Winter Bass Fishing: When Others Quit, the Big Girls Bite
Winter Bass Fishing: When Others Quit, the Big Girls Bite
While most anglers are winterizing their boats and dreaming of spring, I’m rigging up for some of the best bass fishing of the year.
Table Rock Lake
Extraordinary: The Fishing Pole
Fishing for a Smile
The fishing pole — an ordinary mix of resin, fiberglass, thread, and bits of steel — is anything but ordinary once it’s put to use. It can feed a family, calm a restless mind, or spark memories that last a lifetime.
Dead or Blown Powerhead — What to Do When It Happens
💥 Dead or Blown Powerhead — It Happened Again
If you’ve owned a two-stroke outboard long enough, you’ve probably been there —
the dreaded blown powerhead moment. Maybe there’s a warning buzzer, maybe it’s just that gut-sinking feeling when the engine tone changes and your boat suddenly loses power.
Sadly, this time, my Mercury Optimax joined the club.
A Secret Smile Live worms a hidden secret?
A Secret Smile: Live worms a hidden secret? A Secret Smile: Spent a week in the lovely state of Missouri on one of my favorites, Table Rock Lake.
This lake has been a gentle giant and full of bounty for our yearly family reunion. This year was no different.
Within minutes of launching my boat at the Shell Knob Bridge I had begun the onslaught. Only took 30 minutes and I had 20 fish in my boat using a live worms drop-shotted around the pylons.
Boats: The Love-Hate Relationship
Boats: The Love-Hate Relationship
There’s the ol’ girl, reminiscing about when all systems were a go.
Love a Jerkbait
Early Spring / Fall Love a Jerkbait: Late fall is upon here like a big wet blanket. Snows are starting to fall. Cool rains are filling those lakes and ponds that almost gave their lives this year. Kansas has been in a bad drought for a while and most of the lakes in KS have really taken it hard, so every little bit of rain is a graciously appreciated.
As those cold fall rains make it to the lakes, I think about the cooling waters and the fall jerkbait fishing that I find so fun.
Big fish like big baits: Table Rock Locals May See Less Advantage
Big fish like big baits: Table Rock Lake is known for its spotted bass population as well as the quality largemouth and some giant smallmouth that show up from time to time. I’ve caught the biggest spotted bass of my life fishing there. As well as some picture worthy smallmouth. This is shaping up to be a great tournament with the largemouth bass on fire right now.
Big fish like big baits: Home of the Professional Anglers Association
Where to Start
Where to Start: Wow! Where do you start ? Figuring out where to start can send a lump to our stomachs some days. That can be the first feeling that comes over a person when they encounter a lake the size of Table Rock.
Table Rock Lake Shell Knob Bridge
Billions of gallons of water for those green ghost to hide in. Even if you have been to the lake 50 or 1000 times before, you still have to answer that question.
Don't Miss This Key Element: Bluegill-Pattern Topwaters
I’m heading to Table Rock Lake for a much-needed week of fishing. As I prepare—checking water levels, temps, and local guide reports—one thought keeps dominating my mind: throwing a bluegill-painted topwater for monster bass.