Benmin Smith Panfish are different. Catching them isn’t about trophies; it’s about catching fish for dinner. Crappie and bluegill don’t gets mounted on your wall like trophies. That makes cooking panfish a little more difficult then other species. While a bass might be able to withstand a little abuse, a sunfish won’t stand a chance. Their flesh … Read more
But if you’ve caught any panfish, there’s a certin level of frustration that comes with it. The strike indicator twitch. You set the hook and then you reel in a sunfish that could fit in the palm of your hand. No problem. It eats. And it’s edible. But it’s not what you’re going out to … Read more
There’s a certain kind of frustration that comes with fishing standing waist deep in shallow water. They’re all around you. You see the bluegill circling your lure and then they gets up there to take it and they look at you funny. And off they go. The fish is there and the fish sees the … Read more
Not everything you see on the store shelf work best when you are fishing. While latest fancy jigs and tiny plastic baits might be selling like hotcakes at your local store, how many times do they gets bit? The amount of action we experience is directly related to what the fish are feeding on naturaly. … Read more
We all do it, we use the same box of hook on multiple species. That’s practical right? That change until you tie one on to catch some shallow bluegills and they rejects your offering left and right. Unless you cast poorly or are using the wrong bait, it isn’t likely that the issue is you. … Read more