It has been widely reported that, by Minnesota law, permanent/unattended ice houses in the Southern two-thirds of Minnesota will have had to be off the ice by midnight, March 1. The Northern third of Minnesota has until March 15. The Waseca County News reported the same in their own article.
But what made the [...]
This week, the average daily temperature in Minnesota rises above 30 degrees F and signals the beginning of the end of ice fishing season. Ice thicknesses are still in the 2 ft range, but will start to thin and become dangerous in a matter of weeks. As the season winds down, I thought [...]
Fishing Jones celebrated the New Year by posting 5 steps to making your own rod tube:
Go to hardware store.
Buy PVC stuff.
Glue PVC stuff together.
Breathe in PVC Glue, depress nervous system.
Adorn with accumulated stickers.
Simple, yet effective. Time to take a trip to the hardware store.
But I think I’ll replace step 4 with:
4. Spray [...]
The fluke by Zoom Bait, Inc., and more specifically the super fluke, is a great all-species lure. It’s made more for bass than other species, but all species strike it. The reason is that it looks like a wounded shad when fished correctly. I’ve caught largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, northern pike, [...]
I was asked recently by a friend how I rig my Magic Lure, the Zoom super fluke. I sent my friend some pictures and thought I would use them here to illustrate the technique.
The super fluke can be rigged a variety of ways, but I like to use a Texas rig. [...]
Date: 8/8/2009
Time: 2-5pm
Body of water: Bald Eagle Lake
Location: White Bear Lake, MN
Weather Conditions: rain in the morning, afternoon sun, rain again after 4pm
I ran into Mark on the way out to look at the Hobie Mirage Pro Angler (I REALLY want one of those now). He said he tried to call me at about [...]
In most human pursuits, people are always looking for the Holy Grail: the system to beat the house at the casino, the club that takes strokes off your golf score, or the pill that helps you lose weight without exercise. Fishing is no different. In fishing, the Holy Grail is in the form [...]
For you more experienced anglers, what I’m about to say is going to come out of the “well, duh” category of fishing. But to those of us that haven’t had the privilege, you don’t know what you’re missing til you’ve got it. So here goes…
If you have a boat and are going to [...]
I’m not a professional by any means, but I know what’s worked for me. I plan to post some tips and tricks here that I’ve learned over the years.
Coming soon…
