Andrew Ragas splits time between the Chicago area and Wisconsin's Northwoods. Based in Minocqua, WI, he specializes in trophy bass fishing and offers guided trips from May thru October. While big bass is the passion, he dabbles in multi-species as well. He may be visited online at www.northwoodsbass.com
Friday, 21 July 2023 / Published in Gear Reviews

SEVIIN Reels – Decades in the Making

  PARK FALLS, Wis. – Fishing. It challenges us. It connects us with the natural world and to other people in ways few other sports can. It’s an escape, a
Friday, 21 July 2023 / Published in Gear Reviews

The (new) St. Croix Avid 2024

  A special delivery arrived at my doorstep earlier today. To my surprise, it was (3) newly re-designed St. Croix Avids.
Wednesday, 19 July 2023 / Published in Fishing Reports

Northwoods Bass Fishing Report – Mid July 2023

  In unsurprising fashion, summer has been a blur. Been fishing lots, and traveling back and forth frequently since late May. I also got sick over Independence Day, which brought
Saturday, 01 July 2023 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Smallmouth Bass

Tips for More Summer Smallmouths

  The most challenging, rewarding, and steady smallmouth fishing of the season takes place in summer. Depending on your whereabouts, patterns could be habitual or constant from year-to-year. They may
Saturday, 01 July 2023 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass

Northwoods SLOP!

  Slop. Junkweed. Floating weed mats. Pad fields. Several northern largemouth waters contain these plant life overgrowths. As the summer months proceed on, plant species sprout and flourish, fed by
Saturday, 01 July 2023 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Crappie Fishing

Simply Crappies

  All throughout the Midwest, crappie anglers are superstars when fish are shallow, vulnerable, and abundant in spring. For a few weeks, everyone is catching them it seems, and it’ll
Saturday, 01 July 2023 / Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Largemouth Bass

Rise and Shine Largemouths

  Rise and shine! Multiple alarms sound off, prompting me to get out of bed. It’s 3am, and pitch-black outside. I sleep-walk into the kitchen, and fire up the coffee
Friday, 30 June 2023 / Published in Fishing Reports

Northwoods Bass Fishing Report – Early July 2023

  Hi everyone, fishing has remained good-to-great, as we enter the first days of July. I just got off the water this week, and evade the tourists. July holiday is