More Than Just Another New Bait

What is it about shiny new crankbaits and the newest soft plastics on the market that makes bass fishermen pull out their credit cards quicker than Paris Hilton at a designer shoe store? My wife will claim to pretty much anyone that will listen that I am a tackle addict, or at least a borderline tackle abuser. I’m not sure if that’s accurate or not, but I know that I have more crankbaits than a zebra has stripes and I haven’t yet come out of a tackle shop empty handed. The question this obsession begs to be asked is, why? I guess it is because I (and I’m sure many of you as well) am searching...

Airborn Birdcage

I recently competed in a large charity team tournament here in North Carolina. My good friend from Pennsylvania comes down for an annual fishing trip each year at the same time to enjoy the last bit of unfrozen water he sees until March or April. Several years ago we got really lucky and won the event, consequently winning a really nice Ranger boat which we sold to another friend of ours. This year, we caught a limit of dill pickles....I mean sickly looking spotted bass. I just seemed to be fishing kind of odd and we never figured out what the better fish were doing this year in our limited practice...

Dave Wolak – Almost Everything Jig

12/15/2011 - Story by Dan O'Sullivan - photos by Dan O'Sullivan and courtesy Dave Wolak Jigs probably account for more fish every year across the country every year than everything but plastic worms. There just seems to be something about the leadhead jig, the stranded skirt and a plastic or pork trailer that drives fish wild. Along with the quantity of fish fooled, jigs tend to account for a larger than average sized fish as well. Big, underslung jawed, portly bass seem to especially like a jig. They can catch bass around docks, in grass, in rocks, around wood, offshore shallow and in the middle...

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Bye Bye Arm Pain

If you are reading this you are probably pretty serious about fishing.  Secondary to that, you probably at one time or another have had elbow/forearm pain due to the repetitive motions required in all our fishing skills.  That puts us on common ground.  Where I stand in a somewhat unique position lies in the fact that I took some pretty serious anatomy classes in college to the tune of hovering over dead bodies and books for many hours and dissecting human muscles, joints, nerves and organs.  Although my life took a different turn and I fish for a living, I still use the valuable information...

“Extend” Your Fishing Career

Dr. Ryan House, of In Motion Spine and Joint Center in Spring Hill, TN, not only makes his living by treating injuries to the joints and soft tissues of the body, but he’s also a bass fisherman. I can vouch for his expertise. He’s not only a good friend, but he’s also the guy I see when my body needs a little “tune-up”. We often exchange exercise-related ideas, pontificate upon the ills of modern living, discuss sports specific risk factors, rehab strategies, etc… The man has done his homework and he has some homework for you too. What’s one of the keys to a long career of healthy,...

Chilly weather topwaters with Dave Wolak

Topwaters are synonymous with fall bass fishing. But as leaves begin to change color and eventually fall to the ground and as air temperatures begin to dip, the effectiveness of topwater baits is put into question. Just how cold is too cold for a topwater bite? "When the water drops below 50 degrees, it's time to put up the topwaters," says Elite Series pro Dave Wolak. "I've done a lot of fall and spring bass fishing over the years and 52 degrees is the magic number below which the bass become bottom oriented as opposed to chasing anything." Wolak is quick to point out that, especially...

Destination: 1000 Islands

Pristine waterway offers something for anglers, travelers and history buffs alike 02.Nov.2011 by David A. Brown Long before European arrival, the Iroquois Indians hunted and fished New York’s bountiful 1000 Islands region. In fact, the region was so special for the Iroquois that they had a unique name for it, calling it "Manitonna," or "Garden of the Great Spirit." Today not much has changed with one of the most pristine waterways in the nation as visiting anglers can still enjoy cornucopia of angling abundance awash with ambient gems in one of upstate New York's most spectacular scenic regions. As...

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