Here’s a very funny video I found that I think you’ll like! 🙂
Bassmaster Bling.
Just one nut in a very very fast Boat!
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what is the best book for bass fishing tips?
i want a book that gives you some tips to fish freshwater bass written by a pro
expecting everything in one book is thinking one person knows it all and if one person did know it all wouldn’t they be the best in the world? I have read all these, every issue of B A S S , In -Fisherman, Western Outdoor News and I’m sure many more. These are the books I have at home. I tell many people wanting to take up fishing here on answers to go to the library and check out books written by tournament winning anglers they all know things others don’t and in their books they share it all.
Rick Clunn’s World Championship Bass Fishing
Think Like a Fish: The Lure and Lore of America’s Legendary Bass Fisherman
The Field & Stream Bass Fishing Handbook
Jimmy Houston’s Bass Fishing Tips ‘N’ Tales
Roland Martin’s 101 Bass-Catching Secrets
Hannon’s Field Guide for Bass Fishing
Catching Bass Like a Pro
Bill Dance on Largemouth Bass
Kevin Vandam’s Bass Strategies: A Handbook for All Anglers
Mike Gardner’s Fish Have No Hands
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The Bass Krusher Rig
Watch This video to learn my secret rig for catching largemouth bass when I go freshwater fishing.
I previously posted about my favorite way to rig a rubber worm when I go bass fishing. You can read it here:
The video below will show you exactly how I rig my worms!
Try rigging a few of your worms this way and just watch the bass come running!
Hope that helps you.
Catch you later.
-Mark
New World Record Largemouth Bass?
I was reading through some fishing news and this topic caught my eye!
The current IGFA world record largemouth bass weighed 22lbs and 4 oz. The 77-year-old world record bass was caught in June 1932 by George Perry at Montgomery Lake in Georgia. Now apparently someone in Japan caught a fish and had it weighed on certified scales and it was 1 oz more than the current world record. But guess what? It isn’t a new world record!
Bass Masters has the story on this and explains why it’s not a new world record. You can read their article, listen to a discussion and watch a video on the fish and the lucky fellow who caught it by clicking on the “New World Record Largemouth Bass” link below:
New World Record Largemouth Bass
(Editor’s Note: Steve VonBrandt of Delaware Bass Fishing just informed me that he has much more information, photos and videos on the new world record largemouth bass at his website. You can check out his information at:
http://delawaretrophybass.com)
Enjoy! (Wouldn’t it be nice to catch a world record largemouth?!?)
I’ll catch you later!
Does anyone want to share their favorite spring bass fishing techniques and tips?
I am a fan of soft plastic tubes and worms. Can you give me some of your favorite techniques?
North shore of the lakes will warm up faster due to getting more sun shine and the prevailing southerly winds. Fish those banks, outside bends in the channel, drop offs near there, with craw fish imitators….either crank baits or jig w/ trailer.
Start when the water reaches 50 deg. Big females spawn first.
If you lake has a shore with black shale or black clay fish them hard….especially if there is a drop off of more than 5 ft. like from 15 to 20 or more. This has worked for me for a long time now.
Tubes will work under the same conditions sense they imitate a craw. Tube colors I like are Road Kill / Chartreuse tips, Brown cold, green flake / orange tips, of course Black blue tips as well. I do not use worms until the water gets in the upper 50's or after spawn.
Spinner Baits also work well this time of year as do crank baits worked slow….remember I am talking "early spring" pre-spawn, when the bass are starting to stage off their spawning grounds.
** Added ** Float N Fly is a real good technique when the water is below 50 degrees. Works great from around Dec. – late Feb, early March. I use it during this time for Small Mouth Bass in S. Central Ky, and Tn.
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The Tenth Day Of Christmas
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, ten spinners spinning, nine jigs a jigging, eight bobbers bobbing, seven sinkers sinking, six kits for rigging, … five purple worms … four rebel lures, three weedless hooks, two spools of line and a fishing pole complete with a reel.
Are you a fan of spinning lures? I am! When I was younger, my family and I travelled all over the USA as well as Canada. Every place we went, I looked at the fishing lures and usually bought a couple. So I have many spinning lures that don’t really produce for me in my current area in which I live (Southern NJ, USA), but I still like to look at them and dream about going back to where I bought them and catching a huge lunker with them!
Fishing in the shallower waters of New Jersey means that you’ll need a lighter spinner – one that doesn’t sink too much or run too deep. I have two favorite spinners that I like to use. When I’m looking to catch bass, I’ll pull out one of my panther-martin spinners. They’re small but boy do they attract the bass! Never heard of a panther-martin? Well check them out here:
I caught a very nice 5 pound bass on my favorite panther-martin in our local creek. It has a feather tied to the treble hook at the back of it. I’m always amazed that such a large fish would be attracted to such a small lure!
So what do you use if you want a trout or some other game fish besides bass? Well I like to use rooster tail spinners. Here’s what a rooster tail spinner looks like:
When we were in Banff National Park in Canada, we rented a boat and went fishing for trout in one of the local lakes. My brother and I both were using a rooster tail. Mine was black and his was red. Other than the colors, the lures were identical. The result? I outfished my brother 3 to 1! And I caught the largest fish that day – a beautiful 3-4 pound Kamloop trout. So do yourself a favor and get a black rooster tail spinner! 😉
Any other spinners that you may know of that deserve mentioning here? Please write and let me know.
Catch you later.
-Mark
The Eighth Day Of Christmas
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me eight bobbers bobbing, seven sinkers sinking, six kits for rigging, … five purple worms … four rebel lures, three weedless hooks, two spools of line and a fishing pole complete with a reel.
Do you use bobbers? Which ones do you use? Think they’re all the same?
I use bobbers occasionally. Mostly when I take my younger son freshwater fishing. He likes to use live bait and it’s easy to tell when you’ve got a fish on if there’s a bobber on your line. But my younger son aside, I’ve been known to use bobbers as a weight when fishing flies on a spinning system. Yep, you read that right! I’ll tie a fly (wet fly – one that sinks) on the end of my 4 pound test and put a bobber 2 feet above it. The bobber gives you enough weight to be able to cast the fly and also acts as a strike indicator! I’ll usually use a small tear-drop shaped bobber to do this type of fishing. And yes – it works! I’ve used this technique to catch bass when they weren’t hitting anything else. That’s your bass fishing tip for the day! 🙂
I used to think bobbers were all the same – with variations in their size and shape. But I recently read about a new bobber “with a brain”. I was thinking “yeah… right” but when I read the write up, it actually looks interesting. Check this out:
Notice the product’s description – “This Smart Fishing Bobber is a slip & lock system without a Line Stopper. Simply: Just cast the Bobber with a Brain out and it will allow the line to slip thru until the sinker finds the bottom, then it fills with water, LOCKS THE LINE, and holds your baits inches to feet off the bottom with the sinker as the “anchor.” The hook held above the bottom can be “danced” or jigged by slightly pulling on your rod, makes dead or plastic baits ‘come alive!'”
Sounds very interesting – but come on – does it really do all this? Any of you readers ever try this thing? Would you mind writing a comment about it here please? They say they’ve been selling for over 8 years now but this is the first I’ve heard of it. If it really does work, I’d love to hear your opinions and maybe I’ll actually buy and try one! (I’m used to getting a 6 or 10 pack of bobbers for a couple bucks, and this is 2 bobbers for 9 dollars. Kind of pricey for a bobber!)
Well, I’d really love to hear any of your experiences with any type of bobbers, so please write a comment to share with everyone!
Catch you later.
The Sixth Day Of Christmas
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me six kits for rigging, … five purple worms … four rebel lures, three weedless hooks, two spools of line and a fishing pole complete with a reel.
Have you bought any of those “bass fishing kits? You know like this:
I’ve bought a few of these and they usually are a good deal! I look for the kits that have good colored worms in them. As I’ve posted previously, I don’t really use the weights that come in these kits. I rig the worms my own special way. But if I find a kit that has weedless hooks and has good colored worms, I’ll buy it in a heartbeat!
Playing with your rubber worm bassing kit will help you experiment and try different ways to rig your worms. It will also keep your mind off the winter and the snow that we sometimes get this time of year! I can hardly wait for the warmer weather and catching some more good bass!
Catch you later.
Fall Bass Fishing Tips
In-depth look at the Fall bass migration with strategy and techniques discussed. These fall bass fishing tips will put you where the bass and shad are during these colder months. To view more fishing videos like this, visit http://www.bassfishin.com
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Labor Day Fresh Water Fishing Fun
As most folks do in the USA, I had labor day off. (That’s Monday September the 1st for those not in the US.) So what did the boys want to do for the day? “Let’s go fishing!”
Since we had a successful day the last time we went to the creek, we decided we’d head back there to see what we could catch.
The day was completely different from our last outing – it was a bright warm sunny day and we were heading out at 9:30 am. This compared to last time which was cloudy, overcast and slightly cooler.
So I warned my sons that the fishing would be completely different for the day and gave them the “bright sunny day” bass fishing tips! The boys wanted to head straight to the hole that was so successful for us the last time there. After fishing for an hour and seeing bass and sufish, we had no success. A few other fishermen showed up so I suggested to the boys that we try moving to another spot.
We couldn’t see too many fish at the new spot, but it was deeper and the current was moving a little faster here. We weren’t there very long before we all had some fish on! I caught the first one – a nice 14-15 inch largemouth bass. (See the rubber worm?) 😉
My younger son caught the next fish and at first we thought it was a roach. (See image below.) But after closer examination we believe it was a white perch. Can any one verify that for us?
The next fish caught was a yellow perch by my older son. Both of these types of fish were never caught in this creek before by anyone I know. So we were all surprised to see them! See my older son’s catch below.
We caught some more largemouth bass and sunfish and my older son won the prize for catching the largest fish of the day – he caught a largemouth bass that was an inch or two larger than the one I caught! All in all it was a successful fresh water fishing day!
Make sure your fishing trips are just as successful as ours. Get the 100 Best Freshwater Fishing Tips book shown above and your success is assured!
Catch you later!