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Suspending Jerkbaits for Cold Water Walleye

While jigs are a tried-and-true presentation for cold water walleye, there’s another highly effective option that often gets overlooked—suspending jerkbaits. These hard plastic lures hav ...

Complete Cold-Water Jerkbait Setup for Walleye

Cold-water jerkbait success comes down to a small, focused system: one or two natural-pattern baits, one or two high-contrast baits, line that keeps suspending baits at depth, and quick-change snaps ...

Cold-Water Walleye Jerkbait Cadence by Temperature

The jerkbait isn't the variable — the pause is. A suspending jerkbait hanging motionless in front of a cold-water walleye is one of the most effective presentations in fishing. The cadence that ...

Cold-Water Walleye Jerkbaits Cadence, Colors, and the Simple Setup

Jerkbaits are the most efficient cold-water search tool for open-water walleye — they cover water fast, trigger fish that won’t chase a jig, and reward anglers who understand the pause. T ...

The Best Jerkbait Rods: Precision Picks for Every Angler

Jerkbait fishing demands a rod that offers precise control, sensitivity, and the right action to impart the perfect twitch to your lure. Whether you're targeting bass in clear waters or navigating th ...

How to Catch Suspended Bass: Tips and Techniques for Success

Suspended bass can be one of the most challenging fish to catch because they are not relating to the bottom or structure. Instead, they hold at varying depths in open water, often chasing baitfish o ...

Drop Shotting Crappies in Open Water: A Precision Approach for Suspended Slabs

When crappies move off structure and suspend in open water, few techniques offer the control and precision of the drop shot. Originally designed for finesse bass fishing, drop shotting for crappie le ...

Spring Walleye Water Temp Triggers (36–60°F)

Water temperature is the clock walleye run on. This guide maps every 5-degree band from ice-out to post-spawn — where fish are, how they behave, and exactly how to adjust your presentation at e ...

Walleye Hook & Split Ring Replacement Guide

Factory hooks on walleye jerkbaits are adequate out of the box — but they dull fast, and a dull point in cold water means missed fish. This guide covers when to replace, how to size, which hook ...

Spring Walleye Fishing: The Playbook (Pre-Spawn → Spawn → Post-Spawn)

Spring walleye success comes down to three variables: water temperature, wind-driven drift speed, and bottom contact. This hub routes you to the exact setup, jig weight chart, cadence rules, color lo ...

The Best Bass Fishing Retrieval Methods for Different Lures & Conditions

If you’re searching for the best bass fishing retrieval methods, you already know lure choice is only half the equation. The real difference-maker is how you move that lure—your cadence, ...

Planer Board Fishing 101: Essential Tips for Success on the Water

Planer board fishing is one of the most effective ways to cover water and target suspended fish, especially when trolling for walleye, salmon, trout, and even crappie. Yet for many beginners, the tec ...

4 Unconventional Bass Fishing Methods That Are Actually Working

As fishing pressure increases and competition tightens, the anglers gaining edges are reaching outside the conventional playbook. Here are four under-the-radar techniques — proven by tournament ...

Rod Length Guide: Casting Distance, Accuracy & Hookset

If you’re searching for a fishing rod length chart or wondering what length fishing rod is best for your style, you’re asking a smart question. Rod length quietly controls three things th ...

Locating and Catching Deep Water Walleye in the Great Lakes

Targeting walleye in deep water can feel like finding a needle in a haystack, especially during the late summer months. While spring and early summer offer more predictable patterns with fish staging ...

Walleye Jigging: Vertical + Casting Jig Heads, Plastics, Weight & Cadence — The Complete System

Jigging is the most versatile walleye presentation — it works from ice-out through post-spawn, covers bottom-oriented and current-holding fish, and adapts to any depth, wind, or clarity conditi ...

Finding the Best Float in Your Tackle Box

You probably have floats, bobbers and indicators of various sizes, weights and colors in your tackle box. This guide will help you narrow down your choices and pick the most suitable float for your c ...

Finding Panfish During Hot Summer Months

Summer is almost here, which means many anglers will pack away their panfish gear and look for different fishing opportunities. While panfish do become more difficult to locate during the summer mon ...

Walleye Fishing Setup: Rod, Reel & Line Guide for Spinning, Jigging & Trolling

With hundreds of rods, reels, and line options available, building a walleye fishing setup doesn’t have to be overwhelming. This guide narrows it down to the combinations that actually work &md ...

Pre-Spawn Walleye Staging Map: Breaks, Points & Current Seams

Before walleyes reach the spawning gravel, they stack on a handful of high-percentage staging features — the first major break, main-lake points, inside turns, and current seams. This guide map ...

Post-Spawn Walleye Search Plan: Switching to Cranks

The spawn ends and the fish scatter. The slow-jig game that worked pre-spawn doesn't cover enough water to find them. Crankbaits are the tool for this transition — they search multiple depths e ...

Best Spring Walleye Plastics: Profile Guide

Most spring walleye anglers carry too many plastics and know too few. Three profiles cover 90% of situations — paddletail, minnow/jerk shad, and ringworm/curl tail. This guide explains exactly ...

Walleye Jig Setup: Rod, Reel, Line & Jig Head Guide

Jigging is the most consistently productive walleye technique across seasons — and the most sensitive to setup. Get the rod action wrong and you’ll miss bites. Use the wrong jig weight an ...

Late Spring Walleye: Harness Transition Timing

Jigging and cranks dominate early spring when walleyes are concentrated on breaks. But once water temps push past 58°F and fish scatter onto sand and mud flats, the bottom bouncer and spinner har ...

Harness Leader Length Rules for Walleyes (When Longer Wins)

Leader length is the adjustment most harness anglers never make — and it is one of the fastest fixes for short strikes. More distance between the bouncer wire and the harness gives wary fish mo ...

Cold-Water Walleye Jig Cadence Rules: Drag vs Snap vs Glide

Cold-water walleye bites are cadence-sensitive — a presentation that's 10% too fast or paused 2 seconds too short is the difference between loading the net and going home empty. This guide give ...

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