The Palomar knot is one of the easiest, strongest, and most versatile fishing lines an angler can tie. The Palomar knot works with monofilament, fluorocarbon, or braided fishing lines along with ropes, shoelaces, twine, cord, or whatever else people tie into knots. While it will take a little practice, most anglers can tie this knot in under 30 seconds once …
How To Catch Big Trout On Jerkbaits
Did he just say, “jerkbaits for trout?” Hear me out. When you are looking to upgrade from the typical 12 inch stocker rainbows and catch yourself a trophy trout, your best bet is a jerkbait. Once native trout (and stockers, sometimes) reach a certain size, they move to a strictly baitfish diet. This means your bug imitators or live grasshoppers …
3 Shallow Water Rigs That Will Crush Summer Bass
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 …
When Do Bass Spawn? See The Nationwide Spawning Expectancy
When do bass spawn? And why should you care? The bass spawn is one of the pillars of bass fishing. Understanding when bass will spawn in your area can help you key in on their patterns for months. Prespawn bass fishing is electric, one of the most fun times to be on the water all year long. Fishing during the …
The Three Best Ways To Rig A Ribbontail Worm
The lively tail action of the ribbon tail from the BioSpawn ExoRibbon makes it one of the most versatile plastic worms. You can swim the worm, drag or hop a BioSpawn ExoRibbon along the bottom or lift and drop it through branches of standing timber or sunken brush piles. The worm’s unique tail action also makes it ideal for night …
Crappie Fishing 101: How To Fish For Crappie Like A Pro
Knowing how to fish for crappie may seem simple but if you break down the different techniques and strategies, it gets pretty complex. We’ve broken down the most popular crappie techniques to help you start fishing like a pro. If you find a brush pile or submerged log and drop an anchor. Cast out a minnow set below a bobber …
Slip Bobber Fishing 101: How To Fish A Slip Bobber
Learning how to use a slip bobber has always been one of the simplest ways for beginners to catch panfish, but the tactic can become pretty sophisticated when savvy anglers start tinkering with floats. A fixed float comes in handy for fishing shallow, open water areas however the slip float is preferred by the pros for long-distance deliveries and casting …
Tailspins For Trout: A Sleeper Lure That CRUSHES Fish
Tailspins (a hard bodied lure with a trailing willow or Colorado blade) are some of the most underused trout fishing baits in the market today. Their somewhat bland style, usually downsized body and unrealistic profile scare anglers from purchasing them. But I can guarantee you this: they don’t scare trout from biting them. Here we’ll break down the where & …
Jerkbait Like A Pro: 5 Ways To Fish A Soft Jerkbait
The soft jerkbait can be an extremely effective lure when bass are prowling the shallows where it can be twitched near the surface in open water or allowed to fall into any shoreline cover. Savvy anglers have tinkered with the lure throughout the years to improve its effectiveness as a bass catcher. Here are four modifications and rigging techniques you …
Start Catching More Fish With These 3 Clear Water Rigs
Clear water bass fishing can be intimidating but once you find the right presentations and techniques it can be an absolute blast. Imagine a picture-perfect day for fishing. The sun is high, but not too hot. There are a few scattered clouds and the lake is perfectly clear. You see bass swimming everywhere from the shallows to the deep weed …
How To Texas Rig A Soft Plastic, Weighted vs. Unweighted
Learning how to Texas rig a soft plastic is part of bass fishing 101. And, as the saying goes, there is more than one way to skin a cat. The same goes for bass fishing. On any given day, there are many ways to catch these fish. Some are just better than others. One of the most popular and consistent …
What Are “Feeder Creeks” And Why Should We Fish There?
Feeder creeks have all the right stuff for the making of a top-notch bass factory. Allow us to explain. What Are Feeder Creeks? Creeks flowing into lakes are known as feeder creeks, which provide consistently good bass fishing throughout the year. The section where the creek flows into a natural lake or manmade reservoir features a steady flow of oxygenated …