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This Week has been far from normal, you would of thought it was March with the weather. And the fishing was about par for this year you’ll have a couple outstanding days then you’ll have not so good days!

The grass is growing nicely with these sunny days and warming temps I’ve been able to throw a Bronzeye frog in the topped out grass and get a few to commit to it no real size but nothings better then a frog explosion,  the best way I caught this week was on a SPRO Little John XL on the outside grass lines on 16lb test SUNLINE Sniper FC.

Lake Guntersville was fun yesterday these pics will show just how awesome it is. Not going to say we had a record breaking day but it was close.

I look for things to only get better.

All these fish came off one spot in 30 mins it was like its suppose to be, but don’t try to repeat because they still have not gotten where they want to be and that is still a mystery.

But as of right now if you are not throwing the new SPRO Little John XL your missing out on some fish catches of a lifetime its like when the Alabama Rig 1st came out its that crazy.

Come and Get You Some Bass Palm (its like bass thumb but only better)

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So with May just around the corner and the thoughts of off shore fishing is dancing in many of our heads. But will they GO out or will they stay in the grass?
This is a tough one to call the water temps are slowly rising and so is the new grass that is popping up all over, and this is the gras that we all are use to fishing in March ……. So with that being said I think the Bass really like the grass and so do the shad and with the shad spawn starting up river around the new growth of Milfoil and the fish acting like they are still 3 weeks behind I won’t have any urges to fish out deep till I see some changes.

We found a old spot that has some quality fish on it up by Goosepond nicknamed the Shell Bed my clients was able to catch a few good ones every day this past week they start schooling pretty early and its a lot of fun for the young and old so give it a try I think the best is still to come on that spot.

With the bass sticking to the grass we have rigged up NetBait BK SwimBaits , Big Spanky’s to swim through the grass and 15 inch C-Mac worms in Green Pumpkin and Watermelon Red. They may not be in the same old spots but they are in that grass pretty thick and if you think outside the box just a little you may run into the mother load. Don’t forget to try the new SPRO Little John XL on the deeper grass lines this thing is a killer we have had the bait for a few months now and it has had its ups and downs just like the weather we have had.. But it sure shined yesterday and it will continue to kick out some big uns..

Have a great weekend

Capt. Jim Leary
256-698-6593
www.guntersvillebassguides.com

So fighting the wind is probably the hardest thing to do while fishing let alone while guiding, we made the most of it catching a few quality bass on Texas Rigged NetBait B Bugs with 1/2 oz weight (just so we could cast) we fished the seibold area trying to duck out of the wind behind the islands with very little luck.

Hope the wind don’t blow tomorrow.

water cleared up some and got up to 66 degrees

Capt. Jim Leary
256-698-6593
www.guntersvillebassguides.com

Mixed in some new with the old today and the new water is by far the most productive even if it is mudding up. So the fishing seemed a little slow for bigger bites but the smaller guys would peck at our lures pretty often. We fished in South Sauty and Mink Creek today and seen several good size bass on bed like 6 pounds easy, we did not mess with them much my clients enjoyed looking at them for a little bit.  So we tried to mix it up some and not a lot has changed the NetBait B Bug Texas Rigged was the weapon of choice (Black Blue) and we started mixing in the BK Swimbait paired with Boyd Ducketts 4×4 Head Hunter on some shallow points inside mink and ended up catching some Crappie.

SPRO Crank Bait Only Tournament is May 30th on Lake Guntersville

8 feet of water and muddy

65 degrees

Check out my new designed website http://www.guntersvillebassguides.com

Capt. Jim Leary
256-698-6593

Well Stuck with my new mission to fish new water and its paying off in a big way!

Lake Guntersville Fishing Report 4.19.15
The Big G has shown off this week with fishing being easier then it has been all spring.. Until Saturday when things got complicated again, what, why, how could this happen, ???? I believe its all the boat traffic these fish are getting wise to the sounds of boat motors, trolling motors, and Hydrowaves. All week we had awesome fishing pull up to a location and catch them like they have never seen a lure before pull up to the same spots and new spots on Saturday its like the bass are just sitting down there laughing their tales off.

What do we do to catch these guys?! Get off the beaten path explore the lake for the new honey holes and mix in some old spots to keep them honest pull out some confident lures and get to work, as for me I’ll pick up a good old Texas Rig with NetBait Big Thump with a 3/8oz weight and get to chunking. At what ? Going to look for grass, rock, and wood and fish it slow, I talked to one of the great fisherman on Lake Guntersville yesterday and he said something that really stuck in my head, and it was “I gotta take baby steps to get back in to it” So with that being said its time to relearn Lake Guntersville start from scratch and start with a new piece of the puzzle.

  

On a different note my co angler in the BFL just about won it he was only a few ounces shy of it.
Great Job Marcus.

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Lake Guntersville is starting to look like her old self this past week with fish settling in.
We’ve been finding some pretty good bass this week just not a lot of them but “its coming” Our best bait hands down is a NetBait Mad Paca in Watermelon Red Texas Rigged on a 5/0 Gamakatsu EWG Hook with a 3/8 to 1/2 oz sinker.
The Grass is popping up and the bass are attacking our lures as we fish them.

Water is holding around 68 degrees and stained.

Give me a call and I’ll get you on the water

Capt. Jim Leary

256-698-6593

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

Under Armour Fishing

Soggy Sunday! 3/22/15 We Managed Some Bass Today. Its no secret the bass moved to the shallows. The bites are still not like what I had hoped for this time of year, the numbers are down. I think we need some more sun shine to get things rolling. Here is what we did to get the bites, We fished old pad stems and primrose with NetBait Lizards, Big Thump Worms (green pumpkin) , and SPRO Bronzeye Frogs We used Gamakatsu Super Line 5/0 EWG Hooks for our soft plastic baits we rigged them Texas Style. Sunline Sniper FC 16 pound line was the key for getting them out of the thick primrose. We targeted shallow flats in 3-4 foot of water was the best. Water Temp 57.7 most of the day and the water was very clear. You can find all these items at Guntersville Tackle and Outdoors. Capt. Jim Leary 256-698-6593

Lake Guntersville 3/23/15 Its amazing what a little sunshine can do! We started the day off with a bang catching fish right off the get go! The water temp was 54 at daylight and got up to 60 at the end of the day. Our best bait and only bait for the day was a SPRO Aruku Shad 65 (1/2 oz) Black N Chrome and Red. 7 feet of water was the ticket to get bites and the Hydrowave was a big player in getting the fish active. we had plenty of fish and even lost some that I wish we could of taken a pic with it was a great day with great guys that love the sport of fishing. No bites today on any slow moving baits and that was all we could get a bite on yesterday. Tomorrow is a new day . Capt. Jim Leary 256-698-6593

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