Dec 23, 2012

For success on hard water, take a lesson from Nature. “Slow down,” advises Scott Glorvigen. “Be precise in your movements. Study your electronics. Slow your presentation.”

Aug 23, 2012

A simple tip will improve your hookup percentages with Texas-rigged soft plastic baits, said Kevin Short in a session on jigging and flipping at Bass University. “You will be amazed at how many fish you put in the boat with a snell knot and the straight shank hook.”

Aug 8, 2012

Leech Lake largemouth proved to be suckers for three categories of lures: stickworms (the fat cigar-like worms represented by the Yamamoto Senko, Northland Dip Stick, Yum Dinger, etc), skirted jig/trailer combinations, and Texas-rigged soft plastic beaver- and creature-style baits.

Apr 12, 2012

“It’s a post-spawn junk fish bite,” explained Mike Iaconelli, releasing a sand pit bass caught at VIP Adventures’ Lake #1. Ike was dead-on! Fishing with Ike and Boyd Duckett, we caught bass, including a number of four- to six-pound post-spawn fish, on new Berkley Havoc Bottom Hopper and Devil's Spear soft plastics and Rapala DTs cranked through deadfall.

Jan 31, 2012

Small Waters Fishing met with Mike Iaconelli, Gary Klein, Boyd Duckett, Bobby Lane in South Carolina to fish a series of sand pits managed by Marc Deschenes of VIP Adventures. The pros were looking forward to a couple of days of fun fishing after the Bassmaster Carolina Clash at Lake Murray. We also wanted to test some of the latest lures and tackle from Pure Fishing, including the new line of Berkley Havoc plastic baits.

Jan 15, 2012

Jackall lures hit the U.S. shores only six years ago ago, yet today the Flick Shake Worm, Crosstail Shad, Bonnie, Giron and Bowstick already have earned their way into countless tackle boxes of American anglers while the company’s superbly designed jerkbaits, wakebaits and crankbaits earn more angler allegiance every day. (www.jackall-lures.com)