Christie: Beating the baitcaster blues, part 1
Baitcasting reels offer a lot of benefits in terms of casting accuracy, control and efficiency, but any time you use one, you face the potential for a backlash.
KVD: Our infatuation with color
One example, on the Great Lakes during a mayfly hatch you’re going to catch a lot more fish on pumpkin brown than you will watermelon green.
Powroznik: Spinning reel success
Jacob Powroznik credits 75 percent of the money he's won as a pro fisherman to the versatility of a spinning rig.
Hackney: Let’s talk shallow summer bass
The best places are in reservoirs that have little or no current and that have thick vegetation along the shoreline.
Ish: Finding hot weather hawgs
How you approach July and August is largely about where you’re fishing and how much grass is growing in the water.
KVD: Those magical mayfly periods
Mayflies are just that – flying insects that emerge off the water’s surface, although most hatches occur in early June.
Christie: Bring on the smallmouth fisheries
I’ll make my tournament decisions based on what I see in practice, but going into the Lake St. Clair and St. Lawrence River events, I’ll have a general game plan off what I plan to throw.
Schultz: A need for speed
In tournament fishing, time is money. And any technique that can produce quality fish in a hurry offers a huge advantage — especially when you're dealing with large bodies of water.
Ike: Doing it all over again
It seems like every year lately — three to be exact — I find myself writing a column about how I’m up against it, fighting for a spot in next year’s GEICO Bassmaster Classic.
