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Often, one of the most difficult things to do on a new body of water is to find a decent map.  Good maps are key to narrowing down the areas that you want to hit and maximizing you productivity on the water.  A good topo map is even more important.  Contour lines help identify key structures such as humps, creek channels, drop offs and ledges that are the places that bass will congregate during each of the seasonal patterns. Continue reading →

The B.A.S.S. Open at the Red River was an interesting tournament.  For most of us the fish were plentiful but the bigger bites were few and far between.  What the tournament was mostly about was strategy.  Since we were launching in Pool 5 and could fish 5, 4 or 3, the decision of how to spend you fishing time was even more critical than normal. Continue reading →

Just like I’ve done hundreds of times before, I’m headed out for a tournament today.  But since I sold the Phoenix and the new one’s not ready yet, I’ll be fishing out of a buddy’s boat this week  for the first B.A.S.S. Central Open of the year at the Red River in Shreveport.  I had to borrow a boat for Douglas Lake but this time I’ll be running a 19 foot Xpress aluminum boat. Continue reading →

The B.A.S.S. Southern Open at Douglas Lake is over and just like had happened at the PAA event there the week before, the Alabama Rig dominated the event.  At least the 537 mile drive home gave me a chance to reflect on everything that happened over the past week and put some of it into perspective. Continue reading →

It’s once again B.A.S.S. Classic week and for the first time in a few years, I won’t be able to make it to the Classic or the associated Expo.  Tulsa is just too far to go for the one day that I’d be able to spend there.  That doesn’t mean that I won’t be following along pretty closely. Continue reading →