Pike love the color red.
Fishing Tips
The largemouth bass is an olive-green fish, marked by a series of dark, sometimes black, blotches forming a jagged horizontal stripe along each flank. It is the largest of the black basses, reaching a maximum recorded overall length of 29.5 in/75 cm and a maximum unofficial weight of 25 pounds 1 ounce (11.4 kg). The [...]
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To check monofilament line and leaders for fraying, pull them through a handful of cotton. Fibers from the cotton will catch in any abrasion and will be easily visible. If you find these telltale signs of wear, it is best to replace the line. You don’t want to lose that trophy fish.
You’ve probably heard that it’s safe to walk on 3 inches of ice, but is that ever really safe? Schools of carp can gather under the ice and wear it away, occasionally even opening a hole. And groundwater might well up from the depths and melt the ice. So think twice before going out on [...]
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Just after heavy rains, crawlers often cover sidewalks and roads. But picking up a slippery night crawler can be frustrating and time consuming. Instead, try using a spatula.
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Basic Freshwater Fishing: Step-By-Step Guide to Tackle and Know-How That Catch the Favorite Fish in Your Area By Cliff Hauptman If you are a beginner freshwater fisherman, then this book may be the perfect one for you. It starts off by letting you know the basics of fishing. By the end, even the veteran angler [...]
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The best lure I have ever seen for catching pike, is the DARDEVIL, a spoon that comes in all kinds of color combinations. The northern pike cannot resist the flashing colors and the silvery bottom of this spoon, which also comes in different sizes, from about 1″ to a foot long.
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Researchers studying walleye vision found that orange is the color most visible to walleyes, followed by yellow and yellow green. Surprisingly, red is the least visible color. It looks like it’s time to take those red jigs out of your tackle box.
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Would you believe that the gender of a baitfish could make a big difference in your fishing success? A male fathead minnow, which has a black head covered with spawning tubercles in spring, is much less effective than a female fathead, which is more silvery and apparently exudes a more attractive odor to walleyes, pike [...]
When gathering night crawlers after dark, use a flashlight with red cellophane over the lens. A white light may scare them back into their holes.
