Every skill requires tools. The artist has tiny brushes and brushes wider than the hand. The architect uses pencil leads of various thickness to trace lines along rulers, squares, shapes, and...View article
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
Today, whether for casting or trolling, most muskie anglers and many pike anglers rely on superlines, a category that includes braided and thermally fused lines. These lines have fundamentally changed...View article
How often have you heard the lament, “We should’ve had a limit, but kept missing those light bites,” or, “That platter-sized crappie just opened her mouth and the jig fell out.” Line affects...View article
The Latest Lines Will Put More Bass in Your Boat This Year
“I want to say one word to you—Just one word: Plastics!” —Mr. McGuire to Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) in The Graduate, 1967 Pop Quiz: What did the top 5 finishers at...View article
Tackle buyers were seeing red at ICAST 2007, the fishing industry’s showcase for new products—red hooks, red line, red spinners, red lures, even red reel spools. Red’s been a hot tackle trend...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
From The Archives -- Anglers tend to favor green, clear, brown, or high-visibility lines for various fishing tasks. Still, we know of no valid scientific tests on the differences in catchability associated...View article
What makes better sense: Leadcore line or snapweights to troll at reasonable, repeatable depths in open water? Depends. In case you appreciate hard-and-fast rules -- make that guidelines,...View article
