Once I started fishing in the colder months I quickly realized that my hands were the only thing I really had to worry about. There is lots & lots of stuff out there to keep everything warm and dry. When you’re fishing though your hands are typically exposed & wet. At first I thought wool [...]

Talk about a rough day in the center lake!  Got kinda beat up but still managed to bring home walleyes. Ok friday I decided to hit the water after a big thunderstorm rolled through around noon or so. I was fishing by 2 pm. The wind was whipping out of the east north east at [...]

If you use a baitcaster a backlash is inevitable. The only thing that varies is how bad it is. When it comes to clearing a backlash everybody has their preferred technique. The only thing I would say to remember is that a backlash is nothing but a series of loops that got wrapped around the [...]

If you’re new to using braided lines it seems kind of foreign and unnecessary to use a mono backing, but this is far from the case. Using mono for a backing on all your reels with braided line is vital! If you don’t and you set the hook on big fish the line on the [...]

After having used a heavy action bass rod for a while, that is rated up 3 oz lures, it became evident that I needed to upgrade.  When it comes to true musky tackle, especially big musky tackle, you have to have a rod that can handle it. In my case I had to take several [...]

Went out yesterday early in the afternoon with my wife. The wind was out of the east so we headed over near grass island. I after tossing a big bucher bucktail for a while I got a follow from a 36 – 40″ inch musky. A couple of minutes later another follow! Woohoo! I was [...]

Set up a runner for your wiring. Basically you take some thin cable that is at least double the length you need and attach some type of clip or clamp to the center of it. Or you can attach 2 cables to the clip/clamp, one for each side. Now you have a simple way to [...]