Species

Crappie lures fill entire aisles at tackle shops, and most of it is unnecessary once you understand what actually triggers a bite. A handful of jig heads, a dozen soft…

Crappie gear does not need to be expensive, but it does need to be scaled down properly, and that is where a lot of anglers who cut their teeth on…

Crappie do not get the reputation bass and walleye get, and that is a mistake on the part of anglers who skip past them. They school tightly, they bite readily…

Walleye fishing rewards anglers who match their gear to the fish rather than grabbing whatever rod is already rigged up from the last bass trip. Walleye feed differently than bass,…

Walleye behave differently from almost every other popular gamefish, and anglers who fish them like bass or trout usually go home with an empty livewell. Their eyes are built for…

Largemouth and smallmouth bass pull more anglers to the water than any other freshwater species in North America. They live in ponds, reservoirs, rivers, and natural lakes in nearly every…

Walk into any tackle shop and the bass aisle alone can run twenty feet of wall space. None of that means you need twenty feet of gear to catch bass.…