Brad Wiegmann - Outdoor Writer, Photographer and Professional Fishing Guide
Brad Wiegmann is a published writer whose ariticles and stories have appeared in a wide variety of publications.
Brad has covered everything from bass tournaments, to fishing techniques, destination pieces, the bass fishing industry, and other outdoor related topics.
His passion is writing about unique, hand crafted lures and swimbaits. The majority of these lures are one-of-a-kind or in limited production.
Brad is also an accomplished angler. He could easily participate as a professional angler on the front deck of the boat, but the writer side of him prefers taking the back seat as he always looking to interview the professional angler in the front on his next article.
Besides writing, Brad has a perceptive eye for taking photographs that help readers visualize with better clarity the information that he writes about in his articles.
Sight Fishing Sharks in Shallow Water with Captain Art Paiva
 “Look, do you see them?” “They’re right there; three of them circling your bait,” Snooky Bear growled in anticipation of the strike, “just hold your rod steady and when they start swimming off with it, give it a soft hook set and start reeling.” That should be easy I thought, anticipation was at its peak, Captain Art Paiva, aka Snooky Bear, of Ruskin, Florida, had already put my fishing buddy, Ed Chapko, on the first shark he caught. Circling in tight, the shark kept making smaller and smaller circles till WHAM! The shark picked up the bait and started swimming off with it; carefully following directions I reeled in fast tightening the line and set the hook. BAM! Within seconds, and I do mean seconds, 40 yards of my fishing line had burned off my reel and through my rod guides. Wow! It was an unbelievable surge of power and shear strength. I had my first shark ever on, then the line went limp; crap, I figured I had lost it, my line had broke, or the shark had sliced right through the leader. So, I slowly began reeling in the slack line. “Reel, reel, that shark is still on,” Captain Paiva shouted, “look at your line, its way over there.” Sure enough, my line had gone 180 degrees and was now on the other side of the boat. I started reeling in as fast as I could, but the shark was swimming faster past me. Finally, I caught up with it, only to have this powerful Bonnethead shark make four more powerful surges before surrendering. After taking a couple photos, the Bonnethead shark was released back into the shallow water where it was caught.
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Professional Bass Angler Sean Hoernke Hooked on Revolution Bluegill
Professional bass angler Sean Hoernke is hooked. No, a lure is not hanging from his shirt or stuck in his hand. Hoernke, a professional angler from Woodland, Texas, is hooked on the Reaction Strike Revolution Bluegill. Hoernke like the majority of other professional anglers know how deadly a bluegill imitating lure catches bass in the spring when bass or bluegills go to spawning in the spring; however, unlike other professional anglers, Hoernke doesn’t just catch fish on the Revolution Bluegill in the spring. For him it’s a year round lure that he uses to catch them almost anywhere, anytime. Just like any bait, knowing when and how to present a lure can mean the difference between a successful fishing trip or getting skunked. “The key to catching fish on the Revolution Bluegill is to fish it like a crankbait or wake bait; its deadly on bass located in 5- to 7-feet of water,” explained Hoernke. In the springtime, Hoernke will fish with the Revolution Bluegill near bass or bluegill beds. He likes to use a stop and go retrieve, dead-stick it right in the bed, or just cast past the bed and reel it in very slowly. One technique Hoernke has been successful with is sight fishing. Once he has spotted a bed, Hoernke will cast the Revolution Bluegill right into the bed and give the lure a series of soft twitches. “This makes the bait look like its eating the eggs in the bed and no bass can stand it,” said Hoernke. More on the Revolution Bluegill... Cookbook for Guys by Herb Stephen
 Are you tired of eating meals that only come from the drive through window or a microwave? I have the answers for guys wanting a good meal, the Cookbook for Guys by Herb Stephen. The recipes are simple and easy to prepare and cook. For most of the recipes, guys will already have everything they need to make them. The book has a wide range of recipes including venison stew, hams and beans, cornbread, Spam sandwich, deer camp chicken spaghetti, grilled tuna, shark, Krispy Kreme bread pudding, easy nachos, and numerous other simple to fix meals. There is even a section on cooking meals for HER; “If instructions are precisely followed, the guy cooking the meal could end up with more than dessert,” explained the author Herb Stephen. The recipes are only the appetizer in Cookbook for Guys; the main course is the “facts of life” quotes and stories by the author. Any guy who has spent time outdoors and likes to have a beer once and awhile will find Cookbook for Guys by Herb Stephen an enjoyable read. So kick back, grab a beer and the book. It’s a tasty treat like deer camp spaghetti, four can chili, or left-over pizza omelet.
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Kick, swim, kick, pause…man, how far do I have to go? I still have not made it to the other bank yet. Thank goodness there are some lily pads for me to rest on. Okay, here I go again, kick, swim, kick, pause …I am all most there. Just one more time and I will be there. Kick, pause…hey, what is that dark spot under me? KABOOM! 
