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Fishing Blogs By Chris


From my first catch until now, Pflueger reels have always been a solid choice
Posted By: Chris
Lake (unknown)
Date Fished: 6/4/2024
Bass, Catfish, Panfish & more
I just wanted to make a quick post here about my trusty Pflueger reels while I'm busy doing some reel maintenance. In the first ...More...
The Youghiogheny river and my first confidence lure, the Mepps Aglia
Posted By: Chris
Youghiogheny River
Date Fished: 4/23/2024
Bass, Trout
I made my first post here about the Yough river and I really failed to mention any detail about fishing there, so I thought I would ...More...
Balance your spinning rod and reel for the best combo
Posted By: Chris
Pond (unknown)
Date Fished: 4/4/2024
Bass
I just wanted to throw out a tip that I didn't always consider myself when buying a spinning rod, and that is to get a good ...More...
Obligatory lake pic
Posted By: Chris
Logan Martin Lake
Date Fished: 6/1/2023
Bass
I got out for the first time in a while and caught a few but nothing that was 2 lbs or better. I should have taken pics of the ones I ...More...
Catching some spots, stripers and largies from the bank
Posted By: Chris
Coosa River - South
Date Fished: 3/9/2020
Bass, Striped Bass
I decided to see what I could find on the Coosa below Jordan dam one day and I was pretty happy with the results. Sure having a boat ...More...
Show me where the bass hurt you
Posted By: Chris
Logan Martin Lake
Date Fished: 3/25/2015
Bass
This bait didn't have a scratch on it when I got started. I decided to fish upriver to look around for some spawners and it was ...More...
The 2014 FLW Tour ended much like it started
Posted By: Chris
Kentucky Lake
Date Fished: 6/26/2014
Bass
Well the season ended a lot like it began.. motor problems, tsunamis and going home without cashing another check. On day one my ...More...
Pickwick Lake handed me my best bag of the 2014 FLW season
Posted By: Chris
Pickwick Lake
Date Fished: 6/5/2014
Bass
Ahhh, Pickwick Lake. After fishing this lake while practicing for the 2014 FLW tournament, I quickly fell in love with it. There ...More...
2014 FLW stop #4: Beaver Lake
Posted By: Chris
Beaver Lake
Date Fished: 4/10/2014
Bass
Beaver Lake in Arkansas was one of the lakes in regular rotation on the FLW tour and being a deep, clear lake, it presented some ...More...
FLW stop #3, Sam Rayburn. It was really unusual that nothing unusual happened.
Posted By: Chris
Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Date Fished: 3/27/2014
Bass
If you've read my blogs from the first 2 tournaments of the 2014 FLW season you know that I had some challenges, but I cashed a ...More...
Cashing my first (and only) FLW check at Hartwell, and it wasn't easy
Posted By: Chris
Lake Hartwell
Date Fished: 3/6/2014
Bass
I cashed one check the year I fished the FLW Tour and it was in the tournament you see pictured here, Lake Hartwell. It was a frigid ...More...
2014 FLW Tour Day 1: Disaster with Dave LeFebre on Lake Okeechobee
Posted By: Chris
Lake Okeechobee
Date Fished: 2/6/2014
Bass
Much like my 2007 season in the BFL, I decided on a whim to fish another tournament trail: The 2014 FLW Tour. This was a big-time ...More...
Quick trip to the G
Posted By: Chris
Lake Guntersville
Date Fished: 8/25/2013
Bass
I took a solo trip up to Lake Guntersville to scope out some new areas and I wasn't disappointed. The bass were absolutely ...More...
Tiny trout on the Sipsey
Posted By: Chris
Sipsey River
Date Fished: 6/20/2010
Trout
My pal Chris and I decided to try our luck at some rainbow trout fishing below Smith Lake dam on the Sipsey river. We don't have a ...More...
Snapper fishing in the Gulf
Posted By: Chris
Gulf Of Mexico (Florida)
Date Fished: 11/13/2010
Snapper
I got together with some friends for a little Snapper fishing and shenanigans in Destin back in 2010. We were dropping cigar minnows ...More...
Made it to the championship!
Posted By: Chris
Lake Seminole
Date Fished: 10/25/2007
Bass
By the end of my first season on the BFL trail I qualified to fish the regional championships at Lake Seminole. I had never been there ...More...
BFL Stop #5, Logan Martin Super Tournament
Posted By: Chris
Logan Martin Lake
Date Fished: 8/25/2007
Bass, Catfish
This was the tournament I was looking forward to the most, my "home lake", Logan Martin. I've caught a lot of fish here ...More...
West Point Lake was our fourth stop in the 2007 BFL
Posted By: Chris
West Point Lake
Date Fished: 6/9/2007
Bass
The fourth stop in the BFL was West Point Lake, another place I had never been. The most memorable part about the day was the Stratos ...More...
Stop #3 of the 2007 BFL Season, Lay Lake
Posted By: Chris
Lay Lake
Date Fished: 3/31/2007
Bass
The third stop of the 2007 BFL season was Lay Lake, a place where I had some experience. Long story short, my partner and I didn't ...More...
First time on Lake Eufaula, first BFL check
Posted By: Chris
Lake Eufaula
Date Fished: 3/3/2007
Bass
The second tournament in my short-lived BFL career was on Lake Eufaula in south Alabama, a world-renowned bass fishery and this ...More...