Just A Touch Of Red

By Dan Galusha

Everyone has heard the old saying, "add just a touch of class." Well in fishing you may want to add “just a touch of red."

For years, anglers have used an old standby color of red and white, and many crankbaits have a spot of red in the throat, gill or eye area. There are ways an angler can add red to any lure while on the water.

The two easiest items to use are a red felt-tip marker, and TTL;s line of Bleeding Bait and Blood Red hooks. These can be used separately, or in combination.

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Getting Creative For Early Spring Crappie

By Tom Neustrom

Think you've exhausted every feasible place to catch springtime crappie? Think again! There are always places crappie hide where anglers fail to find them. Spend enough time chasing these big spring slabs, and you'll learn to recognize and react to unfamiliar, yet highly rewarding conditions.

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Early-Season, Big Bait Secrets

By Jim Saric

It was a Wisconsin muskie season opener that couldn’t come soon enough. I had been bass, walleye and crappie fishing during the month of May, and fishing had been fantastic, but I had enough and wanted to get down to some serious business.

It was an early ice-out with unseasonably warm temperatures. The muskie were finished spawning and water temperatures were in the mid 60s. Weed growth was incredible, and overall the weather had been warm and stable leading up to the opener of the season.

On the first day, I started muskie fishing some of my typical haunts, and rather than select one of my early-season favorite smaller bucktails, I selected one of my favorite weighted Suicks.

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Versatility At Its Finest…Swim Jigs

By Glenn Walker

Tournament bass anglers began making their own swimming jigs after they realized that the jig---a proven bass-catching lure---worked well when it was swam back to the boat. Through numerous prototypes and countless hours on the water, the swim jig and the technique that accompanies it took the Midwest bass tournament scene by storm.

For anglers to become successful with this technique, they will need to garner the knowledge of how versatile swimming a jig is and all the components that help make a successful day on the water.

 The Swim Jig

The key components of a swim jig include a bend in the hook eye that is around 30 degrees.

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