One of the real joys of fishing occurs when warm spring weather draws fish of all species into skinny water. Anglers don polarized sunglasses and scan the shallows for emerging signs of life. The “…
Here is everything you need to make your own Jika Rig!
Use a soft plastic like Bass Pro Shops River Bug.
Use a hook like the Bass Pro Shops XPS Wide SuperLock fishing hooks.
Use a bass-casting…
Last week while shooting a video for 1Source on the subject of jigging tactics for crappie in weeds, a theme arose in terms of bait details. The best plastics that I used for the day were a 2.5-inch…
Spoons have been a proven method for catching summer smallmouth.
Most anglers own a collection of jigging spoons, but for many, they are relegated to the third or fourth drawer of the tackle box —…
During the summer months, I rely on soft swimbaits to take river smallmouth bass, particularly when there is a hint of color to the water.
Soft swimbaits come in two basic styles. The most common…
Up your odds with an assortment of weights for rounded jig heads.
A ball head jig combined with live-bait or rigged with a plastic grub, minnow or worm is a basic presentation — but it's far from…
Fishing stained water comes with its own set of rules. Adapting to the conditions, by knowing what plastic body shapes, sounds, and colors work best, will help put more fish in the boat.
Plastic…
Out of all the baits out there for catching walleye, some of the simplest and most productive have to be crawler harnesses. The makeup to the crawler harnesses is very basic (spinner blade, clevis, a…
Most bass anglers would shutter at the thought of throwing an expensive crankbait — one that might have cost as much as a fishing rod 20 years ago — into a shoreline laydown. If you want to fish a…
If I had to choose one style of bait that consistently provokes heart-stopping excitement, thunderous thrills and a fair share of big bass to boot, it would be no other than a topwater lure. There's…
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…
Rebel Minnow
The Rebel Minnow is an excellent lure for bass and stripers schooling on the surface.
When the Rapala lure burst upon the U.S. fishing scene over 50 years ago, it was an instant success…
