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When bass get sluggish in the wintertime your tackle selection shrinks considerably to cater to the mood of the fish. The key to choosing winter lures is to think about slow-moving lures because a bass will usually be swimming slowly even when the fish are in a feeding mode. So I choose lures I can work slowly to tempt winter …
The bass pros love tinkering with their lures and a jig is one of their favorites to modify. Heeding the advice of the pro anglers, lure manufacturers have designed jigs that you can take right out of the package and catch bass. However, some pros still prefer tinkering with their jigs to improve the lure’s design and hook-setting potential. All …
So this story is a little odd but felt like I had to share. I could ramble on and on about what a legend he is, but it’s almost just as funny to me to see how genuinely confused the news anchor was when she was reading the story. You’ll have to go here to watch since they don’t let …
The ability to see clearly determines how far a bass will chase something down and eat it. Bass and most other predators rely on sight to hone in on and capture prey. However, unlike terrestrial hunters, bass must compensate for reduced vision to hunt in a shrouded underwater world. The Lateral Line And How It Works A bass’s lateral lines …
The spread of bass tournaments into Northern waters has exposed more anglers to smallmouth bass on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line. Throughout the years tournament competitors from the North and South have noticed differences in the habits of Northern and Southern smallmouth. They also have discovered techniques for catching bronze backs differ from the North to the South. Here’s …
Packing your lures for waters you’ve already fished before should be no problem, but selecting baits for a trip to unfamiliar bass fisheries could turn into quite a guessing game. A little paranoia could set in as you fear you’ll leave behind the one lure that produces limits for local anglers. So you cram almost every lure you own in …
According to a survey conducted in 2018 – 77 percent of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. Other popular holiday dishes include – potatoes, rolls, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. All pretty standard dishes that most of us are used to seeing each November. Mashed potatoes and gravy is hand downs down my favorite Thanksgiving dish but what about a fish, …
The same productive lures you threw throughout early fall and mid-autumn will continue to trigger bites by late fall as long as you slow down your presentation. As the water temperature continues to drop by late fall, baitfish start moving out of the shallows to deeper water and bass start losing some of their aggressiveness. While just about any lure …
Black Friday fishing deals only come around once a year, so you’ll want to make sure you don’t miss out on the savings. Don’t break the bank for your tackle, save some money and load up with all of these black Friday fishing deals! 1. Mystery Tackle Box Why it makes a great fishing gift: A fun way for anglers …
The holidays are here again and finding the perfect fishing gift is not always easy…until now and we’re happy to help! Mystery Tackle Box is the perfect fishing gift for the fisherman in your life. Each month, your favorite fisherman will receive a box full of the latest fishing lures selected by our team of experts along with detailed information …
Ice fisherman are some of the pickiest anglers you’ll find on the water. When it comes to buying ice fishing gifts, many of us looking to spoil our favorite ice fisherman can be confused about what to get them. Just because it’s tough to pick doesn’t mean you gift-givers have to cave and wrap them a gift card. Here are …
Fisherman are ALWAYS hard to please when searching for the perfect fishing gifts. There are so many different types of fishing it’s hard to know what to get, and when to get it. Most gift-givers try to get around this by buying generic gift cards to sporting goods retailers. But, that’s impersonal and just plain boring. Mystery Tackle Box has solved …
