Jay Yelas is a tournament fishermen whose winnings include the Bass Angler of The Year 2003, Bassmaster Classic Champion 2002, A five time Bass winner and a 16 time Bassmaster Classic qualifier. Here’s what Jay has to say about the Berkley Frenzy Diver “ The Berkley Frenzy diver is my “go-to” crankbait anywhere in the country. Jay goes on to say that he has caught Bass in nearly every state on the Fire Tiger Frenzy diver lure and it helped him win the 2002 Bassmasters classic. I have become a big fan of this lure as it continues to catch me large fish wherever I use it. It is awesome for Trout on the Bow River but it also works great for Walleye and Pike as well on the other bodies of water I often fish on. Take my advise and go out and get yourself a mitt full of these Berkley Frenzy lures and you too will “ Catch More Fish”.

There is so much fishing tackle out there it’s sometimes mind boggling. I would like some feed back from anyone who loves to fish the Bow River or any other body of water for that matter. What are you using when you set out to catch the BIG ONE. Here is another lure which I just love using for big trout. It’s called the Buzz Bomb and it catches everything under the sun, no doubt about it. I love the motto Buzz Bomb and Zinger use which is, “catches all types of fish” and it’s very true! I use this lure not only on the Bow River but on all rivers and lakes wherever I fish. This lure will hardly ever fail me when I’m on the Bow fishing for the large Trout or Rocky Mountain Whitefish. This lure will work on Trout, Rockies, Salmon, Steelhead, Sturgeon, Bass, Carp, Walleye, Pike, Muskie, and anything else that lives in the water that I may have forgot to mention.

The method I use to fish the Buzz Bomb is called the Mooching method. First cast your Buzz Bomb into the river or lake, let the Buzz Bomb flutter to the bottom, sometimes when the lure is falling a fish will strike. Second, after the Buzz Bomb has hit the bottom lift your rod tip up 2-3 feet and then drop the rod tip down again and reel in the slack line; whereby your lure sinks spinning horizontally.

This rotation sends out sonic vibrations that attract or annoy ALL fish large or small, into striking. Or I’ll use the casting method which is much the same as the mooching method. Cast your Buzz Bomb into surface feeding fish. Lift rod tip up smoothly about 2-3 feet which creates the BUZZ. Immediately throw rod tip back towards lure creating slack line then reel in slack. Repeat this process.

 I only use this lure when I’m fishing from shore on the Bow River as the lure is too heavy to use when I’m floating. It tends to snag up on the bottom of the river and you lose most of these lures. Buzz Bomb’s come in all sorts of color patterns and sizes so I will list for you my favorite color and sizes. One of my favorite colors is the pink pearl which works awesome on the Bow River rainbows in size 1 and a Half. Next I like the Army Issue which is green, white in the middle and pink and works well for both rainbows and browns. Third would be the holographic pink, this is a new color for the Buzz Bomb and it works awesome.