National Championship? – Part 3
A late-afternoon find provides a boost in morale.
A National Championship?
A first-hand account of what and what not to do when fishing a big tournament on a lake you've never seen before.
Improving Your Tournament Process
Tournament bass fishing, like any other competition, is all about the process. Here is an introduction on what is involved with a bass tournament pro…
Getting Better in the Off Season
Learn four different areas that you can improve as a bass angler this offseason.
What We Are All About
During our first year in existence, one of the things we struggled to define at times was our ultimate purpose. What were we really trying…
An Introduction to “Spot-Locking”
What I am about to share is liable to make some wallets a little lighter and alter some Christmas lists so I’ll apologize ahead of…
Swim Jigs for Summer Smallmouth
Yeah, you’re right. GOA has spent a lot of time talking about swim jigs this year. We can’t help it. They continue to produce. But…
Smallmouth on the Inside Edge
First of all, we need to start off with a little myth-busting. When it’s hot and sunny and it’s two o’clock in the afternoon –…
Fishing the Super Fluke for Smallmouth Course Now Available
TAC 301 – Fishing the Super Fluke for Smallmouth is now open for enrollment. The course will go into all the details on the Super…
Finding and Fishing Rock Piles on the River
From a recent summertime outing on the Columbia River, I go through a basic approach to locating and fishing offshore rock piles using side imaging…
When Google Earth Doesn’t Work
We’ve spent a lot of time on GOA looking at all of the ways to utilize Google Earth, and while it is a great tool,…
5 Things You Should Be Using on the River This Summer
Soft Plastic Jerkbait Ok, sure, I think the Zoom Super Fluke is the number one option here, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only option.…
Speed Matters
It’s been a beef of mine for many years. The idea that rod terminology, especially when it comes to speed of the rod blank, is…