By Joe Bucher Basic casting proficiency is very underrated and highly overlooked. In other words, if you can’t cast accurately and effectively without getting snarls and backlashes, your success is sure to suffer. Compound this problem with constant weed foul-ups, tangled line around your lure, and the host of other basic things that limit… Continue Reading
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#1 GO-TO BAIT FOR EARLY SEASON BASS
By Joe Bucher The Lipless Crankbait my #1 go-to bait in the early spring. I wouldn’t leave home without one. Check that – I wouldn’t leave home without a tackle box full of them. Nothing catches big bass for me in the early spring quite like a lipless crankbait. Perhaps it’s the tight wiggle… Continue Reading
Aggressive Tactics for First-Ice Walleyes
By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson Most good walleye anglers get real excited when the first good ice of the year appears. The fish are aggressive and still willing to swim a fair distance for something to munch on. As a result, it pays to be aggressive in your tactics to catch them. New rattling… Continue Reading
Early Morning: Most-Missed Ice Fishing Opportunity
By Dave Genz Cashing in at daybreak is all about being ready the night before In the grainy light of early morning, Dave Genz holds up a dandy jumbo perch taken on a Lindy Rattlin’ Flyer Spoon. The period around daybreak is the most-missed ice fishing opportunity, and it occurs once every fishing day!… Continue Reading
Early Ice is Set by Fall
By Dave Genz Fall weather sets up fish location at early ice. Don’t assume they’ll be where they were last year. In today’s fast-paced world, it’s not surprising that an awful lot of ice anglers miss the clues that would lead them to fish at early ice. If you enjoy other outdoor activities (most people… Continue Reading
Fall River Walleye Tactics
By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson Even the classic deep water zone just below dams can be relatively unpressured in later fall. Trophy walleyes like this one caught by Ted Takasaki are predictable in autumn, when they make ‘staging migrations’ into the vicinity of next spring’s spawning areas. If you encounter crowds near the… Continue Reading
How to Rig Suckers – Fishing for Muskies
By John Bette Once the weather starts to change and water temps begin to drop, it is time to start thinking about fall fishing and live sucker baits. Live bait/Sucker fishing can be one of the most effective methods for catching Muskies during the fall season. It can make the difference between having a great… Continue Reading
Seasons for Salmon & Trout on the Lake Michigan’s Southern Basin
Captain Rick Bentley While varying sometimes widely from lake to lake as well as by region in which you fish certain Great Lakes, we can generally classify the fishing season here into three different sub-seasons; Spring, Summer & Fall. Spring Spring fishing where I charter in my region at the far south basin of Lake… Continue Reading
Spring Tactics on Lake Michigan
By: Captain Rick Bentley The waters at the south end of Lake Michigan begin to warm first due to the fact that they are indeed just that, furthest south and because it is shallower. After a long winter in the upper midwest , Coho Salmon are migrating to the south end of the lake in… Continue Reading
Father and 7-Year-Old Son Win PMTT Ranger Boats World Championship
By Duane LandmeierAbsolutely Priceless!!! The words that best describes the finish of the 2009 season for the No. 1 musky tournament circuit in the country, PMTT – Ranger Boats World Championship. Gary Lehnherr and 7-year-old son Carson from McFarland, Wisconsin, were absolutely dialed in and completely untouchable during this event. They caught four fish in… Continue Reading