lures
Swimbaits: Soft Paddle Tails, Glides and Segmented Baits Explained
Swimbaits explained by type: soft paddle tails on a jig head, rigged soft baits like the Huddleston, glide baits and segmented baits. Sizes, rods, seasons.
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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.
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
Licenses, seasons and the best water, state by state.
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lures
Frog Lure: How to Fish a Hollow-Body Frog Over Grass, and the Hookset
A frog lure is a hollow, weedless topwater walked over matted grass and pads where nothing else can be fished. The gear, the walk, and the two-second hookset.
species
Freshwater Fish Species Outside the Big Families: Sturgeon, Gar, Bowfin, Burbot
The freshwater fish species outside the bass, trout, catfish and pike families: sturgeon, gar, bowfin, burbot, drum, eel and paddlefish, with records.
species
Burbot: The Freshwater Cod That Spawns Under the Ice
Burbot, eelpout, ling or lawyer: how to recognize the freshwater cod, how big it gets, how to catch it through the ice at night, and how it tastes.
species
Whitefish: What It Is, When It Spawns, How Big It Gets and How to Catch One
Lake whitefish: how to tell it from cisco and menominee, how big it gets, when whitefish spawn, how to catch them through the ice, and the Great Lakes decline.
species
Panfish: Which Fish Count and How to Tell Them Apart
Which fish count as panfish, from bluegill and the sunfish to yellow perch and crappie: how to tell them apart, plus records, limits and eating.
species
Bluegill: How to Identify It, How Big It Gets and How It Spawns
How to identify a bluegill, how old an 8- or 10-inch fish is, why a pound is a trophy, the 4 lb 12 oz record and the sneaker males on the beds.
species
White Perch: The Striped Bass Cousin That Is Not a Perch
The white perch is a temperate bass, not a perch: how to tell it from yellow perch and white bass, its Great Lakes invasion, spawning and the record.