I am often reminded of a story my father told me years ago: Old is new, and new is old. While he was referring to the reinvention of overalls and bell bottoms, it closely resembles the trends in everything...View article
Docks. Lily pads. Slop. It’s all good. Whisper the word “Toad” or “Popper” to a bass fisherman and watch his eyes fixate on an imaginary blow-up in the pencil reeds. He might even reel-down...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
Colorful jigs and dressings, vibrating bladebaits, flashy jigging spoons -- all are more glamorous than the lowly and humble three-way rig; nothing sexy about a swivel, hook, line, and sinker. Unless...View article
A study by biologists from New Zealand* indicates how the magnetic sense in fish, which is used for homing and long-distance migrations, is organized. Particles of magnetite, an iron-containing substance,...View article
Many veteran anglers note that fishing today, particularly for bass and walleye, hasn’t been better in our lifetimes, thanks to a variety of factors. First, angler willingness to release large fish...View article