Fishing Bait and Tackle Articles

Fishing Bait and Tackle Articles

Selecting the right tackle based on fishing conditions and season is key to catching fish consistently. Here, we offer a few tips and tactics that are sure to help you fill the livewell this year.

Jigging Rivers in Spring

Jigging Rivers in Spring

High water in rivers in the Midwestern region of the United States last fall may be a good sign of things to come for walleye and sauger fishermen this coming spring.

Experience has taught...

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Ted with a super Bull Gill caught off of a dock with a Thill Slip Bobber.

Fishing on the Cheap

Anglers can use a little common sense to adapt to the economic downturn gripping the United States so they can still enjoy their sport.

It's a chance for us to get back to the basics that...

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Fishing with Live Bait

Live Bait Gathering & Keeping

When I was a youngster in the 1950s, the idea of buying live bait was never entertained in our household. "It's a waste of hard-earned money when you can get off your rear-end and gather all the...

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Put a Sock in It

Getting more out of your time on the water by using drift socks

With the exception of tournament walleye fishermen, hardcore walleye nuts and a scattering of other...

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