help me catch a cat!

Questionive been fishing a local river for cat from the bank and by boat for the past few months with only one small cat caught. Ive used chicken liver, ni

Bigger Bass

QuestionDear Mark, I am a tournament bass angler and my question is. Need to find the big ones. The next lake I will be fishing is almost covered in weeds

trout & humpy

QuestionHi my name is jacob iam 14 and live in the northwest and i was wondering on what is the best bait for rainbow trout in lakes. And whats the best fl

Working Crankbaits

QuestionDan, How fast should I be working artificial lures? Sometimes, when I think Im doing OK, the lure comes close and I realize that the thing was fly

Electronics for 36 foot boat

QuestionI just purchased a 36 Uniflite Sport Sedan with a large flybridge which I will use to cruise locally and in time, explore areas up and down the eas

Fly Fishing in Ketchikan

QuestionArriving in Ketchikan Aug 31 - on cruise line but just dont like those canned shore excursions...would love to connect with someone that can point

Fishing Ticket

QuestionA friend of mine told me that 15 years ago that he was charged with a fishing ticket of $35.00 for casting a reel and rod using live bait in his pr

Fishing line knots

QuestionWhen I was a kid...oh, about 8 or 10 (eons and eons ago), my grandfather taught me how to fish.  I havent fished in many years, but now would

Fish Identification

QuestionNot sure if you can help me or not, but I was wondering if you could identify the type of fish pictured here: http://www.bgmusicians.com/mbbl/mbb

flounder

QuestionI have a considerable bet riding on this.  I say that flounder and fluke are really 2 names for the same fish.  I know some say theyre no

Weights of various lures

QuestionChris, I see that many of the smaller kinds of lures come in weights starting at 1/6 oz and up. What is the determining factor when selecting a lur

quality rod and reels for catfishing

Question    Hello, I am a new fisherman, and I like to catch catfish. One of the problems I am encountering is that I have to borrow my fat

I think I caugt a gafftopsail...

QuestionI think I caugt a gafftopsail catfish.  I heard you couldnt eat salt water catfish, so I threw it back.  Later I found out theyre tasty.

Deep sea off Carolina Coast

QuestionI have fished for several years off the New Jersey shore (flounder, weakfish, bluefish) I am going to Myrtle Beach and looking into an 11hr. all da

bent ambasador reel handle

QuestionJust got an almost new Ambassador 5501C3 at a garage sale. Handle is bent out by the swivel finger extension Im unsure as to the best way to straig

how do you keep the bass from shaking thelure?

QuestionIlive in Osteen fla. AND WE HAVE SOME MONSTER BASS HERE. WHEN they jump they shake the hook, do I need to set the hook harder or anything I can do

equipment, and terms. also knots

QuestionI recently started deep sea fishing from party boats. I have an older Penn 209 level wind reel that is from when I was a boy and a medium action ro

Harbor Halibut

QuestionHi   im 15 and i love to fish i always go to the harbor and catch bonitos all of the time and i want a challenge how do u think i should

weedless rigs

Questioni find that when iam fishing with a rubber worm or anything with a worm weight (bullett type) i tend to get a lot of grass and debris on the weight

The Roe Knot

QuestionHi, I have a devil of a time tying the egg loop bumper knot as they call it here. Im from California and fish the Sacramento river for salmon and s