Losing your favorite lure on the bottom of the lake is frustrating and expensive. I ask Nick Teeters (www.rangernick.com), my favorite guide on Lake Monroe in southern Indiana, if he will back the boat up again in an attempt to retrieve my B-1 Bomber. I imagine all the big bass that just left the area. But Nick just grins and says, “If you’re not getting hooked up, you’re not casting where the fish are!” I’m no longer embarrassed by my imperfect cast.
Ranger Nick is a naturalist that can provide information about the lake, techniques, fishing patterns and native wildlife. He calls turkeys and points out bald eagle nests. Fishing with Nick is fun and educational. He’s taught some of the best anglers new tricks, yet is patient and kind to my nervous 12 year old daughter. Nick taught me two methods that have reduced my fear of getting snagged.
October 16, 2006
Techniques for Snag-Less Fishing
October 14, 2006
Tournaments for Women
My dream is to retire to a life of tournament fishing. The prize money for bass tournament fishing is getting better for women. In 2007, the top 12 women anglers will be competing for cash and prizes totaling $640,000. Deb Wilkinson, Tournament manager for the Woman’s Bassmaster Tour said, “We’re looking forward to another full-field season of high-stakes competition on some of the best lakes in the country with these anglers.”
The events will be held in Del Rio, Texas; Russellville Arkansas; Guntersville, Alabama, Gilbertsville, Kentucky and Shreveport, Louisiana, with the Tour Championship on Lake Mitchell near Birmingham, Alabama. With over 200 entrants expected in the professional and amateur divisions, competition will be stiff. To fish these fine lakes in the south would be heaven on water. Fish on…
September 12, 2006
Potawatomi Fishing Derby a Great Success
The 14th annual Potawatomi Fishing Derby exceeded all attendance records. Many families enjoyed the excellent weather during this Saturday’s event around the big pond. My husband, daughter and three of my grandchildren entered the derby, while I worked the tent and drove around on the gater, selling a record number of hot dogs, chips and pop to hungry participants. Prizes were awarded by age group for the following categories: bass, rough, pan fish and catfish.
September 2, 2006
She Should Have Been My Bass!
It was a beautiful spring day in the middle of a hardwood forest in northern
Indiana. My husband was flipping a Bill Dance frog into the lily pads covering the shaded corner of a small pond. The water was 60-70 feet across and reflected perfectly the tall trees, blue sky, interrupted occasionally by bait fish hitting the surface.
