We all experience tough fishing at one time or another and most of us have confidence bait. There are two people I know of that have over 60 years of confidence in the Lipless crank, or as most of you know it by, Rat-L-Trap. I had never heard of someone having that much confidence in a bait until I moved to Louisiana 5 years ago and met two men from two completely different backgrounds and neither knew the other one. Enter Tom Davis and Scottie Franklin. 

This time of year, about the only ice anyone worries about comes in cubes. Except in Fenton, Mo., where a BBZ outpost comprised of Steve Brightwell and friends has posed the following question: "On page 175 of the Big Bass Zone (print edition) is a picture of Bill fishing a Rapala ice jig (Jigging Rap), but no explanation as why he chose that lure to fish. So what was going on in the environment that led him to that one lure?"

Well I have been working with Lamiglas to put together a 6" swimbait rod that will handle the 6" Spro BBZ-1 baits and All other swimbaits out on the market that fall in that wheel house. I am pleased to say I am very happy with the over all outcome of the Lamiglas XL 735C. With a price point for around the 150.00 mark this rod will be able to handle All 6" styles of swimbaits but is veritable enough to use frog fishing or even pitching your favorite jig around cover.

This is a special segment I did for Gander Mountain on the Spro Phat Fly, with or without a float this bait works!

theBBZtv should be a place for you to think and re-think the time you have spent on the water. Past history or TOTW " Time On The Water" will place you right in the center on the Big Bass Zone.

Shark Week at theBBZtv, This is a special destination piece to the coast I did for theBBZtv with good friend Rob Tomlin. Spent a day at the beach fishing for 7 gill sharks.

This is a special segment I did for theBBZtv with good friend Rob Tomlin. Spent a day at the beach fishing for 7 gill sharks.

This is a special segment I did for Spro on the Alabama 2Fer Rig, with the new 2.5 baby BBZ-1 Square Bill I built.

This is a special segment I did for Gander Mountain on Monofilament lines overview Use any Lamiglas rod, Shimano 300, ALL Maxima UltraGreen, Fishing Table Rock Lake.