When it comes to ice fishing gear, there's no shortage of stuff to help you catch walleye through the ice. Proven spoons and a well-balanced ice rod are the bread and butter for most anglers. Yet,…
My ability to be successful while fishing relies on many factors, but one of the biggest is maintaining the right mentality to do well. Maintaining focus and a positive attitude is very important but…
Enthusiasm.This is the one word that comes to mind every time I head out onto the water. Whether fishing a lake I have been to a hundred times, or searching out a remote area I have never been to, it…
I often field the question, “How do I locate trophy catfish using my electronics?” In today’s post, I will answer this using screenshots from my Lowrance Gen-2 HDS010 Unit.Contrary to popular belief…
When I was a first became interested in bass fishing as a kid, I had the same question and no one to ask. My high school fishing buddy, Hank, had a subscription to Sports Afield Magazine and would…
This is part four of a quick six-pack of fishing solutions that often work for myself and others. Part four touched on fishing muskie with topwater presentations. Check out the links to the other…
In many ways, summer is my favorite time of year for fishing muskies. Though it’s often feast or famine, there are so many things to try, and it’s always challenging and fun.
This is part two of a…
Teaching kids the fundamentals of what fishing gear to use, how to use it and how to take care of it takes time and patience. In this segment, I’ve outlined my top five all-time must-haves to get…
Taking kids freshwater fishing is one of the best ways I know to introduce kids (or anyone, for that matter!) to the great sport of fishing.Almost anyone has a small pond, lake, river or some body of…
Jul 5, 2012I just got back from a very productive weekend of pre-fishing. The water temp was in the upper 80's. The water had a slight stain to it, however I could still see about 3' deep. No, I was…
To best understand how to successfully troll the open water, you must first undertstand the gear and mechanics of the tactic. Trolling on the open water consists of a tool called a planer board.…
When I was asked to write an article on old baits that you hardly hear anything about anymore, quite a few came to mind. It became especially apparent just how many there are when I looked through…
