Tackle Tip Tuesday: Swindle’s handy tube head
In this Tackle Tip Tuesday video, Gerald Swindle shows how to modify a traditional jig head and turn it into a tube head for smallmouth fishing up north. This quick...
5 pieces of equipment to pack for big water
Northern fisheries like the Great Lakes, Lake St. Clair and other massive bodies of water can intimidate inexperienced anglers. The allure of tangling with big smallmouth draws bass fisherman from...
Heat and the summer bite
Timing is always important in fishing, but it’s particularly relevant to summers in the South. That’s because the dog days heat plays a key role in when and where the...
Tackle Tip Tuesday: Pirch’s structure drop shot
In this Tackle Tip Tuesday video, Clifford Pirch goes shows two ways of rigging a drop shot. He utilizes a weedless setup heavily and then nose-hooks his bait for smallmouth...
Football jig 101 with Jocumsen
Elite Series champion Carl Jocumsen breaks down all factors he considers when fishing a football jig.
Boat position and the ‘perfect’ cast
A huge factor in being a successful bass angler is the importance of boat position. And I don’t mean in general terms, such as staying away from the target or...
Tackle Tip Tuesday: Whatley’s 12-month lure
In this Tackle Tip Tuesday video, Brad Whatley explains how he utilizes a Carolina Rig during all times of year. Whatley varies leader length depending on water temperature and time...
Hot water? No problem
It’s been miserably hot lately. Water temperatures are around 85 degrees in the Midwest. In the South, they’re pushing 90 degrees, sometimes higher than that. Fishing those temperatures can be...
Tackle Tip Tuesday: Why Felix adds an extra ring
In this Tackle Tip Tuesday video brought to you by Mercury Marine, Austin Felix explains why he adds an extra split ring to most trebled lures. Adding an extra split...
Put braid on your spinning reels
When I am not on the road fishing the Bassmaster Elite Series, my side job is guiding anglers on Lake of the Woods, mostly for smallmouth and walleye. I take...
