Ice Fishing Tips for Beginners

Ice fishing as a sport has been growing dramatically over the last few years. Although ice fishing can initially be expensive, many return to the sport after their first time on the ice. For those new to the sport, it’s important to acquire all the proper gear and take the necessary safety precautions. Tip 1 [...]

Planning an Ice Fishing Trip

Ice fishing is a great way to take advantage of the cold weather and have fun. Unfortunately, some important prep work is involved, especially if you’re new to the sport. Planning an ice fishing trip requires purchasing the right clothes, obtaining the proper licensing, buying the gear, and picking the right spot and day. Equipment [...]

Check Hooks and Line for Damage When Fishing

Perhaps the most common error anglers mistake is to use old, weak line. “Old” is a relative term. The line you used just yesterday may already be badly worn, particularly if your rod guides are scored and rough, if you’ve been casting among weeds or rocks that abrade the line, or if you’ve stretched the [...]

Three tips to make ice fishing easier

An assortment of ways exists to make an ice-fishing trip more enjoyable and less strenuous. Having to haul your fishing gear onto the ice, drill holes and then traverse potentially deep snow or slippery ice is tiring enough. Anything you can do to make the excursion easier is something you should gladly embrace. Here are [...]

Check Hooks and Line for Damage

Perhaps the most common error anglers make is to use old, weak line. “Old” is a relative term. The line you used just yesterday may already be badly worn, particularly if your rod guides are scored and rough, if you’ve been casting among weeds or rocks that abrade the line, or if you’ve stretched the [...]

Fishing-Just the Basics

I’ve been fishing for over 50 years and even more frequently in the last 10 years; during this time I have learned a lot of countless things about fishing in general. The most important is that you can never know it all. Even a novice can show an old timer a trick or two. Over [...]

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