
Tip of the Week: equipment check
“Everyone focuses on catching fish, but you have to do the same with your gear.”

“Everyone focuses on catching fish, but you have to do the same with your gear.”

You don’t want to lose fish, so make sure you have the right-sized net. Then keep the net out of the water, gently sliding it under the fish, steering it into the net.

Ever wonder what the fish are eating? Team Northland pro Brad Hawthorne talks about something he does every time he’s keeping fish to pinpoint what the fish are eating.

While targetting walleyes, we are often pestered by perch and bluegills. You just gotta keep moving until you find the walleyes.

Attitude toward maintaining the quality of the smallmouth bass fishery on Mille Lacs is being maintained, with no end in sight for the prosperity of this resource.

Here are some pointers to make your rigs fish-catching machines.

Joe Henry demonstrates how to create a crawler harness storage system with an everyday-type container and … swimming noodles.

Being abe to quickly pop that hook out just makes you a faster and more efficient angler when working bluegill bites that can be pretty hot at times.

The latest fads are nothing more than things that were being done decades ago but have re- emerged bearing a new name or new packaging.
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