Swimbaits and their clear water connection

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Captain Ben Wolfe

One of the perks of bass fishing in the ultra-clear waters of northern Michigan is that we get to fish with visual bait styles. One of my all-time favorite presentations are swimbaits. There are a huge variety of swimbaits on the market. Just to name a few:

Soft bodied styles like the Jerry Rago, Sebile’s Magic Swimmer, and Castaic.

Hollow-bodied styles such as the Basstrix swimbait (which started the whole hollow body craze), Strike King’s Shadalicious, Berkley Hollowbelly, and the Bass Magic. Continue reading →

The Alabama rig (Umbrella rig) and smallmouth bass

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Captain Ben Wolfe

As a full-time fishing guide, I try my best to stay on top of current trends, techniques and even tournament results when it comes to bass fishing. One technique that’s absolutely taking the bass fishing world by storm is the Alabama Rig. To those of you familiar to off- shore trolling techniques in salt water, you’ll know this rig as the umbrellas rig, which has been around for decades. Continue reading →

Fishing in Traverse Bay

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Captain Ben Wolfe

Spent the day with Captain Ben on West Traverse Bay fishing for Smallmouth. Most fish were caught sight fishing on dropshot or wacky. We had a blast and caught lost of fish as you can see.