Lucas Chandler Bait won’t get sucked out of the strike zone This is what the slip sinker rig do for you. Your rig’s weight becomes separated from its action on your rod. That separation between how you feel a bite and how …
Live bait fishing can be a very anxious activity. Cast it out there, set the hook and then wait for a species that often eats without much care or concern. Next thing you know, your shad or minnow are no …
After spending hours staring at a chart and rigging up, you sit there waiting for the sun to get in just the right angle. Then you finaly drop out a plain worm. There’s no flash to this nightcrawler, it insults …
You’ve been there before with catfishing. That is the instant when excitement give way to frustration. The line starts pulling. Your rod loads up. Your heart start beating faster as you realize you’re hanging onto something special. Suddenly it’s not …
People think of catfish as lazy, dumb bottom-dwellers and messy eaters. It’s common to hear the myth that catfish is lazy bottom feeders who will eat just about anything. If you frequent fishing forums or visit many boat house, that’s …
The liver is easy to ignore in the butcher’s case. It doesn’t yell for your attention like some other cuts; it just stands there, quietly hoping you’ll notice it. And even when you do, its reputation precedes it: That thing …
There’s something about waiting for hours with a bobber not moving that will make catfishing frustrating. You know your bait is on bottom, you can smell it, and you can feel water move past your fingers. But nothing bite. That …
Evenings along shoreline offer a simple lesson: Cast some chicken liver out, hold on tight and wait for a tug. If you’re new to bottom fishing tackle though, it can be confusing. Catching catfish seem like an elaborate process; names …
A common misconception throughout freshwater fishing circles are that catfish is dumb, bottom-dwelling fish without much sense of smell. As such, many novices simply chuck whatever will fit on a hook into lake. While that isn’t entirely accurate, the truth …
What do you do when your cat gets up on a tall tree and doesn’t want to get back down? Panic starts setting in. “Cat! Come here!” But he won’t listen. The cat just glares down at you with contempt …