Justin Hoffman talks about finesse fishing – when to do it, how to do it and what to use. Get tips on how to identify the right condition to use finesse fishing, why down-sizing your bait for finesse…
"It's only easy when it's easy. And most times, it's not that easy."
My uncle used to say that about crappie fishing. It was his way of telling me not to get discouraged when things got tough. …
Put up your hand if you enjoy fishing in the wind? Hmm, not much of a response there. This comes as no surprise, as for the most part, anglers the world over absolutely hate fishing in the wind. What…
Spring is not far away. There will soon be flowers in the yard, I’ll be sneezing, and there will be a “bird’s nest” in my baitcaster reels. As Bill Dance says in his latest Bass Pro Shops commercial…
Landing nets can mean the difference between a grip-and-grin photo and that heart wrenching feeling of lost opportunity. More so when a trophy fish is within hands reach.
Pick up the right net for…
How-to-tie fishing line: Albright Knot Instructions
The Albright Knot is one of the most reliable fishing knots for joining lines of greatly unequal diameters or different materials such as…
If you're not casting swimbaits for northern pike you're missing out. Swimbaits are one of the hottest lures on the market right now, and for good reason — they catch a ton of different species. The…
Seatrout have one or two fang-like teeth that makes them an effective predator.
Spotted seatrout, also known as "specks" or "spotsides" along the Gulf States, have a large distribution on the…
We've all had days on the water when the fish refuse to bite no matter what technique or bait we toss their way. Scratching our heads only brings greater discomfort, and we resign ourselves to…
Fishing with live bait presentations has always been a proven method for catching just about anything that swims, especially walleye, pike and muskie. Unfortunately, with these methods the majority…
Bass fishing is like a religion. To the ardent angler, it is a passion fueled by an insatiable appetite for all things Micropterus. Biblical? Not really, although, if truth be known, we are all…
Hang around this country's top crappie anglers and you'll learn something that may surprise you. During summer, when crappie move to deeper haunts, many of these anglers don't fish with jigs, minnows…
