It was 6 AM on a crisp morning at Bass Lake, and I was fumbling with my fishing line in the dim pre-dawn light. My buddy Jake was already casting while I struggled with what I thought was a simple task—tying a hook to my line. After my third failed knot unraveled when I tried […]
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Last summer, I watched half my fishing buddies pack up and head home when the first raindrops hit the lake. “Fish don’t bite in the rain,” one claimed as he loaded his gear. Meanwhile, I stayed put, pulled on my rain jacket, and proceeded to catch more bass in two hours than I’d caught all
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The ice was finally melting off Lost Lake, and I could practically feel the bass stirring beneath the surface. After three long months of frigid water temperatures and sluggish winter fishing, this first warm March day had me itching to get back on the water. I remember checking the water temperature that morning—46 degrees—not exactly
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If you’ve ever battled a trophy fish only to watch your knot slip or break, you know that how you tie your line is just as crucial as your lure selection or rod choice. Years ago, I lost what would have been my first big bass on a local lake—not to a faulty leader, but
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I’ll never forget my first attempt at fly fishing. Standing waist-deep in Montana’s Bitterroot River, I watched my expensive new fly line form what looked like a plate of spaghetti around my head while the guide diplomatically suggested we “work on technique a bit.” After three hours of untangling leader, losing flies to overhanging branches,
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