Go to any fishing store or scroll through any online tackle shop (shout out Karl’s), and you’ll see an endless supply of soft plastic baits. Some baits take on the look of things found in nature – fish, bugs, crawfish, or amphibians. And other soft plastics look like nothing you will ever see on a lake, river, or pond. But …
Spotted Bass Fishing 101: Everything You Need To Know
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 …
Mystery Tackle Box Revealed: Bass Unboxing – July 2020
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 …
Knock The Rust Off! How To Avoid Fishing Hook Rust
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 …
3 Easy Ways To Catch Fatty Panfish Slabs This Summer
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 …
How To Avoid Summer Fish Kills When The Lake Feels Like Bathwater
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 …
No More Birdsnests! How To Avoid Backlashes With A Baitcaster Reel
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 …
3 Topwater Bass Baits That Will Cover You All Summer Long
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 …
2 Minutes Straight From A Super Saucy Smallmouth Lure
10,000 Fish Sukoshi Bug The Sukoshi Bug from 10,000 Fish is a minimalist, finesse creature bait. The design features a ribbed body made from Stretch-X Plastic, topped of with 6 flapping appendages near the head. The downsized body and tantalizing appendages will make it your favorite ned rig bait. Stretch-X plastic is just as buoyant as it is durable, and …
Mother Nature Knows Best: 3 Clues In Wildlife That Will Lead You To More Bass
Paying attention to nature signs can turn a dismal bass fishing outing into a productive trip. Picking up clues from various terrestrial or aquatic sources can help you determine what the bass are doing on your favorite waters.Awareness of water and weather conditions and what your lure is doing are keys to bass fishing but awareness of what is going …
6 Reasons To Get Your Dad An MTB Subscription This Father’s Day
Father’s have been getting their sons into fishing since fishing was invented. We should all be thankful for them giving us this tremendous gift, learning how to catch, release, fillet, photograph, EVERYTHING! Your whole fishing career probably started with this man buying you a snoopy bobber or barbie pole and putting you on a pond bluegill. This is the obvious reason …
8 Father’s Day Fishing Gifts Your Dad Will Love
Father’s Day and fishing go together like peanut butter and jelly, so it is only natural that Father’s Day fishing gifts would be the first thing you think of when trying to make sure your old man has a special day. While we’re sure all he REALLY wants is some alone time on the water, catch him on his way …