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There’s nothing fancy about a chicken rig. It’s just piece of gear designed to help you work a bait along the bottom. A weighted line … Read more

“Your bait’s not going to go anywhere unless you move it forward with your rod tip. That’s why it gets frustrating. Your rod tip isn’t … Read more

The live mackerel hooked up with the circle hook, which buried itself in the bait. It never swung around to the corner of its mouth, … Read more

The boat drifts too fast and your jig is still sitting on bottom like a stone. Then you make another cast and by the time … Read more

Dropping a hook in some seemingly benign looking water isn’t enough. Tying off 30 feet of rope because it seems secure doesn’t mean you won’t … Read more

When your kite line runs out while still short of desired depth, you panic. Why? Because you viewed line capacity as a straight length issue … Read more

In offshore trolling, when you set out a bait that’s too wide, you know it. Your pole tip quiver with weight on it; the halyard … Read more

It’s happening. You’ve got three rods on a downrigger cable. Your spoons are stacked up. You’re trolling a good-looking lake. On your fish finder, you … Read more

Your drag is set to 30 pounds. The line comes off your reel at full bore, and the fish peels out. You’re thinking, “OK, time … Read more

The second consideration is how the line lay on the spool. Most guys looks at line capacity and drag systems when buying a new reel. … Read more

There you are on the water, rod in your hands holding a bass jig, reel set to a high gear ratio but feeling like something … Read more