Rigging

After competing in several national crappie tournaments, Tony Edgar realized he needed to make alterations to the front deck of his boat. The Missouri angler could catch plenty of crappies on lakes...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

Innovations in methods of fishing artificial softbaits are rampant as inventive anglers explore new ways to wean themselves from livebait and catch more walleyes. Few fishermen have such a frontline...View article

“In big rivers like this, I rarely drop the anchor anymore,” says catfish tournament pro John Jamison of Spring Hill, Kansas, while working an extended drift on the Ohio River. Make that a precision...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

So far as I can tell, the earliest published mention of the drop-shot appears in Bill Binkelman’s classic book, “Catching Walleyes.” In it, he writes at length about using these rigs, and his...View article

 So far as I can tell, the earliest published mention of the drop-shot appears in Bill Binkelman’s classic book, “Catching Walleyes.” In it, he writes at length about using these rigs,...View article

 When you hit the water, are you sure crappies—or perch, rock bass, or bluegills—will hit chartreuse, or today is it white?...View article

 During the past decade, scientific developments in softbaits—what we used to know as soft plastics—have redefined this category....View article