fishing

You have two choices when it comes to picking out the perfect reel for your fishing rod: open faced reels or closed face reels. While Jon and I have traditionally been all about the open … Read more

Many of us have a special preference, some type of gear that we feel really attached to based on what we grew up with, and I feel that way about open faced spinning reels. While … Read more

Just how expensive can a truly special fishing rod get? Does that extra money translate into better quality? What exactly are the differences between a $50 fishing rod and a $500 fishing rod? These are … Read more

If you are new to the world of pike fishing, you might not be aware of how important having a wire leader is. Depending on the fishing technique you are using, not having a wire … Read more

When taking fishing trips to Canada or Minnesota, my fishing buddies would often ask me why I wasn’t jigging for walleyes with them. The answer was easy – I felt my time was better spent … Read more

I remember when Dad first tried out kevlar fishing line, all the way back in the early to mid 1990s when some of these “super lines” started coming out. Considering our annual high adventure fishing … Read more

Why does anyone need a good fishing alarm? This was a question I once wondered about myself, but some time and experience on and around many different waters taught me that sometimes this was a … Read more

While I was thinking a little bit more on tips, tactics, and pictures where I show off my history of catching impressive hauls of northern pike and/or walleye (and those posts will still yet come … Read more