What affects that final decision whether a bass eats or ignores an offering? Certainly science and observation indicate many factors contribute to this choice, some in the biological realm of the bass...View article
Troy Eakins of Nixa, Missouri, is a wizard with a jig. Knowledgeable observers across the Ozark region feel his mastery parallels the virtuosity of other Missourians—Denny Brauer, Dion Hibdon, and...View article
Over the years, we’ve learned to visualize the potential of softbaits still in the bag. An experienced eye and probing finger take in texture, shape, and detail, as well as color. Converting potential...View article
In-Fisherman Editor In Chief Doug Stange’s lyrical use of story featuring the wily ways of Zacker and Otis (Toad) Smith spawned the modern age of catfishing that began to unfold a quarter of a century...View article
The air hummed with the drone of cicadas. A slight breeze waffled the surface. The depthfinder revealed activity at 60 feet. The rig walked over rocks in a broken, tapping litany. An aggressive tap....View article
Given the chance, I think most bass fishermen would rather catch big smallmouths than big largemouths. No surprise, you say, because smallmouths typically fight harder and jump higher than their cousins....View article
As you read this in June, a walleye near you is eating lures right now. To ensure that your lure is one of them, we’ve tapped 10 of the keenest minds in walleye fishing, revealing those sacred bites...View article
I made the mistake of sticking a quarter in him. For the next hour of an animated phone conversation, he talked nonstop, first wearing out my right ear and then making my left ear sweat. The information...View article
Finesse isn’t my strong suit, particularly when it comes to putting tough-bite panfish on the ice. I prefer carpet-bombing relatively beefy spoons over wide stretches of fish-holding areas to putzing...View article
Fast and flashy, spoons drive through slush-filled holes, get to bottom fast and draw fish off all sizes and shapes in from a distance. When compared to more subtle presentations, the weight of spoons...View article
