Lake Virginia Tournament April 27th

I fished this tournament with Johnnie Swindle. We ended the tournament with only 2.5lbs. We caught around 30 bass in all, but only 3 kept. 5th place was all we got. Sorry I have waited so long for an update, but I just started a new job working 12 hour shifts.....7pm-7am. I haven't fished a tournament since this one. It's hard to work one into my work schedule. Hope to get back in one soon.

Lake Howard Tournament 4/13/13

Great conditions again. Started out in the high 40's and ended in the mid 70's. Water temps were in the mid 60's all day. I fished this tournament with my brother Eli Johnson. It was his first tournament ever. We started out strong, we had our limit by 8:30. We culled two in the next 2 hours and that was it except 2 short fish. We went to weigh in with high hopes. When we weighed in we were in the lead with a limit for 6.0lbs which is good for this lake. We ended up missing second by half a pound and first had 11lbs with a 4lb kicker. We had a good time anyway. Didn't really miss any key bites so no regrets. I'm pretty sure everyone was doing the same as us anyway, it just came down to the luck of dropping it in front of them.

Chambers County Lake Tournament 3/30/13

Amazing condition were the setting Saturday. Overcast light wind with temps in the high 50's to low 60's. Water was at 59 all day. Started the day off with 2 missed bites. Caught one at around 9:30 just big enough to keep. Found some small fish on beds. Spent 45 mins on one bass, never hit at anything I put in his bed or hit him with. Same story for the others on bed. My partner never even got a bite the whole day. It was the same for some of the other teams. We were 1 of the 6 teams that caught a fish. I have no clue what we were doing wrong. We tried everything. I don't know. We came in 6th so it wasn't so bad. Had a little fun too.

Chambers County Tournament Saturday

Haven't had a tournament in over a month now. I'm getting a little shaky I think. I've been counting down the days. We usually do pretty good at this lake. It's probably the best lake we fish in the series.  I'll let y'all know how it went.

Bama Jigs Jake's Craw Review

Bama Jigs sent me an assortment of colors of their Jake's Craw. They are great quality jigs packaged with a Paca Craw from Net Baits that goes perfectly with these jigs. The unique weight system helps the jig sit right on the bottom as you drag and hop it. Another thing that makes these unique is the screw on trailer holder instead of just threading it onto the hook your trailer will not slid down. The rattles are very audible also. They were featured in FLW magazine this year also. I know I will catch a lot of bass on these in the future. You can order from this link: www.bamajigs.com

Bedding Bass 10+

Went fishing next door in a small lake I've been fishing for a long time. Bass were on beds everywhere. Found this one near the dam with a 2lb male. Caught the male then caught the female the next cast. Had to hit her in the face a few times before she picked it up to carry it out of her bed. I figure she weighed between 10 and 12. Would've been more if she hadn't laid her eggs already. Didn't have a scale and didn't want her to die on the way to get her weighed. So she is still swimming in there to be caught when she's a state or world record!

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.