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Wilson & Leary Win Back2Back Jakked Baits Tournaments

November 12, 2018 by Capt. Jim

Lake Guntersville November 12th 2018, Fall has arrived with some cold wind.. But the Bass Fishing has shown some great improvement in the last 5 days, with the numbers going down and the quality going up the fun has just begun.

Eric Wilson And I Won the Jakked Baits Tournament on Saturday with 18.36lbs with a 6.12lb Big Bass and the weather wasn’t the best, the 1st nasty cold front rolled in with high winds and a strong cold north wind that made the fish sluggish and when it should of made them strap the feed bags on and go to chewing.. It wasn’t easy to say the least, we had to fight floating grass and grass still growing and the wind, so when one of us would call for the net we kinda had to scream due to having a beanie and hoodie on over our heads we couldn’t hear much, the wind laid down around 1 o’clock and thats when we was able to make a couple of culls that helped in the win.. The New C-Map helped in finding another niched spot by being able to select the depth and the color to make the map pop and the spot scream right here right here then with Lowrance Structure Scan to confirm they was there and ready to eat was the deal..

BACK2BACK wins in this tournament and this was a special one for sure with the unique trophies this was a great one to win.. This tournament will grow more each year with all the work that Tom and his crew do it will be one of the more popular ones on the lake..

The water temp has gotten below 60 and we are catching some crappie while we are bass fishing and this can only lead to more and bigger bass showing up in the weeks to come.

Some of the water is clear and some water is dingy

With Winter around the corner and some of the best SmallMouth Fishing to come we are booking smallmouth trips.

Its Been A Fun Week! Come Fishing and have a chance at some big ones.

As for Guntersville Trips we will have select dates open through December and January email for openings

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We went Sunday for a few hours and caught all the ones that wanted to bite.. Good Time With A Good Buddy!

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Capt. Jim

256-698-6593

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

GUNTERSVILLE IS ABOUT RIGHT

November 3, 2018 by Capt. Jim

This pass week was probably one of the busiest weeks this lake has seen in awhile, Guntersville Bass had their helmets on ,

If your reading this and see the results from both tournaments and are thinking wow that place is sucking bad … well don’t let it keep you from coming here, the fishing is good but when you stack 500-600 boats on here the fish get split up and overly pressured. Yes the lake has fished better this year then the last two, but we are not fully recovered from the fish kill we had . Maybe the two towns could work together on scheduling these large tournaments and help the lake get back to what she use to be like. Now they might say they can’t control who has a tournament but they can control paying the tournaments to come at certain times. Well enough about things that will more then likely never happen ,

So the SPRO frog tournament wasn’t the best , Caulk it up to a bad year for the frog!

Well it’s shaping up to be a great time out here for us here at GBG. Our numbers are slowing from 50-70 fish to 20 but the SIZE is getting bigger.

November dates are available

Heres some pics.

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Capt Jim

256-698-6593

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

Looks Like We Went WorldWide

Lake Guntersville Fun Fall Fishing

October 21, 2018 by Capt. Jim

October is coming to an end and the big girls are still a little funky..But Guntersville has a bright future we have had a week of incredible numbers. And on the last trip we noticed some are growing up. It will be a matter of days and this place will be WIDE OPEN Prolly just in time for the Costa Championship. Im sure the bridges will be where its won.. Its Guntersville and they can throw the A-Rig.

So ,…. we’ve been pretty busy catching fish like stated above just not the BIG ones “yet”.. avg 30 with as many as 79 in a day, a few time we wouldn’t move the boat for at least and hour…its not something I normally be proud of but sometimes you just gotta roll with the punches.. heck it makes a fun day ( trying not to get a hook in ya) them little fellas are full of energy..

Water Temp is 69 as of Saturday

Murky water in most areas due to the wind.

GUNTERSVILLE BASS GUIDES — This is how we started our morning.. TRIPLE

Will the SPRO be any good? With the lack of mats out there this year its gonna be tough for the Froggers.. From what I can tell it’ll take a little bit of luck to win it this year..

Have some news for next year.. so keep your eyes open for it ..

Winter Time Smallies On Wheeler

Capt. Jim will be doing select dates for smallmouth trips

Capt. Jim And Josh Bertus tested the Wheeler Waters with a pretty good day..

So I want to brag on Capt. Shane.

He’s been doing some awesome work the past two weeks ( always does) Big Bass

He Guided Roger Ridenhour for the Big Bass Tournament and he took 2nd in one of the hours

Then He Guided Eric to a fish of a lifetime.. The Lake he lives by just don’t have much to brag about.. Capt. Shane has worked his tail off to put our clients on good bass.. He has more patience then I do… Hats off..

We Do Have The 24th 25th & 26th Open

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Capt. Jim

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

256-698-6593

TopWater Fishing Lake Guntersville 10-5-18 Updated 10-7-18

October 5, 2018 by Capt. Jim

Heres an update for Lake Guntersville :

Water temp was 77 degrees in the mornings and the Most recent is 82 at the beginning of the day,

TVA keeps fluctuating the water .. And that is hurting the frog bite. A lot of it is from the rain we just had but dang.

So what does all this mean? The bass are confused maybe.. heck you can’t catch them in the same area back to back days.. But when your run into them you make sure you knock their lights..

These pics above are from an flat out awesome day of Frog Fishing .. You might recognize the two guys….

Had a day of days this past Monday. It was a blast..

Now these pics are from a couple of weeks , with the fishing about to pick up we will be posting weekly again.

**** UPDATE****

Seen an increase on action on Saturday. A lot of Bites just the big girls just are not comfy yet with all the ups and downs… I feel by the end of the week this place will be crazy.. First real cold front coming, TVA taking the bottom out of the lake, Grass topping out all over, Hurricane coming in from the Gulf… Should make for some awesome fishing…

We have a guide open for most days in October, no promises but theres a good chance we can get you on the water.. Check out below for booking info…

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Capt. Jim

256-698-6593

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

Guntersville Is Fishing…..

August 19, 2018 by Capt. Jim

Lake Guntersville August 19th 2018… Timing is everything, and so is current. TVA has been turning on the generators between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. about every day and shutting them off around 1 a.m. and from then till they come back on the water backs up. So the mats that you have been froggin are not there in the mornings but after 3 p.m. its magically back . All this is playing into weather or not your just gonna catch them or your really gonna catch em,

You can visit an area 5 times in a day and not get a bite and stop just one time after the current has been moving for a little while and you can sit there and catch them for an hour straight heck every cast most of the time. Theres been mornings where we have caught em pretty good for a couple of hours and they just stop eating like someone flipped a switch.

Size? Its kinda like a box of chocolate you just don’t know what your gonna get..

So yes we are catching fish, are we catching big ones? yes and no. I like catching 5-8 pounders I know thats asking a lot this time of year so 2-4 pounds are considered big 🤷🏻‍♂️. Id like to see the lake level stay consistent and maybe a few days of just rain.. to flush the system out and group them up a little better..

86 degrees has been the avg temp

and some places are clearer then others

Grass is looking really good, nice and healthy

Frog bite has been steady along with a worm bite … oh when you find them eating you can throw whatever you’d like to at them, they will eat it .

Heres some pics ..

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Capt. Jim

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

256-698-6593

Guntersville 8.6.18 🐸

August 6, 2018 by Capt. Jim

Its starting to look like things are lining up.. Lake Guntersville is getting herself back together after a slow down a couple weeks ago.. Still a lot of moving going on as the bass are trying to figure out what they want.. But one thing is for sure the big ones are still there and mixed in with the elementary size bass.

Grass… Yes the grass is starting to develop in to mats in select areas and has given us some great action… And this heat is bad but it will make fishing the mats even better as it cooks the top layer and gets all cheesy ..

Water Temp : 86

Clarity is 3 feet

Heres a few pics:::

Eric and I went out for a couple of hours to try to figure out the big bite and it seems we got a start on it.. with them being within 10-15 yards from where I’ve been guiding just hunkered down a little more then we have been fishing…

We have had a fun week out here, looking forward to the transition into fall and see what is in store for us…

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FROGGIN TRIPS ARE NOW OPEN.

Capt. Jim

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

256-698-6593

Plenty Of Fish On Lake Guntersville

July 22, 2018 by Capt. Jim

The weather has been steadily getting hotter and the water temp on Lake Guntersville has been anywhere from 86-91 degrees…. And it hasn’t slowed the bite down but it has made the real big ones bite less often at certain times… one day it might be at day break then the next day it could be 11 o’clock ..

These Young Anglers kept me busy!

See what I mean !

Saturdays have shown to be a little on the stingy side for the big ones , seems like they just know sometimes . Its frustrating when you know whats in the area and you offer them the tackle box and all you can get are average to small bass…then come back a day later and light them up .. I guess thats why its called fishing and not catching…

But My buddy Mike from Ohio was spending a lot of time just looking and fishing stuff that just does not seem to be good to me but he caught plenty of them.. and some nice ones … I gave him some baits that have been working since I wasn’t able to get out on the water with him like we usually do .. due to being booked up , we did manage to get out a couple days and caught us a few like old times… Hurry back Mike the frog bite is just around the corner…

Its been a great July and as August gets here a transition will begin, as the heat will cook ya the bass will start to set up on key areas and the grass will top out and things will start to look a lot like Frog Time…

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Capt. Jim

256-698-6593

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

Still Just Fishing

July 7, 2018 by Capt. Jim

Fishing Continues To Be Awesome! Guntersville Is Still Producing. And Its July.

Whats going on out here? The bass keep biting, but its not all easy, we just keep adjusting and its producing.

Water Temp 83

Clarity 2-3 feet

Heres Some Pics

Brian had them dialed in from beginning to end of the day.

Kent with his big un Tate with his big un..

Merrit won the most caught. He was on fire.. and he learned to use a baitcaster.. Well Mom had the big one for the two days of fishing a 4-12lbs

Josh Bertus .. Fished a wildcat with me and all we could catch was 4 lbers… took 6th

Capt. Jim

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

Gone Fishing

June 29, 2018 by Capt. Jim

If you think fishing slows down in the heat, then your thinking wrong.. Yea its hot out, make sure you drink plenty of water… Because you’ll forget while your catching all these bass.. Guntersville is Amazing..

Got to fish with Capt. Tim most of the week, we had a day ….. A day that everyone dreams about when Guntersville is mentioned…
Not a Bad Double

We caught em big and caught em fast!!!

The Sturdivant’s got to see highs and the lows that Gville can offer..

She had her big one almost to the boat .. maybe 10 feet away when it decided to jump and throw the hook… but like I told her, I have these bass trained to get off so that they’ll want to come back and fish again with us… lol all n all been a awesome week.. Its been nothing to catch 30-50 fish a day..

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Capt. Jim

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

256-698-6593

Guntersville Isn’t Showing Any Signs Of Slowing Down.

June 24, 2018 by Capt. Jim

Guntersville is fishing really well! Catching fish is pretty easy right now and getting the big bites well thats a different story… We are fishing around a lot of fish and we can catch all the 1lb to 3lb fish you want but the bigger bites are taking a little tricks to get them.. And it changes day to day but its all in the weather.. We are using 4×4 Jigs and NetBait Paca Slims Colored tips.. Heres some pics and stories ….

Went to Chicamauga for Eric’s Birthday…. We caught them just about every way you could imagine.. except with spinning gear.. that was only because we didn’t bring any..

Tony joined us for a day of fishing in the rain.. we might of had 30 mins of fishing without any rain… these are the bass we got to take a pic of with out damaging our phones.. Tony caught way bigger ones then what this is showing.. He caught one with a golden eye… theres a pic of it…

The fish are hungry..