Finesse Football Jigs for Fall
Monday, 09 October 2023
I stumbled onto this fish catcher back in 2019 while perusing some smallmouth bass fishing pages on Facebook. As a football jig enthusiast and hoarder, I am glad I
- Published in Gear Reviews, Smallmouth Bass
Blades of Glory
Friday, 01 September 2023
Burn…. Grind…. Rip…. or slow-roll. Made to move, there is no wrong way of working a spinnerbait.
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Smallmouth Bass
The Z-Man Gobius™ swimbait
Monday, 31 July 2023
Ladson, SC (July 9, 2023) – “Over the years, we’ve seen smallmouths turn completely away from traditional patterns and vital forage bases to focus single mindedly on round gobies,”
- Published in Gear Reviews
NEW Z-Man TRD GobyZ: Smallmouth Snackables
Friday, 21 July 2023
Ladson, SC (June 30, 2023) – Bass lead charmed lives. Unlike humans, they’re obliged to eat whatever bugs them. Consider bass and their mortal enemy, the round goby— those
- Published in Gear Reviews
SEVIIN Reels – Decades in the Making
Friday, 21 July 2023
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
- Published in Gear Reviews
The (new) St. Croix Avid 2024
Friday, 21 July 2023
A special delivery arrived at my doorstep earlier today. To my surprise, it was (3) newly re-designed St. Croix Avids.
- Published in Gear Reviews
Hair Jig Smallmouth with St. Croix Rods
Wednesday, 03 May 2023
Finesse fishing for smallmouths has ignited angler interest. More anglers are turning to long spinning rod and high-capacity reel set-ups for achieving long casts with light line presentations for
- Published in Gear Reviews
River Smallmouths with Z-Man’s Chatterbait WillowVibe
Thursday, 13 April 2023
Faux summer this week has the fish woken up and hungry. A few of you saw my post from last night on my Facebook page. Here’s a recap of
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Smallmouth Bass
Starting Lineup for Spring Largemouths
Wednesday, 01 March 2023
Depending on where in the Midwest you live, the arrival of spring varies. The season can begin as early as late February. In most regions, not until mid-March through
- Published in Bass Fishing Articles, Gear Reviews, Largemouth Bass

















