Hook n' Look Comes to Carter's Lake
In the spotlight this week was BGS’s own Louie Bartenfield joining up with Kim and Danny Stricker of the Hook n’ Look crew, to shoot an episode on Carter’s Lake right here in Georgia. The guys had an excellent few days fishing and filming on the water, and the footage obtained is certain to make for a very entertaining and informative show. Imagine you are going to be put in front of a camera, to be watched by thousands of people, and asked to demonstrate to a celebrity host that you can catch fish ….but are only given one lure to do it! These are the circumstances Louie faced when Kim asked him to feature Strike King’s new Sexy Dawg top-water bait. Read more... Comments (1)
Pig of the Week 4-22-12
This week's Pig was sent in by Officer Brian Keener of our own Georgia DNR. Brian took his family camping last week and what a way to spend a few days: catching some big Carters Lake hybrids with his little ones and father. That's three generations of fishing in one boat! Here is a double the guys got while fishing down-lined threadfin shad 20ft deep over 90ft bottom. The boys were wore out by the time they got these two hybrids in! Gear Up! Northwest GA Expo
Its January. Its cold. It seems only the die-hards are out there chasing game right now, but we are all thinking about the hunting and fishing to be had in 2012. This is the peak season to scratch the itch for seeing new gear, planning trips, and getting fired up about the great outdoors. And coming up on January 20th in the heart of big spot country is the Northwest Georgia Hunting and Fishing Expo at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton. Working Deep Timber
Here is a fishing topic that is very important to finding fish when conditions are tough but very few people know anything about: fishing deep timber. Late summer can be one of the toughest times of year to fish, and for most anglers it goes something like this: You try a variety of lures up near the banks, probably throwing top-water lures at morning’s first light, but don’t have any takers. Then you go deeper with spinnerbaits and crank baits but they don’t seem to want to chase, so you go to the bottom with finesse lures and move out a little deeper. Maybe a few bites, but still painfully slow. Then you move out to the humps and main lake points, but by that time, the sun is up and its hot, and fish are locked down. You end the day with little more than a sunburn to show for your efforts. Sound familiar? |
Pig of the Week 4-29-12
Louie Bartenfield and Brandt, aka "Hookum" had a great day on Carter's Lake and caught several REALLY nice spots. The ones shown here were caught these on Fish Heads and SpotSticker jig heads with the all new Crushed Herring color and Big Bite "Ayu" color Shaking Squirrel worms. They said the best 5 Spots weighed 21-22lbs and had boated about 20 total fish for. the day. Nice work, guys! AAARGH! Sonar Noise!
Remember that science experiment you probably did when you were a kid, where you take a wire, wrap it around a nail, put a voltage to it, and magnetize the nail? Its not the coils that create the magnetic field. A magnetic field is present whenever electrical current passes through a wire. When you coil the wire around the nail, you concentrate the magnetic field onto the nail. What does this have to do with sonar noise? Magnetic fields and electro-magnetic radiation are going to be present around ANY wire carrying current, and will cause small perturbations in the voltage of nearby wires. The little nail-wire experiement is evidence of this effect. Your sonar is designed to detect extremely small signals, and the very nature of its operation makes it susceptible to interference. The worst offender is your trolling motor system, but it is not the only source. Noise can come from many sources. The question isn’t “how do you eliminate electro-magnetic radiation”, its “how do you deal with it?” Unfortunately there isn’t a lot of great information out there on how to deal with sonar noise, so we’ve put together this guide to help. Joe Thomas - Revisited
When Joe Thomas asked Louie Bartenfield (LB) when the best time of year was to get a 5 lb spot, he said “December”. We have been waiting 9 months for Joe to come back, after having shot an excellent episode of Stihl’s Reel in the Outdoors last March. On Joe’s visit this week, he and Louie concentrated on bluff banks using the float-n-fly, jerkbaits, and deep swimming lures to pull up some really good fish. We won’t spoil the show, but we will tell you this: Joe got what he asked for! All NEW from Big Bite: the Shaking Squirrel Finesse Worm
BGS recently got a sneak peek at Big Bite’s all new Shaking Squirrel finesse worm. This bait comes in 11 colors, and is an all new offering in the Jeff Kriet Signature Series soft plastics. The worm has been designed from super-soft material that gives the worm exceptional action, but we found the material to somehow be durable enough to survive the abuse of catching multiple fish. Here is our review: |
