There are greeting cards categorized as all occasion why not a tackle box. After staring at multiple tackle boxes full of lures of very description I challenged myself to a kayak one box challenge. If I had to pack one #3600 Plano tackle box for bass fishing year round and almost any location what would…

Bass boats, canoes, pontoon boats, Jon boats pick any I’ve fished out of them. Each has a certain draw and the proud owner can make a case for the best water craft. Each offers the ability to get from point A to point B. Paramount in importance is safety, each with the proper precaution and…

In the musical world perfect pitch is very desirable, in fishing it takes practice. I recently received a request for tips on “pitching” soft plastic baits. I quickly started mentally cataloging all the facets and factors that make this techniques easily my favorite, not to mention I’ve caught literally thousands of bass doing this. Pitching…

There is a saying that goes “10% of the fishermen catch 90% of the fish”. If you “buy into that theory”, why would that be true? We’re in the information age, where anglers are inundated with internet info, videos, reading material, cable TV shows, magazine articles and more. Unfortunately some of the information is more a…

The Joy of Jigging While there certainly are many, many bass baits that will consistently catch fish there is one that works everywhere, almost any time (one exception, I don’t do ice fishing) and catches all sizes and species of bass. Paddlers, I give you the jig. There’s a quote that goes, “learn something about everything…

Spring fishing is almost too easy. Just reach into your tackle box and throw it to the shoreline and reel em’ in. After the winter when fish of species slow down and feed less frequently they move into the shallows and eat everything in sight. Add to that the preparation for spawning, commonly known as…

In compartments or trays of every bass anglers tackle totes lies the spinnerbait. Old school, not as sexy as the newest swim bait, or custom painted crankbait but a bass catcher regardless of season or location. A quick trip on the internet or the aisles of any outdoor retail store and there is sits, a…

While summer seems way off on the horizon it will be here before you know it. Along with summer comes soaring surface water temperatures. Faced with warm water, often times the bass location mystery begins. Where did they go? Just a few months ago we could almost catch them at will now they’ve disappeared. Those…

In baseball for the pitcher it’s good, for the batter not so much. If it comes after oil or gold it’s great. If it happens at your job, or comes with lightning not good. In bowling it’s preferred. If you haven’t guessed yet, it’s a strike. AKA (also known as) strikes are known as hits,…

Many outdoorsman are creatures of habit like the quarry they seek. Hunting deer, turkey casting for bass, crappie or other gamefish, they go to the same spots and do the same things. Why? Because it’s worked in the past, it’s comfortable and it doesn’t require a lot of risk or exploration and in some cases…