The “twitch” of this lure gives a “breath of life” to artificial bait that the bass react to. With a much slower metabolism the need to forage diminishes significantly and the bronzebacks will feed much less, but they do feed. They will take bait that appears to be easy to catch. Not only smallmouth, but also Largemouth, Spotted bass, Walleye and Drum are being caught in product test of this amazing lure. 
Cast the Depth Charge to a bluff line, sinking and working each ledge on it's way down while keeping a tight line.
Standing Timber - The Depth Charge sinks straight down with it's strategic weight system like and injured minnow. Twitch to add more action.
Humps - no more casting past em... The Depth Charge goes straight down to where the action is!
Weighing in at 3/4oz., The Depth Charge casts a country mile!
Breaking Fish - When cast into schools of breaking fish, the Depth Charge becomes the easiest bait in the school to catch.
Jigging - jigging straight down under the boat just like a jigging spoon, pick up, fall and twitch at any depth.
The Shallows - just hold your rod tip high and speed up your retrieve while twitching to catch em in the shallows.
All Species - not only does the Depth Charge catch big bas, but works just as well on any fish that forage on baitfish.
Fisherman Tested - the Depth Charge has been tested in the toughest conditions - hot, cold and everything in between. The Depth Charge works 365 days of the year!
Remember, we all get excited and horse a big fish. Hooks are designed to straighten at approximately 15lbs of force. Keep drag set to engage around the 15lb test mark.
The Mustad light wire hooks are designed to straighten at around 15lbs of force to help free the lure from hang ups.Tennessee Wild Side Guide Joey Monteleone shared some of the highlights of his weekend of fishing and filming an upcoming segment of Tennessee Wild Side. The upcoming program will feature a piece dedicated to Panfish, and Joey is the perfect teacher for all things fishing. Here in this post, Joey will share more fishing tips with us in his own
A bass fishing technique that was imported Japan several years ago to become a popular technique used by anglers all over North America is known as the deadly drop shot. Light line on a spinning reel is the beginning to a great finesse technique. The drop shot rig is simply a sinker at the end of the line with a small hook tied with a palomar knot 12 - 24 inches above the weight, rigged
Artificial lures are supposed to imitate a baitfish and other forage. They need to look like an easy meal to a Bass or at least resemble competition from a smaller predator. A realistic presentation mimicking these traits is what gets the bass to strike. A good tips is to watch the bait fish while you’re on the water and learn from ol’ mom nature.
Post Spawn Bass can be difficult to catch on some days. Water temperature and weather conditions as well as brightness of the sun dictated by the time of day have a great influence on the feeding habits of bass. When fishing docks for post spawn bass, don’t cut corners. I learned this when reading an interview with Kevin VanDam. A quote about the topic
In this post we will take a look at the advantages of the square bill crankbaits that are designed to cast it toward lay downs and logs and other wooden cover. These crankbaits are great for post spawn bass fishing. The bait will produce bass from lakes or river systems when they are holding to wooden cover. One cast and you will realize how effective these baits are as the
Growing up on Dale Hollow Lake, in Tennessee, fishing with his family in the shadow of legendary bass angler, the late Billy Westmorland, gave young Mark Bilbrey a solid foundation in the sport of fishing. Mark became an Eagle Scout through conservation projects on Dale Hollow lake and other area parks. He received a skipper certification through the USCG at the age of eighteen navigating and fishing Dale Hollow Lake. Now, after many years as a businessman, Bilbrey has completed professional fishing guide training at Foley/Belsaw in preparation for a future in the industry. A registered Master Angler in Tennessee, and an Ambassador to the World Fishing Network he shares his tips, techniques and stories in hopes to help teach new anglers how to locate and catch fish. His articles have been featured on the web sites of the North American Fishing Club, Monticello Big Bass, and Catfishing Journals. Mark was recently on ESPN Radio's "Set the Hook!" with Pat Rose talking about, what else? Fishing!. Bilbrey holds memberships in several fishing organizations including B.A.S.S., NAFC, and FLW. His passion for sport fishing has been recognized in a promotional video on the World Fishing Network and he was recently selected as "Ambassador of the Year" by WFN. He credits his passion for fishing to his wife Donna and his childhood fishing with his father, Billy Bilbrey, his three older brothers and to his cousin Jack Huddelston, owner of Dale Hollows, Horse Creek Dock.
