How To Dry Out Your Tackle Box

If you've ever had to fish in the rain, you've had water in your tackle box. If you've ever left water in there, the next time you opened it there was a lot of rust. I've had this happen many times so I tried doing this. It's easier than taking all the lures out and wiping it down and putting them back in. I use a hair drier holder with the hair drier on the lowest setting letting it blow on the lures for about 10 minutes, a little shorter for soft plastics. When I come back they are dry as a bone. Next time your tackle box gets filled with water try this trick to save you some money on hooks.

White Plains Res. Tournament 2/23/13

Horrible conditions was the setting...again. It had rained for nearly 2 days straight up until the end of the first hour fishing. We had post front conditions in 40-55 degree weather all day. The water started the day off at 49 and ended around 53. Ronnie lost 2 within the first 10 minutes. I had one around 3lbs on a few minutes later and had him to the boat, but Ronnie didn't have the net ready so I tried to lift it....splash...right back in the lake. Went on a dry spell for a while then we came back to the first spot. Ronnie caught one then I did back to back. After a while I caught another back at the same spot. The rest of the day only brought 2 more bites and one short fish. We ended up with only 3.9lbs which was good enough for 5th place. The winning weight was 14lbs, a new club record. They caught a 7.7lb monster on their 4th cast which was also a club record. Our next tournament is at Chambers County Lake on March 30th. We always do pretty good there.

White Plains Tournament This Saturday

This will be my first time fishing this lake. Didn't get a chance to prefish it. I'm assuming the bass will be in prespawn because it is in north Alabama near Oxford. I will have an assortment of lures tied on to try and figure these bass out. I found a topo map of the lake and it has a few really good points with sharp drop offs I will be targeting. There is also a gradual drop off going into a shallow area where bass might be spawning...but we will see where they are saturday. I will let yall know how it went saturday night!

8/26/12 Inland Lake Fun Fishin

This was our last trip to Inland before it closed. For those of you who don't know, Inland Lake is closed for dam repairs. Our last day there was amazing. Caught a lot of spots and a few LM's. The big one I'm holding was between 6-7LBs. We were catching them on plastics all day. I can't wait til its back open. It was becoming my favorite lake. And as you can see from the pics, it's simply beautiful.

2/13/13 Fun Fishin

Went next door to a lake Ive been fishing for a few years for the first time this year. During the summer I can catch 10-20 a day. But with the rain the lake was flooded and muddy. Only stayed for about 45mins. This is the only one that I caught. Topwater bass in 45-50 degree water right off the bank. BTW there was a 13.14 LB bass caught there last year. It's probably a 8-10 acre lake. My best there is a 6.8 LB bass.

Mark's Outdoor Sports

 

I have always liked going in Mark's, so I thought I would ask them to sponsor us. They agreed and they said they would fix us up. We went in the week before Christmas not knowing how busy they were going to be. We got there and the parking lot was full and overflowing. We went in and they took the time to get us fixed up. They were amazingly nice to us. They had a great selection of lures you can't find anywhere else also. Next time you need to restock your tackle box, check out Marks Outdoors in Hoover.

Skippy Fish

 

Skippy Fish is unlike any other fluke on the market. The life-like tail sets it apart from the competition. We have put a lot of fish in the boat with Skippy Fish. Look up the deuces wild rig....it's deadly on schooling fish. I also use them as a trailer on chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, and swim jigs. You can find them at http://www.skippyfish.com/ Try them out on shaky heads also when the fishin gets slow, the tail lures them in when standing straight up.

Bama Jigs

I found out about Bama Jigs while riding down I-65 and saw their decal on a cars window. I contacted them about sponsoring me after I checked out their website. They said yes and sent me a box full of their Jake's Craws and Jake's Swim Jigs and some lures they haven't released yet. These are some amazing quality jigs. The screw on trailer attachment makes them unique, also the weight system makes them very customizable. I will be fishing them a lot in upcoming tournaments.

1st Tournament of the year

Lake Howard was the stage. Freezing cold were the conditions. It added up to 1st place going to a 5.3lb sack. Our day started out horrible with nothing wanting to work right due to the freezing temp. Lowrance didn't wanna work, outboard didn't wanna start, reels were froze up, line would be frozen stiff before we could even reel, and the line guides were iced shut. Ronnie started out catching a 1lb warmouth...bad start. A few min. later I caught an 11inch that didn't quite keep. We lost a couple and I broke one off. By the end of the slowwww day I had 2 more keepers. We went to the weigh-in with really low hopes and a really light sack of fish. Turns out our sack of 3 keepers for 3lbs even was enough for 4th place and our big fish came in second at 1.8lbs. No money was won, but it was still a good learning experience for both of us.

Intro

My name is Bo Johnson. I fish in a jon boat tournament series called Lil Water Bassin with my fishin buddy Ronnie. This is my 2nd year fishing in tournaments. My 1st year we won 1, came in second in 1, and came in 3rd 2 times. This year we have acquired 4 sponsors; Skippy Fish Lures, Bama Jigs, Mark's Outdoors, and Shaky Jake Lures. All these sponsors have been really good to us and I will be advertising their amazing products every chance I get. I hope to have an even better year this year now that we have learned the ropes of tournament fishing. It's a totally different style of fishing from normal. Sunburn, lack of sleep, and sore arm and shoulder muscles the day after are a few things, but I actually look forward to all that. Like not sleeping the night before the tournament from being so excited and nervous for the next day, and being wide awake enough to talk the tournament through again on the ride home. It's more than just a hobby....it becomes a way of life.