I’ve been tying my own fishing knots since my dad taught me the improved clinch on a summer afternoon forty years ago. Since then, I’ve...

I bought my first kayak specifically for fishing six years ago. That $400 sit-on-top changed how I approach bass fishing completely. Suddenly, those backwater ponds,...

I still remember my first catfish—a three-pound channel cat caught on a nightcrawler while targeting bass. That unexpected bend in the rod and bulldogging fight...

After twenty years of bass fishing, I’ve learned that finding fish matters more than any lure in your tackle box. The best anglers I know...

Caught my first catfish of the season last night. Channel cat, maybe six pounds, on cut shad. Not a monster, but it pulled hard and...

Wind was brutal today. 20mph gusts made casting nearly impossible with my usual setup. Switched to a heavier jig—3/8 oz instead of 1/8—and suddenly I...

Fished a new creek mouth yesterday. Walked right past the obvious spot where everyone fishes and found a small eddy behind some fallen timber. Three...

Finally replaced my 15-year-old Zebco 33. Picked up a Pflueger President spinning combo for under a hundred bucks. First impression: smooth. Really smooth. The drag...

Water temp hit 58 degrees on my home lake this morning. That magic number where bass start moving shallow. Saw three fish cruising the bank...

Changed my leader material from fluorocarbon to monofilament yesterday and immediately noticed the difference. The mono has more stretch, which actually helped me land a...