Just Caught: How To Catch

Crankin' for Crappies" is not a phrase that you hear often, but using small crankbaits for Crappie is an extremely effective and productive way to specifically target them year round. "Crappie Crankin'" basics are essentially the same as using larger crankbaits for other species such as largemouth and smallmouth bass. The main difference when targeting Crappie is scaling down the rod, reel, line s

Swimbaits have become a huge category in bass fishing over the last couple decades. Swimbaits were originally defined as a paddle-tail soft plastic poured around a jighead to make one individual lure. These days "Swimbaity" refers to not only the one-piece molded baits but also to almost any soft plastic paddle-tail rigged on a jighead. The natural action of Swimbaits mimics prey species that Larg

Blade baits or "Blades" are a versatile and effective tool that can be fished in a variety of ways from shallow to deep water all throughout the year. Available in many sizes, shapes, colors, and weights, Blades are an excellent and often-overlooked lure for Crappies. Blades can be used fishing straight down, cast and bounced back in, or even jigged while drifting over large areas making them a pe

A Carolina Rig is a simple and effective tool to use for Largemouth Bass and a Carolina-rigged lizard is one of the most renowned rigs in bass fishing. A Carolina rig start-to-finish is a bullet weight, a glass bead, a brass ticker, a barrel swivel, and a length of leader with the hook and bait/lizard trailing last. This allows the bullet weight, glass bead, and brass ticker to stay pinned to the

Rigging a soft plastic tube with a jighead inside creates a simple and effective way to cover the water column in search of pre-spawn largemouth. Using jigheads with different pull points, even of the same weight, can greatly change the way the bait works and the prey that it imitates. Tubes work equally well in warm or cold water, fast or slow, and deep or shallow water. Those attributes make tub

Spider Rigging is an easy and effective technique for targeting Crappies in the spring. Spider Rigging entails using long rods in rod holders which spread out the baits in all directions around the boat. Baits are suspended, below a sinker, straight up and down, allowing for precise depth control using the length of the rod to measure the line to the target depth. Once the spread kwfishing kwjust