Kehde’s Blog

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Introduction:  The first days of December are not the most trying days of the year for the Midwest finesse anglers…»

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Decades ago, the late Tom Mann of Eufaula, Alabama, and Mann’s Bait Company created the Jelly Worm, which was impregnated…»

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Introduction As was stated in our Nov. 14 blog entitled ”Egoscue, Perret and me: an update,” I slipped on a section of…»

  The northern snakehead population in the Potomac River and its tributaries has multiplied dramatically since they were first discovered…»

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TriggerX introduced the four-inch Aggression Probe worm to finesse anglers in 2011, and  at the 2012 International Convention of Allied…»

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A jig lies at the heart of all our Midwest finesse presentations, and Gopher Tackle’s 1/16-ounce Original Mushroom Jig Head…»

  On August 30, 2011, we posted a blog about finesse tactics for catching channel catfish. It featured Dave Schmidtlein…»

  On Jan. 14, we posted a blog that examined the three ways that Jacob Wheeler works with  TriggerX’s  Buzz Tail…»

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In September of 2010, we worked with Gary Parsons of Glidden, Wisconsin, about one of his favorite ways to recreationally…»

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Introduction Years ago, stretching back more than three decades, I was interested editing the logbooks and notes that professional anglers  compiled…»

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Davy Hite says TriggerX’s Slop Hopper is a soft-plastic swimbait with a unique twist. Hite is a veteran professional angler from Ninety Six, South Carolina, who has…»

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For several years, we have been singing about the  manifold virtues of Z-Man’s Fishing Products’  2 1/2-inch ZinkerZ  and Strike King…»

  TriggerX introduced its four-inch Goo Bug to the angling world at the 2012 International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades…»

During the past several years, some of the contributions of the late Chuck Woods have been chronicled in various angling…»

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        On Jan.9 Jacob Wheeler of Indianapolis, Indiana, was at Lake Okeechobee, Florida, preparing  for the EverStart…»

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On Dec. 28, at 5:30 a.m., Luke Clausen of Spokane Valley, Washington, was on the road, heading for a day…»

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For decades there were scores of talented anglers who used to relish  autumn outings at  a variety of   reservoirs…»

  Z-Man Fishing Products unveiled their Palmetto BugZ in July to the angling world at the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades.…»

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Dion Hibdon often uses the first person plural pronoun “we” when he explains how he fishes. His father, Guido Hibdon,…»

After John McKean of Pittsburgh read the blog entitled “Stacey the Jika Rig King,” he wrote an e-mail on Oct.…»

It is Christmas Eve, and as 2012 draws to a close, I heartily thank scores and scores  of readers and…»

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  TriggerX introduced its 2 1/2-inch Aggression Flappin’  Craw to the angling world in July at the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing…»

Introduction Since the 1980s, some of the most knowledgeable and ardent crappie anglers who have plied the flatland  reservoirs that adorn the…»

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   Around Thanksgiving, O. Mustad & Sons (USA) began shipping its new  Grip-Pin Edge hook to a variety of retailers across…»

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      According to Davy Hite of  Ninety Six, South Carolina, the lure designers at TriggerX worked a year…»