I’d imagine that many of you started fishing on either spinning gear or an old spincast setup. If you’re anything like me, the thought of using a baitcaster was alluring but almost scary when you were first starting. After all, baitcasters have a well-earned reputation for being difficult to use and prone to backlash. I […]
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Pretty much as soon as Tristan was born, my then wife and I signed up for a membership at Winding Trails in Farmington, Connecticut. About seven years later, we finally were accepted and got to enjoy it! While I was quite familiar with the place from my own childhood, I’d never really fished there. Instead,
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While most anglers would prefer to fish during low light conditions such as dawn and dusk, this isn’t in the cards for everyone, especially parents. It’s very challenging to get little ones up early to catch fish and so chances are you’ll be spending most of your time trying to catch fish in the middle
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There’s nothing worse than getting your favorite fishing lure snagged while you’re out on the water. First, you could lose your snagged lure, but even if you don’t, you can ruin a drift while you try to retrieve it! Your best best is to avoid or reduce snags when fishing if possible, but there are
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If you’ve been fishing for any length of time, someone may have told you to be quiet so you didn’t scare away the fish. Perhaps you’ve even told that to someone else, such as your kids. There’s a very common theory that talking or making loud noises scare fish away. The question is, is that
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My children and I had a great Father’s Day Weekend made all the better by fishing my cousin’s small pond. It’s the exact sort of place you’d dream of where the fish haven’t seen a hook in years and just inhale your lure as it hits the water. While we’re lucky to have family who
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If fishing with kids has taught me one thing over the years, its that fishing with confidence matters. This goes for both the parent, the child, and even the professional anglers out there. The more confidence you have while fishing, the more likely you are to catch fish. When I take my kids out on
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If you fish anywhere near weeds, you’re going to get weeds on lures. While there are certain techniques you can employ to keep weeds off of your lures in the first place, you’ll never have 100% success. You’ve probably wondered if you should remove weeds on fishing lures before making a cast. In most cases,
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If you are a freshwater angler, chances are you’ve gotten weeds on your fishing lures before. While it can be annoying to have to keep removing them, large fish prowl weed beds, so it’s worth fishing them. Even so, there are a few things you can do to help keep weeds off your fishing lures
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This past weekend I had a good reminder in fishing etiquette and manners. I was 100% in the wrong, though it was an honest mistake that I quickly apologized for and promptly corrected (more on that later), but given that this website is designed to help people new to the sport, I thought I’d write
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