Keith
Palmiero
Keith
Palmiero
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Profile:
Keith has been fishing for smallmouth bass since he was old enough to hold a rod in his hands. It has always been his favorite freshwater quarry because their hard fighting attitude, and their high jumping acrobatics. He is now a USCG Certified professional guide on Dale Hollow Lake, home of the world record smallmouth, on the Kentucky and Tennessee border. Dale Hollow is a deep clear water reservoir that has a very healthy population of smallmouth, with a four pound average and five pounders are very common. He is a senior writer for a quarterly publication called “Smalljaw Illustrated” and Vice President of smalljaw.com. Keith loves to take people fishing and watch them catch their first trophy smallmouth. Then he knows they are hooked for life!
Big Hammer Tactics:
Keith takes the three and four inch Threadfin Shad (#21) and Shad (#36) colored Big Hammer swimbaits and fishes them on a ¼ to ½ ounce jig head. He slow rolls these baits on the deep edges of the grass from early spring to late fall. He fishes these baits on spinning and baitcasting tackle on eight or ten pound test fluorocarbon. You had better hold on!
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