How-To

The fall topwater bite

Fall is the best time to catch smallmouth bass, here are some tips on how to be successful at it.

A day on Fayette County Lake

If you haven't heard what's been going on down at Falcon, it isn't good. Supposedly a husband and wife were down there visiting and the husband was shot and killed by some Mexican pirates. We'll see how it shakes out. Because of this, our "Day on the Lake LIVE" that was scheduled for next month has been cancelled. We can't take that kind of chance.

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Late fall baits, part 1

This topic gets two parts because it's a little bit complicated, and because it's the one time of the year that you can have the best day of your life on the water.

How-To

Smallmouth rods

Let's talk about rods. Smallmouths aren't largemouths. You catch them different, and they fight different. That's why you need a different rod.

Under A Purple Sky update

I let the phone ring for a moment. It was Terry Baksay. And I knew what the phone call was about. His PET scan. His cancer. His purple sky.

Learning the craft

If you expect to learn to catch fish you have to catch fish. You can't fish tough waters and learn, at least not as fast as you can learn fishing easier waters. That's why I love farm ponds.

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