Fishing with a pole on a river is a highly effective technique for catching many different species of fish. This method allows you to present your bait in a natural manner and far more accurately than ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

Whether you are new to carp fishing or have fished for them for decades, in the last ten years or so, rig development has changed dramatically and they are certainly more technical than they ever were ...

Lindy or walking sinkers are often used when drifting or trolling slowly with live bait on a plain hook. | Joe Shead Al and Ron Lindner made the Lindy Rig famous decades ago, and it continues to ...

Since we’ve beaten this horse half to death in recent weeks, it’s time to move on from the pompano run, right? But instead of pompano, let’s talk about the famous pompano rig. A couple years back in ...

Fishing line is easily one of the most overlooked aspects of putting together a quality bass-catching rig. Most anglers figure out what kind of bait they want to throw, grab their rod, and go to ...

Surf fishing and be a bit intimidating to the uninitiated. It’s you against a vast ocean, and even though some lakes are huge, you still feel like the fish are confined enough that you have a shot.

Why Ice Fish for Perch? Yellow perch are some of the best-tasting freshwater fish. And when they're in a biting mood, they will hit just about any lure they can fit in their mouths. Other times, ...