lures
Soft Plastic Lures: Types, Materials and How to Rig Them
Soft plastic lures from the 1949 Creme worm to today's swimbaits and glide baits: the types, what plastisol and salt do, how each is rigged, and the tackle.
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Species, techniques, lures, bait, gear and the rules in every state. Written from the sources, compared on the numbers, and kept up to date.
Species
Every fish worth chasing: how to identify it, where it lives, when it bites.
Techniques
Rigs, knots, casting, and the disciplines from fly to ice to surf.
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Lures
Crankbaits to soft plastics: how each one works and when to throw it.
Bait
Live, cut and prepared bait, how to rig it and how to keep it.
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Gear
Rods, reels, line, hooks and electronics, compared on the numbers.
States
Licences, seasons and the best water, state by state.
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species
Largemouth Bass: Identification, Spawning, Size and How to Catch Them
Largemouth bass from the agency data: how to identify one, when and where they spawn, how fast they grow, how rare a 10-pounder is, and what to throw by season.
lures
Spinnerbaits, Buzzbaits and Inline Spinners: Blades Explained
Spinnerbait blades decoded, Colorado, Indiana and willow, the retrieve and water each suits, plus buzzbaits and inline spinners from Mepps to Rooster Tail.
lures
Topwater Lures: Types, When to Throw Them and How Each Works
Topwater lures explained: walking baits, poppers, prop baits, frogs and buzzbaits, the water temperature and light that make them work, and the lure histories.
lures
Chatterbait: How the Bladed Jig Works and When to Throw It
The chatterbait explained: the 2004 South Carolina invention, why the blade-to-head joint makes it vibrate, the Z-Man model ladder, trailers and tackle.
lures
Crankbaits and Jerkbaits: Depth Classes, Lips and How to Fish Them
Crankbaits by running depth, squarebill to 25-foot diver, plus lipless baits and suspending jerkbaits: how the lip sets depth, the rod and line, the histories.
gear
Fishing Hooks: Sizes, Types and Which Hook for Which Fish
How fishing hook sizes work from 32 to 20/0, the parts of a hook, the ten hook types and what each is for, and a size-by-species chart from bluegill to tuna.
lures
Bass Jigs and Rigs: Types, Weights and When to Use Each
The six bass jig types and the rigs built on a hook and a weight: Texas, Carolina, Ned, drop shot, wacky and shaky head, with weights, hook sizes and history.