Northwoods Bass Fishing Adventures

05/20/2026

05/14/2026

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Motor oil

05/13/2026

THE BEST CHATTERBAIT TRAILERS -

In this new and current piece for May 2026 (completed yesterday), we examine the most Z-Man Fishing Products Chatterbait-friendly trailer styles and ideas from other brands that'll help maximize lure effectiveness and increase the catch rates. Understanding the role of trailers and how they affect the lure's retrieve speed, vibration, swimming depth, and triggering is an overlooked and misunderstood concept when it comes to finding a compatible bladed jig + trailer pairing.

READ STORY - https://www.northwoodsbass.com/the-best-chatterbait-trailers/

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05/12/2026

THE BEST SPOTS YOU CAN FIND WITH SATELLITE IMAGERY -

Google Earth - we've talked a lot about it in last month's weekly videos. I use it weekly, sometimes daily. If you're into fishing clear water lakes and waterbodies for springtime smallmouths, it's going to be the most essential tool and piece of software you should be using right now in order to find new spots and locate potentially new ones on your lakes of choice. (HINT - on these clear lakes you will also see spawning flats and actual fish nests if you are good at identifying). Google Earth will help you find and locate hundreds of new potential fishing spots for all fishing you do.

This story will show you the top spots to find as you use the software on a year-round basis for all fish species and on all lake types and choices.

READ HERE - https://www.northwoodsbass.com/the-best-spots-you-can-find-with-satellite-imagery/

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GET GOOGLE EARTH - https://www.google.com/earth/about/versions/

05/07/2026

Even in midst of my childcare duty, I’m getting daily reports and messages and the bass hotline continues. Good fish this week from our friends Tim, Barry and Jim.

Thanks guys, now I live vicariously through you all.

More like this to come.

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05/05/2026

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05/04/2026

Even though I won’t have time to host you in 2026, I will still have some time to make some casts, go fishing, and produce fishing reports every few weeks.

I came out of a 7 month retirement to fish for only 2 days (7.5 total hours) in May, and I just got back from opener weekend. I didn’t think I’d get this opportunity but when you can go then you go!

All the details in the report now posted online. Lakes, locations, what I found, what to look for, info on wind importance, microwaves, heat conductors, bass bling and more.

READ ENTIRE REPORT HERE - https://www.northwoodsbass.com/northwoods-bass-fishing-report-early-may-2026/

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05/01/2026

We will go live at approx. 745pm

04/29/2026

Figured if there was a weekend to fish at all this year (and there might be more, TBD) it’ll be this coming one. And when I go Saturday afternoon and most of Sunday, I’ll have exceeded all expectations already.

Spent the last few nights rigging up my St. Croix Rods so I don’t waste any precious time.

Here’s what I might be throwing for both basses and on what rods; but we’ll let the locations, conditions and water temps dictate the moves.

And I might have time to only hit 3 or 4 places. And I don’t care if I catch or not either. Trophy Dad Guide Service is more important than Northwoods Bass Fishing Adventures currently.

We’ll talk more about this and other opener week ideas at tomorrow night’s final show.

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