Why Do I Keep Missing Fish on Topwater Lures?
Common timing, hook-setting, line, and lure-position mistakes that cause missed topwater strikes, with practical fixes.
Fishing Techniques
Step-by-step methods for catching fish in different situations, from working structure and current to adjusting presentations for depth, season, and activity levels.
Why Are Fish Following My Lure Without Striking?
How to diagnose speed, size, color, depth, retrieve, and approach issues when fish track a lure but refuse it.
When a Drop-Shot Rig Makes More Sense Than a Jig
A practical comparison of drop-shot rigs and jigs for bass anglers, with guidance on bottom contact, snag risk, depth control, and fish activity.
What Changes When You Fish a Deep Pond in the Middle of Summer
Use oxygen, shade, depth, and forage clues to adjust a pond strategy during hot weather.
How Do I Land Fish Alone From a Kayak?
A practical sequence for solo kayak anglers to control the boat, manage the rod, use a net or fish grip safely, and reduce capsize risks while landing fish.
How to Work a Lure Through Broken Current
Use seams, eddies, and current breaks to position casts and control lure speed in rivers and tidal water.
How to Slow Down a Chatterbait When Bass Stop Chasing
Ways to change retrieve speed, trailer size, pauses, and casting angles when a vibrating lure gets follows but no strikes.
How to Fish From a Public Jetty Without Losing Tackle to the Rocks
A practical system for fishing rocky public jetties with fewer snags, covering position, rig choice, sinkers, leader length, casting angles, retrieve timing, and safe tackle recovery.
How to Fish for Catfish From a Rocky Bank Without Losing Every Rig
Practical ways to choose casting lanes, rig catfish tackle for rock, and retrieve bottom rigs with fewer snags from reservoir and river banks.
How to Fish a Suspending Lure in Cold Water
A practical cold-water approach to fishing suspending jerkbaits and similar lures, with emphasis on depth control, long pauses, and letting reluctant fish make an easy decision.
How Do I Fish a Small Pond After a Cold Front?
A practical adjustment plan for fishing small ponds after a cold front, with lure, location, and pace changes for slower fish and clearer water.
How to Fish a Small Lake’s First Deep Break in Early Winter
A practical approach to finding a small lake’s first major depth change and presenting slow, efficient lures to fish transitioning toward winter water.
How to Fish a Shallow Grass Flat for Redfish on a Falling Tide
A practical Gulf Coast approach to finding and catching redfish on shallow grass flats as a falling tide pulls bait through drains, potholes, and deeper travel lanes.
How to Fish a Saltwater Inlet When Bait Is Pinned Against One Bank
How shore anglers can read wind, current, and bait position at a coastal inlet, then choose productive casting angles and retrieves when bait is concentrated along one bank.
How to Fish a Rocky Shoreline When Wind Pushes Waves Into It
A practical approach to fishing windblown rocky shorelines on Great Lakes and inland lakes, covering casting angles, lure weight, retrieve depth, bite detection, and safe footing.
How to Fish a River Tailout for Trout After the Hatch Ends
A practical guide to reading river tailouts and adjusting fly selection, depth, drift, and position when trout keep feeding after visible hatch activity fades.
How to Fish a River Bend When the Current Is Strong
A step-by-step approach to finding and fishing current seams, eddies, and resting water on a strong river bend.
How to Fish a Ned Rig Around Sparse Rock Without Constant Snags
A practical guide to choosing jig weight, casting angles, retrieves, and rigging details that let a Ned rig work through sparse rock while avoiding most snags.
How to Fish a Lure at Three Different Speeds
A repeatable retrieve-speed test that helps anglers work one lure slowly, moderately, and quickly before deciding whether a lure change is really necessary.
How to Fish a Drop-Off From Shore Without Knowing the Exact Depth
A practical shore-fishing method for finding and working drop-offs with casting distance, sink counts, bottom contact, and visible shoreline clues—without a depth finder.
How to Fish a Dock When the Shade Is Moving
A practical guide for intermediate bass anglers on repositioning around docks as sun changes the shade line, including casting angles, lure selection, depth, and retrieve direction.
How to Fish a Canal Seawall on a Falling Tide
A practical shore-based plan for fishing Florida and Gulf Coast canal seawalls as the tide falls, with emphasis on current, corners, drains, bait, lure placement, and safe access.
How to Catch Bass Around Sparse Grass in Early Spring
Show how to choose a presentation and retrieve it through emerging vegetation without fouling constantly.
How Do You Fish a Tidal Creek on a Slack-Tide Window?
A practical guide to finding and catching fish in Southeastern coastal marsh tidal creeks when the current briefly slows, stops, or begins to reverse.
How Do I Fish a Weed Edge Without Losing Every Lure?
Ways to select weed-friendly rigs, control retrieve depth, choose casting angles, and clear vegetation efficiently.
How Do I Fish a Tidal Creek for Redfish From Shore?
A practical shore-fishing plan for finding and catching redfish in tidal creeks, with guidance on tide stages, high-percentage shoreline features, positioning, presentations, and fish care.