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Blade baits for fall bass and ‘eyes

Know more for their productivity in the spring on rivers, blade baits work just as well to catch fat fall smallies and walleyes in lakes. James Holst and Paul Delaney…

Jigging swimbaits for lake trout

You don’t have to troll to catch lake trout. James Holst and Jon Marshall catch a bunch jigging big swimbaits for them on Lake Superior, north of Duluth, Minnesota.

New leadcore for suspending ‘eyes

Trolling big crankbaits behind planer boards on Sufix’s new 832 Advanced Lead Core line is an emerging technique to target mid-summer walleyes suspending over deep, structureless basins. While demonstrating this…

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…