Reaction Strike: Jigs And Amistad?
Mike Ellenstein of Newburgh, Ind. recently wrote: "Just when I thought I was beginning to understand the Big Bass Zone concept, Bill throws me a loop. When he said it's obvious that Amistad was a jig lake because of all the structure, it totally confused me. What are points, humps, flats, creeks and ridges if not structure? If he would have said "cover," I think I could have absorbed it. But not structure. Can you elaborate?
Swimbaits On Tour: Told You So
In the time since the Bassmaster Elite Series events at Amistad and Clear Lake, we've had some time to assess the impact of swimbaits at the professional level. While most of the pros are still wandering in the wilderness of big baits, the results of these two tournaments pointed up some basic BBZ credos.
Meta-Knowledge: Spring And You
In psychological terms, meta-knowledge is the ability to assess the quality of one's own knowledge. It's a measure of self-awareness that makes a huge difference in every facet of life, including things as mundane as fishing. For big bass anglers, meta-knowledge is the true coin of the realm. It's currency with a priceless value.
The Power Search
In the Big Bass Zone (BBZ), one of the most common questions goes something like this: "If I needed to know just one thing about big baits, what should it be?" To us, that's an easy one. You need to know when not to use them.
Trolling Stripers @ Castaic Lake (BBZ Style) March 13th
Simple but deadly way to troll swimbaits BBZ style. Fished Castaic Lake with a Shimano 400 TE, 25# Maxima UltraGreen, Lamiglas Inshore, Spro 8" BBZ-1 Floater in Silver Fish.
Color Blind
Since the introduction of the Spro BBZ-1 swimbait, we've been getting a lot of questions about lure color, and specifically, the choice between gloss and matte finishes. Pardon us, while we take a deep breath.
Bill Siemantel catches a double on the poor mans Alabama Rig on Fishing University
Another great day on the water with Charley from Fishing University and showing him how its done with the double rig. Even tried to get him to do the splits.
Stick and Move, or... Repositioning The Fish You Just Repositioned
In the BBZ, we've often lobbied for the uphill retrieve. It offers countless benefits to anglers, yet can be difficult to accomplish in a world where shoreline contours, cover and structure make a consistent, uphill attack unfeasible.