Ask 100 anglers what their 3 favorite ways to fish a 7” straight tail worm are and you’ll find that ”on a Shakey head, Texas rigged and Carolina rigged” will be the majority rule. Each technique has a time and a place where one presentation will out-perform the other two based on the mood of the bass and how they want to be fed on a specific day. But look inside any tournament angler’s rod locker today and ...

  My new personal best 11.46lbs This entry is a little late but I finally had a chance to sit down and write a blog about the day I caught my 11.46 lbs personal best bass and how I caught it. Each year a couple of my buddies make the drive from PA to VA for a shot at one of the giants that lurk in Briery Creek reservoir, and this year we all decided to fish from kayaks versus boats. Briery is an addict ...

   Fish the Conditions, Not the Calendar By Will Petty     Here we are nearing the end of April and in typical years, most of us would be thinking post-spawn and topwaters or finesse presentations. For those of us who have seen the most recent weather trends and water temperatures on our local bodies of water, you would know that we are a good bit behind schedule for the yearly spawning ritual.  But wh ...

BIG BITES NEWSLETTER MARCH 2013  WarMouth Not Just For Spring   When you talk about the Big Bite WarMouth much of the talk that revolves around this bait has to do with springtime bass. In fact if you broke that talk down even more it would revolve around spawning bass, allot of times when the bass are on the beds. You could almost put this bait in the same class as the tube, for many years bass fishermen w ...

In the last article, I covered the basics of why and how I utilize a drop shot to target deep, winter time bass. Now that the mercury is heading north, let’s take a look at what I would consider the most popular presentation for a drop shot: Horizontal casting. While most people prefer to cast and retrieve their drop shots, I feel that there are a few details that are often overlooked that could possibly be ...

The Missile Baits Fuse 4.4 with John Crews By Josiah Gaza     Shaky head fishing has become immensely popular at nearly every level of fishing in the last few years.  It basically consists of a plastic worm rigged Texas-style on a jighead, and its simplicity is one reason for its popularity.  However, the main reason fishermen have taken to fishing a shaky head is that it catches fish, in any conditions and ...

Fishing The Late Winter Into Pre-spawn       February fishing has its ups and downs, that is a fact. We go outside and it might be 20 degrees or it might be 70 degrees. But just because you are bundling up or taking it off doesn’t mean that the fish are feeling what you are. I’ve gone out when it has been 76 degrees and when it has been 30 degrees all in the last month. The difference in the water temperatu ...

Fight Your Way To Bigger and Better Bass By: Scott M. Petersen   Here at Big Bite, February is frog month so we are going to talk about the Fighting Frog in this month's newsletter. If you have fished this bait before you will have a good idea what I am talking about, but for the new anglers that have not had a chance to rig a Fighting Frog onto a hook or on the back of your favorite jig you are in for a tr ...

Scrounging Up Bass Offering bass a presentation that they’re not unaccustomed to seeing day in and day out is an excellent way to increase your catch, and fishing plastics on a Scrounger head is a sure shot way to do this. Rig a 3.6” Hammer Shad on one of these bad boys and you’re definitely in for a treat. The Hammer Shad/Scrounger combination offers a unique action in a downsized presentation that can pro ...

    I See You! Sight Fishing in Winter   The winter season has a firm grasp on the region and with it comes tough conditions and stubborn fish right?  Not all of the time.  How would you like to catch fish cast after cast and often be the only boat on the water?  During the cold months, I have found that vertical dropping a drop shot can be one of the most exciting techniques that you can utilize. ...