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Plastics tactics for mid-summer walleye

Jig-and-plastic combos catch lake-dwelling walleyes in spring, summer and fall – not just on rivers in the pre-spawn period. While demonstrating productive mid-summer, walleyes with soft-plastics, James Holst and Quintin…

Sight fishing for big smallies

A “spot and stalk” approach often works best when sight-fishing for smallmouth bass in clear water. Demonstrating productive wacky-worm tactics and boat-control techniques, James Holst and Paul Delaney (owner of…

Sight fishing for spring pike

When you can see fish in clear, shallow water, certain presentations work better to catch them. James Holst and Chad Thompson (owner of Pasha Lake Cabins, www.pashalake.com) demonstrate productive sight-fishing…

New leadcore for huge lake trout

Trolling spoons behind planer boards on Sufix’s new 832 Advanced Lead Core line is an emerging pattern to catch mammoth lake trout. While demonstrating this hot, new bite on Lake…

Spoon and sonar tips for trout

Rainbow trout will slam flutter spoons tipped with waxworms just about anywhere in the water column. While catching dozens of beautiful rainbows on a couple small lakes near Red Lake,…