A clever Michigan smallmouth bass guards its nest and moves a drop shot bait off the nest. Bass are very good at moving baits without the angler knowing. Often, they just have the tail end of the bait, as shown in this video. This was on Grand Traverse Bays while fishing with Traverse City Bass Guide Service.
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Bass Fishing — Under Water Video
Watch a smallmouth bass take a Strike King KVD Dreamshot underwater and be reeled in by a Traverse City Bass customer on Grand Traverse Bays.
Reeling in a Huge Salmon on the Manistee River
A Wolfe Outfitters fishing customer catches a giant salmon while casting crankbaits on the Big Manistee River in northern Michigan.
Promote High School Competitive Bass Fishing Teams
Ron Dohm of the Traverse City Central High School Bass Fishing Team urges students around the state and the nation to get involved and start a competitive bass fishing team at their own high school. Get information at BassMaster.com/Nation. Ron is sponsored by Sport Fish Michigan.
How to fish for smallmouth bass using a spinner bait.
Here’s a quick spinner bait lesson using a willow leaf blade coupled with a trailer hook in clear water to improve your chances of hooking a small mouth bass. Captain Ben Wolfe of Traverse City Bass talks about northern Michigan smallmouth bass fishing in the Grand Traverse Bay.
How to fish for smallmouth bass using jerkbaits.
Learn some great tips and tricks with this quick tutorial on jerk bait fishing in clear water. Captain Ben Wolfe of Traverse City Bass talks about northern Michigan smallmouth bass fishing in the Grand Traverse Bay.
Walleye Resting – Platte River
Walleyes can hold easily in river current with minimal effort — making them much better suited to rivers than we often think. While walleye are generally considered a lake fish species, they will run up rivers to spawn just like salmon and steelhead. Not all walleyes do this, but a large percentage will if there is a river with the right habitat for spawning.
Steelhead Spawning on Gravel Redds
GoPro video of northern Michigan steelhead taken underwater by a Sport Fish Michigan guide. Featuring females, males, and a surprise largemouth bass on a northern Michigan tributary to Lake Michigan.
Power Pole Launch
Using my 2 Power Pole XLs make launching and retrieving my Ranger Z-520 a breeze, which is awesome during a busy guide season. Their remote control deployment system allows me to secure my boat at the dock, right from my truck, making it that much simpler for me and for my Traverse City Bass Guide Service customers. I have found that use of my Power Poles to be truly invaluable, and they pay dividends when I launch my boat to begin a guide day. The simplicity of the system helps to get me and my customers out fishing that much more quickly. Here’s a short video clip that I sped up to show just how easy it is to use Power Poles to launch a boat.
Casting for King Salmon on the Big Manistee with Wolfe Outfitters
Wolfe Outfitters customer Mark, with his father, Gary, battling a king salmon on the Big Manistee River. This fish was caught while casting crank baits, which is a productive and addictive technique for early salmon in Michigan rivers.