Crappie can be choosy. While springtime often yields good action, it pays to have a stocked jig box so you can make adjustments on the water. Crappie jigs with these 3 features should always have a…
A common misconception amongst inexperienced fly tiers is that prepped materials are the only ones worthy of a place by the vice. Veteran tiers eventually learn that being creative and using unlikely…
Focus, focus, focus. That is a constant drone many anglers claim to have, yet the results betray them with less-than-stellar finishes in tournaments. In the case of Mercury pro Luke Clausen, focus is…
Thanks to today’s taxidermists and their artistic skills with fiberglass replicas, if you catch a trophy fish you can release it and still have it on the wall to show off.
To help make sure you get a…
Byron Velvick has been around the block many times in the world of professional bass fishing. He's won major events out west. Produced a victory in Florida. Set a three-day weight record at a B.A.S.S…
by Joe Henry Lake sturgeon fishing is starting to become more and more popular, and for good reason. The fish are plentiful in the Rainy River, they eat a lot and can be caught with consistency…
A friend of mine has a theory: any time you see the word fat or calories in an advertisement for food, just substitute the word taste and you’ll know whether it’s any good. If the ad copy says “…
When you are born with a pedigree in the world of bass fishing like Eagle Claw Trokar pro Scott Martin was, ya know bass fishing legend Roland Martin's son, it is expected that fishing is in your…
A trick I have used with some success when dealing with more finicky “below the ice” walleyes this time of year is to play a game of cat-and-mouse with them. Say you are watching a fish on your fish…
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and such is the case of fish popularity. Walleyes for example are held in snob regard across the upper Midwest. Trout purists hold down the west and everyone…
Mercury pro Greg Hackney is not only the reigning Bassmaster Angler of the Year (AOY), he's also one of the best jig fisherman on tour. In particular, Hackney loves the swim jig. You can't walk by…
As far as Ott DeFoe knows, his eyesight is as good as that of anyone else on the Bassmaster Elite Series. Just a few months shy of his 30th birthday, he doesn’t wear glasses, doesn’t need ‘em, and…
