Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2021 i In-Fisherman

MAY 31 Muscling the Mobsters > Life & Times in Catfish Country > Staff Boats in Action > Grinding Big Fish JUNE 7 Tenacious Tactics for Tough Times > Vibration Triggering Factors > The World of Giant Lake Trout > Jig Secret Largemouths JUNE 14 Select Strategies Revealed & Refined > Trendlining Big Blue Cats > Classic Lures for Gator Pike > Finesse Factoring Smallmouths JUNE 21 Pick-Your-Pocket Presentations > North America’s Toughest Sportfish > Jigworming Largemouths > Trigger Time River Muskies…

We can dive down into their world, but we can’t stay. And they can leap briefly into ours, pursuing frogs, mice, wounded minnows, and other prey on the surface, with the unfortunate result—for them—of showing us where they are and revealing a propensity to look up. Just because it’s the oldest cliche in fishing doesn’t make it any less true: The most exciting way to catch bass is with a topwater. Nothing more heart stopping than a surface explosion when it’s not expected. But even during a hot topwater bite the ol ’ ticker can skip a beat every time that grenade goes off. So many styles to choose from—dog walkers, sticks, twin props, single props, buzzbaits, frogs, poppers, and ploppers—some anglers just pick one and ignore the rest. Maybe…

It’s standard to tip guides for their services, beyond their base fee. A typical tip range, it seems to me, is from 10 to 20 percent of the base fee. The exact tip also is a matter of the quality of the guide’s services. Evaluating such services isn’t entirely subjective. Certainly, though, the tip amount shouldn’t hinge entirely on whether or not you catch a lot of fish—also shouldn’t necessarily depend on whether or not you catch the big fish you hoped for. That, even with the best of guides, is beyond absolute control. You hire a guide for the potential of it all—hire him or her for their expertise in helping you, who knows little of the area or conditions (sometimes little of anything having to do with anything…

Built for Battle At 14 x 9.75 x 3.75 inches, the Cal Coast Fishing Battle Box is a stackable tackle storage system made from durable plastic with a triple-latched O-ring-sealed transparent lid. Ammo Cans, which are of two sizes, are transparent squeeze-top containers with stoppers to keep tackle items stored tight. Dividers allow anglers to change the configuration on the left side of the box—$49.99, check more features at calcoastfishing.com Terminal Connections New terminal-tackle options from SPRO include Duo Lock Snaps in red and five sizes, from #00 to #3. Also consider the Power Split Rings made of stainless steel, in stealthy black (no shine) and eight sizes from #2 to #9—$3.75, snaps (11 count); $4.58, split rings (20 count), spro.com Big Cat Value From Gamakatsu, 25-count bulk packs of…

Dylan Nussbaum is a self-admitted “bass fisherman for walleyes.” Twenty-three years old, the Pennsylvania kid with a knack for winning tournaments is teaching anglers how to crack dozens of bites per day, working an active, engaged strategy that keeps him stationed up in the bow. Calling him the “power-fishing wiz of walleyes” isn’t a stretch. This doesn’t suggest he can’t troll with the best of them when he wants. He won the 2018 National Walleye Tour derby on Devils Lake, North Dakota, towing Husky Jerks and weighing monster bags of walleyes amounting to 55 pounds. But later that same year, at the inaugural artificials-only catch-weigh-release Champions Tour Walleye event on Mille Lacs, Minnesota, his favorite program went on display. Casting to shallow sand, rock, and vegetated humps, he crushed 26…

100 Years, 100 Fisheries Famed Fisheries—In celebration of its 100th anniversary, famed fishing equipment maker Abu Garcia has developed a list of the country’s Top 100 Fisheries. The list, designed to inspire curiosity and exploration as well as debate, includes natural and manmade lakes, as well as rivers and sections of rivers, across 38 states. Selected in collaboration with a panel of fishing-industry experts, these fisheries were chosen because they stand out in a host of areas, whether it’s world-record-class redear sunfish on Lake Havasu, flat-heads on Santee-Cooper, or bass on Lake Guntersville. “In truth, whatever fishery makes an angler excited to be fishing, that’s the top fishery in the country,” says Abu Garcia Senior Vice President of Marketing Jon Schlosser. “But the fisheries on the list, especially those in…

When I got into bass fishing in the early 1970s, it seemed that we had plenty of techniques. For fishing soft plastics, there was the Texas rig, which has stood the test of time. The Carolina rig was a whole different animal, but all who learned to adjust sinker selection and leader length found it deadly on structure or flats lacking thick cover. It became a fixture, even for anglers who dreaded spending the day “draggin’.” Wacky Developments Then some offbeat angler got the nerve to hook a worm through the middle and the wacky worm was born. I first encountered it at a Bassmaster tournament on Cayuga Lake, New York, in the late 1970s. I chuckled as my partner hooked a 6-inch Mann’s Jelly Worm through the egg sac.…

Dipbait manufacturers range from backyard operations producing gallons of bait for themselves and friends, to manufacturing plants that measure their output in tons. Nationally available, time-tested commercial catfish dipbait options are listed here. [Editor’s note: Bowker’s, one of the most famous and productive dips of all time, recently went out of business after producing dipbait for more than 70 years.] Bee’-Jay Bait Company—Available in cheese, blood, garlic, and chicken liver flavors in 16-ounce jars and 45-ounce tubs—bee-jaybait.com. CJ’s Bait Company—Sweet Charlie Dipbait is available along with punchbaits and other catfishing tackle—cjsbait.com. Catfish Charlie Bait Company—Blood, shad, and cheese-flavored dips are available in 12-ounce tubs, along with ribbed rubber dipworms. Order direct at 641/673-7229. Cat Tracker Bait Company— Wicked Sticky is offered in three flavors—Regular, Blood, and Sewer—in 15-ounce jars, 60-ounce…