During the long winter months each year I take a bit of time to do a little tackle organization. Basically, put everything back where it belongs, clean out the dirt and figure out what needs fixing, replacing or replenishing. One of my noted frustrations from last year was the storage…
Every once in a while the mood strikes to go after some toothy critters. Pike and musky fishing can be a lot of fun but I don’t particularly enjoy losing $15 (or painfully much more!) lures while doing it. Hence, some sort of leader material is generally in order. For…
The use of GPS has completely changed the way we fish. I have a box or two full of hydro, topo and fishing maps that I had collected over the years that I haven’t looked at in a long time, simply because most maps are now available on my Lowrance…
A recent tournament experience showed me that it was high time to replace my 13 year old Humminbird 400TX depth finder on my boat. This was a fairly high end unit when it was new and it has performed solidly over the years. I plan to either turn it into…
I recently purchased a new Shimano Spirex 2500FG. I’d still be using my old Spirex 2000FD which has served me very well for about 8-9 years now expect I had a slight mishap recently in rough water and bent the handle (full disclosure – I sat on it – bummer).…
I just purchased an assortment of silver and gold “Binsky” blade baits. Years ago I had some success with a blade bait fishing for bass and walleye, with one of the largest walleyes of the trip caught with one in faster flowing water. I haven’t used one in a few…
On an earlier trip this fall I had the misfortune to find out (the hard way) that my 10 year old survival suit was no longer waterproof. After three hours of fishing in hard, cold rain I was soaked from my chest to my toes – water was actually running…
