I’m going to talk about something that blows a lot of anglers’ minds — where bass go in the winter, what they do, and how you CAN still catch them! A lot of people think winter means the rods go in the garage and stay there until spring. NO! Don’t do it! Even in the coldest part of the year, bass still have to eat. Winter is absolutely a time when you can catch some of the biggest fish of the entire year if you understand where they move and why. Winter looks different depending on where you live. Up […]
This is a proud time around the Iaconelli house. Vegas will be an official tournament angler in less than a week, and he’s only eight-years-old. Better yet, he’ll be fishing out of my first boat. It’s a Coleman Crawdad. I have to tell the truth, though. It was getting a little worn after 30 plus years of service. And so I did the only thing a true bass angler could do — I redid it top to bottom and now it’s his boat. We started by cleaning it from stem to stern. Hot soapy water and lots of elbow grease. […]
You’ve heard me say it before, but I’ll say it again: There’s nothing more important than your electronics. They are your underwater eyes. Good SONAR will tell you what’s under your boat and where you should be fishing. The importance of that is obvious. The best lure in the world, fished with the best tackle in the world, from the best boat in the world won’t do a thing if there isn’t a bass living in the neighborhood. You can’t catch them if they aren’t there. Almost every bass I’ve ever caught — at least 99.9 percent of them — […]
A jig is not a jig. They are not all created equal. Specific jigs work best under specific conditions. I sort my jigs into three categories, and then I think about size. Rocky bottom applications When I’m fishing a jig in rock I want one that has a wide head. As you look at it the head should stretch out left and right from the center point. A football head is an excellent example of what I’m talking about. The idea is to keep it from hanging up or wedging in the rocks. That ruins your cast, wastes time and […]
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