Date : 08/20/21 Location : New Melones Launch: Tuttletown Air temperature: 56-87 Water temperature: 75-77 Water Clarity: 2-6 feet Wind direction/speed: Northeast 5-10 mph Seasonal fish pattern: summer transition Moon phase: waxing gibbous On 08/20/21 my father and I decided to go bass fishing at New Melones Reservoir. New Melones’ water level is super low, […]
Delta Fishing Report by Mike Rogers
August 15, 2021 Delta Zero dark thirty Water temp was warm Incoming tide till noon Last Sunday Armand Perez and I launched at B&W and decided to try some new water and ran NE for a bit. I was astonished to find the wind calm with a slight breeze, as once again the […]
Ultimate Frog Challenge 7 report by Mike Rogers
Time: varied each day Location: CA Delta Air temperature: 90’s late afternoon Cold Sunday am Water temperature: didn’t look but warm Tidal influence: Saturday incoming, Sunday outgoing Seasonal fish pattern: top water only Wind direction speed: From the West at 30 and gusting to 35-40 Water clarity: stained A great weekend at UFC 7, […]
Ellie Invitational Kids Tournament story by Jeff Jewell
I had the honor of being invited to fish in the inaugural Ellie Invitational Kids Tournament on Lake Wappapello in South East Missouri. RBBass made tackle packs to give to all the competitors, as well as tackle awards for Big Fish and Smallest fish. The event started with a short meeting where each contestant was […]
Trigger Pull, anticipation drill and practice by Mike Rogers
All shooters go through “anticipation” of the trigger pull and it takes practice and a drill to get away from it. My first suggestion is if you have an adjustable trigger pull get it set to a comfortable pull, usually 3 to 4 lbs, this way it’s not so hard pulling it back waiting for […]
Clear Lake Fishing Report by Mike Rogers
June 30, 2021 Location: Clearlake, Ca. Air Temp: 103 Water Temp: very warm Clarity: what clarity, Algae bloom Wind: calm in am, 10-15 afternoon Stink factor: off the chart The last day of June finds me at Clearlake, with RB Bass Outdoor partner Bob Tyler and doing our favorite thing…..frogging! The day started […]
Lake Wappapello Fishing Report by Jeff Jewell
Location: Lake Wappapello, Missouri Air Temp: 85 Water Temp: High 80’s Lake Level: 360’ Summer Pool Doug Cheatham Sr. and Gale Breckinridge weigh in over 28 pounds to dominate Wappapello Bass Circuit 92 boats showed up for the 4th Wappapello Bass Circuit event held out of Sundowner Marina, The Angler’s were greeted by a stiff […]
Gun Cant explained by Mike Rogers
There are a lot of variants to shooting well and being on target where you want to be. Most know many of these but don’t practice them, such as hand grip, or body positioning, in addressing the weapon platform, sight picture, trigger pull, cheek comb, cold bore shots, etc….but most shooters have no idea what […]
Youth and Fishing by Mark Seaters
This adventure started a few weeks ago when good friend Aaron Hamilton called me. The call was kind of flattering but anyone that knows me can understand why he was calling. He needed someone to help with a little mentoring of a young man and his fishing skills. Son of a mutual friend Troy Merrill. When kids […]
Learn The B.R.A.S.S. system to help in shooting by Mike Rogers
The hardest component to master in shooting is Windage, whether it’s pistol or rifle shooting. The second hardest is breathing, yup, not elevation or recoil, it’s breathing. I taught shooting for many years in the United States Marine Corp and the breathing system I taught and still teach and use today is what they call […]
