My first flipping fish, a massive 8-pounder caught on the California Delta while fishing with Norval Pimental of California, made me a believer in that shortline technique and the tackle I’d used...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
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
When rivers flow frigid through leafless landscapes, the world goes by slowly for channel cats and flatheads. While flatheads can be difficult to raise, channels cats can still be caught from large...View article
In almost 30 years of fishing for and writing about catfish, I’ve only seen a handful of truly unique things,” said In-Fisherman Editor In Chief Doug Stange. We were discussing advancements in catfish...View article
