When fishing in tournaments you can be catching ever fish that hits or sometimes it just seems like everything that can go wrong will go wrong. At the beginning of the month I couldn’t do anything wrong, but July has proven to…
Author: Leo Cancilla
My name is Leo Cancilla, and I was born April 23, 1984. I live in Butler Pennsylvania with my fantastic wife Jessica. I have been fishing local fishing tournaments for about 12 years now. My fishing strengths are power fishing and flipping. My favorite lake in Pennsylvania is Pymatuning Lake.
This year I will be competeing the Bassmaster Weekend Series - New York West Division, Keystone Bass Buddies Circuit, Club Tournaments, and the Lake Arthur Wednesday Night Tournaments.
My sponsors for this year are:
Pure Fishing
Dig-In Shallow Water Anchors
Contact me at leo@fishpittsburgh.com
This year I will be competeing the Bassmaster Weekend Series - New York West Division, Keystone Bass Buddies Circuit, Club Tournaments, and the Lake Arthur Wednesday Night Tournaments.
My sponsors for this year are:
Pure Fishing
Dig-In Shallow Water Anchors
Contact me at leo@fishpittsburgh.com
Berkley Powerbait Manic Shad Review
On by Leo CancillaBerkley Powerbait Manic Shad Product Type Swimbait Tested Size(s) 3”, 4”, 5” Tested Colors/Patterns Fathead, Firetiger, Smelt, MSRP $5.99 FishPittsburgh.com Score (1- Poor to 10 – Fantastic) Category Score Notes Durability 9 Manic Shad is very durable because the soft plastic body…
Weightless for Big Bass?
On by Leo CancillaSome people believe that weightless rigs only work occassionally or for small bass. A weightless rig has an endless amount of applications for bass and other species. I have caught just about every species you can imagine using weightless applications. Using this…
Cheap Buzzbait No Problem
On by Leo Cancilla“Modifying a $1.00 Wal Mart Buzzbait” This video is awesome for guys that are having trouble finding the cash to buy the $5 buzzbaits. It proves that with simple modifications that the $1 buzzbait that you get from walmart can be just…
Jerkbait Not Suspending?
On by Leo CancillaIn the spring and fall months a suspended jerkbait can be very effective. It can also be very effective in the post spawn or any other time when fish are suspended. Not all jerkbaits will suspend straight out of the box when…
2nd District Event Lake Erie
On by Leo CancillaWell, I am sad to say that my second district event in the TBF didn’t go quite as well as the first one. Yesterday, district 6 held an event at Lake Erie and since the weather was going to be calm the…
Slow Down
On by Leo CancillaLast night was the second wednesday night tournament of the year at Lake Arthur. My dad and I were lucky to catch the only limit brought in, but all we caught were skinny 15 1/2″ bass. Our limit didn’t even break 7lbs! …
Lifetime Fishing Partner
On by Leo CancillaGrowing up throughout my childhood there were two people that were greatly responsible for my love of fishing and the outdoors. My father did everything he could as I grew up to get me to the lake and woods as much as he could. …
Big Storms lead to Big Night
On by Leo CancillaFrom the start of last nights Wednesday Night Tournament at Lake Arthur there were some nasty thunderstorms around. Even with the post spawn in full force and the massive storms around there was a big weigh-in. I believe the storms made the…
Post Spawn Blues
On by Leo CancillaTo me the toughest time of year to fish is the post spawn. It doesn’t mean that you can’t get fish to eat, but they may be difficult to hook or get hooked up well, land, and find. Sometimes as anglers we…