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May 9th 2017 Gville Funk

May 9, 2017 by Capt. Jim

Lake Guntersville Bass are asking Mother Nature why is she giving them cold fronts in May????? I know I’m not to thrilled with them.. The water temp starts out around 68 degrees and gets to 74.. Still having some strong winds, like Saturday … Ive seen Lake Erie with 10+ foot waves and now I can say I’ve seen 8 foot waves on Guntersville and I speared one for old time sake.. Not recommended at all..

So the fishing has once again taken a turn , the big ones don’t like the constant changing in the weather and of course we have a lovely full moon… So these little green fish are feeding up during the night and are not to active in the day time.. Oh and we’ve caught some pre spawn bass so we still have bedders .

Swimming a 4×4 Bass Jig Swim Jig in white with a little Spanky as a trailer all white in the mornings and then slowing up with a Net Bait Mad Paca in green pumpkin with a 3/8 oz Picasso tungsten weight. Fishing fairly shallow 6 feet and less.

Have dates open this month. ( ask about afternoon trips at a discount )

May 11,12,14,15,22,23,24,25,26 these dates have a time slot open either morning or evening just call me 256-698-6593 to book or you can email me @ guntersvillebassguides@gmail.com

Football Season is upon us and I have a Fresh Shipment of 4×4 Bass Jigs Football Jigs ready for some bass.

Capt. JIm

256-698-6593

guntersvillebassguides@gmail.com

April 18th Big Bass Have Shown UP!

April 18, 2017 by Capt. Jim

Lake Guntersville has had her share of unstable weather. With the Largemouth Bass spawning or attempting to spawn and throw in the lake rising and falling it sent the bigger bass to spawn in a little deeper water, which made them hard to find and catch. Not going to tell you we caught them every day, but we did have some really good days and some ok days its been a tough go around this spawn.

Things have been looking good here in the last 5 days numbers have jumped up and the size has too. The shad spawn has been happening for about 3 weeks now, with most of the bass spawning or moving up to spawn the shad spawn has been spotty but I am pretty sure it will be wide open real soon.

water temp is around 72 and the water is clearing up some from all the wind we’ve been having..

4×4 Swim Jigs in the morning and NetBait Lizards rest of the day in Watermelon had been doing the trick.

4-6 feet of water has been best.

I have some pics since the last report

Guntersville Bass Guides — 20 mins of Pre Spawn Craziness.

Post Spawn Fishing will be here fast and the ledge bite will get good. We have days open to take you fishing get your trip booked and enjoy some fun fishing. Come see why we use Lowrance HDS Units.

Capt. Jim

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

256-698-6593

Lake UpDate For The BIG BASS SPLASH MARCH 29TH

March 29, 2017 by Capt. Jim

Lake Guntersville was doing great leading up to a harsh cold front and it took the water from 60 down to 50 degrees In most areas.. And now I am seeing 73 degrees in the back of creeks and 65 on the main river.

Are the bass bedding??

Yes some are and a lot are making their way to the spawning grounds. You might have notice your bites slowing down some and you might of had to change up your lures to keep getting bites.. Its all good the bass are making a big push as I type this out..

Spent today just looking around and getting an idea whats going on with having a free day to do so, looked shallow and seen a good many bass cruising and some on bed and the ones on bed are just buck bass. We didn’t get any bites out so that really makes me think they are on the move to the shallows.

Couple of baits that is working as of today is a NetBait B Bug in Green Pumpkin and a Big Thump worm in 6 feet or less. Use a 1/4 Picasso tungsten weight pegged.

Heres some pics from a few trips this month:

We have days open in April so get in touch with us so you can go fishing on Lake Guntersville..

Capt. Jim Leary

256-698-6593

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

March 7th 2017… Oh how I Love March On Guntersville

March 7, 2017 by Capt. Jim

Lake Guntersville is about to show the world just how awesome she is.. The Bass are slowly filtering up from the depths. We have a FULL MOON next week and I’m not saying some won’t go on bed but I think this will get them staging in a big way. Water temps have been keeping around 55 to 60 just depends how cold its getting at night.

Fished the FLW BFL this past weekend and got me a 5th place finish with 18-10lbs and I’ll take it, I lost two good fish early Saturday that made me think I really blew it and when I had 10 mins before check in and I had 4 fish I was really feeling the pressure of the two that I lost, I caught a 15 incher with 10 mins and threw back in there and a decent one ate it and pulled off and next cast another one ate it and it was a 3lb with 3 mins left and I had to cull, and when I was done it was time to run across the creek and check in,,, Talk about some excitement now I was pumped about getting 5 fish limit and figured I had 14 lbs . I was really shocked when the scales said I had 18-10 and I was in 3rd at that moment, but when the scales closed I was in 5th..

Guntersville Bass Fishing Guides — Same Lemons and I both took 5th Place

Fished the Ram Open on Sunday and didn’t fair to well finished 27th but the cool news is my co for the day won and had a 6.83 lb kicker to seal the deal.

Lipless baits have been the ticket for me and my guide trips, you have to give them what they are wanting and people they are wanting them to the point of hooking themselves deep in their mouths. Reds and Shiny ones have been our go to. 1/2 & 3/4 oz . Heres the part that you have to figure out daily and it is will they bite shallow or deep today..and once you figure that out you can have a pretty good day..

Depths 2-6 foot or 8-12 foot have been best.

One of our keys this past week has been keeping in the shallow areas and working them over and with the winds we’ve been having the only way to do it is with Power Poles they allow us to make the cast to the hot spot and when they stop biting we just lift them and move on till the next bite.

If your wondering whens a good time to come ….. You might want to make them resverations fast things are about to happen here. This isn’t a sales pitch..

Capt. Jim

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

256-698-6593

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February 21st 2017 Lake Guntersville

February 21, 2017 by Capt. Jim

The Last Two Weeks Have Been Good here on Lake Guntersville Big Bass have been swimming up form the deeper water and starting to pre spawn.

Back of the creeks are really starting to heat up with these warm temps this winter the bass are starting to make their way to the spawning grounds already and on this past Friday was a major wave of them, I had David Bryant with me to practice for the BFL and he had never really fished a LipLess Crankbait before so guess what…. he learned how on Friday then turned around and won the CO Angler side of the BFL with 3 fish that weighed 17-01 lbs guess you can say he isa natural.. And for me my 1st fish was a 6-13 lbs then it was a struggle to get a bite and I only managed to get 4 keeper bites and had 14 lbs which got me 23rd place.. `The bass have been pretty easy to figure out this past week it was to the point to where you could call your shot..

Best Baits & Colors

1/2 oz Lipless in Red on the cloudy days and Chrome n Blue on the sunny day

We fished flats that had deep water close by with eel grass and milfoil.

If Guntersville is on your Bucket List then give us a call, even if its the day before, we can get you fishing just like Michael did.

For Bookings call or email us

Capt. Jim

256-698-6593

70’s in January & Big Bass

January 13, 2017 by Capt. Jim

After the cold last week the Big G has not missed a lick, with having the best day of fishing in a long time with some real Donkeys and 70 degree days this place is about to pop off in a big way. What I mean is we have a week of warm weather and the bass have 2 things on their mind and they are Eating & Spawning .. The bass are so fat they look like they’ve swallowed a softball or two…

Water temp is now up to 51 and earlier in the week it was 44 and a lot of floating grass..

still fishing grass lines with a lipless crank bait and now a jerk bait just mixing it up..

Im going to keep catching these bass, and your more then welcome to come join me and get some bass palm..

For Booking Info Call 256-698-6593 or EMAIL

Here are what dates I have open. Jan. 16,17,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31

Cant. Jim

256-698-6593

Happy New Year 2017 & A BitterSweet 2016

January 2, 2017 by Capt. Jim

Hope everyone enjoyed themselves on New Years Eve, as for Belle and I we was in bed early awaiting the alarm clock for the 1st tournament of the year!

Fishing has made its swing towards early spring time fishing here on the Big G and its a great way to kick off 2017 , ripping lipless out of grass, jerk bait off points, I do look forward to this year after year as do a lot of you do!

We took 5th with 18-14lbs had two rug rats, there was 2 other 18 lb bags then a 20 and a 22 ( MacMahan) … We decided to fish the New Years Day Tournament after the guide trips I had this past week, my customers put some really good bass in the boat this week even in the rain. Water temps have been hanging steady 48-50 degrees, been clear with some dingy from recent rains, still a lot of grass attached and floating..

We sent 2016 off in style.. These guys worked hard all morning to put this bag together.

We have been focusing on grass lines that are not as thick as others, trying to keep the lipless above the grass and just ticking it, it is not easy fishing but it is producing great fish, other is a jerk bait off grass points. I feel like the areas we have been fishing are reloading as we are fishing them with getting fish off key spots through out the trip, so this tells me the fish are thinking pre spawn. If this weather stays like it has I’m pretty certain the bass will start to get really active in the upcoming weeks.

2016 was a year to remember it had some low times and really high times.

Won a boat in a ABA, took a 3rd in a BFL (my dad was in town from Ohio and was able to be there), made the day 2 cut in a BFL Super Tournament, had more customers catch their Personal Best with me… the list goes on.

Now the lows… lol the fish moved more then I’ve ever seen on this lake (lack of current), if you caught them today here you wasn’t gonna catch them there for a few days again, more boats on the lake .. double edge knife great for the area economy tough on the fishing….

In 2016 there was only one 5 fish limit weighing over 30 pounds in any recorded tournament on Lake Guntersville and Im blessed to have it, Steve Hatfield and I had 31.15 lbs in the ABA Ram 100% Team Plus on March 26th.

Thank you all for making 2016 great and looking forward to 2017 !

Ive came up with this guide to help answer some questions that I get a lot…

to catch numbers ( size isn’t a requirement ) April, May, Oct, November

to catch Giants Jan, Feb, March, May, Nov.

Best Froggin Late Oct Early Nov

Flipping / Punching Aug, Sept, Oct.

For Booking Info Call 256-698-6593 or visit www.guntersvillebassguides.com

Cant. Jim

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New apparel for guys and gals

Thanksgiving Bassin

November 20, 2016 by Capt. Jim

Gobble Gobble

Thanksgiving is this week and the big bass are trying to get fatter!

Before we get to the details :

I have 10 Gift Certificates for sale this year

When you purchase a GC you will receive a Guntersville Bass Guides Long Sleeve T Shirt a GBG Decal (for boat , truck or whatever) click this link and scroll down to the GC section http://www.guntersvillebassguides.com/guntersville-trip/

With the supermoon throwing a curveball at us we just had to change up just a little, scaled down to a Big Thump worm on a 3/8oz Picasso Tungsten weight worked on grass lines in 6-8 foot of water and still a walk the dog style bait for top water explosions that we catch you off guard, you’ll want to focused on the same grass lines as well. We are having a great fall with big bass and big smiles if you want to put up with a little chilly weather and catch some bass give me call 256-698-6593

Capt.Jim

256-698-6593

www.guntersvillebassguides.com

Happy Halloween Bass Fishing Report

October 31, 2016 by Capt. Jim

Its October 31st and the high for the day will be 88 degrees. We got a brief taste of fall weather a week ago and it started the fall transition and things was looking like they would be ready to bust loose and then the heat is back and it seems the bass are in limbo. Not saying that we are not catching fish its just the size that we like, now we are catching anywhere from 20-60 fish a day some are 8 inches to 4 pounds , you just never know how big the next bite will be…. I guess that is whats keeping us on edge. Water temps 67-76 thats morning to dark

Caught a Guntersville Small Mouth last week I was just as excited as I was the 1st one I ever caught.

Here is whats going on out there: They are on the move back under the mats and blowing on a frog but still not really taking it under … its still fun but reeling them in is better . Grass lines in 5-7 feet of water has been pretty good for spinnerbaits and lipless cranks. Still not seeing the big ones like I want to but im sure with the warm weather they are stuck in the limbo stage waiting for it to get cold.

Here are some pics from the last two weeks.

October 15th Lake Guntersville

October 16, 2016 by Capt. Jim

Been a busy week. Fishing is still good just have to keep an open mind. The frog has been the go to bait, and a close second is dropping a heavy weight on em.

Doug and his wife landed a few good bass !

These young men reeled in a few fish with us when the bass wouldn’t cooperate.

Some grass bass, after being in Texas all week it was great to fish the grass again.

I had the opportunity to go to Lake Conroe and help a client break down the lake and see what it had to offer, and it is a tough lake with millions of brush piles and 10,000 docks but I think we dialed the lake in.

After looking for hours I get this bite that just hammered it and started ripping drag then she tried to jump and couldn’t get herself out of the water,.after a good fight we land her and take a pic and let her go. After retiring and lining up and made another cast and her sister bites!!

Well we got it narrowed down on day one!

Day 2 we started on a spot that had the same stuff as the spot from day one and 5 cast in and this Tank ate it! Hopefully it all holds together and he wins ! And it will punch his ticket to the BassMaster Classic!!

for booking info cal 256-698-6593 or email

Capt Jim

256-698-6593

May 9th 2017 Gville Funk

April 18th Big Bass Have Shown UP!

Lake UpDate For The BIG BASS SPLASH MARCH 29TH

March 7th 2017… Oh how I Love March On Guntersville

February 21st 2017 Lake Guntersville

70’s in January & Big Bass

Happy New Year 2017 & A BitterSweet 2016

Thanksgiving Bassin

Happy Halloween Bass Fishing Report

October 15th Lake Guntersville

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