Tactics for Spring Bass Fishing

Chad Love: Fishing Ban Rumors Debunked

Online Editors — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:09:20 -0500

By now -- unless you live completely off-grid or you've just returned from a two-week yak hunt in the wi-fi-free wilds of Mongolia -- you've probably heard that the Obama Administration is planning to ban fishing as we know it.

From ESPNOutdoors.com:

How To Pitch For Bass

Online Editors — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:47:12 -0500

PITCHING IS AN underhand baitcasting skill that's perfect for delivering bass jigs or weighted creature baits in heavy cover. It's effective from 10 to about 50 feet. You can make a pitch while standing on a boat deck, and you can practice indoors with a hookless casting weight because extremes of force and distance aren't required.

Photo by Samuel A. Minick

Early Season Bass Tactics from Top Bass Pros

Online Editors — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:53:08 -0500

How to Rig a Leader Dropper

colinkearns — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:29:50 -0500

Trout and walleye fishing picks up in many rivers during March, even though waters are seasonably cold and running high. Drifting weighted baits along the bottom can be the key to catching fish but invites hangups. You can save both tackle and time by using a leader dropper for your split-shot sinkers. Tie a splicing knot, such as a Blood knot, in your line about 18 inches above the hook. Leave one tag end untrimmed, about 6 inches long. Pinch split shot on that tag end instead of on the main line.

The Greatest Bass Lake in North America

colinkearns — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:21:42 -0500

What makes one bass lake better than another can be argued in a lot of ways: Scenery, access, or good food at the dock may all be part of the equation. But the clincher is always big fish—lots of them. By that token, the best bass lake in North America isn’t in Florida, Texas, or California. It’s in Mexico. In 50 years of fishing all over the continent, I’ve never seen or heard of anything that can top Mexico’s Lake El Salto as a consistent producer of lunker bass.

How Kevin Van Dam Called His Shot and Won the 2010 Bassmaster Classic

Online Editors — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:48:07 -0500

Facebook for Fishing?

timromano — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:19:55 -0400

Wanna talk to other anglers in your geographical area or perhaps for an upcoming trip somewhere else? Get info, share stories, pictures, meet fishing buddies or get the low-down on guides? Check out GoFISHn...

GoFISHn is "where anglers connect,". It's a place where anglers can easily share stories and information, and small businesses who serve anglers can discover new customers and stay in touch with existing ones.

GoFISHn is distinctive in this realm (at least I think so) by bringing in a very clean and open design that's easy to use, and it makes the creation of new content -- whether it's a quick status update or a photo gallery or a custom map -- easy to create and publish.

They've created a way to review gear and ask/answer questions, both of which are integrated...

Cermele: Can This Bag Save Dunked Electronics?

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:09:59 -0400

Just yesterday, Merwin posted a blog on essential items you should never forget to bring out on a boat. I might have a new essential item if the Bheestie Bags I received the other day do what they're supposed to.

Cermele: Woman Fries And Eats Pet Goldfish After Fight With Ex-Husband

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:37:43 -0400

I know this is a little off-topic for the blog, but it's too good. I had to share it. While looking at a few news sites this morning, I stumbled across this headline: "Woman Fries And Eats Pet Goldfish After Fight With Ex-Husband." Here's the story.

Cermele: Which Fishing Cult is the Most Insane?

Joe_Cermele — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:34:32 -0400

With striper season just beginning to take shape in the Northeast, I'm starting to get in that mode where I check tackle shops reports 3,000 times a day. My stomach knots up a bit every time I get a cell phone call from a friend who is more than likely on the beach while I'm at work. I go to bed at night wondering if I should have gone fishing and if the morning reports will tell me working all day on a couple hours sleep would have been justified.