Using the best knot for the situation might be the reason you land rather than lose that monster fish. The right knot is what knotting is all about—and why there are so many to choose from. It’s...View article
The word is out on a finesse system that has professional anglers scrambling to master it. While its components and concept are far from new, rigging worms wacky-style on jigheads created an undercurrent...View article
Because sunlight penetrating water is bent at an ever-increasing angle as the sun nears the horizon, sunset occurs about a half hour earlier below water than above. In a similar sense, across much of...View article
After elections, pollsters hang around the parking lot, taking what they call “exit polls.” Basically, they ask who you voted for. In spring, some anglers perform their own version of such interviews....View article
These lines highlight the importance of personal freedom and refusal to follow the crowd. From my experience, I believe there are many applications in business and investing for which this advice holds...View article
Only every five or ten years does a technique come along that’s so different from what we’ve been fishing, and more effective in certain fishing situations. Weightless soft plastic jerkbaits certainly...View article
As we worked our way along a huge, emerging rock reef, bass seemed to disappear. We noted the time. High noon on a bright, sunny day with little wind. We decided to fish to the end of the reef, then...View article
While fish share many of the same basic organs as you and I, they do have some unique attributes.Cold-Blooded—To begin, fish don’t maintain a higher body temperature...View article
Among the most impressive learning experiences for someone like me, who has been writing about catch-and-release fishing for more than 20 years, was hands-on instruction in how easily and effectively...View article
What passes through the tiny brain of a catfish sitting in a hole on a river bottom, as the current passes along its streamlined form? Prior to the spawn, it might consider finding a fine mate with...View article
Selecting the right circle hook and rigging is critical when using livebait presentations to entice big flatheads. When used properly, the hooking percentage with circle hooks is high and catfish are...View article
Last year in this issue we reported that smallmouth fisheries were experiencing a Bronze Age Renaissance across North America. For a variety of reasons, more and bigger smallmouths are turning up from...View article
Can soft plastic baits gain an even greater following? Some of the heightened popularity of plastics can be traced to Denny Brauer’s phenomenal 1998 campaign. The all-time money winner on the BASSMASTER...View article
In the December 2006 issue of In-Fisherman, Editor In Chief Doug Stange covers quick-strike rigging for pike. Here are instructions for making your own quick-strike rig. To make...View article
