Spring is finally here and Tournament season is getting into full swing down south. The ice is leaving up north and everyone is itching to get out on the water. This is a great time to make sure your Rig is ready for that first day out on the lake. It’s better to take a few minutes now to ensure everything is in proper working order for your partner’s safety as well as others who may be on the lake. Let’s start with the workhorse of your rig, the trailer. Probably the most neglected part of your rig. Let’s start...

Year after year the fishing industry out does itself from the previous and comes out with yet another way to catch a bass. Typically, I find myself yearning for all the latest tackle with all sorts of new ideas in my head of ways to capitalize on it. Like clockwork, after either forgetting all about my shiny new plugs, plastics, and shenanigans or realizing it simply isn’t effective, I find myself back to techniques and baits I have confidence in and success on. The technique I find myself leaning on the hardest, here in Michigan, is swimming a jig. A...

Spring Football Season – Go Big. It’s been scientifically proven that excessive swearing is a sign of intelligence – well listen the [expletive deleted] up because so is throwing a big [expletive deleted] jig in the spring. It’s no secret a jig works year round, with differing styles of baits producing better during different periods – but it’s easy to forget about during the pre-spawn period when the fish are moving shallow and hangry. While everyone is focused on throwing hard baits like a jerk bait or lipless cranks, you may be tempted to try a living rubber jig – the...