The best way to catch a following fish is for your angling partner to quickly cast a moderately weighted bait a little to the side of the hooked fish. Spotting these fish and getting a fly or lure in front of them quickly is the key, because a shadowing smallie often shies away when they […]
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Secret #76– Late Fall & Winter is Big Bronze Time
By Tim Holschlag on October 8, 2016 in Fly Fishing Secrets, Spin Fishing Secrets, Smallmouth Secrets, Fly Fishing, Quick Tips, Spin Fishing, How To 0
BRIEF– The cold water seasons of late fall and winter produce high percentages of big fish if you shift your fishing locations and use the right techniques. Naturally, there are biological reasons why the big boys bite better than the small fry in extra cold water (below 48 degrees). But what a smallie fan really […]
Secret #81– Get a Good Anchor System
By Tim Holschlag on June 6, 2016 in Fly Fishing Secrets, Spin Fishing Secrets, Smallmouth Secrets, Fly Fishing, Quick Tips, Spin Fishing, How To 0
You need a good anchor system, one that you can operate quickly and easily with one hand. A traditional anchor that must be thrown overboard and then hand-hauled back in is noisy, dirty, slow and very tiring. This will not do the job. You need an anchor that remains outside the hull and an anchor […]