Using a Japanese pull-saw allows you to control the cuts very carefully and it can follow the graceful curves. They cut on the pull stroke which means they're very easy to control. Make sure you leave a bit of your cut line, meaning cut just outside the line. This allows you a bit...
it is important to securely attach the right hook and enough weight to the end of the line. Experienced fishermen develop their own style and may use a different method for preparing the line. However, beginners can have just as much luck with a simple rig....
Their back is gray or bluish, with a white belly, and their rounded mouth has tiny teeth and a slight overbite to hold their prey. The tail is strongly forked. The catfish’s pectoral and dorsal fins feature a sharp serrated spine that makes it harder for predators to swallow them when ...
To catch blues holding along bottom channels, work your rig directly beneath a boat, keeping your line perpendicular to your rod tip. This increases sensitivity to strikes. Move along the drop-off using a trolling motor, wind or current to drift along the channel. When you find fish, work ...
There are a lot of ways to fish with leeches depending on the fish species you’re pursuing. The simplest and probably most common method from either shore or a boat is to rig them with a small hook through the head, attach a few smallsplit shotand aslip bobberto the line and cast....
The paternoster rig isa multi-hooked bottom fishing rig best used from an anchored boator a pier when there's not much tide running. Slack line should be avoided with this rig, as a biting fish will feel the resistance of the lead and drop the bait, long before it can be registered at...
For rigging bait hooks, the primary line is attached to a swivel slider with a heavy weight. The line is tied to a swivel where a 20 lb fluorocarbon leader of several feet is tied to the hook. With this rig, the weight can sink quickly while the hook is spaced and suspended above th...
The specialty player: the Mercury ProKicker delivers precision trolling control For serious anglers, theProKicker™ outboardis a hard-working “support player” in the Mercury lineup. It’s a must-have for trolling, drifting or mooching for species ranging from walleyes and muskies to ...
Just about every rod manufacturer on the planet has a versatile 7' spinning rod in their lineup, and depending on the line weight, all get the job done. Snapper bottom fishing outfits Aside from a float lining rod (or two), it's imperative to have a paternoster rig down as well. For...
No bottom fishing expedition would be possible without three essential items. These are thesinker, thehook, and theline. Combined with a few other optional items, they make up what’s called arig. When a good fishing rig is coupled with qualitybait, you get a combination no bottom fish ca...