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One of the good guys has died. Iconic angler and writer Homer Circle passed away unexpectedly early Saturday at age 97. The web is now loaded with tributes for “Uncle Homer,” who has been a force in the fishing industry for decades, first as an executive with Michigan-based Heddon Lures, and then with a host…
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FLW Pro Fishing Tip of the Week Snapple Pro Jacob Powroznik, Prince George, Virginia No matter how good a fisherman you are, during the hottest part of summer you need to make sure you stay hydrated when you’re out on the water. I’ve been in lots of tournaments where guys have really gotten zapped and…
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When the EWG (extra wide gap) style of worm hooks really became popular, I loaded up on them in several sizes for fishing worms, craws, lizards, tubes and other soft plastic baits. I like the concept behind the EWG-style hooks (lower hook in photo). All things being equal, if you take two hooks of the…
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You can really swim jigs in any kind of water, but I tend to use them to cover shallow grass flats and clumps of vegetation in water less then 5ft deep. You can also slow roll a heavy swim jig down to 30ft plus just like a big spinnerbait. Swim jigs can be a great…
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Fishing topwaters is a personal favorite technique. Who doesn’t like seeing big bass blow up on a bait as you work it over a grass mat or areas of slop? I look for small holes in the grass and then work the bait so it moves through as many of them as possible because odds…
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Between work, family vacations and other obligations my bass boat has been garaged for nearly a month. Just no time to get it out on the lake for any serious bass fishing. While there is no direct replacement for time in my boat chasing brown and green fish, I have found a few short reprieves.…
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When the news came out of Abu Garcia that they were in the midst of a complete redesign of their Revo line of baitcasters, I must admit to a bit of disbelief. Why mess with such popular line of products? Yet, I was told by company officials that ABU engineers had three goals in mind…
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When I was a wee lad of 12 or so, my buddies and I use to stalk the banks of the Mississippi river and other waters within biking distance from home. We’d carry with us either a rod or bow, rod mostly, and target carp. Carp were plentiful back then, still are, and we’d have…
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To some degree Dave Lefebre shocked himself by winning his second tour event on Kentucky Lake, he kind of thought his best chance would come at the Potomac or Champlain. Lefebre found his primary winning area on the second day of practice and then looked for complimentary stuff the rest of practice. The area was…
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Take a quick glance at the image with this blog and guess how big the smaller of the two pictured worms is. Next, guess the size of the larger worm. And if you are really good, guess the brands of each. Hah, the mantra: big baits= big fish. True? I guess so since one of…
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FLW Pro Fishing Tip of the Week Castrol Pro Mike Surman, Boca Raton, Florida I don’t know why it is exactly, but I’ve proved to my satisfaction that fish will very definitely change preferences as far as the action of a crankbait goes. For some reason, it seems that the colder the water, the tighter…
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Spring is always a great time for fishing, some of the biggest bass are shallow and hungry, but as the seasonal pages turn, things tend to get a little tricky. Shallow fish can still be caught, but they definitely start to move a lot more and can be downright stubborn. So as most of our…
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I have to admit to liking soft plastics for bass. Yes, I know there are times when cranks or other hard baits are the key to success, but I still like that moment you get between bite and hookset when fishing worms, soft stick baits and other lures fished on slack line. Since the launch…
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FLW Pro Fishing Tip of the Week Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes Pro Dave Lefebre, Erie, Pennsylvania I don’t use braided line a whole lot because most of the time fluorocarbon fits my fishing style and approach. Still, there are times when braid works better than anything, such as when you’re fishing grass – milfoil, hydrilla, coontail…
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I was on the phone with my buddy Bill Siemantel from LA yesterday. Bill is one of the most successful bass anglers on the West Coast. He’s known especially for catching giant largemouth (has hundreds of 10-pound plus bass) and for winning the tournaments he enters. So I asked Bill what rods he uses for…
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A Benefit of Fluorocarbon That No One Discusses, But Should
May 29, 2012, 4:10 PM EDT
When castable fluorocarbon lines first hit the market I loaded up up a couple reels before heading to famed Chesapeake Bay for some striped bass fishing. I found the first generation of these lines was a bit too stiff for good manageability, which also caused casting distance to suffer, but there were some definite bright…
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FLW Pro Fishing Tip of the Week Scotch Brand Tape Pro Ray Scheide, Dover, Arkansas The new high-modulus specialty rods available now are very sensitive and really great, but there is a tradeoff. They’re not as tough as previous models and they can be compromised if you get a nick in the blank. Considering how…
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Occasionally, nature provides spectacles so incredible, you simply must stop and stare. Examples? The spring snow goose migration. At times the flocks are so large they black out the sky. Another? Massive schools of porpoises, at times covering acres of Pacific Ocean (often with yellowfin tuna beneath of them!). But a memorable bug hatch? I…
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A couple weeks back I headed into the woods behind the family cabin to retrieve a small aluminum boat that had been dumped there nearly a decade ago after 40 years of faithful service. The transom was rotted out, so Maddie and I replaced it with some treated lumber, then attached an old 6-horse outboard.…
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FLW Pro Fishing Tip of the Week M&M’s Pro Jim Moynagh, Carver, Minnesota Some guys like to run a long way to get away from the pack of other fishermen. Other guys have to run a long way because that’s their only shot at finding fish. To me it’s better to start looking for fish…
