Dips, doughs, punches, and other natural-bait alternatives always have had a steady following in catfishing. Some anglers reserve the sticky stuff for select situations, but for others there’s no...View article
Matching Floats to Situations

Tool Time Panfish

To really work on a car or a home is to know you will never own all the right tools. You work around it. You make do. But at least you...View article
Busting Lunkers on a Budget

Backyard Bassin’

Bass anglers have become conditioned to believe that big, fast boats, huge reservoirs, and distant locations are the primary ingredients for catching trophy largemouths. Given the current economy, however,...View article
Still fishing consists of casting a weighted rig that drifts into position on the bottom to await a strike. Anglers can hold the rod while waiting for a bite, but most people prefer to set multiple...View article
Big River Blue Cats

The Means to Mighty Blues

Giant blue catfish present one of America’s most exciting but overlooked angling opportunities. If you haven’t gone gunning for these monsters, get yourself properly geared up with a safe boat and...View article
As much as floats aid strike indication, their true worth lies in the unique ways they present baits to catfish. Given that catfishing remains a game of delivering the right bait the right way, float...View article
 
Big River Blue Cats

The Means to Mighty Blues

Giant blue catfish present one of America’s most exciting but overlooked angling opportunities. If you haven’t gone gunning for these monsters, get yourself properly geared up with a safe boat and...View article
 
Up, down, all around? Which side are you and your tactics on?

Whatever It Takes!

If you’re a typical angler, you have your favorites, your comfort zone, your go-to tactics. You may enjoy fishing a certain method, even if other techniques may at times be more effective. Some folks...View article
Watching Walleyes Strike On Sonar

Slipfloat Secrets

Presenting slipbobber rigs 28 feet deep in frigid waves or 4 feet down on a balmy, flat-calm night represent two ends of a spectrum encompassing dozens of overlooked opportunities for big walleyes....View article
Early Patterns For Trout Lakes

3 For Trout

Streamlined shadows slide through the shallows during low-light periods under the ice. When the ice breaks up, the pattern stocked and naturalized trout have followed for months continues unabated....View article