Tips & Techniques Ask The Pro

This week, Clark Wendlandt discusses tips for keeping fish alive in your livewell, how a pro handles fishing tips from co-anglers and advice for anglers interested in starting out on the tournament circuit for the first time.

06/06/2005


This week, Carl Svebek discusses the technique of shaking fish off in practice, how rapid changes to water levels affect the bass bite, and what really separates a good amateur from a pro.

05/23/2005


This week, Wesley Strader discusses dock patterns, how to target larger fish and the general health of Florida fisheries after the hurricane.

01/31/2005


This week, Aaron Martens discusses co-angler etiquette, preferable color combinations for baits in both clear and muddy water, and some advantages of fishing with line with little or no stretch.

01/07/2005


This week, David Dudley discusses the technique of Texas rigging, the advantages of having a diverse fishing arsenal, and how to prevent excessive line runoff from your spool.

10/26/2004


This week, Jim Moynagh discusses how available prey affects a bass bite, how co-anglers should approach their pro partners with advice and how to improve your chances of “feeling” a jig bite.

10/07/2004


This week, Jason Kilpatrick discusses hook sets, depth finders, and tournament and pre-fishing strategies.
This week, Jason Kilpatrick discusses hook sets, depth finders, and tournament and pre-fishing strategies.

09/01/2004


This week, Scott Martin discusses Carolina rigs, fishing rods and hook sets.
This week, Scott Martin discusses Carolina rigs, fishing rods and hook sets.

08/20/2004


This week, Terry Bolton discusses Carolina rigs, techniques for fishing trick worms and strategies for practice fishing.

07/08/2004


This week, Clark Wendlandt discusses co-angler tips, techniques for catching postspawn bass and optimal strategies for sight-fishing.

06/14/2004


This week, Wesley Strader discusses sight-fishing, tips for cleaning your boat and the advantages of fishing with composite fishing rods.

06/07/2004


This week, Aaron Martens discusses techniques for river fishing, how to land lunker bass on Tennessee waterways and optimal situations for using Carolina rigs.

06/01/2004


This week, Carl Svebek discusses techniques for “swimming” a worm, how to get started on the tournament fishing circuit and tips for fishing during times of rising and falling water levels.

05/21/2004


This week, Jim Moynagh discusses reservoirs, equipment for fishing crankbaits and open-water fishing techniques.

04/26/2004


This week, Scott Martin discusses spinnerbait trailers, day-one tournament strategies and how to fish Beaver Lake in cool temperatures.

04/12/2004


This week, David Dudley discusses strategies for fishing lily pads, the advantage of computerized maps and deep-water summer fishing techniques.
This week, David Dudley discusses strategies for fishing lily pads, the advantage of computerized maps and deep-water summer fishing techniques.

03/29/2004


This week, Terry Bolton discusses strategies for fishing in congested areas, how to target fish in cold, deep water, and when to slow down and when to fish fast.
This week, Terry Bolton discusses strategies for fishing in congested areas, how to target fish in cold, deep water, and when to slow down and when to fish fast.

03/15/2004


This week, Clark Wendlandt discusses fluorocarbon line, the best times to fish buzzbaits and the different applications for light-, medium- and heavy-action rods.
This week, Clark Wendlandt discusses fluorocarbon line, the best times to fish buzzbaits and the different applications for light-, medium- and heavy-action rods.

03/08/2004


This week, Carl Svebek discusses optimum seasons for jerkbait techniques, entry level leagues for amateur anglers and which rods work best with which baits.

03/01/2004


This week, Wesley Strader discusses flipping techniques for grass mats, how to properly fish a Senko and techniques for fishing cooler water in early spring.

02/23/2004


This week, Aaron Martens discusses jerkbait modifications, optimal places to put a culling snap on a fish and tips for winter bass fishing.

02/17/2004


This week, Jim Moynagh discusses the advantages and disadvantages of pork and plastic trailers, tips for bed fishing and the perfect place to call home as a professional bass angler.

02/09/2004


This week, Dan Morehead discusses the technique of slow-rolling a spinnerbait, shaking fish off during practice and sight-fishing.

02/02/2004


This week, David Dudley discusses versatile rod-and-reel combinations, preferable knots for splicing lines together and optimal gear ratios for fishing reels when pitching and flipping.

01/26/2004


This week, Scott Martin discusses various tournament tackle, tips for fishing Lake Okeechobee in February and techniques for fishing from inflatable boats.

01/19/2004