Author: (Lowhybred09) Jason Stutts

As many of you may already know, the Texas or Florida Rigs are an important component of most bass fisherman’s tackle box. Texas rigs are usually just a wide gap hook and bullet sinker. Sometimes, we need the weight to stay close to the worm, such as in vegetation or rocky cover. Instead of pegging your sinker which is the Florida Rig, I have found that the Shaky Head Jigs are a great alternative. Of course this is no secret, but to those who haven’t tried it, I say, “Shame on you.” The Shaky Head is basically a weighted jig head and hook, with an attachment for the worm. They come in all shapes and sizes, and have many different ways to connect the worm to the jighead. Some use a screw, spring or just a notch on the jighead itself. Read the full story

Here is a short video where I try to explain how to fix a problem I was having with my baitcasting
reel and how I was positioning my hand/fingers on the reel handle.  I was occasionally banging
my index finger knuckle into the reel handle nut when making a hard hookset mainly when fishing
plastic worms or jigs slow on the bottom.  If you have the same problem I did,  this video should help.
If you don’t have this problem, be thankful!!!

Author: Hunter King (RiverCrawler)

“Taking care of your equipment is very important because it extends its life. There are different ways to do this; there is prepping gear for storage, and prepping gear for the next trip. Both are very important in extending the life of all sorts of equipment, from rods and reels to lures and line even your kayak. I am going to cover tips on both storage and the next trip for a few different items. Read the full story

We have all heard from our fishing buddies that fish with tube baits how effective they are.  Great news!!!!  How do you fish with them without getting hung up all the time though?  The solution is quite simple!  When fishing with these bad boys,  rig them with a weedless jig head.  How in the world do you get the weed guard inside the tube bait without the weed guard sticking into the sides of the tube bait?  This video will hopefully share a simple trick I learned to do this!!  I think you will be quite amazed how simple the solution is!!  I hope this you will help you to become a better tube bait fisherman.

Author: RiverCrawler (Hunter King) ….

“Swim baits are becoming a greatly used bait in the fishing world and the reason for this is simply because they CATCH FISH. But, people tend to over look them for many reasons. The most common excuse I hear is ‘they are too big’ or ‘the cost way too much’ and both are not true. Yes, some swim baits reach the $50 range but, there are many more swim baits in lower range of $7 to $25. Another thing that many people do not realize is there are the many different types of swim baits; hard baits, soft baits, and twitch baits are the most common. But, there are also ‘swim baits’ that sport a bill. In this week’s tip I am going to discuss the different types and sizes of swim baits more than I am going to discuss the way to use them. Read the full story

Author: RiverCrawler (Hunter King) ….

“I like to break out the frog on many occasions: weeds, no weeds, morning, and night. The frog is just a versatile lure that can be used at anytime of the day and any time of the year. But the great thing about a frog is that frogs are big fish lures! It is that simple; it is a big fish lure because it is a large profile lure that takes a big mouth to eat. So this tip is going to focus on many aspects of the frog, including: type, action, color, rigging, and fishing. Read the full story

Author: Eric Boyd ….

I love fishing the fluke.  I love burning it across the surface…jerking and pausing just under the surface…and weighting it down on the bottom, but I can’t tell you how many times I have pulled out a line twist or a backlash and once all the line is clear, have a fish on the end. Read the full story

…. When you kayak fish and you catch that fish of a lifetime, are you able to get a good photo of you and the fish together or do you just photograph the fish by itself?  Well, this has happened to me more times than I remember.  Just a few days ago I was watching some videos on YouTube and found a video made by Florida Kayak Angler guide Robert Duerscheidt that showed me how to build an inexpensive camera mount that would mount into a Scotty Rod Holder base.  I thought it important enough to share with you how I made mine.

Author: Patrick Reif ….
Partially Edited by: PawPaw Reese ….

The majority of us here consider ourselves to be catch and release anglers, but are we? Once we’ve yanked a fish from its natural environment and brought it to ours, we’ve introduced potentially life threatening stress and injury to the fish, but there are some extremely simple techniques to reduce the harm we’ve inadvertently inflicted. Read the full story

Author: Jeff Kelbe, the Shenandoah River Keeper….

Jeff K – “You should 100% of the time start out with a 1/4 oz weedless jig head for the average four inch mizmo/Shuberts/Venom/BPS Magnum Flipping tube. I go to 3/8 oz when fishing a “fatass” style triple dipped tube. I’m NOT counting on bites during the drop or just after, rather I’m counting on bites while I’m moving the tube or just after I’ve moved it. A lot of people feel that you need to use the lightest weight possible, and I agree if fish are biting on the fall. That seems most common in the summer or warm water periods. But don’t do that here. And I don’t recommend texas rigging for this retrieve either. Read the full story