My name is Brad Kilpatrick. I joined RB Bass for several reasons. I’ve known several of its members for a long time. I’ve seen what it’s done for them. They went from an average tournament angler to beasts in the tournament fishing scene. That was my primary motivation for joining, I wanted to improve my […]
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Joining RBBASS by Ryan McGinnis
My love for bass fishing started as a child. Unfortunately, due to my year round involvement in other youth sports much of my time was spent on football and baseball fields but as I got older and I hung up the cleats I realized something was missing. That something was competition. I didn’t only miss […]
Joining RBBASS by Chris Perez
I joined RB BASS in the summer of 2017. I had known about RB BASS for a few years at this point. In mid-2016 I met Ryan Hall, him and I started to fish tournaments together. Our first tournament was little Turkey Shoot on Folsom Lake on Thanksgiving morning and while this event was […]
Joining RBBASS by Ryan Hall
I joined the RBBass family in April of 2017. At the time I was just learning the ropes of tournament bass fishing. I had just entered my second year of tournament bass fishing and had begun fishing a local circuit with Bob Tyler of RBBass. Bob and I met through a mutual friend Austin Wilson […]
Choosing the Perfect Frog Rod by Ryan Hall
With frog only tournaments beginning in a few weeks I thought it would be beneficial to help other anglers select the perfect frog rod. Every angler has different preferences but there are some general rules of thumb that can help you catch more and bigger fish. Frog fishing can be some of the most […]
The A-Rig by Danny Sozzi
Love it or hate it, everyone I encounter seems to have a strong opinion about bass fishing with the Alabama Rig (A-Rig). Regardless of how you feel about it, one fact remains the same. The A-Rig has rapidly become a money-making staple in tournament bass fishing and a flat-out fish catcher all around the country. […]
Must Have Items for 2019 by Ryan Hall
The 2019 fishing season is upon us and many of the local tournament circuits have already begun their seasons. With that being said I am going to list some of my must have items for the 2019 Season. Links to these items will be at the bottom of the page. Performance Clothing: The addition of […]
Folsom Lake Fishing Report by Ryan Hall
Folsom Lake Fishing Report Water Temp: 54*-55* 12/10/18 This past Monday I was able to sneak out Folsom Lake with Len Vinci of Johnson Outdoors. Water levels are low and are slowly continuing to drop. We launched from the Granite Bay entrance and put the boat in on one of the last ramps. In order […]
CA Delta Fishing Report 4.21.18 by Ryan Hall
This past weekend My tournament partner Chris Perez and I fished the BBT Delta-Wine event on the Delta. We had our best finish of the year so far and were able to string together a solid 4th place finish. Although we had a pretty solid bag the fishing is tough right now. We came […]
Delta Fishing Report-Sick for it Guide Service
Date: 2/5/17 Location: California Delta Air temperature: 51-73 degrees Water temperature: 55-57 degrees Tide: 2 hours incoming, 4 hours outgoing Water clarity: 1′-7′ On February 5, 2018 I decided to head out to the California delta to try and build off of my findings from my previous trip. My last trip was very successful […]