Fishing new waters
You've planned a vacation to a body of water you don't know well. Going to a large, unfamiliar lake can be intimidating, but my system will help you figure out a lake in a short period of time.
Day on the Lake LIVE: Bobby Lane
In this episode of Day on the Lake LIVE, Elite Series pro Bobby Lane fishes a private phosphate pit in central Florida and answers viewer questions in real time.
Miserable weather and the 2011 Classic
I'll tell you that it never gets too nasty to go fishing, but it has come darn close this past week. The weather has been miserable.
KVD: Dissecting offshore humps
Watching Kevin VanDam fish during the postspawn and summer months on lakes like Kentucky and Guntersville, it would appear to the untrained eye that the Michigan pro is lost, helplessly flailing at open water.
KVD: The importance of trailers
When it comes to professional bass anglers well versed in the art of tempting big bass with spinnerbaits, the initials KVD are at the top of the list.
Burgess: Green pumpkin variations
Listening to Elite Series pro Mark Burgess describe his favorite shades of his go-to soft plastic color, green pumpkin, is like listening to him read off a restaurant menu.
Burgess: Smallmouth
Mark Burgess, who learned to fish on New England smallmouth factories like New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, says not all smallmouth bass are created equal
Kevin VanDam – the Right Hook
Elite Series pro, Kevin VanDam, talks about how to choose the right hook.
Mike McClelland on suspending baits
Why Elite Series pro Mike McClelland is a fan of suspending baits.
Put your line to work for you
Generally, I use fluorocarbon in most applications, but rely on monofilament for topwaters and braid when I need strong, small-diameter line.
