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Open-water winter ‘eyes on plastic

Dragging big, soft-plastic baits that impart a lot of action when retrieved slowly will yield dozens of late-winter, open-water, river walleyes. While demonstrating productive rigging and trolling tactics on the…

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…

Plastic tactics for pre-spawn ‘eyes

Pitching big, soft-plastic swimbaits to shallow, shoreline structure can yield giant, pre-spawn, river walleyes. While demonstrating productive rigging and casting tactics on the Rainy River near International Falls, Minnesota, James…