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A common struggle when rigging a fishing boat is where and how to mount your marine electronics. Space is often an issue for small craft owners and the mounting hardware standard with most electronic units often comes up short.
The Rebel Minnow and the Cordell Big O crankbait continue to dominate fishing a half-century later. Find out the background on these classic lures and how to make them work for you.
I'm old enough to remember when there wasn't such a thing as a suspending jerkbait, at least not a commercially made one.
The technology behind fishing reels is always changing, with new drag settings and anti-backlash features, but the styles of reels are timeless. Any angler will probably have a favorite type of reel, and a lot of what makes that preference is what feels best—and sometimes what you’re fishing for. Whatever you learn first might be what you use, but every reel has its own benefits if you’re willing to give them a chance.
Spinnerbaits have had a place on fishing tackle store shelves for a long time. Their effectiveness and efficiency is what make them a top choice for bass anglers all over North America. But where do you start when it comes to choosing the right spinnerbait and how to work it?
Peek into any angler's tackle box and odds are it'll hold a few fishing jigs. At first glance a jig can appear rather simple in design: a weighted hook matched with a body to add profile. Yet there's more to jig heads and jig baits than one might initially appreciate.
Fishermen throughout the South recognize the Carolina-rigged plastic worm as one of the most efficient, most versatile bass catchers ever devised. This combination of weight, swivel, leader and bait can be fished in a wide range of spots and circumstances. It is also extremely simple to use — beginners can pick up on it in no time.
It's tough to beat the thrill of catching fish on hard jerkbaits. Walleye, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and pike are all favorites of mine to stalk with these deadly lures.
If you are like me and live in Canada or in the Northern United States where there is still ice over the water, and the ice is not thick enough to be on safely, but too thick to break through with the boat. So what do you do when you get that itch to go fishing?
A Pair of Classic Lures: Worden's Flatfish and STORM ThinFin
Worden's Flatfish
