Thought I would show you what it takes sometimes to catch a swimbait fish. With or without a boat the biggest challenge is getting off your butt!!!

With every new dimension of bass fishing comes discussion. It's a healthy thing and one that leads to advancements in technique and tackle. At present, one of the big topics in big baits is rod selection.

Well the boys from North Rhoades Outdoors (Nathan and Torry) find out the the BBZ-1 swimabits are not just for bass.

The one overriding concept of BBZ thinking is to never stop learning. Never stop evaluating what you’re doing, how you’re doing it or how you can improve. The BBZ is evolving and, at this early point in the process, nothing is sacred. If a technique can be improved, so be it.

Finally got to fish with Roland Martin a few years back to show him some basic techniques on how to fish swimbaits of all sizes. Had a great day on the water and we caught some big fish while we were at it.

There was a day when a float 'n fly was the sole province of cold-weather smallmouth anglers who used long leaders, 9-foot rods and fished in water temps under 50 degrees. Not anymore.

Found myself having a hard time catching keeper fish at DVL during my pre-fish and dropped back with one of my favorite techniques "float and fly" to catch some nice keepers. Day of the tournament the fog rolled in until 11:00 and was able to finished out my limit on a day when many could not. Took a top 5 by myself and had a great day on the water.

The recent BassMaster Elite Series event on Lake Amistad only proved that most of the professional fraternity is a long ways off from understanding the true power of big baits. While it could have been the coming-out party for big-bass methods, Amistad may have actually stalled the progress.

For most bass fishermen, consistency is the fly in the ointment. If only this one hurdle could be overcome, life would be beautiful and probably pretty boring. After all, isn't that the real challenge?