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Tackle & Techniques – flippin’ & pitchin’

Tackle & Techniques – flippin’ & pitchin’

May 15, 2013

Jared Lintner knows a thing or two about pitching and flipping. His bread-and-butter bait for this “tight quarters” casting is the venerable “jig-and-pig” combination.

Tackle & Techniques – Cold Water

Tackle & Techniques – Cold Water

Mar 17, 2013

“Everyone always talks about the great fishing of spring,” says Bill Dance. “Spring is one of the hardest times to fish because of the constant fluctuations and weather changes."

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.

Tackle & Techniques – Ice Jigs

Tackle & Techniques – Ice Jigs

Feb 1, 2013

Brian "Bro" Brosdahl has designed some of the most innovative ice jigs of recent years for Northland Fishing Tackle. Each has a distinct purpose, as SWF learned during our recent meeting in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.