School. Everyone’s favorite. For humans, school is a place we go to get indoctrinated… er… to learn. 75% of my sons go, and we’ve played...
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How to Get Out of a Fishing Slump in 4 Simple Steps
What’s wrong little buddy? Not performing? Hey… listen… it happens to all of us once in a while… Well… not to me, but… you know…...
Continue reading...An Intro to Z-Man Pop ShadZ
3 years ago I made a 20 minute video that should have been… I dunno… 4? Yikes. I was thinking about this yesterday, after working...
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Happy Friday, Patriots. Today, we’re talking fishing. Straight. No chaser. So buckle up, wipe off that booger-pickin’ finger and get to scrollin’! (Sorry… I’m already...
Continue reading...The End is Here. Political Detox: Week 4 Update
It’s here. The end. Today is August 24th – exactly 30 days have passed since the start of my rudimentary Political Detox, on July 25th....
Continue reading...YOU Start the Next Manly Tradition
There’s a soft breeze tonight, enveloping everything. Crisp. It’s rustling the leaves, keeping the bugs at bay. The sound? The sound is that of a...
Continue reading...Must-Have Tackle: Smallmouth Bass Fishing in Wisconsin
I’m packing today. Headed to Iron River, Wisconsin with ‘da boys for the annual BroTrip. I’d love to tell you it’s a fishin’ trip, but...
Continue reading...The 4 Feeding Strategies of Largemouth Bass
Largemouth bass have 4 Primary Feeding Strategies. We need to understand them if we aspire to become better anglers. These are versatile creatures, utilizing all...
Continue reading...Set Aside Your Millstone. Political Detox: Week 3 Update
Lately, I’ve been trying to approach these articles with an empty notebook, and an empty mind. Not surprisingly… the latter comes easy. Occasionally I can...
Continue reading...Motivation is Worthless: Develop Your Drive
Many of the topics that we cover here sprout from personal development. They’re lessons learned in business and life that get turned towards this activity...
Continue reading...Must-Have Tackle: Largemouth Bass Fishing in Illinois
It’s no secret. I currently travel the Land o’ Lincoln in search of the mighty largemouth bass. Some days the fishing is incredible, other days…...
Continue reading...Z-Man Pop FrogZ Mod for Fishing Bass in Heavy Cover
The past few weeks have been tough here in Illinois. Algae is thick. Stinky. It’s disgusting. Fishing has been up and down, but we’ve managed...
Continue reading...How Do Largemouth Bass Feed?
If you want to catch more largemouth bass, it makes sense to spend some time exploring how they actually eat. Most of us have a...
Continue reading...Fishing or Flirting? Political Detox: Week 2 Update
I don’t remember the last time I took a picture with my wife. We have 4 boys. They’re crazy about her. As they should be....
Continue reading...How to Get Better at Fishing
One of my favorite quotes comes from the great Jordan Peterson: Don’t compare yourself with other people; compare yourself with who you were yesterday. Jordan...
Continue reading...How Do Largemouth Bass Feel?
Scaly. Amiright?? Bass don’t have hands, so how do they determine the feel of an object? They use their face. Largemouth bass determine how something...
Continue reading...More time for Fishing… and then some? Political Detox: Week 1 Update
It’s been 1 week. 1 week since a simple family vacation to Minocqua, Wisconsin helped me to identify a very destructive habit. My morning and...
Continue reading...The Simple Blessings of a Fisherman
“It’s too dang cold“, you grumble after a late start as you scramble to grab your breakfast, coffee and gear in one quick pass through...
Continue reading...How to Fix a Broken Fishing Rod
Fixing fishing rods is something that has fascinated me for a while now. Several years ago I started working on an outdoor social media project...
Continue reading...Thunderhawk Lures A10 Squarebill Crankbait
A very interesting squarebill crankbait, the Thunderhawk A10 Squarebill Crankbait looks a bit different. You can see that the bill is actually molded as part...
Continue reading...Fishing a Kalin’s Crappie Scrub for Big Bluegill #short
The Kalin’s Crappie Scrub is a neat little bait that attracts bluegill, crappie and bass – literally anything that swims. When you spot fish up...
Continue reading...One Mighty Jerkbait Bass
The silence woke me from my sleep. Seems odd to say that. With an infant in the room, some sort of sound machine is always...
Continue reading...How Do Largemouth Bass Taste?
If you are here looking for a largemouth bass recipe, we’ll need to do that in another article. Today we’re going to discuss how bass...
Continue reading...Fish for Bad Habits… Political Detox: Summary
Vacations have a way of bringing things that are truly important to the forefront. My family is home now. We currently live in Illinois, but...
Continue reading...Kalin’s Crappie Scrub PB Bluegill
Full video: https://youtu.be/cEBISe5D_3A My best BLUEGILL on a KALIN’S CRAPPIE SCRUB (micro-swimbait) since I started this channel. The bait used was on a 1/16 ounce...
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