Chinook Fishing in Summertime
By Captain Rick Bentley While the Spring Coho run that occurs near my port of Waukegan, IL is truly a special time of year as it kicks off the season and with fast action, summer sets aside a whole other…Read More
Sticky-Bottom Areas Refined
By Dave Genz Dave Genz holds up a prize, a jumbo perch taken at the base of a break off a sticky-bottom area. Be precise this winter, as you search the base of breaks where burrowing insects live, and…Read More
WEATHER – STILL THE KEY FACTOR!
By Joe Bucher Gathering for a late morning breakfast, I could sense a final urgency from my son Joe Jr., much like hunting on the final day of the season with an unfilled buck tag. For some odd reason,…Read More
SPINNERBAIT GUNNIN’ FOR BIG BRONZEBACKS
By Joe Bucher A thorough investigation of any largemouth bass angler’s tackle box is sure to reveal a broad selection of spinnerbaits. These crazy safety pin shaped lures are among the deadliest largemouth bass lures of all time. They…Read More
Minnow Bait Magic
By Joe Bucher My first exposure to the minnow bait was back in the early 1960’s. I remember staring at my first minnow bait, a Rapala, for weeks in my grandfather’s general grocery store. He had a small fishing…Read More
JERK SHAD BASSIN’
By Joe Bucher The extra short 6′ baitcasting rod made an underhand roll cast from a raised casting deck platform easy, sending my pearl colored jerk shad towards my weedy target only inches above the water surface. Purposely, I overshot…Read More
DRAG SETTING 101
By Joe Bucher No drag system out there today on any reel whether it’s baitcasting, spinning or any other style of big game reel can efficiently react to all the variables that present themselves on any given fishing outing.…Read More
WEED WALLEYES 101
By Joe Bucher One of the biggest keys to finding late spring/early summer walleyes on many lakes is the presence of perch; especially smaller young-of-the-year ones. Walleyes will key strongly on this perch forage throughout most of the season.…Read More
Three Simple Keys To More Muskies
By Joe Bucher I relate back to my days as a guide quite often in articles. Still to this day, it is my main foundation of musky memories and knowledge. Admittedly, I still rely on it a lot in…Read More
Spinnerbait Tricks for Muskies
By Joe Bucher Strong wave action washed across the expansive weed point as I launched a perfect cast that sent my single spin well beyond the emergent weed clump into a small pocket of open water. Simultaneously, I engaged my…Read More
