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Bass fishing for trout
February 22, 2012 • 13130No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F02%2F22%2Fbass-fishing-for-trout%2FBass+fishing+for+trout2012-02-22+13%3A00%3A00Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D13130In northeastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri, practitioners of Midwest finesse fishing tactics for largemouth bass occasionally enjoy some startlingly encounters with…»
Perret, Egoscue and me: my quest for pain-free fishing
February 20, 2012 • 128671 commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F02%2F20%2Fperret-egoscue-and-me-my-quest-for-pain-free-fishing%2FPerret%2C+Egoscue+and+me%3A+my+quest+for+pain-free+fishing2012-02-20+01%3A22%3A27Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D12867Occasionally people ask me how and why I became such an ardent disciple of Travis Perret and The Egoscue Method.…»
Kansas crappie fishing video
February 16, 2012 • 12901No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F02%2F16%2Ffree-kansas-crappie-fishing-video%2F+Kansas+crappie+fishing+video2012-02-16+22%3A45%3A37Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D12901Craig Johnson is a district fisheries biologist for the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. He is also chairman of the department’s…»
Jerry Kropff of Afton, Oklahoma, resides on the shores of the Grand Lake of the Cherokees, and he is a…»
Brent Chapman and Travis Perret team up
February 14, 2012 • 12473No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F02%2F14%2Fbrent-chapman-and-travis-perret-team-up%2F+Brent+Chapman+and+Travis+Perret+team+up2012-02-14+00%3A02%3A37Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D12473Last year Brent Chapman of Lake Quivira, Kansas, purchased a copy of In-Fisherman’s 2011 “Bass Guide.” As he perused it,…»
Aaron Martens and Davis Bait Company’s New Shaky Head
February 11, 2012 • 126671 commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F02%2F11%2Faaron-martens-and-davis-bait-companys-aarons-new-shaky-head%2FAaron+Martens+and+Davis+Bait+Company%27s+New+Shaky+Head2012-02-11+14%3A24%3A44Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D12667During the summer of 2011, we worked with Steve Quinn, In-Fisherman’s senior editor, on an article about jigworms for the…»
The art and science of catching cold-water crappie, according to Brian Waldman
February 8, 2012 • 12562No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F02%2F08%2Fthe-art-and-science-of-catching-cold-water-crappie-according-to-brian-waldman%2FThe+art+and+science+of+catching+cold-water+crappie%2C+according+to+Brian+Waldman2012-02-08+23%3A47%3A50Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D12562In the grand tradition of In-Fisherman, Brian Waldman of Coatesville, Indiana, is a proponent of multispecies angling. On Nov. 17…»
Is there a blue lure renaissance in the offing? An update
February 3, 2012 • 125205 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2Fis-there-a-blue-lure-renaissance-in-the-offing-an-update%2FIs+there+a+blue+lure+renaissance+in+the+offing%3F+An+update2012-02-03+16%3A29%3A20Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D12520Yesterday we posted a blog about how Caitlin Young’s science project has spawned a renewed interest in blue baits among…»
Is there a blue lure renaissance in the offing?
February 2, 2012 • 12296No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F02%2F02%2Fis-there-a-blue-lure-renaissance-in-the-offing%2FIs+there+a+blue+lure+renaissance+in+the+offing%3F2012-02-02+21%3A53%3A25Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D12296Caitlin Young of Blythewood, South Carolina, posted her science project entitled “The Color Preference of Catfish” on this blog site…»
The value of fishing logs, and how we tally our bass catches
February 1, 2012 • 120771 commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F02%2F01%2Fthe-value-of-fishing-logs-and-how-we-tally-our-bass-catches%2FThe+value+of+fishing+logs%2C+and+how+we+tally+our+bass+catches2012-02-01+11%3A10%3A35Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D12077Several weeks ago, Dave Schmidtlein of Topeka, Kansas, and I were working on a blog about wintertime crappie fishing, and…»
Midwest finesse tackle: rods, reels and lines.
January 24, 2012 • 1205910 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F01%2F24%2Fmidwest-finesse-tackle-rods-reels-and-line%2FMidwest+finesse+tackle%3A+rods%2C+reels+and+lines.2012-01-24+00%3A48%3A19Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D12059This is a photograph of my finesse spinning tackle. It features a Garcia Cardinal Four reel that I purchased for…»
Midwest finesse tackle: lures
January 23, 2012 • 121084 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F01%2F23%2Fmidwest-finesse-lures%2FMidwest+finesse+tackle%3A+lures2012-01-23+00%3A52%3A36Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D12108Anglers have requested more details about and photographs of the soft-plastic lures that Midwest finesse anglers employ throughout the year.…»
An erratum to our cold-water crappie blog
January 19, 2012 • 11991No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F01%2F19%2Fan-errata-to-our-cold-water-crappie-blog%2F+An+erratum+to+our+cold-water+crappie+blog2012-01-19+21%3A19%3A11Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D11991On December 10, 2011, we posted a blog entitled “Cold-water crappie times in Kansas.” Then we posted an update on…»
More on the Zero and ZinkerZ
January 18, 2012 • 118181 commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F01%2F18%2Fmore-on-the-zero-and-zinkerz%2FMore+on+the+Zero+and+ZinkerZ2012-01-18+20%3A47%3A46Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D11818Some readers of our January 11 blog entitled “A Month-by-Month Guide to Midwest Finesse” were intrigued by this section: “Our…»
Lake of the Ozarks’ Muskie
January 17, 2012 • 11867No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F01%2F17%2Flake-of-the-ozarks-muskie%2FLake+of+the+Ozarks%27+Muskie2012-01-17+16%3A32%3A12Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D11867John Kehde and Steve Bloess of Sedalia, Missouri, recently reported that three muskie were caught by anglers at the Lake…»
More Midwest Finesse
January 16, 2012 • 118043 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F01%2F16%2Fmore-midwest-finesse%2FMore+Midwest+Finesse2012-01-16+14%3A20%3A55Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D11804We have had several petitions from readers of our recent blog entitled ”A Month-by-Month Guide to Midwest Finesse” to elaborate…»
A Month-by-Month Guide to Midwest Finesse
January 11, 2012 • 117244 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F01%2F11%2Fa-month-by-month-guide-to-midwest-finesse%2F+A+Month-by-Month+Guide+to+Midwest+Finesse2012-01-11+17%3A36%3A19Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D11724Beginning around 2001 a cadre of northeastern Kansas bass anglers launched a renaissance of the finesse fishing tactics that the…»
The color preference of catfish according to Caitlin Young, including her notes on scent
January 3, 2012 • 115202 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F01%2F03%2Fthe-color-preference-of-catfish-according-to-caitlin-young-including-her-notes-on-scent%2FThe+color+preference+of+catfish+according+to+Caitlin+Young%2C+including+her+notes+on+scent2012-01-03+14%3A49%3A25Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D11520Back in the late 1970s, young Dion Hibdon’s science project spawned a revolution in how bass anglers dressed their bucktail…»
A review of our 2011 finesse endeavors
January 2, 2012 • 113583 commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F01%2F02%2Fa-review-of-our-2011-finesse-endeavors%2FA+review+of+our+2011+finesse+endeavors2012-01-02+15%3A59%3A43Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D11358In 2011, I fished 127 times, which encompassed 508 hours. Throughout the year, I made more solo and shorter…»
A summary of bass fishing in central Indiana in 2011 from the perspective of Brian Waldman
January 1, 2012 • 11458No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2012%2F01%2F01%2Fa-summary-of-bass-fishing-in-central-indiana-in-2011-from-the-perspective-of-brian-waldman%2FA+summary+of+bass+fishing+in+central+Indiana+in+2011+from+the+perspective+of+Brian+Waldman2012-01-01+19%3A13%3A06Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D11458The sidebar entitled “About Catch Rates” in Ralph Manns’article in the In-Fisherman’s Winter 2011/2012 issue sparked a considerable amount of…»
The Heddon Zara Spook according to Charlie Campbell
December 29, 2011 • 113871 commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2011%2F12%2F29%2Fthe-heddon-zara-spook-according-to-charlie-campbell%2FThe+Heddon+Zara+Spook+according+to+Charlie+Campbell2011-12-29+01%3A42%3A09Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D11387Charlie Campbell is revered by Rick Clunn. When Clunn talks about Campbell, he even seems to bow his head, lower…»
Alabama or umbrella rigs in the Missouri Ozarks
December 22, 2011 • 11317No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2011%2F12%2F22%2Falabama-or-umbrella-rigs-in-the-missouri-ozarks%2FAlabama+or+umbrella+rigs+in+the+Missouri+Ozarks2011-12-22+23%3A38%3A59Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D11317Scott Myer of Springfield, Missouri, wielded a prototype of Luck “E” Strike USA’s umbrella rig a number times at Stockton…»
Recreational bass fishing: How Brian Snowden fishes Table Rock Lake from January through December
December 20, 2011 • 11252No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2011%2F12%2F20%2Fhow-brian-snowden-fishes-table-rock-lake-for-bass-recreationally-from-january-through-december%2FRecreational+bass+fishing%3A+How+Brian+Snowden+fishes+Table+Rock+Lake+from+January+through+December2011-12-20+22%3A30%3A48Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D11252In the December 14 blog that focused on the recreational angling endeavors of Edwin Evers of Talala, Oklahoma, and Ott…»
Cold-water smallmouth bass
December 18, 2011 • 11180No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2011%2F12%2F18%2Fcold-water-smallmouth-bass%2FCold-water+smallmouth+bass2011-12-18+22%3A53%3A18Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D11180We have been asked by a number anglers who read our blogs how we catch smallmouth bass during the winter…»
Cold-water crappie times in Kansas, an update
December 17, 2011 • 11171No commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F2011%2F12%2F17%2Fcold-water-crappie-in-kansas-an-update%2FCold-water+crappie+times+in+Kansas%2C+an+update2011-12-17+00%3A13%3A25Ned+Kehdehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-fisherman.com%2F%3Fp%3D11171In the December 10 blog that examined cold-water crappie fishing in the flatland reservoirs of northeastern Kansas, we featured some…»
About Ned Kehde
Field Editor Ned Kehde grew up in Sedalia, Missouri, and began fishing in 1947 on Cole Camp Creek, a small feeder to Lake of the Ozarks. His early interest in fishing led him to his first job in the industry, guiding clients at Potthoff’s Minnewawa Lodge in Nisswa, Minnesota, and he worked there for 5 years.
Back in Missouri, he resumed his guiding career at Carrington’s Two Water Resort on the Gravois Arm of Lake of the Ozarks, where his colleague was Guido Hibdon, working there until 1970. In the early 1980s, Ned began writing free-lance articles for In-Fisherman, and also wrote regular columns for two newspapers and other publications. He worked as an archivist at the University of Kansas for 33 years and is now retired.
Ned’s accounts of the tactics of top pro bass anglers are widely acclaimed for their precise and insightful descriptions of the approaches of these experts. In recent years, he’s experimented widely with finesse tactics for bass, as he fishes over 125 days a year. His findings have been influential throughout the Midwest and beyond.
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