When fishing for crappie, the time of the year goes a long way to dictating your plan of attack. There is no one best month to catch crappie. Instead, there are many good months for catching crappie, and the key is knowing what strategies to use to find and hook them. Whether it’s spring, summer, or …
Golfing and Fishing have one thing in common. Just as Tiger Woods is likely to come in 18 holes under par whether he uses a cheap $200 set of golf clubs or a $5,000 set of custom woods and irons, so do most fishermen do equally well with a fishing rod that meets the basic requirements. You want …
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The weather is one of the crucial factors that will determine your strategy for fishing, and this also comes in handy with other factors such as the fishing location, and the type of fish you are targeting. Understanding how the weather affects your angling experience is essential since it helps you maximize your chances of success. …
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Let the debate begin! Whether you’re new to fishing or have been doing this for 50+ years, odds are you have considered the differences between baitcasters and spinning reels. Today, we will thoroughly cover the advantages and disadvantages of baitcasters and spinning reels to reveal which is best. Most seasoned anglers prefer baitcasters over spin reels …
If you’re in the market for new fishing line, you’ve likely come across not only a suddenly wide variety of materials but also nearly every color imaginable is now at your fingertips. With such a selection available I started wondering to myself, how much does the color of my fishing line matter? I decided I had …
As an angler for most of my life, I had always heard about night fishing and how much fun it could be, but whenever I went out for a round of fishing under the moonlight, I felt that I should be having more success than I was. The problem was that I was treating night fishing …
When trying to answer the question of what spinning reel size to use for bass fishing, the first thing to remember is that at the end of the day, any size spinning reel is going to catch fish. When deciding which reel size is right for you, it’s all going to come down to personal preference. …
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Although most people tend to take fly line leaders for granted, they are actually a very important part of the fly casting system. Thus, it is useful to be aware that not only do fly line leaders come in different lengths ranging from 6 ft. to 15 ft. with different tippet sizes ranging from 0X to …
Imagine your plane has just landed, and you are all ready for an off-grid fishing weekend with the guys. You pick up your fishing rod from baggage claim only to find that even though it was in its case, it is now scuffed and cracked. Surely, you can find another rod to purchase so this trip …
There was a time when choosing a modern fly line was a relatively simple matter because there were only three choices. Thus, all a fly angler had to do was to choose between a Double Taper, a Weight Forward Taper or, a Level fly line. Then, if an angler wanted to slow down or speed up …
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