How to Tie Fishing Line: Uni Fishing Knot Instructions
Also known as the Grinner Knot, the Uni Knot is a good and dependable fishing knot for monofilament to terminal tackle connections. Some…
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In the last few years, the world has grown profoundly more interrelated and accessible due in no small measure to the social networking web sites. During that span, I refocused my…
Chasing crappie is one of my favorite autumn activities. Fish stack-up and are willing biters, most days anyways. There are many reliable tactics that work this time of year, but a spoon is tough to…
Every time I leave the launch on Lake St. Clair, I can't help stopping to wonder why more people don't take advantage of the Great Lakes' largest predator. St. Clair's enormous ecosystem produces…
One of the newest and deadliest spinnerbaits to "splash" the market recently for a wide range of freshwater species is Z-Man's ChatterBait lures. From first-hand experience in south Louisiana, and…
I can still remember the first goggle-eye I ever caught. I plunked a big minnow next to the gnarly roots of a huge swamp white oak along the banks of a borrow pit that encases the lake at Big Oak…
Recently, I took a friend to one of the better smallmouth lakes I know. This is a big, rugged Canadian Shield lake that holds good numbers of smallmouth in those classic locations that we all know…
A trait of any successful angler is being able to put a pattern together that'll catch fish. One key component to a pattern is lure retrieve. Jigging, hopping, twitching, and jerking are some terms…
Just because you are not a fly fisherman it does not mean that you cannot chase salmon as they make their way up the rivers in fall. Casting spinners can be a potent lure for fishing salmon, trout…
Whether you want to make someone fall in love with you for the first time, or all over again, the answer may be closer than you think: a date on the water. Think about it, fishingfishing and romance…
One of the most interesting and unique materials to ever grace a fly has to be the biot feather. This one-of-a-kind material is actually a single feather barb from the lead edge of a primary wing…
Every place we seek game fish — inland, in the coastal shallows, or off in the marine deep — has its own unique character. And what makes it special depends on each angler and boater. When we…
