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Fishing Alaska: The Alaskan Sampler Plate…Part I

I just recently returned from my first fishing trip to Alaska.
If you have ever dreamed of heading to the last frontier, but have continuously put it off because of this reason or that—STOP PUTTING IT OFF!!
I myself, found reason after reason to delay one of my “dream trips” until I could no longer stand it [...]

The Peanut Butter and Jelly Paradox (PB&JP)

I started keeping a fishing calendar this past year. My thinking was that I would somehow get to fish more. I was applying the business proverb of "that which gets measured gets done". Apparently this doesn’t work as well on the home front. Actually, MOST of the leadership tactics I bring home from work become [...]

The Fish Dont Care What You Wear

The fish don’t care what you wear. Waders, vests and hats for fishermen are necessities to brave the elements.
Waders are a must if you are planning any surfcasting or stream wading. And what you need to know about waders, no matter how much you spend for them, they will eventually leak and new waders must [...]

How To Catch Largemouth Bass

Six strategies for a good day’s fishing
(1) Largemouth Bass like plastic worms. Purchase a variety of colours from clear to bright and in varying shades. If fish don’t seem to be biting on one colour then switch for something lighter, and if they’re still not biting, go for a worm darker than your original. Generally, [...]

Fishing The Henrys Fork – Box Canyon

It is easy to get intimidated by world class rivers.
I guess the Henry’s Fork was a little intimidating to me.
With the old rule of thumb being that “eighty percent of the fish are caught by twenty percent of the fishermen”, I was pretty much convinced that at least for this trip I might fall into [...]

Spinnerbait Tactics That Work

How many fish have you missed?
It is said you could be missing over half the fish that are coming after your spinner bait. Why? Because you’re getting short strikes.
There is one way to fix that situation and it’s easy to do…..add a trailer hook! Maybe one trailer hook isn’t enough, you can add [...]

Tips To Getting Sponsored For Fishing Tournaments

One of the most important steps in getting sponsored to fish tournaments (whether you fish for bass, walleye, crappie, musky, redfish, marlin, etc.) is to focus on what YOU CAN DO for your sponsor not what your sponsor can do for you. When trying to obtain sponsorship from a company, first make a list [...]

There Is Bass In The Grass

Did you ever plan that fishing trip to the big lake, then when you got there you realized you had no idea where to start fishing? Too much ground to cover, right? Let’s break it down a bit to simplify it.
The first thing you want to look for is cover; something that ‘looks’ like a [...]

Finding and Catching Fish has Never Been Easier With the Garmin 250 Fish Finder

The Garmin Fishfinder 250 is Garmin’s latest addition to their family of marine chartplotters, handheld GPS, fish finders and GPS sounders and its already gaining a great reputation amongst the angling community.
We met up with Johnathan W Ross, a surgeon and keen fisherman to find out his views on the new Garmin 250.
FFR – How [...]

Bass Fishing – Recreation or Obsession?

First of all, we need to look at the word … recreation. When I break it down, it comes out re-creation.
What this means to me is a re-creating of myself; a way to get away from it all and do some soul searching and some thinking and … re-create my ideas, inspirations and motivations; a [...]