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Look, I know how this probably sounds – This person works for a fishing company and is obligated to promote the fishing products they sell… Sure, this is 100% true. If I want to keep the paychecks rolling in, I better continue to do my job and follow direction.. However, NO ONE told me to write this article, I’m putting …
Like many Americans, two of my brothers are currently off work and have found themselves with more free time. Instead of sitting at home, twiddling their thumbs, my brothers decided to take a road trip from Chicago to Montana. It was one of those spur-of-the-moment ideas that quickly gained traction. As they bounced around plans and ideas, I was trying …
The hollow body frog ranks as one of the best topwater lures for bass fishing whether in weeds or open water. The frog’s hollow body makes it extremely buoyant so it rides high on the surface of weed mats and in open water. The frog’s hooks are positioned alongside the upper portion of the lure’s body to make it weedless …
Bassin’ Bill breaks down three of his favorite summer fishing rigs for targeting shallow water bass. Fish are active and hungry during the summer months when the water increases their body temperature which inevitably increases their metabolism. What does this mean to bass anglers? This mean fish are hungry and willing to eat. Bass roam shallow water areas looking for …
A spotted bass’ looks can certainly be deceiving. At first glance, it can easily be mistaken for its largemouth bass cousin; however, on closer inspection you’ll find a spotted bass have subtle differences than a largemouth including a rough patch on its tongue, an upper jaw that doesn’t extend much beyond the back of its eye and rows of dark …
Each month Mystery Tackle Box provides anglers with a newly curated selection of lures and hooks to learn new fishing techniques while catching more fish. Mystery Tackle Boxes are available in bass, trout, panfish, walleye, and saltwater options. This month, we’re going to highlight an example of a Mystery Tackle Box Bass Box that was sent to thousands of subscribers. Each angler …
When you are fishing, your hooks are always in the water so hooks should be rustproof. That is true while you are fishing and the hooks are in water for only a short time. Unfortunately hooks exposed to moisture for extended periods will rust. How Do You Keep A Fishing Hook From Rusting? A quick chemistry lesson teaches us that …
When the summer heat make fishing tough for bass, trout and other game fish, you can usually count on panfish such as bluegill and other sunfish to provide hot summertime action. Bass and bluegill are both members of the sunfish family and have about the same favored temperature ranges where their digestive systems function best and the oxygen content in …
When the heat is on during summertime, many game fish are vulnerable to the bathwater temperatures of our fisheries throughout the country.Most game fish can tolerate and remain in shallow hot water for short periods of time but fish are cold-blooded and are unable to regulate their body temperature so they are influenced by the temperature of the water. The …
Fishing with a baitcaster allows you to make the most accurate casts of any type of reel. However picking out backlashes in a baitcaster can be frustrating enough to cause some anglers to quit using the reels. Backlashes occur when your lure slows down during or after a cast, but the spool keeps spinning, which results in a tangled mess …
When the summer heat raises water temperatures into the bathwater range, a topwater bait is the least likely lure most bass anglers would choose then. Although bass can seek cooler temperatures in deeper water, some remain near the surface to feed on schooling baitfish while others stay shallow in the shade of heavy cover and ambush any prey swimming nearby …
When the recreational boat traffic becomes too unbearable for fishing my home lake, I seek refuge on the smallmouth bass streams in Missouri. Floating a smallmouth stream provides the opportunity of having a real good outing in the middle of the day in the heat of summer. I have noticed fishing patterns on the smallmouth waterways are about the same …
