Monthly Archives: April 2017

The water was clear, the sun was high, water temperature was rising and the mudline was in the middle of the river. Little did I know this would be one of the most epic reasons to get out of Easter Dinner in my life! We started out by running into a creek and caught a few on the Jackall Squad Minnow in Ghost Minnow and Super Shad. We also caught a few on Strike King KVD Jerkbait in Green Gizzard Shad. As we fished our way out of the creek we ran to some islands in the middle of the dirty water part of the river.

This past weekend we traveled to the mighty Potomac River for a quick weekend getaway. Due to the cold weather and work schedules, we arrived there Saturday around 3:00PM. Upon launching the boat, we noticed the water was very dirty, and approximately 54 degrees with the wind blowing right into the launch and the tide going out. We immediately ran across to a calm water pocket near some hard cover and began to throw a black and blue Z-Man Chatterbait with a black and blue Reaction Innovation Skinny Dipper swimbait on the back. The reason that I ran over there, was because the wind had not been blowing the cold water from the main river into this area, and the sun had been beating on this water

Throwing big swimbaits is taking the world by storm right now. What started out as a sort of quiet movement is gaining more momentum every day. Unlike a crankbait, it’s not as simple as picking up a rod, casting out, and getting a bite. There are many things you need to know about big bait fishing. If you’re not doing it properly, you could miss out on the biggest bass of your life.

Confidence in Your Swimbait

So why is now the best time to learn swimbaits? Simple, the fish are shallow and are aggressive. The biggest hurdle you’re going to overcome with throwing a big bait is gaining confidence in it. You have to understand that it’s no different than hunting a big buck or going after any other trophy for that matter. You need to prepare yourself for long days that often result in no fish

I spent 21 hours on the water this past weekend and the bite was on. The beauty about Spring is that you can never cover enough enough water. Many fish were caught in pockets along the bank on Cabin Creek Salty Critter Tubes (green pumpkin) dyed with a chartreuse spike it tail. The presentation was key because instead of dragging the tube you had to let it sit on the bottom. We caught a crayfish on the tube and matched the hatch accordingly.

One other bite that was phenomenal this past weekend was the Jerkbait bite. Many