Balog’s drop shot rigs consist of a No. 1 Gamakatsu hook tied to 6-pound test fluorocarbon line using a Palomar knot to make the hook stand straight out from the line with the point up. Balog usually ...

Charter Captain Rob Ebersole, left, and friends are pictured fishing aboard his 21-foot Starcraft Fishmaster used a Garmin Forward-Facing Sonar to score well fishing for Lake Erie yellow perch. Winter ...

Few things in the world of fishing ignite more quiet controversy than tackle choices. Spinnerbait vs. chatterbait, braid vs. fluorocarbon - anglers love to debate. But among all the techniques that ...

For some reason, autumn is the time of year when I feel the need to talk about the productivity of drop-shot rigs. It’s probably because the first time I ever tried drop-shotting was in the fall at ...

This time of year, a lot of the bass are in shallow water for a couple of different reasons. First, they are chasing shad, which are spawning in the backs of coves. Second, the surface temperature of ...