps. There are a few pockets for storing those important items that need to be easily accessible like pliers, etc. These heavily reinforced bibs will make sure to stay in top condition even with a person that fishes hard in lots of different weather. These high quality fishing pants range between $199.99 and 219.99 and they also come in the same 4 colors as the jacket: green, red, blue, and black.
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Get The Kids Off the Bank with a Pontoon Boat
If you have a kid that loves fishing around the local ponds and lakes and they are serious about bass fishing or just fishing of any kind. While they are too young to run and operate a boat most kids ages 12 and up can operate a float tune or a kickboat with some parental supervision. For the little bit older angler a kickboat / pontoon boat is no question. Let them experience fishing like the pros by fishing from the water casting towards shore and around cover and structure that is too hard to reach from the bank. A normal kickboat set up requires some breathable waders depending on the temperature of the water in the summer months you might be able to fish with just fins on your feet. A pair of fins for using your feet to position and move around, the oars are for distance and the fins for maneuverability. This particular outcast Fish Cat which is a quality kickboat / pontoon style boat is an excellent starter boat at $600 and might be all that is needed to keep your younger kids into fishing until they are old enough to operate a big boat. These are all also a great gift to the fisherman that has a boat but also likes to fish small private places too as getting onto the water is all the difference sometimes in catching them all day from the water or struggling from the bank.
Premium Fish finder / sonar / chartplotter
Every fisherman should have a high quality fish finder that also serves as a GPS and chartplotter so that they not only can find the fishing spots they have the ability to get back quickly without getting lost out on the river or lake. The Hummingbird sonar units are special due to the built in Side Imagining capabilities. The side imaging technology allows the boat operator to not only use the sonar to detect the depth and structure below the boat but to also get a visible image of the lake bottom to the left and right of the boat. This can be very a effective way for fisherman to locate the hot spot within a lake by being able to visually see an underwater tree or rock formation that the fish are holding next to. Check out either of these models for an option for a great fishfinder to give as a special christmas present for the angler in your family.
Humminbird 898c SI Sonar GPS+WAAS Chartplotter Combo – This beautiful sonar GPS with side imaging capabilities along with WAAS Chartplotting gives any boater all of the capabilities that they would require to run their vessel for a short on long range fishing trip. This unit is currently around $1500 plus requires installation.
Humminbird 1198c SI Combo Color Sonar GPS+WAAS Chartplotter Fishing System – With a large display screen and stuffed full of features and capabilities this graph is a complete fishing system and coupled with side imagining will get you to where the fish are and back with no problems. This unit is a significant investment but for the serious angler or the person that needs to have the best of the best in everytjing they do the $2800 is all worth it when it is all about getting there and getting back the Hummingbird fishing electronics make it happen.
The rest of the gift guide broken up into a few different budget segments. Hope you have a blast shopping for the bass fisherman in your life this year.
Part 1 of holiday fishing gift guide
Part 2 of holiday fishing gift guide
Part 3 of holiday fishing gift guide
Part 4 of holiday fishing gift guide
And a Fisherman Stocking Stuffer Special
Tags: bib, boat, fish finder, gps, graph, jacket, kickboat, kids, pontoon, sonar
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October 19th, 2011
The Shimano® Curado® E Low-Profile Baitcast Reel is one of the most standard bass fishing reels on the market. It is preceded by several series of the Curado that have all performed extremely well and given bass fisherman a lightweight affordable bait caster that they can rely on. No matter whether you are flipping and pitching or you are casting a deep water crankbait all day there is a Shimano Curado in the reel size, reel handle, and gear ratio configuration to suit your needs. The curdao has super high speed gear ratios for topwater presentations or flipping techniques and low gears for grinding deep crankbaits all day. There are several sizes from the small finesse version of the 5o which is an excellent light line baitcaster for fishing plastics with 10 – 12lbs test or using lighter weight crankbaits and rip baits. The standard reel size would be the 200 which can fit a lot of line especially if you are using braided line. This reel is perfect for punching or using on a frog rod. Spool up the Shimano 300 series with heavy line and set the feel on a favorite swimbait rod and go search for the big bite. This large spool size allows you to really up the line size to handle the pressures that occur when casting a large plastic swimbait that is 9 inches or larger.
No Matter what kind of fishing you will be doing you will be happy with your choice of a Shimano Curado E Series bait caster for your reel of choice. There are fancier reels available pon the market but if you want to equip all of your rods with the same reel for ease of cleaning, repairing as well as having a real good feel for your equipment the Shimano Curado is a reel that you can do so with and not break the bank like if you tried to fill out a complete rod and reel line up with calais’s or other high end Shimano reels which are amazing, but also expensive.
Shimano Curado E Low-Profile Baitcast Reel – Model CU50E
The manufacturer highlight features for the Shimano Curado E Low profile bass fishing reel:
- Smooth, strong and ergonomically precise
- Rugged, 1-piece aluminum frame and side plate
- High Efficiency Gearing offers unmatched strength
- Super Stopper Instant Anti-Reverse System
- Variable Brake System (VBS®)
- Dartainium® drag
- Magnumlite® spool
Tags: bait, cast, curado, e, low profile, reel, shimnao
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October 19th, 2011
The Bagley Balsa B’s are an excellent crankbait for fishing in shallow water with its square bill this lure is capable of deflecting off the nastiest of cover. Due to the super buoyant nature of the balsa wood that is used for making the Bagley B’s if the bait is getting to close to a tree branch or bumps some underwater brush a slight pause and then continue the retrieve will allow for the lure to avoid hanging up yet retaining that fish catching action of bumping into cover.
One of the unspoken qualities about wooden crankbaits is that despite mechanical engineering that helps to ensure each bait is carved precisely to spec there is still slight variations and inconsistencies in the wood density. This slight potential imbalance in a lure can make all the difference between a lure that catches some fish and a lure that consistently outproduces other lures of its exact same kind. The reason for this is that sometimes a lure will give off just a slight different vibration that happens to feel better for the bass or the slight weight change allows the bait to subtle or violently kick out to the left or the right every once in awhile before re balancing along a straight track back to the boat. The only way to find out if you have purchased a crankbait that will run true and straight back to the boat or if you have one that is a hunter and helps seek out bass that will react to its special action.
These Bagley Balsa B’s have 2 line tie which help alter the bait and how it comes back to the angler while being retrieved. I usually go with 10 – 12 lbs test when fishing the Bagley’s however if the cover is really tight you can go to 15 or 20 even if it is needed to get the job done. Go with some heavy line and pitch this lure around the nastiest of hang ups and look out cause you may be surprised if you have never gone crank bait flipping and pitching you have some exciting strikes in your near future.
Tags: bagley, balsa, Bass, Crankbait, lure, shallow, wooden
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October 17th, 2011
Lucky craft reaction baits such as the LV 500 or the Staysee, pointer, and bevy shad, can all be killer baits for stripped bass if they are in the lakes and rivers you fish. Where I fish a lot in the fall lots of stripped bass move into the river system and start chewing on anything that they can get in their mouth. Often you can find where the fish are by following the birds that are eating the baitfish that the stripers are pushing to the surface as they attack the bait. In these frenzy moments when bait, fish, and birds are thrashing on the surface it is fairly easy to make a cast with any topwater lure and catch a fish. However, for most anglers finding these opportunities is rare, but there is still lots of action underneath the surface of the water and if you know the right areas to look for you can catch stripped bass throughout the day on reaction bait lures. The stripers like current so I generally look for places that have a lot of current moving, but has a nice eddie nearby that they can rest in and is close to deeper water. Of course deep is all relative to your favorite place to fish, however generally deep would be considered a 2nd drop off or a secondary ledge or a deep river channel. If your graph is lit up with bait and you see some larger lines that appear to be stripers then it is best to give the area a go.
Here are a list of the lures that I prefer to use when looking for a striper bite in clear fall water sub surface.
The LuckyCraft Staysee is a phenomenal lure, this bait dives into the medium deep range for a jerkbait. While often when fishing for largemouth bass you might use line test as light as 10lbs, when I tossing a jerkbait for stripers, I like to go with a 15lbs test flourocarbon which keeps the bait from getting hung up in the grass areas when fishing the flats and is strong enough to help you get your lucky craft lure back … at least most times. The Staysee is best in auroa black and ghost minnow and chartreuse shad for me. Those are the three colors I use along with american shad when fishing for stripers subsurface.
I vary the cadence like you would when fishing for bass, to see what speed and tempo the fish are most interested in. I have found that with the staysee and stripped bass, it is best to occasionally really race the lure and then pause for a second twitch twitch and then race it again. Some times that extra chasing will help get a striper to commit to chewing the bait.
The Luckycraft Pointer is the perfect lure when the fish are crushing topwater but refuse to eat a spook, sammy, or other top water lure. The pointer comes in several sizes and this really just helps you match the local baitfish whether you need a size 78, 100, 128 pointer. This bait is fished just a few feet under the surface of the water and can be fished pretty quickly if that is what the fish want. Another tempo and cadence that can be quite effective is the real slow twitch, pause, twitch pause, continue. It usually will not take more than a couple of twitches if you are among a feeding frenzy of stripped bass.
The Luckycraft Bevy shad is the perfect lure for stripers that are in lakes that are in general smaller and have small bait fish. The bevy shad has a small profile and is more of a finesse jerkbait compared to a pointer. It is best to use this bait with 10 or 12 lbs test and you do not want to over power the twitches or this bait will not fish right. Give it very slow subtle little twitches and short pauses and the fish will slurp this little lucky craft special down.
While many people are hesistant to throw there nice bass fishing lures like Lucky Craft’s or swimbaits to feeding stripped bass, but you should give it a try you might be impressed at the quality and quantity of fish you are catching as it improves. These lures flat out attract fish and make them commit eat and the nature of Lucky Craft baits is reaction based which fits the stripped bass that enjoyes swimming fast and pursuing its meal. You can make a sitting stripped bass race after your pointer or staysee as you rip it past there head so get out there and enjoy fishing for some stripped bass using lucky craft lures.
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September 14th, 2011
The Fall is right around the corner and the bass fishing will heat up at your local pond even though the daily temperatures may be cooling off. Largemouth, Smallmouth, and Spotted bass take advantage of the fall transition to feed heavily on local bait fish as they begin their fall migration up the creeks and arms of lakes. Utilizing natural breaks in the current as places to target with a fast moving reaction bait such as a chatter bait, crankbait, or spinnerbait can be a deadly tactic to fill your bag up on nice fish fattening up for the winter. Any type of current break can be an excellent potential ambush location worth making a few casts. Don’t forget to try out a spook or even a topwater frog as well during the fall as the topwater bite can be excellent all the way deep into November depending on where you are fishing. But September and October are excellent months to throw a topwater all day if that is your thing.
A few of my favorites to seek out are:
1. Inlets / Outlets of larger bodies of water or creeks that may be connected to the location you are fishing. In larger river and tidal systems sometimes there are flooded island that will have inlets and outlets that are great fish catching spots year round however in the fall the fish may stack up in these areas ambushing any minnow, crawdad or other critters that may get washed through. Use a crankbait or jerkbait around these areas to quickly check if anyone is home.
2. Large underwater breaks like rockpiles create natural eddies in the water that provide the fish a resting spot and place to settle down and then dart out into the current when a feeding opportunity presents itself. These are often less visible from the surface and will require you using your graph to locate. Use a jig and drag it through the rocks and let the current help move it around the rockpile into the location the fish are stationed. This can be a great way to catch bigger fish that want to conserve more energy versus the little guys that are darting in and out of the current eating anything they can.
3. Laydowns are a great place for a bass to suspend under. While it can sometimes be difficult to fish a laydown a speed trap crankbait with a square bill will deflect off the tree branches as it is retrieved.
Have fun throwing reaction baits all the way through the fall trying to find those fish fattening up for the winter. Once you have identified a location fish are residing change up your baits and retrieves after casting to the same spot several times, even just a simple rest of 5 minutes can turn a spot back on for another few fish. In the fall fish will be grouped up and so when you find one fish make sure you take the time to slow down and catch every last fish out of a spot that you can. Use a dropshot and a jig after spending time alternating between your reaction baits.
Tags: chatter bait, Crankbait, fall, Fishing, frog, reaction, spook, topwater
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June 21st, 2011
As it is mid June going into July every bass fisherman that is fishing tournaments should remember that as the water heats up tey need to be prepared to not only have the ability to keep themselves cool and protected from the sun’s rays, but to also have solid livewell solution for maintaining fish health. Check your livewell before the tournament starts do you have properly functioning pumps and proper aeration. If you need supplimental O2 cause of where you fish get a little Mr. Bubbles for a temporary solution or get an installed aerator system that adds additional dissolved oxygen into the water helping the fish to remain calm and cool.
Some guys like to add ice, to reduce the temperature overall in the livewell, but you need to be careful to not shock the fish or use tap water that then ends up going into the livewell as there can be additives, etc. that can harm or even kill the fish. Too much of a temperature change in the tank can also cause them to go into shock and die. I prefer to just run my pumps all day when I have fish in the livewell when it is warm out keeping the water fresh and full of oxygen. If you are fishing really deep water you may want to consider adding a little ice since your boats livewells will be pulling water from the warmer surface, but dont over due it.
I have found if you keep the pumps going strong either with fresh water or in recirculation mode and use a fish additive like rejuvenate or other brands you will be good to go.
Here is post from awhile ago about several of these items concerning summer livewell tips for largemouth bass.
Keep your fish healthy by maintaining your equipment, use a fish additive, and dont keep them in the tanks longer then needed, if your fun fishing dont haul a fish around the lake all day just to see it die at the ramp, snap your pictures early and let them big girls go.
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