Category: Best Baits & Bites of the Month

Individual posts for monthly summary video with Best Bites of the Month and/or the Best Baits for a period of time.

  • Illinois Smallmouth Bass Fishing: Top 3.4 Baits

    Illinois Smallmouth Bass Fishing: Top 3.4 Baits

    Northern Illinois Fishing for Smallmouth Bass? Let’s do this. The following are my TOP 3.4 BAITS FOR ILLINOIS SMALLMOUTH that will put more of #bronzebacks in the boat (or on the shore)!

    Illinois has a lot of issues… but one thing that we are blessed with is an abundance of smallmouth bass – and also sauger, saugeye, largemouth bass, drum, green sunfish and crappie – and some surprisingly beautiful areas to fish. If you know how to catch ’em, it’s JUST about enough to make you want to stay…

    … not quite… but real close.

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  • Top 2.7 Baits for LaSalle County Panfish (Northern Illinois Fishing Tips)

    Top 2.7 Baits for LaSalle County Panfish (Northern Illinois Fishing Tips)

    Northern Illinois Fishing for Panfish? Let’s do this. The following are my TOP 2.7 BAITS FOR LASALLE COUNTY PANFISH that will put more bluegill, sunfish, crappie, bass and sauger in the boat (or on the shore)!

    Illinois has a lot of issues… but one thing that we are blessed with is an abundance of panfish – walleye, sauger, saugeye, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, drum, green sunfish and crappie – and some surprisingly beautiful areas to fish. If you know how to catch ’em, it’s JUST about enough to make you want to stay…

    … not quite… but real close.

    Happy fishing!

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  • Top 4.3 Baits for Illinois Bass Fishing

    Top 4.3 Baits for Illinois Bass Fishing

    Illinois Fishing? Let’s do this.

    The following are my TOP 4.3 ILLINOIS BASS FISHING BAITS that will put more largemouth in the boat (or on the shore)!

    Illinois has a lot of issues… but one thing that we are blessed with is an abundance of bass – both largemouth and smallmouth – and some surprisingly beautiful areas to fish. If you know how to catch ’em, it’s JUST about enough to make you want to stay…

    … not quite… but real close.

    Happy fishing! Hope you catch more largemouth the next time you go fishing.

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  • Illinois Fishing in May | Mule Jigs, Donkey Tails & Salty Sinkin’ Worms

    Illinois Fishing in May | Mule Jigs, Donkey Tails & Salty Sinkin’ Worms

    How was the fishing in May in Illinois?

    Well, this video shows some of the highlights from Monday Morning Bites. Remember: each week we catch fish and make fart jokes, so if that sounds like something you’re into (and let’s be honest… it’s something you’re into) make sure to SUBSCRIBE and SAY HELLO!

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  • Illinois Fishing in April | Ned Rigs, YUM Dingers & Swimbaits

    Illinois Fishing in April | Ned Rigs, YUM Dingers & Swimbaits

    How was the fishing in April in Illinois?

    Well, this video shows some of the highlights from Monday Morning Bites. Remember: each week we catch fish and make fart jokes, so if that sounds like something you’re into (and let’s be honest… it’s something you’re into) make sure to SUBSCRIBE and SAY HELLO!

    I’d love to hear from you.

    #TheHuntFor250 continues!

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    Oh hey, check this out – you can still get a free copy of Ned Rig Secrets – guaranteed to help you catch more fish!

    Ned Rig Secrets by AJ Hauser
    An Easy-Reading 20 Page Guide. Simple Instructions. Beautiful Images. Fun Story – It’s All Here.

    Let’s get better.

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