Opening the big world of small waters fishing.

Small Waters Strategies – Retention Ponds

Small Waters Strategies – Retention Ponds

Mar 9, 2013

Jim and Westin O’Neill fish neighborhood retention ponds -- lakes designed for drainage purposes during the blueprint stages of a residential development – using some outside-the-box thinking.

Small Waters Strategies – Farm Ponds

Small Waters Strategies – Farm Ponds

Feb 28, 2013

“Farm ponds are where I learned to fish, where I really started my fishing career,” says Edwin Evers. And it’s no coincidence that farm ponds have trained many top pros.

Tackle & Techniques — finesse jig & pork

Tackle & Techniques — finesse jig & pork

Feb 26, 2013

The finesse jig with pork trailer is one of the most consistent producers of bass when water temperatures tumble into the low 40s and below.

Tackle & Techniques – blades, old & new

Tackle & Techniques – blades, old & new

Feb 25, 2013

The secret to blade bait fishing is to simulate the shuddering behavior of a dying forage fish. Those little twitches and paroxysms spell the end for a shad, shiner, goby or other favorite food item on the bass menu.

SW Strategies – Cliff Pace

SW Strategies – Cliff Pace

Feb 24, 2013

Cliff Pace was tied with Mike Iaconelli after Day One of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake of the Cherokees with a catch of 21 pounds, eight ounces. Here’s what I know – and what I wonder – as Pace heads into the final hours of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic.