Fishing Tip of the Week

Monday, 17 February 2025 11:28

Key to the Right Depth
by Mike Gerry

As we approach late winter fishing, your ability to locate the correct depth will be key to having successful late winter days on your fishery.

Fishing tip of the week

Fishing Tip of the Week

Tuesday, 11 February 2025 10:02

Jerk Bait Keys
by Mike Gerry

When I think about winter, I start to remember the success I have had fishing jerk baits. I can easily state that jerk baits have been a consistent performer of my fishing, especially in the cold water conditions.

Fishing tip of the week

Fishing Tip of the Week

Tuesday, 04 February 2025 08:57

Creative Cranking in the Winter
by Mike Gerry

Winter and cold water is an ideal time to become creative with crank bait. Using your imagination and being willing to try something different can be the key to catching deep fish in the winter!
When you’re running crank baits 20 ft. down, you can make magic happen you just have to be creative. Creative crank baiting is just easy to do; you just have to imagine what that bait is doing and make it do different things, present different looks and be a little different.

Fishing tip of the week

Fishing Tip of the Week

Friday, 31 January 2025 09:20

Bait Size Matters
by Mike Gerry

As winter slowly moves on it is a time of year where size matters; at no time during the fishing year is the size of your bait more important than now! If your wanting to catch big quality bass, fish with big baits, like 7 inch swim baits, ¾ oz. jigs with large trailers that give the jig a bulky look; even ¾ to 1 oz. spinner baits with large willow leaf blades will produce that big bite.

Fishing tip of the week

Fishing Tip of the Week

Wednesday, 22 January 2025 08:59

Difference in Blades of a Spinner Bait

by Mike Gerry

There are three basic blades used on a spinner bait; Willow leaf, Colorado blade and Indiana blade. The difference is primarily their shape, vibration and the way they move in the water.
Each type is distinct from the other the willow leaf runs at about a 20-degree angle, the Colorado blade runs about 45 degrees of angle, and the Indiana blade runs somewhere in the middle at about 30 degrees.

The Willow leaf blade spins quickly and has the least amount of resistance in the water, hence making it ideal for deeper fishing, The Colorado blade is wide and rounded. It spins slower with significant resistance and the vibration is strong and thumps a lot in the water.
While the Indiana blade is a hybrid between the two which spins faster than a Colorado blade yet slower than a Willow leaf blade.

All three have what I would deem as their fits when it comes to fishing; Willow leaf blades generates lots of flash making it ideal for clear water or when fish seem to be feeding visually on bait fish. Making it ideal bait for covering water, when you trying to locate fish and find a school that could win you a tournament. Colorado blade produces a strong thumping vibration making it ideal for muddy or stained water, especially if the water is muddy and the fish are reacting to vibrations to feed. Lastly the Indiana blade is your most versatile blade on a spinner bait, making it a great bait to use if you’re unsure of what the fish are reacting too.

Each blade has its own movement and gives you a variety of ways to catch fish; the willow leaf is good for speed and flash in clear water, The Colorado blade is the ideal stained water solution for fishing a spinner bait and the Indiana blade is the unsure blade for fish you can’t figure out all helping you target fish behavior, different water conditions and whether you want to fish slow, fast, deep or make a lot of water movement to attract fish.
Spinner bait fishing is my favorite bait, and it is a bait I have on my deck just about anytime I am on the water; it can be your favorite bait, with just a little practice.
Captain Mike