Looking back over the past 50 years, it is amazing how much the fishing industry has changed.
For starters, look at the difference in rods and reels. While the old equipment, such as the standby…
Don’t get all upset when I say “Document your catch.” I don’t mean for you to keep a fishing diary or journal where you document every detail of your fishing trips. I don’t even mean for you to…
The most misunderstood phenomena of largemouth bass are the feeding patterns. They move into a specific cover, lake location or feeding pattern, and the reason for this behavior is seldom understood…
Fishing is about as wholesome and pure as it gets in the world today. I personally was introduced to fishing at a young age, when my dad took me down to our dock and waved a fish in front of my face…
Small waters are what I consider to be ponds, stock tanks and flooded creek waters. All are within the range of 75 to 100 acres, and in some cases, less, but for the sake of argument … about 75 acres…
The shaky head rig is often thought of as a light-line, finesse approach to bass fishing. Although this is true, the shaky head rig can also be a heavy-line, power-fishing technique. YUM has the…
In this blog, I will discuss the proper equipment needed to successfully fish the all-popular A-Rig. Then I will cover proper rigging of the A-rig in part 2 of this blog, and then in the 3rd and…
There are so many topics to cover about fishing ... where do you begin? In my recent seminars, I have begun talking about what I call the “Elephant in the Room.” I usually get a lot of blank stares…
The shaky head is a tried-and-true, tournament-proven bass catching technique. A shaky head is basically a jig head paired with a finesse worm. The shaky head will catch fish under almost any…
With deer seasons closed, there are lots of habitat alterations you can make that will improve the health of the whitetail herd in your area. One of the easiest and most rewarding is to create a…
I’ve long heard this question, and there is so much controversy about what line to use with what lure. The best answer to that is what you are comfortable with. There is a rule of thumb that I go by…
I know that most fishermen have come across a guy fishing from an inner tube, and many of the readers of this blog have probably fished from a tube. I am not one to criticize it, although I really…
