MISSILE BLOG
Holiday Gift Ideas For Fishermen
The holiday season can be great for sportsmen. You can ask for things that you really want to buy yourself but feel guilty doing...
No Flipping Bites? Think Thin by Kyle Patrick
Stop number two of the Bassmaster Central Opens on Lewis Smith Lake proved to be an extremely challenging tournament. With water levels dropping throughout practice, it made finding a consistent pattern very difficult.
Jig Bites with Kyle Patrick
Stop number 3 of the Bassmaster Central opens on Grand Lake set up perfectly for me. The fall transition was happening as we arrived, and the jig bite was on! My strength is catching fish on a jig. It doesn’t matter if it’s in grass, on rock, deep, shallow, or anywhere in between – I have confidence that it will produce big fish.
BEST BAIT BETS IN OCTOBER
The month of October can be a tough bass fishing time period. The fall often means the bass are in transition from their deep water or summertime haunts to their fall feeding patterns. Well, they should be in their feeding patterns by October, right?
Fall Fishing Strategies
In the south and middle part of the country, the air temperatures are starting to drop with the beginning of fall and the bass are changing. In many of our beloved bass lakes, the late summer timeframe can be one of the toughest times of the year to catch fish.
ALL ABOUT ELECTRONICS
It has taken me a full season on the Elite Series to evaluate and learn about all the available electronics on one boat. That is right. I ran Lowrance, Humminbird, and Garmin on my Bass Cat in 2021.
Confidence at All Costs
Confidence is a major player when you want to compete in anything. Bass fishing is no different.
Top 5 Bass Fishing Soft Plastic Colors of All Time
Let me preface this piece by saying that I am big believer in action being way more important
Why Big Bass Get Away
The short answer: Bass lures and most of the rest of our tackle are designed to catch 3 to 5 pound
Cabin Fever?
Bass anglers across the country know the term cabin fever. It happens to most of us every winter.
New Year, No Fear
My whole life I’ve been obsessed with fishing. Whether it be wading rivers for smallmouth, trolling the lake for striper...
Fishing Won 2020
There is not much that can say won 2020 other than some crazy virus. I say fishing won 2020.
I Got Skunked
We heard the winter bass bite was on. Being home from college means I am ready to hunt or fish.
Top 5 Favorite Bass Fishing Lures
Top 5 lists are fun. Almost as fun as bass fishing. However, bass fishing can be complicated.
Winter Fishing For Beginners
Bass fishing in the winter can be a little mysterious after fishing the other
Top 3 Bass Fishing Techniques You Must Know
Bass fishing is fun. It is never the same because of the number of variables. The different ways to catch them is endless.
Neko Rig 101
Sometimes you just have to pull back and look at things in the most basic form possible.
How to Learn From a Pro Bass Angler
Being a professional bass angler for 20 years, I still learn every time I am on the water. I also learn a lot off the water.
To Hunt or Fish in November?
You fish all year. You follow the bass through pre-spawn. You catch them off the beds. You wait on that post-spawn topwater bite.
Pick the Right Line for Topwater
One of the biggest mistakes I see anglers of all levels make, especially beginner anglers, is not choosing the right line
Oh No! Fall Turn Over
There is a phenomenon that happens on most lakes in the fall that is called the turn over. Most anglers know it is bad.
Jig Fishing in the Fall
The Fall is a time when bass fishing can notoriously be tough. Fish are on the move, transitioning from deeper water to shallower water.
3 Steps to Catching Bass on a Ned Rig
Catching bass is the objective for any bass angler and finding new ways to achieve that is fun.