Hello folks, this week Ivo shows you how to tie your own drop shot rig as well as how tie a palomar knot. A drop shot rig is ...

In early fall, fishing conditions often change as bass transition from summer patterns. Hot summers and heavy pressure make ...

Balog’s drop shot rigs consist of a No. 1 Gamakatsu hook tied to 6-pound test fluorocarbon line using a Palomar knot to make the hook stand straight out from the line with the point up. Balog usually ...

It was born in Japan almost a decade ago as the ultimate light-line finesse technique to counter the heavily pressured bass populations in their lakes. The Japanese pros brought it to the West Coast ...

Spring often provides excellent bass fishing in lakes. Warming water brings fish shallow to feed and reproduce. Things often change come summer, as fish move into a variety of habitats, often ones ...

The bass are lethargic. The anglers are lethargic. Even the cormorants are lethargic. Everybody is ready for a change, for fall, football and a breath of cooler air. While we wait, however, a change ...

The drop-shot rig, which incorporates a hook tied above the sinker, has realized great success in bass fishing circles. But the rig is also effective on walleyes, on lakes that contain green ...

When I think about fishing in the fall, many techniques come to mind. Jigs, crankbaits and other lures all contribute to a day’s catch much of the time. But more and more, I and many of the anglers ...

Like many hobbies, fishing can be as complicated as we make it. Most trips can be successful with just a few hooks, some worms and a handful of trusty lures. But fishing also provides plenty of ...