Field Notes
Don’t clean reels too well: Hold off the suds
The best way to keep fishing reels in good working order is to rinse them thoroughly with fresh water after every saltwater fishing trip. […]
Month: June 2016
Bass Fishing
Muddy-water bass fishing tactics
Mike McClelland said success under muddy-water conditions requires an understanding of how that nasty water moves into a lake. […]
Featured
When your trailer hitch runs aground
Anyone who tows a boat trailer often enough either has, or will, experience problems with the trailer’s lights. Either one turn signal doesn’t work, the brake lights don’t work, they work intermittently, or they show no signs of life at all. A number of factors could be the culprit, and more often than not, one specific culprit is to blame. […]
Bass Fishing
Skipping jigs
If you’ve ever seen an angler that really knows how to skip a jig under a boat dock, you’ll see why they are so good at catching bass around these structures. […]
Bass Fishing
Take more than one rod to Bogue Homa Lake
Don’t bass fish this month with only one rod or one lure — especially if you’re fishing Bogue Homa. […]
Bass Fishing
Tourney X: Online tournaments made easy
It might be hard for old school bass anglers to grasp, but there’s a bass tournament going on right now, in cyberspace. Anglers don’t show up for weigh-ins, they don’t even bring fish to the ramp. […]
Bass Fishing
How to pick the right fishing kayak
Fishing kayaks come in two flavors, sit-on-top and cockpit boats.
Very few anglers are happy fishing from a cockpit style boat. Sit-on-tops allow more freedom of movement and have scuppers to let water drain. […]
Crappie/Bream
State-record bream
The MDWFP tracks state records for freshwater species, and currently lists these as the biggest for the most-popular bream species. […]
Bass Fishing
When it’s time to change your fishing line
Learn the best, most-comfortable way to strip and respool line and stick with it to make it less of a chore. […]
Crappie/Bream
Bream with strawberry chutney
Tired of fried bream filets and french fries with cole slaw (yes I know, who would ever get tired of that)?
The following recipe has a few folks talking about a healthy way of preparing fish. […]
Featured
5 ways to keep bait, fish alive longer
Whether the fish you’re trying to keep healthy are in the bait tank or in the livewell, there are several tricks that you can use to keep them alive — or at least tasty — during the summer, and they all boil down to one thing: oxygen levels. […]
Crappie/Bream
How to double up on crappie
With the exception of largemouth bass and catfish, guide Maynard Edwards of Lexington, N.C., has given up on using just one bait or lure at a time. […]