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Where are the stripers?

Despite the cold-water nature of Lake Martin’s striped bass population, hot and dry summers provide these large sporting fish with better quality habitat in Lake Martin than cool, rainy ones.

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Going Fishing

Sometimes I draw from my past to make an important decision in a tournament.

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Follow the shad spawn

The common denominator is that they are primarily occupying shallow water right now. This is where you want to begin your search.

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Rising Water

For most anglers in the Southeast, March stands out as one of the best times of the year to catch big bass in the shallows.

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The Industrial Revolution

Growth within the fishing industry can be credited to simple “supply and demand.” Whether they fish tournaments or not, anglers are constantly looking for an edge to put more fish in the boat.

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Suspended Baits

Suspended Baits

The first thing I think of when fishing in January is to S-L-O-W down.

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Jigs & Spoons for Winter

Not too many years ago, the only thing I could think of at this time of year was deer hunting. Fishing during December was off the radar. Then, after several frustrating hunts, I decided to try some fishing to see if I could release some of that nervous energy. To make a long story short, I still love to hunt, but those few fishing trips in December years ago unveiled a whole new opportunity to me.

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Hooksets are not free

For experienced anglers, it is rare that a fish takes our bait without us noticing; and then, it is up to us to execute the perfect hookset.

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Aggressive baits for Fall

These five over the years have been the most consistent for me on Lake Martin and many other lakes in the Southeast.

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Reel Talk

On a recent family outing to Lake Martin, we were doing some casting from the bank and a conversation came up about fishing reels. It made me think about what a particular reel is for and also who it is for.

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