Hackney: Remember the mighty worm
You don’t hear so much about worms these days. I suppose that’s because they’re somewhat old-school.
Pierce: Talkin’ about (tournament) practice
The top finishers use their practice time to identify where the fish would be, not where they were before competition.
KVD: Scents and attractants
Kevin VanDam addresses another topic that gets debated among anglers: fish scents.
Christie: Beating the baitcaster blues, part 1
Baitcasting reels offer a lot of benefits in terms of casting accuracy, control and efficiency, but any time you use one, you face the potential for a backlash.
KVD: Our infatuation with color
One example, on the Great Lakes during a mayfly hatch you’re going to catch a lot more fish on pumpkin brown than you will watermelon green.
Powroznik: Spinning reel success
Jacob Powroznik credits 75 percent of the money he's won as a pro fisherman to the versatility of a spinning rig.
Hackney: Let’s talk shallow summer bass
The best places are in reservoirs that have little or no current and that have thick vegetation along the shoreline.
Ish: Finding hot weather hawgs
How you approach July and August is largely about where you’re fishing and how much grass is growing in the water.
KVD: Those magical mayfly periods
Mayflies are just that – flying insects that emerge off the water’s surface, although most hatches occur in early June.
