Alaska: Number 1 in Bass Fishing Searches: Google Search Trends showed a big surge in bass fishing related search terms back in 2004 for Alaska. The graph spikes at 100. Instinct tells me this was more for a search for Rock Bass or Striped Bass versus largemouth or smallmouth bass. Either way interesting information for you to enjoy.

Alaska: Number 1 in Bass Fishing Searches

Catching giant striped bass or giant trout on a fly line would be a blast if you ask me. Can’t wait for my first trip to the winding rustic rivers of Alaska to catch some giants on a Spey rod!

Early Fall Bass Fishing – Perry Lake Game Plan

This weekend’s tournament takes place about 20 miles north of Topeka, Kansas, on Perry Lake. It’s only my second time on this lake—the first was last weekend when I spent about four hours scouting. Right now, Perry is 4 feet above normal pool due to downstream flooding.

Conditions & Strategy

The water has been high for a while, and there are no plans to release it soon. Rumor has it the lake turned over a few weeks ago, which could mean fish are settling into a normal fall pattern.

Fish Finders Don’t Lie

Fish Finders Don’t Lie: Brent Ehrler’s Winning Tactics - In-Fisherman: After reading the piece about Brent Ehrler’s win at Table Rock Lake, I wanted to share this video about trusting your electronics.  

The quality and sensitivity of of today’s sonar is outstanding.  

Truly, we need to trust what it’s telling us.  Anglers often purchase a high dollar device only to end up using it as a depth gauge.  Summer is a good time to find bass, especially spotted bass, grouped up like this on a ledge or deep point - just like you see on the screen below.

Buddy Tournament Fishing is it for You?

The past few years I’ve been fishing buddy tournaments. I went into fishing these buddy tournaments with apprehension.

Would they be good ‘ole boys with a case of Bud in one hand and Zebco in the other or would they be guys as competitive as me? Let me tell you, I was happy to find out these guys are ultra-competitive. They’ll put a whoopin’ on you in a heartbeat and not think twice about it.

Top 10 Bass Fishing Mistakes: I thought I would take a minute and talk about some of the mistakes that novice fisherman make. We all start out on the same level for the most part, Jonathan Van Dam, might be an exception to that rule, but for the most part we all suck.  So to make that sucking go away a little faster I’ve put together a Top 10 list of what I’ve  learned the hard way.