Leary & Hatfield Win ABA Ram %100 Team Plus

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I don't have a lot of pics to share with you guys since I had to stay off the water last week Mon-Thur so with one day to practice we did not catch a lot of fish due to the way the lake is acting with the fishing pressure so I'd figure I would share with you some short stories from Saturday March 26th.

We focused on grass in 6-8 feet of water and on the 1st cast in the morning went like this:
made the cast stepped on the trolling motor and it did'nt work and I noticed that the speed knob was on zero after adjusting it I picked up my rod and it was heavy so I did what anyone would do I Set The Hook and the bass came up and tried to jump and just wallered and she went 7.20 lbs. After a couple of hours we had small limit and had to make a decision, a 15 min boat ride and we was fishing again without any luck.. so from 9 till 12:30 we have not had a sniff we just kept moving and fishing until Steve got a bite and this fish did the same as mine did just to fat to jump and it was a 8.15 lbs and that culled a 3 lb bass now the pressure started. we had to leave to head back to the ramp around 3. We knew we needed a 5+ pounder to have a chance at doing really well in this tournament, it was not till around 2:45 that Steve hooked up with one right at the boat and it was well over 5 lbs after a few high fives we knew if we could get one more big one we would look pretty good so it was a hard last 10 mins of fishing with out another bite. So as we are heading in we figured we had 27-28 lbs.

The moment when it got real:
While bagging up our fish we realized there was not enough room in the bag with enough water and the bass , a buddy on the dock suggested we use 2 bags as he went to get us another one, so yes we copied Rick Clunn and used two bags to carry our bass to the scales, When we dumped the fish in to the bump tank they grew a little more from the last time I seen them 5 mins ago well the time came to set them on the scales to see what the Big G Blessed us with............... 31.15 lbs  wow talk about a true surprise.

We was in the next to last flight so we still had to wait it out for awhile and when it was over I could take a deep breath.

This was the 1st time winning a new boat for me and Steve and its pretty cool little boat but its for sale so you can contact me if your interested in buying it...
Triton 17TX with a 4 stroke Mercury 60hp
Motor Guide Trolling motor
Micro Power Pole
and a few other items
$18,500/00

On a side note the top 3 teams all are part of Fredricks Outdoor and all have Legend Boats

1	James Leary-Steve Hatfield	5/5	31.15
2	Cameron Gautney-Billy Mitchell	5/5	28.87
3	Grant Hopson-Wes Ward	5/5	22.51

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March Madness 2016

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The Madness Of March is upon us!


Its been a week of ups and downs and a lesson in life.

Mike drove from Oklahoma to check off Guntersville next to his bucket list

So the Big G is showing signs of greatness once again even with all the fishing pressure we managed to catch some donkeys. The bass are on the move and we are hot on their tails. Fishing from daylight to dark every day.. And lets just say its been hard week of work..

We have been fishing from a foot of water to 10 feet with lipless crank baits to 4x4 Swimjigs and Picasso Shock Blades. Mix in a causeway with a red crank bait and you have yourself a day of good bass fishing . Finding the bass is the hardest part of the puzzle because they are not staying long in areas so when you do find them they will jerk the rod out of your hands and it is a blast for a little bit till its time to find some more! Water temps are around 55-60 just depending on what depth your in and what part of the creek as well.

Had a few slabs too.

Gage Spent his 15th birthday with us on Lake Guntersville

Happy Birthday Gage!

 Sometimes its more then catching bass or even big bass I learned that sometimes the time you spend with a loved one doing something you both love. Pictured below is Michael and Bobby they went fishing to just relax and tell some stories. I wish you to the best with your upcoming treatments.

You know I cant have a March fishing report with out this guy in it , Mike from Ohio came down to do some fishing. Here is the pic of our last day for this trip..

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Its On

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Its ON!

The big uns are on the move and we are trying to welcome them all as they come to us. Guntersville Bass Guides had a incredible day today and its only going to get better from here on out!

We are catching them on lipless baits and Shock blades and big spankys..

 

 

 

Chuck and Beau from Wisconsin 

They caught 41 Bass and broke one off and had several others pull off. Beau caught his Personal Best!  Thank you Chuck and Beau for fishing with us and catching these Guntersville Bass with us.


Water Temp 55
water is clearing up nicely


Capt. Jim
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Lake Guntersville Feb 26th 2016

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Have you been scratching your head lately? Do you catch them on one spot one day and not the next? Are Pre Spawn areas not producing?  Our Poor Little Fish............... They just can not get comfy with all this crazy weather the water raises and a day or so later its so low they have had to move 30 maybe 60 yards from where they was hanging out, then they cant see with all the mud, could you imagine living life like that? And we are all like these stupid little fish should not be this hard to catch... Well think about all the changing conditions oh I forgot the water temp getting warm then cooling right back off and how would you feel if all this was happening to you... Right we would not be normal either. So here is what I have figured out (im sure it might change but who knows)

All the areas where I was catching 1 bass and I would up and leave to keep searching for more and bigger bass just happen to be a good spots with numbers and a decent one mixed in. So the struggle is not really that bad.. Work the area where you have gotten a bite you might be surprised as much as I was. So when I thought the fishing was as tough as it is in Ohio I was mistaken and I really needed to fish out of my comfort zone but HA there are more bass in general areas then we think.. They all seem to like to eat something a little different.

Dale Starting the day off right 5 mins of fishing..

Do you like to fish shallow? How about 4 foot there is your starting point. Do you like the grass? I do but not getting any in the grass just mud banks with wood either a stump or lay downs around it oh rocks too.. Creeks have been the best for us. Now what in the world can make a bass want a buffet of lures . I have no clue.. The best lure was a white 4x4 3/8oz swim jig with a Net Bait Little Spanky in white. Then a Picasso Shock Blade 3/8oz in Bling Shad and a Net Bait Little Spanky in white once again. There is more a white Spinner Bait double willow blade in white. Then a BD 1.5..

Thanks to Dale and John For Coming Fishing With Me. All The Way From Massachusetts

You can always come back to an area and catch them again.. They are hungry

I am ready for the weather to stabilize and to break out the shorts and sandals.

We fished water temps upwards of 58 degrees a few creeks have this water temp but our best creek it was 52 degrees so I think above 50 is good the fish dont know the creek down the lake 2 miles has warmer water so fish the back half of a creek or deep pocket and you will catch them.
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Till next time

Capt. Jim
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Not going to sit here and pull your leg and tell you the lake is awesome right now! Its awesome once and awhile and the other time its down right tough. With a Flooding and weather warming up and cooling off and the lake levels dropping down to 593.20 then back up to 595 thats a huge change for our bass. I haven't been fishing a area if I catch one I keep moving so it might hold more fish then what I have caught so i'll save that mystery for my customers and their trips in the up coming days.

I've been using Lipless crank baits Square bills, spinner baits, and Chatterbaits all around grass from 2 feet out to 12 feet and from the river to the backs of pockets and creeks and the only thing I can tell you that is the same with every place I get a bite there is Green Healthy Hydrilla and hard bottom.

With spring getting close Feb. is a good month to punch your ticket for a big un and as you can tell that isn't happening yet it should be but just not yet.

We have a busy weekend coming up on Guntersville with FishLifes Big Bass Battle the Ram Open and Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap tournament and with that much traffic on the lake someone will have some big ones and if your fishing hopefully its you.

Water Temps this week go like this
the highest I've seen 64 the lowest 45 and fish have been caught in all different temps so I don't believe there is a magic temp just yet.

In the last pic that was taken on 2/4/16 it was cold like low 40's to high 30's and you can see i'm not really bundled up and here is why.. Under Armour Cold Gear it works hands down. No more bulky coats to wear and feeling like you just can't move. Click Here to see more.








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Lake Guntersville Jan18th

The weather is still controlling the bite here on GVILLE. Cold rainy days to bright blue bird days and mix in water levels coming up then back down.......

Water Temps 47-50 degrees
Grass I get asked a lot about the grass, what is the grass like. It seems to be growing in some parts of the lake and dying in other parts and after talking to the Bassmaster Classic Champ Chris Lane about fishing at the Huntsville Boat Show and he thinks if that water temps stay below 50 it will start to die off pretty fast now on the other hand if it stays warmer we will see beautiful healthy Lake and Grass.

Chris Lane talking fishing with Bennett and his father

Jumped in the tournament out of Spring Creek on Saturday with a pretty big turn out for a Jan. Day I think 30 was the count. We had 8 bites and landed 7 and yes the one that got a way would of helped the final weight not enough for the win... We had 19-06 lbs 2nd had 19-38 lbs and 1st was 25-68 lbs and it was a grind for us no real pattern or area it was one here and one there using lipless crank baits  and squarebills around grass and wood. Never sat in place and just caught them catch in go was what we did all day and I'll tell ya this it wore me out guess you can say I'm not in shape for tournaments ..
We did try several different colors and it did not seem to matter on color or style of lipless or squarebill it was just getting the bait in ones face.

Couple of little guys on a rainy day.

March is booking up and February getting some bookings NOW if this weather starts warming up soon then Feb will be a month you do not want to miss!!

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Happy New Year From Lake Guntersville

How about the weather we have been getting here in North Alabama!!!! It just goes with the year, 2015 was by far a year that was very challenging to stay on the bass every day, I just could not go and do the same thing more then 2 or 3 days in a row and everything seemed to be behind some times it seemed it was a month or two behind then out of no where it acted like a month ahead.
With all that being said we had on heck of a year for records here at Guntersville Bass Guides, 3 Large Mouth Bass over 9 pounds in one trip, 6 over 7 pounds in a trip, and a 10 pound bass. Thats just some of the highlights what you dont see or hear about are the days we are out on the lake hunting new areas and coming up with one or two bites, it could be 25 degrees out or 100 degrees and we still back down the ramp and launch the boat and put in the time to put our clients on bass of a lifetime.  Thank you all for making 2015 a year that will never be forgotten.

Around Christmas I went small mouth fishing with Steve in Ohio. I think we caught 27 of them and that was just in the morning. 



2016
Started the year off with a 4th place finish in a little tournament out of Browns creek on New Years Day, Did not have a monster sack but 17 pounds of bass help keep me warm on the chilly day, with a 6.20 Large Mouth, 3rd and 2nd also had 17 it was ounces between us and 1st had little over 22.  It was a grind for me the water had cleared some but not to what I like but it is fishing I went out and pre-fished a couple days and could not get a bite or less I was around some rocks. The Lake was trashed, channel markers were in the middle of the river along with trees some had massive amounts of grass covering them up. I took a trip on New Years Eve and it lasted 3 hours and everyone was cold the weather man told a fib on how warm it was to be and no one dressed for how cold it really was , we did manage one small bass.
Tournament day went like this 5 bites, 5 different spots, 4 different lures. 3 off rocks 2 out of the grass. And since Friday the lake has cleared up even more and the bass have started to feed now that they can see a little better.
BD 2.5
3/8oz spinner bait
Lipless Crank Bait
DT 10 Crank Bait
those are the baits that worked for me.
Water temp 56-59
stained 

Here are some pics to give you an idea how the lake looked 5 days after the rain.

 Thats a narrow channel

Check this link out. Its a look inside BassMaster Elite Angler Boyd Duckett's House and you might recognize a certain PUP in the video.  http://basszone.com/featured-stories/m.blog/58/in-the-house-boyd-duckett-part-3

This picture of Gabby and Belle was back in the summer of 2010  Gabby passed away 2 years ago today she was my 1st fishing pup .

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