Crankbait Modification - Part 2 - Painting
on Oct 4, 2009 in lure making custom crankbait lure painting airbrushing lures crankbaits crankbait modification Bomber Norman DD22 Bandit People paint crankbaits using many different methods, tricks, and paints.  I might not paint them the proper way according to some people, but it works for me.  And, besides, I'm still learning!  One day I decided to give it a try beca...

Fort Loudon Fishing Report - 9/14/09, Monday Night Mayhem
on Sep 16, 2009 in Berkley Power Worm Baitfish popper topwater fort loudon Concord ramp knoxville fishing report Monday Night Mayhem fort loudon fishing report concord Brandon was able to make it out to fish with me on Monday night and it paid off. He had our two biggest fish in the Monday Night Mayhem tournament out of the Concord ramp on Fort Loudon, with one winning lunker. It weighed 3.66 lb. We had a total of...

USA Bassin' Regional, Douglas Lake Report 9/13/09
on Sep 15, 2009 in USA Bassin' Douglas Lake popper fishing tournament topwater Douglas Lake fishing report shakey head fishing Brandon and I fishied the Regional on Sunday 9/13 and didn't do so well. We only had 2 fish that weiged 2.5 lbs and I think finished in 31st place. The good news is that was good enough to qualify for the USA Bassin' Classic which will be on Kentucky...

Douglas Lake Fishing Report - 8/26/09
on Aug 26, 2009 in plastic worm Douglas Lake finesse worm Douglas Lake fishing report A friend and I drove down to Douglas Lake today and fished from about 12:00 pm - 4:15 pm. It was only the 3rd time I had been on Douglas and the first time in 5 years. We put in at the dam, which was not nearly as crowded as I had expected, and too...

Monday Night Madness - Fort Loudon 8/17/09
on Aug 19, 2009 in fishing tournament fort loudon rejuvenade carolina rig Monday Night Madness fort loudon fishing report fishing I fished solo in the Monday Night Madness tournament from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. I started out shallow and landed 17 fish in the first 45 minutes with one that was a 16" keeper. The rest were 12-13 inches. These fish were in 1-8 feet of water. I moved...

New Look
on Aug 19, 2009For something new, I decided to change templates today. I'm not quite sure if I like it better than the old one, though. It does seem a little easier to read with this color scheme. I would like to get some comments from frequent visitors comparin...

Fort Loudon Fishing Report - 8/12/09
on Aug 13, 2009 in smallmouth Paca Craw popper louisville point park fort loudon fishing report white bass largemouth fluke Netbait fort loudon fishing report fishing I took a good friend of mine, Bryan, out for the first time in over a year today from 2:00 pm to 4:45 pm. The sun was intense and it was HOT! My only goal was to get him on some good fish. We started on a hump in the Louisville Point Park area and...

Fort Loudon Fishing Report - 8/12/09
on Aug 13, 2009 in smallmouth Paca Craw popper louisville point park fort loudon fishing report white bass largemouth fluke Netbait fort loudon fishing report fishing I took a good friend of mine, Bryan, out for the first time in over a year today from 2:00 pm to 4:45 pm. The sun was intense and it was HOT! My only goal was to get him on some good fish. We started on a hump in the Louisville Point Park area and...

Fort Loudon Fishing Report - 8/11/09
on Aug 12, 2009 in Zoom fluke Paca Craw smallmouth popper carolina rig spotted bass fishing Netbait fort loudon Strike King Caffeine Shad meanmouth fluke largemouth fort loudon fishing report Went out from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm and had to leave due to lightning. Started out near Carl Cowan park and found schooling fish EVERYWHERE! We caught 5 in one school with a popper and fluke and had several others come off. I am currently using the Zoom...

Fort Loudon Fishing Report - 8/11/09
on Aug 12, 2009 in Zoom fluke Paca Craw smallmouth popper carolina rig spotted bass fishing Netbait fort loudon Strike King Caffeine Shad meanmouth fluke largemouth fort loudon fishing report Went out from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm and had to leave due to lightning. Started out near Carl Cowan park and found schooling fish EVERYWHERE! We caught 5 in one school with a popper and fluke and had several others come off. I am currently using the Zoom...