Sep
19
The excitement of fishing is so often in the fight – when you’re white-knuckling your reel, so close to getting a prize catch in your boat you can taste it. But sometimes, you can’t get this feverish action without playing the slow game, especially for curious smallmouth bass in cold water. Continue reading
Sep
12
The air is still a chilly 30 degrees Fahrenheit, but the sun peeks out for longer periods each day. After months of anticipation, the lake has finally melted, and Al Lindner is a man on a mission: get as many smallmouth and largemouth bass into his boat as possible. Continue reading
Sep
7
The beauty of a river is that with each bend and turn, it changes. In one area it can be deep and mysterious and in others, it narrows and becomes an intimate world unto itself with overhanging trees. The river can change quickly from skinny water to small rapids that gurgle and pulsate with life. Continue reading
Sep
5
Thirty year-old Alabama pro Kyle Welcher, in just his third season on the Bassmaster Elite Series, turned in an exceptional campaign and earned the coveted Angler of the Year title by 24 points versus his closest competitor. Continue reading
Aug
29
Patrick Walters, who struggled with smallmouths early in his juggernaut of a professional fishing career, set a seemingly unassailable record in the final Bassmaster Elite Series tournament of the season. He weighed in four consecutive limits of New York bronze totaling 105 pounds, a remarkable average of 5 ¼ pounds per St. Lawrence River bass. Continue reading
Aug
22
VMC® is expanding its extensive line-up of live-bait offerings to include two new TechSet spinner harnesses – the TechSet Spinner Colorado Harness and the TechSet Spinner Indiana Floating Harness. Continue reading
Aug
16
“That’s a donkey!” For pro angler Al Lindner and his son, Troy Lindner, catching monster Canadian walleye is all about finding the sweet spots. It’s about delving into deep waters in mid-summer – going to the far reaches of a lake, or maybe smack in the middle of it to explore a lake’s mid-lake humps where walleye can’t resist hanging out. Continue reading
Aug
8
Just keep driving. Just keep driving a little more. Seventy-five miles to the south of New Orleans, the road ends. There’s water everywhere. This is where bayou meets Gulf Coast. This is where the action starts. Continue reading
Aug
1
In a new video in Rapala’s The Delivery video series, Captain Bobby Richter strolls into the front doors of Strike-Zone Fishing’s Melbourne store, ready for a busy day of work. But, when a mysterious package arrives at the shop, he realizes his day will be action-packed in a much different way than he thought. Continue reading
Jul
25
In a new video in Rapala’s The Delivery series, outdoor videographer and angler Matt Rissell is routinely assessing the rewards of his lobster cage when he notices that he pulled something peculiar out of the water. Continue reading