The essentials for living your best life.
The essentials for living your best life.
Learn how to unsnag your lure without damaging your rod, line, or tackle. These four simple methods use slack, changing pressure, controlled vibration, and a lure retriever before cutting the line.
Essential Concepts
Stop hard pulls. Keep the rod low, change pressure direction, try slack or vibration, use a retriever, and cut the line only as a last resort.
Crayfish bait for bass works because it matches what bass already eat: bottom-dwelling prey tied to cover, season, and water conditions. Fish it slowly near rock, wood, weeds, or drops, and match the bait’s size and color to the local crayfish.
Essential Concepts: Bottom cover; slow presentation; match local size and color; live bait or soft plastic; strongest in spring, summer, and fall.