Newer Record Set! New World Record Sunfish Caught: He was soaking a live nightcrawler a foot above bottom on a drop-shot rig in 10 feet of water on mighty Lake Havasu February 16, hoping to hook a sunfish or perhaps a bass, when something remarkably large inhaled his bait. In-Fisherman… Dan Johnson - February 28, 2014
“I couldn’t believe it,” he says. “I’ve caught red ears up to 2½ pounds, but nothing close to this.
End of a Marathon: Tournament Day Gone Wrong Sure, we’ve all had one of those days. Today was tournament day, and after a long Friday at work, we rolled into Lawrence around 9 PM—just in time to discover it was KU Graduation Weekend.
The scramble for a hotel room First stop? No luck. It quickly became clear we might be spending the night in the truck at the ramp. As luck would have it, the very first hotel we called had an available room.
The conditions were perfect for a buzzbait bite — post-frontal weather, a light chop on the water, and just enough surface distortion to hide the bait’s outline. A textbook setup.
Every time conditions line up like that, I start hoping the bass will commit to topwater. When they do — wow. There’s nothing like the explosion of a big fish hammering that bait across the surface.
Buzzbait Conditions When It Works Best Low skies and low light, especially on a slightly cooler day Shallow fish holding near visible cover — the buzzbait flushes them out Over wood, vegetation, or any structure that gives fish a good ambush spot Light wind to flat calm water Stained or clear water where visibility varies [!
🎣 Bassmaster Pro James Niggemeyer Saves Man and Toddler in Lake Murray Rescue Dramatic Rescue on Tournament Day On the morning of Thursday, May 12, 2011, Lake Murray was the setting for the first day of the Bassmaster Evan Williams Bourbon Carolina Clash—but for professional angler James Niggemeyer and his Marshal, Russ Sorrells, the focus quickly shifted from fishing to a desperate rescue.
Speeding toward their initial fishing spot, the pair spotted a situation often warned about, but rarely witnessed: a father and his young son struggling in the water, their own vessel still running dangerously close by.
Some interesting info! Top 50 Lure Rankings FOR MARCH The Best Time of Year information presented below is derived from Ken Cook’s Pattern Forecast database kencookoutdoors.com TOP LURES FOR MARCH: Top 50 Lure Rankings
Lucky Craft Pointer 100 100 Chartreuse Shad Jerkbait
Lucky Craft Pointer Lure for Spring
Zoom Finesse Worm 6" Green Pumpkin Worm
Storm Wiggle Wart 3/8 oz Crawfish Crankbait
War Eagle Double Willow Spinnerbait 1/2 oz White/ Chartreuse Spinnerbait
Don’t Fish In the Trees : The Fishing Wire: One of the best pro’s in the business Todd Faircloth breaks down how we are wasting our time fishing the trees. Most often the fish are related to the area because of contours and depth or time of year, the trees just happen to be cover for them. Check out what Todd has to offer you for your next adventure to that tree riddled lake and endless list of targets.
Early Morning Optimism Headed out to Clinton Lake before dawn—overcast skies, boat rigged up, everything looked good. Picked up Greg, sailed through the drive, and hit the water ready to fish.
That's the brakes—every angler runs into trouble sometimes. Chaos at the Ramp First hiccup: Trolling motor was dead at the ramp. Back up the hill, tools out in the Arnie’s Boats parking lot, finally got her spinning after some frustration.
Underspin. Here’s a better look. Turns out I was ahead of the curve on this one.
Casey Ashley won the Bassmaster Classic on a very similar bait.
underspin: here’s a better look
Missed a Big One: Hit a local yocal today and found quite a few Big bucks running the bank. Had about 20 min to fish, so I had to make the best of it.
Targeting spawning flats Started with a custom painted Pop-r and had a nice 8 lber blow up on it. Being my first cast of the day I choked and yanked it out of his mouth ! ARGH!
