The drop-shot rig, which incorporates a hook tied above the sinker, has realized great success in bass fishing circles. But the rig is also effective on walleyes, on lakes that contain green ...

It was born in Japan almost a decade ago as the ultimate light-line finesse technique to counter the heavily pressured bass populations in their lakes. The Japanese pros brought it to the West Coast ...

Balog’s drop shot rigs consist of a No. 1 Gamakatsu hook tied to 6-pound test fluorocarbon line using a Palomar knot to make the hook stand straight out from the line with the point up. Balog usually ...

The bass are lethargic. The anglers are lethargic. Even the cormorants are lethargic. Everybody is ready for a change, for fall, football and a breath of cooler air. While we wait, however, a change ...

Like many hobbies, fishing can be as complicated as we make it. Most trips can be successful with just a few hooks, some worms and a handful of trusty lures. But fishing also provides plenty of ...

Virginian Shawn Bevan is just one of many area anglers who want to know more about a style of fishing that the bass hounds from the clear desert lakes of California, Arizona and Nevada say they ...

These three rigs catch fish all along the Gulf Coast, and tying them couldn't be easier. Marsh Man Masson walks you through the steps, so you can soon be fishing like a pro. The double rig is popular ...

The drop-shot rig, which incorporates a hook tied above the sinker, has realized great success in bass fishing circles. But the rig is also effective on walleyes, both on lakes that contain green ...