5 Tips for a Successful Ice Fishing Season
For most northern anglers, we all know what is coming, the dreaded cold, the massive amounts of snow, and about 2 feet of ice on our lakes. Our boats get put away along with our long open water rods...
Smallmouth Bass: Fall Feedbag Favorites
When the leaves begin to change and the mornings become cool you know that the smallmouth bite will be heating up! Many anglers will target these fish in fall due to their aggressive nature and active feeding that will...
5 Benefits of Using Circle Hooks When Practicing Catch and Release
Because circle hooks help to significantly increase fish survival rates when practicing catch and release, they have been incorporated into live bait regulations for many states. The difference between a circle hook and a J-hook is that the circle...
Getting “Hairy” During the Hard Water Season
Winter is probably one of the hardest seasons for me as a tournament angler to deal with. It isn’t because of the business end of sponsorships, or preparations for the upcoming season, but rather because I usually go through...
The Pressure Anglers Thrive On
Understanding Barometric pressure key to patterning big bass
Recently I was having a discussion with my friends Gary Dobyns, Mike Barone, and Goodyear Pro John McGoey about the significance, or lack thereof, in the relationship between barometric pressure and bass...