You just chunk a rattle bait out and reel it back in, right? What could be more simple? But if you want to catch more bass on a rattle bait, learn all the different ways to fish one. Captain Mike Gerry says there are many ways to fish a rattle bait and learning to use the right one at the right time will improve your catch.

Is There A Technique To Fishing Rattle Baits?

Lake Conroe fishing is always good and Papa John can tell you what is biting and where to catch them. Check out his updated report then go to his marina page for more information. New pictures added to the article and picture gallery, too. Check out the gallery for new pictures added with each report.

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New Lake Conroe Fishing Report

Boyd Duckett says there are key elements of bass tournament fishing and relates how each has affected him in specific tournaments. He also knows how some of them affect other professional bass fishermen. If you are a tournament fisherman or want to be one, his thoughts will help you. In fact, they will help you in any kind of competition.

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Key Elements of Tournament Fishing

There is much outcry from both conservative and liberal groups about the possibility of Obama banning sport fishing. An ESPN blog got it started and many on both sides have run with it. The controversy revolves around the ending of the public comment period for a policy group studying what to do about fishing zones and where you can and can not fish.

Fishing has already been banned by the Bush administration in some areas. This was done supposedly to protect endangered or threatened fish species. One comment on the liberal Media Matters site asks "When did fishing become a right?" Actually, many states, including mine here in Georgia, have passed constitutional amendments that say hunting and fishing is a right.

Read both sides of this controversy and then share your thoughts in the comments section below.

Is President Obama Going To Ban Sport Fishing?