Special Sale on Rapala and Norman Crankbaits

July 30th special sales on Rapala and Norman Crankbaits at Music City Superstore

Ebay Class Scheduled for August 30th

August Ebay Class Scheduled

August 30th 2008 I have an Ebay class schedule at the Sleep Inn in Smyrna Tn 37167
This class covers the basics of selling on Ebay. Class starts at 9:00 A.M. and ends at 4:30p.m. A workbook will be available for $25.00. Cost of the class is $60.00 .Please register at frnchrgr@yahoo.com. Payments accepted personal checks ,money orders,pay pal. Pay pal payments should be sent to patricia @highearnersgroup.com. Cash at the door only. Limited space please register before August 22nd.Click here for details on Ebay

Rebel Crawfish Crankbaits for Smallmouth Bass

The Rebel lure company has been making quality bass fishing lures for many years. The Rebel Craw is the crawfish crankbait that most other crawfish imitators are judged against. These small crankbaits are fantastic for Smallmouth bass in creeks and streams. The firetiger color and the browncrawfish color are my favorites. These small lures are great for largemouth bass, crappie,trout,northern Pike,Yellow Perch and many others. Check my Ebay store Music City Superstore for some awesome deals on Rebel and other crankbaits.

Fishing on a Budget

In today's economy things are tough for most fisherman . Especially if you use lures,for fishing. The price of lures are climbing steadily because the price of oil forces the price of plastic up. The answer can be buying used lures. Ebay has given people that can't afford new baits a place to find quality used baits. The fish don't know it's not a new bait. For some great deals on used crankbaits check my Ebay Store Music City Superstore.

Light Up Crankbaits

These crankbaits light up when pulled through the water.Limited amount available.You can get them at my Ebay Store Music City Superstore

Feeding Habits of the Largemouth Bass

Bass fishing is a fantastic outdoor sport and the biggest challenge is in locating the feeding fish. There are many factors that influence the feeding habits of the largemouth including the time of year you are fishing, the current weather conditions, the type of structure and cover the lake/river has to offer and the prevalent food supply.

The time of year or season is often the most important factor in knowing where to start fishing. Since my bass fishing is in the south, the following list is primarily for the southern bass fishermen, but can be adjusted for the northern fishermen by season.

1- The winter months in the south start in December through February. Although it is a short season for southern fishermen, it is often very difficult to locate the winter largemouth. Through experience I have learned that the bass relate either to relatively deep water (in Florida anything greater than 12 foot deep) or to heavy flippin cover like hyacinth mats, Kissimmee grass, etc. Fish the deep water with deep diving crankbaits or Carolina rigs. Flip the mats with 1/2 ounce to 1 ounce flippin weights with a worm or craw imitation.

2- The spring runs from late February through the end of April. The bass are relating to shallow water this time of year and can be found in one of the three primary spawning stages. a- The pre-spawn- These fish are moving in from the deep water and can often be found in the 4-6 foot depths. Shallow cranks such as Rattletraps, small shadraps are often effective. The hard jerkbaits can also draw reaction strikes. The Texas rigged worm is also another favorite of mine for the pre-spawn fish. b- The spawning fish- These fish are relating to shallow water from 1-4 feet deep often near cover and sandy areas. Use a Texas rigged worm with a light weight (1/8 ounce) or tube lure to entice these fish to strike. c- The post-spawn fish- These fish are the toughest to catch but stage in similar depths to the pre-spawn fish. Reaction strikes from hard jerkbaits is often the ticket.

3- The summer is a very long season in the south and runs from May through the end of October. Fish can be located in a variety of areas depending on the lake. In a non cover lake, the fish relate to underwater humps, drops and points. Use crankbaits and Carolina rigs to cover the water in these type of lakes. In weedy lakes, fish can be found shallow under flippin mats, heavy weeds or similar types of cover. Feeder creeks also present a great opportunity in the summer as they offer both cover and current that often oxygenates the water therefore providing a better feeding mood for the fish. Deeper water weed lines such as peppergrass and hydrilla can be the ticket as well. In the mid morning hours from 8-10 and in the afternoon from 5-7, look for schooling fish on top.

4- The fall is relatively short in Florida and can run from mid October through mid December. The fish often school this time of year and can be found boiling the top. Topwaters, Rattletraps and shadraps can quickly load the boat in water depths from 6-15 foot of water.

If you follow the primary keys that were presented on locating bass during different seasons you will be well on your way to do more catching with less fishing!

Article courtesyof

www.floridabassfishing.us

The Largemouth Herald

Catch the Bass Through the Vegetation

The Bass are hiding under the vegetation during the hot part of the day.You can catch them throwing a Scum Frog on top. The Bass will crash through the vegetation to hit your lure. I have Scum Frogs for sale in my Ebay Store. Music City Superstore.

Terminator Tiny Buzzers for Sale

It's summer time and that means early morning late evening Buzzbait bite. I have for sale Terminator Buzzbaits check them out at Music City Superstore

Shakespeare Salt Water Reel

Checkout this Shakespeare Tidewater Reel for sale. For details go to Music City Superstore

Arbogast The Lures of Champions

Check these Arbogast Jitterbugs for sale at Music City Superstore

Rapala Floating Minnows for sale

Rapala Floating Minnows for sale at Music City Superstore

Smithwick Rogues for sale

Smithwick Rogues for sale at Music City Superstore. Free Shipping

Yo Zuri Pin Minnows For Sale

Check this listing from my ebay store Yo Zuri Pin Minnow Crankbaits
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Storm Lures for sale

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Rapala Crankbait Sale

Please checkout my Ebay Store for some fantastic Deals on Rapala Crankbaits. Rapala lures are some of the best in the industry. Also available are Arbogast ,Bomber,Norman,Yo-Zuri and many other name brands. Music City Superstore your one stop shop for all your fishing needs.

Heddon Lure Sale

Please check my Ebay Store Music City Superstore for some great deals on Heddon Lures. Zara Spooks Torpedos and others.Also available are great deals on Rapala,Cordell, Booyah,Norman,Bomber,and many more. Music City Superstore you one stop shop for all your fishing needs.

Large Sale on Smithwick Lures

Please checkout my Ebay Store Music City Superstore for a tremendous sale on Smithwick Rogues and Smithwick Devilshorse Topwater baits You can use Pay Pal personal checks or money orders.
You are one click away from some fantastic deals on Smithwick and other quality lure.
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After Dark Bass Fishing Tips

People hear about night fishing for bass, but they aren't sure if it will be productive in their particular lake, river, or pond. Chances are it will be more than "productive"; it will more likely than not be the best fishing of your life, if you follow some simple laws of night fishing.

First law- Don't use live bait. You will have the worst night of your life (unless you have located fish first that will feed on bait). At night, you want to use crankbaits with rattles. Not huge crankbaits, but about 3-5 inches with a medium sized bill. You want to be able to hit the bottom or be right above the bottom with these crankbaits. You need to make noise below the surface and a rattling crankbait is the best way to do it. The fish will come to it, and they will come with a reckless attitude.

Second law of night fishing- Do not use a top water lure. Top water baits will not catch you as many fish as crankbaits. The number of fish that end up attacking a surface lure at night pales in comparison to what you can catch below the surface with a crank bait. To illustrate this point, think about how much surface activity you hear at night above the water. Probably not much right? That is because all of those fish are feeding below the surface. You may be reading this and saying to yourself, but wait a second, I go topwater night fishing , and catch 3 or 4 big bass every time I go out, this guy has no idea what he is talking about.

Well, I guarantee that if you switched to crankbaits, in that same area, you would catch 3 times as many fish, if you use a proper lure. Fish just don't like to come to the surface at night, and if they do, they will miss the bait all night long.

Third law of night fishing for bass: Take a headlamp and move around, do not stand in one spot and cast for three hours. The fish are on the move, and you need to be as well to find them and catch tons of them. The best spot to start night fishing is any huge point you can find. A triangle that juts out from shore, points with deep drops on either side, or both, are the best places to catch huge bass. If you can find points that are huge and shallow, you will be in fish heaven. You don't want to fish places that gradually get deeper, like a swimming beach, you want the water to plugne off shallow points. The bass move up out of deep water and onto the shallow point at night, and they will smash your bass crankbait all night long.

Another excellent place to find tons of bass at night is stream mouths. The shallow water provides excellent ambush places for huge bass. In summation, for night fishing success, you need to follow three laws:no live bait , use bass crankbaits, no top water lures, and you must move. Follow these steps and you will be the most successful bass fisherman in your state. And if you want to be even more successful, never go fishing during the day again in your life, invest in some night vision binoculars, and stay out of the sun. Only small fish feed during the day.

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Largemouth at Dawn

If you can't fish at night, the next best time is dawn. Especially, in the summer and early fall. Fish don't want to be caught broiling away in the sun, so they will go deep during the day, and cruise the shallows at night and in the early morning. The hotter it is during the day, the better the next day's early morning fishing will be. It gets the coolest right as morning approaches. So that is when you want to be on the water. Most likely, it will still be dark when this cooling process occurs.

Good baits during the early dawn are medium sized crank and jerk baits, especially suspending jerk baits. The fish will be coming off a feeding frenzy at night if it is extremely hot during the day, and as the first rays of light hit the water, they will become more cautious and less likely to eat a huge meal. They will be swimming around looking for something small that is dead or injured. That is where your suspending jerkbait comes into play. Working this jerkbait slowly, parallel to the shoreline, and pausing it, will get fish interested. Get a jerk with a rattle to call the fish into it. Most fish will take these on the pause, and they will turn and bolt once they realize that they may have just bit some hooks.

Keep a taught line to feel these subtle takes on the suspending minnow. With sharp hooks, a sudden upward sweep of the rod will be all that is needed to set the hook. No bait works as well as medium and tiny jerkbaits that suspend in the dawn.

Fishing with Plastic Worms

If you are catching a lot of Bass, then you are probably using the plastic worm. The plastic worm is a great lure for anyone looking to improve their catch proficiency and all around fun. This is a lure that can maintain a small spot in your tackle box, or a large one, depending on how well you are able to utilize this powerful bait. If you aren't using the plastic worm, then you are missing out on a lot of fun and a lot of fish.

What's in a Worm?

The plastic worm is one of the most straightforward lures on the market. If you can tie a knot, cast straight, and reel inwards, then you will catch fish with a plastic worm. The natural action is unmatched by any other baits, as they dart every which way in such sporadic motions, it's hard for a fish to resist. Plastic worms are created from a various array of synthetic polymers, making them react to every twitch and movement of your pole. The only problem with the plastic worm, is that it's not the most durable bait on the market. They will take a beating, especially if you are landing fish. However, the price is so cheap, and they are so abundant that this is hardly a negative worth mentioning.

Techniques

You can use a variety of rigs with the Plastic Worm, such as: The Texas Rig, The Carolina Rig, The Wacky Rig, and any other crazily named rig you can think of.

The Drag and Drop

Cast your line out to a nice spot: a ledge, branches, fallen tree, drop off. Let the lure drop to the ground and reel in the slack. Raise your rod tip slightly and let drop. Reel in the slack again, and repeat.

The Sideways Retrieval

Same as before, cast at an ideal spot. Let drop mid way, and reel in the slack. Pull the lure to the left or the right, reel the slack and repeat.

Setting the Hook

It's important that when the strike occurs, that you drop the rod tip down and pull up immediately. You need to set the hook in the jaw, and avoid letting the bass swim with the bait. If you miss, allow the bait to drop and you could get a second strike, so don't give up!

Conclusion

As you can see, the plastic worm is a very easy lure to utilize and will catch you fish. If there are bass in the lake, you will find them with the plastic worm. The plastic worm has become the go to lure in just about everyone's tackle box over the years, and if you are not using one, then you are missing out!

Fishing Tips by KVD

Basic Bass Lure Choices

from BassFeed.com: The *Bass Fishing* Podcast! by admin

By Kevin VanDam
Bass don’t strike a lure because they think it’s cute.

They strike it because the artificial appears to be something worth eating. A few carefully selected lures that imitate crayfish or some kind of forage fish will take bass in a variety of situations.

Whatever lure you select, it must be “fishable” in the area you cast it to. Be sure to have lures for use in heavy weeds, moderate cover, and open water.

Retrieve speed is another crucial factor. Aggressive bass will run down a fast-moving lure, while bass in a negative mood require a slow presentation. Colors, rattles, and scent are far less important than retrieve speed.

Select a handful of baits and work them until you develop confidence. Purchase other lures as you realize what you need in specific fishing situations.

Kevin VanDam is a 2-Time Bassmaster Classic® winner

New Crankbaits Added to Music City Superstore

Please checkout the new listing in my Ebay Store Music City Superstore.Excalibur,Berkley,Storm and Other Name Brands. Listed today . Click the link below to checkout all the great deals.
Music City Superstore your one stop fishing supplies store

Large Crankbait Reduction Sale

Music City Superstore will be running sales in several categories .Check us out on EBAY.
You can click here to view our sale.

Pure Fishing relocating headquarters to S.C.

Wednesday Jul 2Pure Fishing, founded by Iowan Berkley Bedell and headquartered in Spirit Lake during its 70 year history, said it is relocating its corporate headquarters to Columbia, S.C.