The Gambler Really Big GZ 8″ Swimbait Tail vs. the familiar 8″ Huddleston trout tail. The Gambler Really Big GZ 8″ next to some other baits for some relative sizing. From Top to Bottom: The Big Hammer Sledge Hammer, the Gambler Really Big GZ 8″, the ShellBack…
[youtube=http://youtu.be/MGT41izlhs0] I love fishing buzzbaits. Adding swimbait tails to buzzbaits and spinnerbaits isn’t super new, but I’m unclear what guys actually use. I have always liked the Persuader Clacker Buzzbait. I have caught big fish on buzzbaits, especially ones with clackers. I love a black buzzbait with clack…
[youtube=http://youtu.be/i-pr79dfxH8] Here is some more fusion. The Lucky Craft Blade Cross Bait you have to check out. This thing really fuses the jerkbait, underspin, spinnerbait, and swimbait thing together. I really like how neutrally buoyant this thing feels in general. It sinks out, but any slight tension flattens…
Wading, on a Tuesday afternoon. Braid, Okuma Komodo 364 and a top hook Huddleston 68 with the barb pinched down. Shallow water trophy hunting, White River, Arkansas. I’m realizing where I’ve made miscalculations and misjudgements in my fishing at times. I’m a huge fan of big fat round reels.
The Bettencourt Baits Dying Trout. Fusing a deadstick, stall, and slow grind approach. I have a thing with stalling and deadsticking. It’s a universal truth of catching fish on bigbaits. It’s a part of my approach to picking baits, and choosing my style of retrieve. Context. The…
I haven’t been to Bass a Thon in years. Probably 9 years or so, since I been gone for at least 8 years down South. Anglers Marine hosts a killer event each Fall, and it’s usually the who’s who of the Southern California fishing scene, and definitely ground…
