How to Set the Drag and Spool Tension on a Baitcast Fishing Reel
Written by drbob on February 20, 2012 – 1:46 pm -Using a baitcast reel is really no big deal and with a little price and having the reel setup correctly the process of casting will come much easier. Making sure the spool tensioner is set correctly will help with casting and setting the drag correctly will help keep you from losing that fish of a lifetime at the most inopportune time. I wanted to quickly cover setting drag and setting the spool tensioner (one last time). Setting Drag Setting the drag correctly is essential. You can compensate for a drag that is too loose but with the drag being set too tight your line will snap with a big fish. The drag needs to be set properly and you can always increase the drag if needed but you cannot make up for a lost fish. I have seen lots of people... more
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Tips for fall crappie fishing in the Northeast
Written by drbob on November 5, 2011 – 5:57 pm -Finding Crappie The key to catching crappie in the fall is finding them, and sometimes that's not easy. Often they will cruise in large schools over deep water following schools of baitfish; other times they will be found in or near cover, particularly cover on a breakline between shallow and deep water. In my experience, the best way to find crappie is slow trolling with two rods, each with a pair of jigs, with the rigs set at different depths. In a typical reservoir start trolling breaklines of 10 to 20-foot depths and try the mouths of coves. Constantly monitor the depth finder for schools of bait and/or crappie. If you do not find them, try going into the coves and then try deeper waters. If you find promising structures, such as brush piles... more
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Beneath the surface of summer bass
Written by drbob on August 7, 2011 – 7:39 pm -As seen in the July/August issue of Bassmaster Magazine In summer, moving water and bass go together. If you can find moving water, you’re well on your way to finding and catching bass. By Glen Lau as told to Ken Duke Aug 5, 2011 More than any other season, summer has its good and bad sides. For the good side, summer is the most predictable of all the seasons, and bass patterns are the most stable. On the bad side, bass can become lethargic and difficult to catch at times. The best thing you can do is spend lots of time on the water and tune in to what the fish are doing and, just as importantly, when they’re doing it. After the spawn, individual bass establish themselves in one of two groups: ambush feeders or schoolers. Ambush feeders... more
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Catfish Grabbin Women. Very Funny
Written by drbob on August 7, 2011 – 7:25 pm -I’ve caught a lot of catfish using many different methods but never have I seen anything quite like this. Be one of the first to watch & be amazed as 35 Southern Women bring you the thrill of catching catfish weighing up to 44lbs. with their hands and wrestling them to the bank. Read More →
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Man hooks 2,649 fish in 24 hours
Written by drbob on August 2, 2011 – 7:10 am -A Minnesota man who spent 24 hours straight fishing off a dock on Lake Minnetonka set a new world record to break his 2010 total by more than 500. 2,649 fish in 24 hours is equivalent to 1.84 fish a minute. Looking for more sports scoop? You can count on Brooks to dish it up. Jeff Kolodzinski completed the marathon fishing event Saturday from his post near Maynard's Restaurant in aid of the nonprofit organization Fishing for Life, catching 2,649 fish, myFOXtwincities.com reported. "The Guinness Book of World Records [challenge] is most fish caught in 24 hours, so we went for the bluegills. They're smaller — you can catch a bunch of those, as opposed to walleye, musky or pike. So almost all the fish that we caught were bluegills, a few bullheads... more
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Abu Garcia Revo MGX Selected Best Freshwater Reel at ICAST 2010
Written by drbob on July 16, 2011 – 11:43 am -Abu Garcia Revo MGX Selected Best Freshwater Reel at ICAST 2010 Behold the winner of the Best Freshwater Reel category at ICAST, Abu Garcia's Revo MGX, one of the lightest baitcast reels ever made. Details Description Features Reviews Abu Garcia Hi Speed Revo MGX Low Profile Baitcast Reel (12-Pound/115-Yard) List Price: $349.95 Sale Price: $280.25 You save: $69.70 (20%) Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 6 new from $280.25 Description THE NEXT GENERATION OF EXTREME LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGNThe next generation of the REVOlution continues with the Revo MGX. The combination of an enhanced compact design with our ground-breaking X-Mag™ alloy frame and C6 carbon... more
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G.Loomis Selected Best Freshwater Rod at ICAST 2011
Written by drbob on July 16, 2011 – 11:34 am -G.Loomis took home Best Freshwater Rod at ICAST 2011 Redesigned from the ground up, G.Loomis introduces an entire new series of GL2 bass and trout rods for 2012. The series includes 18 jig and worm models - 12 casting and six spinning rods, six crankbait casting rods, two models each of spinnerbait, swimbait and drop shot rods, a flipping stick, and six trout jig spinning rods. "GL2 has been a major player in our system since 1994," says G.Loomis' design engineer and angling enthusiast David Brinkerhoff. "It's been a very popular series for G.Loomis all the way back to the days when we called them 'regular' graphite in the mid-80's. With all of the raw material improvements, new components and processes we've experienced in the last twenty years,... more
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Spring Jigging Tactics for Bass
Written by drbob on May 28, 2011 – 9:28 am -By Scott M. Petersen When you are talking about springtime jig tactics for bass, for many of us in the Midwest this is what kicks off the new bass season. Bass that have spent the winter months under hard water are now starting to make their ways into the shallows first to eat and build up energy then second to get ready for the upcoming spawn. Knowing that the bass are on the move what are you fishing for springtime bass? If I was limited to just one choice of lures when it comes to the spring bass bite, my choice would have to be a jig and pig combo. In fact to narrow it down even more, I would pick an Outkast RT Jig tipped with a few different plastics as a trailer. As bass start their ways into the shallows they will make a few stops on... more
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Tips to catch more Walleye
Written by drbob on April 4, 2011 – 10:45 pm -Tags: walleye fishing
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Spring fishing tips for catching blue catfish
Written by drbob on March 31, 2011 – 5:35 pm -By Jeffrey Weeks Springtime means blue catfish fishing to many anglers in the south. On a lot of southern lakes and rivers the powerful and tasty blue cats begin biting in earnest as the water temperature warms, feeding on the remains of local baitfish like shad or bream that have been chopped to pieces by largemouth bass or stripers riding high in the water column. The key to catching blue catfish in the spring is knowing their tendencies. Although you could get lucky and catch one fishing with worms or minnows during the day, the real action is at night and comes with cut bait fishing. Spring is a time of action for freshwater fish. Lots of runs are going on, such as shad running in lakes and rivers and bream taking to beds and perch swarming... more
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