ttufishinman

try lipless crankbaits like a ratl trap or something slow down and size down you can try a shakey head with a 4 inch finesse worm. a spinnerbait should work fine as well. you will just have to see what the fish are biting. ive had some luck on a jig down on some of the alabama lakes. a jerk bait might be pretty good to i caught a lot of fish on a jerkbait on logan mart back in late november.

the level of competition is pretty much even which makes it fun. i used my senior year of high school to fish a little trail on my local lake and i used these tournaments to perfect my fishing skills of course i am still a long way from perfection it has helped me in the collegiate tournaments i have fished so far. just practice and get ready for close tournaments and a lot of fun

fishing is like riding waves you go up and got down just keep on riding. just like a baseball getting in a hitting slump you just have to keep on working and practicing. it happens to everybody you have your bad years and remember thats why they call it fishing not catching

see my school (tennessee tech) is claiming they are going to reimburse us but they are only going to give us like 1200 a semester which is a good start its just our second year, but when you have to have fuel for 6 boats 6 trucks and a hotel room it starts to add up. ive had more fun my freshman year of college fishin than i have in a long time. this college bass fishin is a dream come true for me

i recently fished a tournament on tims ford in tennessee and i had most of my luck on banks with transitions going from rip rap type rock to big boulders like bluff type rocks. i always key in on any kind of transition because 9 times out of ten there will be a fish on that structure the key is getting them to bite

scale your baits down and slow down a suspending jerkbait is always good and work it slow. ive had luck on 1/4 finesse jigs and half ounce football heads. if the water is stained try a black and blue jig or something like that. dark colors show up better in stained water. try a ratl trap too something with a tight wobble.

The first collegiate tournament i fished in i won it throwing a sexy shad strike king suspending jerk bait. i think it is a great looking color but maybe a little over marketed. every bait company has their own rendition of this color scheme. Ill be honest i have a lot of cranks and traps in this color :

zara spook is the best you cant beat it. my dad has an original zara spook that he has had for fifteen years and it is still catching fish

I have sent you an email Mike hopefully it is not too late!!!!

all of the sponsors for our team either give us a discount or send us free baits. they dont really pay for gas or anything like that they just give us money basically for a spot on our jersey its a good setup but you have to sell yourself to the sponsors. the flw tournaments they have a pro drive you around in their boat they dont want you driving yourself for some reason.

i am fishing at the college level and it is a blast. the tournaments are very even because the age level is pretty close. i fish at tennessee tech university and i am a freshman it is the best thing ive ever done. a lot of colleges have them and the sport is growing more and more every year its getting to be a very popular thing. ill be more than happy to answer any questions you have.

i have one set up for a big worm rig and i love it. it's not too expensive and it is so smooth. i can cast a big worm a half mile i love this reel. it was a great way to spend my graduation money

i have an all star and a fenwick that telescopic and i love both of them. i have not have any problems except i did snap my fenwick when i set the hook but that just because i dont know my own strength anymore :

ive been wondering what is the best knot to tie when using flourocarbon? ive fished a deep clear lake the past 3 weekends and had a tournament and i used flourocarbon but it seemed like i broke off a lot. i was using a double palomar knot its just the one im quickest at. any tips?

one day i took my buddy out on the lake and we had a good day of fishing. well when i went to load the boat i had the trailer too far in the water so i hooked the winch strap (which is messed up) to the front of the boat and told my buddy to watch the boat as i pulled up a bit. of course he didnt pay attention he was too busy texting and the next thing i know my boat is floating in the middle of the creek channel. i made my buddy jump in and go get my boat and i stayed dry ;D

I use the quantum kevin van dam series reels. It has ten ball bearings and i love it. Bass pro has it on sale now for 80 bucks it has a flipping button but i never use it. Ive never had any problems out of it and its not too expensive.

Ill check it out thanks

I havent used one before but I have been looking at them online. I can get a pretty decent discount from *** because they sponsor my college fishing team but I was wondering if they were worth the money. Has anybody fished with one? If so what did you think?

I personally like the mid lake area(north sauty creek) and south. Grass flats with the ditches and breaks in them are where the big fish will be taken. Thing is that you will be able to catch keeper bass everywhere.....you will have to find the bigger schools of fish. I like the XR50, XR75 in rayburn red with the 1-knocker rattle and a lucky craft pointer 100 jerkbait. Water temps should be in the mid to high 40's which is just about perfect. I would be glad to show you around the lake when you come down Cliff thanks!!I might just take you up on that offer I've never fished the lake before but I have heard stories from friends about how great the fishing can be.

ive fished old hickory all my life and have only caught one smallmouth. i caught it on a crankbait during the summer time in the back of a creek it was 17 inches. not many smallmouth are caught in the lake itself but below the dam is good. Mike Iaconelli did an episode on his show city limits fishing and he fished the river and caught some really good smallmouth in the 5 pound range on a shakey head and a jig.

i have a tournament on guntersville in early february any suggestions on what to do?

I am on Tennessee Tech University's fishing team and we have an upcoming tournament on December 12th on Tims Ford. I have never fished the lake before and have never really fished deep clear lakes like Tims. If anybody has any information to point me in a certain direction it would be more than appreciated. Anything will help!!!! Thanks guys Joey