b5 Media has chosen to do away with some of their sports channels. Unfortunately, one of those sports channels are GettingReel.com. With that being said, this will be my final post as I sign off. Thank You for the many of you who tuned in to share your views and thoughts on our great sport of fishing. I wish you all the best of luck and hope to one day see you on the water. [Read more]

     There are a whole bunch of lakes and reservoirs in our country that are becoming aged. What this means is that most of the hard ledges and bottom contours have silted or eroded away. A lot of the cover that was prevalent in the form of stumps and standing trees have even fallen or decomposed. This is just part of the natural aging process for most any body of water. This is one reason why water grasses in my opinion is so important. The offer many of the same things that other types of cover offer, plus it replenishes every year and keeps a lake fertile year round.      Options to help maintain bottom or deep cover in a body of water that has become aged involve conservation efforts on both the part of governing conservation departments,... [Read more]

     Some of you may remember the old, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous TV show where viewers got to take a look into the life of some of America’s wealthiest. If you are a different generation, than you may know of shows like MTV Cribs. Well much like those shows, there are online segments available to view for fishing fans. Bass Zone has been doing an In The House series throughout 2008 that allows viewers and fans a behind the scenes look into some of today’s hottest anglers. We get to check out their rides, boats, houses, and most important of all…..their tackle rooms. Tell me these guys don’t have hoards of tackle. Many of them have a better selection in their garage than our local tackle shop.      ... [Read more]

     The general consensus on the schedule is that it’s strong. This year, in my opinion, the FLW Tour failed to produce the same level of excitement that was/is being offered up by the BASS Elite Series schedule. Next year may be different. I’m really excited to see what kind of results Guntersville gives up in February and Table Rock (my home lake growing up) in March. Should be exciting!  2009 Schedule: Feb. 12-15: Lake Guntersville, Huntsville, Ala. March 12-15: Table Rock Lake, Branson, Mo. April 23-26: Lake Norman, Charlotte, N.C. May 14-17: Beaver Lake, Rogers, Ark. June 11-14: Kentucky/Barkley lakes, Benton, Ky. Aug. 9-12: Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh, N.Y. [Read more]

     There are very few elements that would make me get off of the water but one of those few is definitely a water spout. What’s a water spout? Think of an on the water tornado. Several popped up in the vicinity of around 20 or so boats just off of Lake Erie’s Van Buren Point. Hopefully this doesn’t happen around any of the Elite Series anglers this week during practice or competition.      To check out pictures of the spout click here. [Read more]