NASCAR and bass fishing
We spent most of last week talking about the ups and downs of professional bass fishing. In my mind that's important. Fans need to understand that fishing is knowledge-based but it isn't done with scientific precision. Some things are out of your control. You have to learn to deal with them.
Fuel yourself!
Dave Wolak trains regularly with weights, used to be a ski instructor and recently completed a half-marathon. He is currently training for a full marathon. Wolak takes the same serious approach to fishing that he does with the rest of his physical activities.
Tips Up For Troops
Michigan B.A.S.S. Federation Nation anglers honored the country's war veterans by supporting a special bass tournament during the Heroes in Helmets event, June 13, at Kent Lake in Kensington Metro Park.
Making sense of senses: Part 2
Scent becomes a factor after a fish is determining whether or not to swallow what it has just caught. Finding and tracking down prey is left to the fish's other senses, namely sight and vibration/sound.
Flipping and pitching tips for the heat of summer
In the next two lessons we'll cover a couple of the more popular warm weather flipping and pitching patterns that we encounter as bass anglers. The first one we'll talk about is pitching to suspended bass in standing timber on channels. The second will be flipping and pitching summertime docks.
Making sense of senses: Part 1
Bass have several means of finding and tracking down prey. They are sight, vibration/sound and scent.
Looking to Alabama
The regular season is over. I'm sitting in fourth place in the top 12 for the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year title. I'm OK with that. Of course, I'd rather be higher, but overall I can't complain.
Dock dynamics
The Elite Series pro Gerald Swindle sees docks as a personal challenge. He recommends looking at all areas of a dock to mazimize its full potential for bass.
