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Illinois River Winter Sauger Location
Matt points out areas to check out for Fall Sauger in Illinois River.
Make Sure you Have a Life Jackets While Fishing in the Cold
Tommy Kemos explains why a Life Jacket is important to have specially in cold water conditions.
Pro River Fisherman TIP
Tommy Kemos explains how Big River Boat Barges can change the current to getting fish to bite.
Try GULP Minnows in the Illinois River During Winter
Tommy Kemos show off the Two best Colors of Gulp Minnows for catching Illinois River Sauger.
Why you Should Use Schaeffer Diesel Oil
Korey Sprengel Oil he Chooses for his Disel truck he uses to tow his boat all over the Midwest.
Sauger Open Water Winter Cadence
Tommy Kemos explains how to catch Sauger during cold water conditions.
NEW Lowrance FishFinder Settings
Pro Fisherman Korey Sprengel explains how he sets up his Lowrance FishFinder Screen for best performance
Using Forward Facing Sonar to See When you Need to Make Adjustments While Fishing.
Korey Sprengel talks about how he's controlling his boat on breakline to find the Walleyes. He's also explaining how to figure out when to make adjustments to where and how to fish.
How to Fish Crankbaits Down Deep in the 50 to 70 Foot Depth Accurate.
Precision Trolling Data App is adding even Deeper crankbait data to its app
How to Use Sonar Efficiency
Korey Sprengel discusses how, even with the new forward-facing sonar, side imaging is essential for covering ground more efficiently.
The New Berkley Drip Swimmer and Fusion 19 Hybrid Jig Head
Korey show off the new The New Berkley Drip Swimmer and Fusion 19 Hybrid Jig Head.
The New Berkley Jack – Lipless Crankbait
Pro Fisherman Chase Parsons shows off the features New Berkley Jack
How to Hook Your Soft Plastic Fishing Bait
Korey Sprengel explains how to put your soft plastic bait on your hook so it action is perfect in the water.
Try These Places to Find Cold Front Walleyes
Korey is learning the lake as he goes. He's gives us his pro technique to finding fish just off the structure during cold fronts. Little less aggressive but they are still near the structure.
Lake Erie Walleye Trolling Equipment
Tommy Kemos shows off what equipment he uses when he trolls crankbaits
Traveling in Bad Weather to Go Fishing?
Tommy Kemos talk about make sure you check the weather ahead of your long travel fishing trip during snow season.
Big Bait or Smaller Bait for Walleye?
Ali talks over how big baits might not be the best choice like Deep Hit Stick and Shallow Hit Stick. Sometimes the Smaller Flicker Shad is going to be the bait that helps put fish in live well.
How Do You Troll Two or More Crank Styles in Same Water Column?
Pro Fisherman Keith Kavajecz explains how he uses Precision Trolling Data App to figure out the best crankbait combo to fish into the same zone
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Traveling in Bad Weather to Go Fishing?
Tommy Kemos talk about make sure you check the weather ahead of your long travel fishing trip during snow season.
Your Next Ice Fishing Suit
Professional Fisherman Gary Parsons explains why he love Whitewater Clothing insulated rain suit for winter and Ice Fishing.
Lowrance Active Target Ice Pack Pro Fisherman Review
Pro Fisherman Gary Parsons reviews the Lowrance Active Target Ice Pack for Ice Fishing. Forward Facing Sonar.
How to Care For Your Mercury Engine in Freezing Temperatures
Gary Explains how he is sure his engine is not over heating in freezing temperatures by cleaning out his tell tale.
Steps to Follow for Winterizing your Boat
Tommy Kemos explains the steps you need to follow to Winterize your boat for the Winter.
Boat Steps to do After Fishing in Cold Weather
Chase Parsons gives us some tips he uses to keep his boat from freezing while fishing in cold temps.
Check List for Fisherman for Winter open Water Fishing.
Tommy Kemos shows all the steps he take so he boat, trailer and motor don’t freeze up while fishing in freezing temps.
The Do’s and Don’t of Launching a Boat in Freezing Conditions
Korey Sprengel explains the way to properly prepare yourself for launching your boat in freezing conditions.
Covering different depths with Tip Ups
Quick tip on: How to spread your tip ups so your close to the fish though out whole day. #Fishing #TheNextBite #FishingTips #BigFish #HowToFish
Learning The Best Time To Fish Certain Lakes Based Off Water Clarity
Quick tip on: Learning the best time to fish certain lakes. Also learning each lake water clarity characteristics. #Fishing #TheNextBite #FishingTips #BigFish #HowToFish
New Shiver Minnow and Cadence
Quick tip on: The new Shiver Minnow Fat Bottom #Fishing #TheNextBite #FishingTips #BigFish #HowToFish
Boat Ramp Etiquette in Freezing Conditions
Quick tip on: How to be respectful of others using the boat ramp in freezing temps. Also tip to make sure you don’t get in trouble if someone else made the ramp pure ice. #Fishing #TheNextBite #FishingTips #BigFish #HowToFish
Tying a Knot with Gloves The King Swing
Quick tip on: Tying fishing knot in cold weather with gloves #Fishing #TheNextBite #FishingTips #BigFish #HowToFish
Watching for Bait on Lowrance
Using your Lowrance to find bait will help you find fish. #Fishing #TheNextBite #FishingTips #BigFish #HowToFish
Locating Giant Lake Trout
Justin Kohn of all season adventures explains what locations to target giant lake trout. #lakers #thenextbite #fishing #icefishing
Lake Trout Ice Fishing Rod Set-Up
Gary Parsons shows us his rod set up he using to catch giant lake trout. #LakeTrout #IceFishing #IceFishingGear #LakeTroutRod
How to read fish finder for 150 feet deep lake trout.
Chase Parsons explains how to use your Lowrance for fishing for deep water lake trout. #Lowrance #FishFinder #LakeTrout #DeepWater
Keith Kavajecz explaining his Lake of the Woods Shiver Minnow Cadence
Keith uses a few different cadences with a Shiver Minnow on the ice to trigger walleyes.
Different Jigging Cadences for Huge Lake Trout
Korey Sprengel explains his different jigging cadences for huge Green Lake lake trout #LakeTrout #IceFishing #KoreySprengel #BigFish
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Aggressive Pitching to River Walleyes
In late winter and into early spring, river walleyes can be tough to catch simply because run-off and spring rains can muddy up the water and make it difficult for the fish to find your presentation. That, coupled with the...
Deadsticking Winter Walleyes
Winter walleye fishing is dominated by jigging methods. There is little doubt that jigging with leadheads, spoons or jigging/swimming style lures is a consistently deadly means of trigger walleye bites on ice. What a lot of walleye anglers don’t realize...
Quick Strike Your Way To More Winter Pike
Quick Strike Your Way to More Winter Pike It is no secret; when you’re on the ice, tip-ups are the way to go to get hooked-up, time and time again, from Northern Pike. But, what isn’t well known is that...
Tip Ups and Winter Walleyes
The common fishing tip-up is sometimes referred to as a fish trap. This simple set line approach to winter walleye angling has helped anglers catch countless walleye. Not only are tip-ups effective, they are simple to use and anyone serious...
Down-Size for Daytime Mid-Winter Walleyes
From first ice to mid-winter, it happens faster than one would think on the walleye waters we love to fish throughout the ice-belt. And just as fast, those first ice days when walleyes are strapping on their feed-bags, devouring anything...
Stay Invisible for Winter Walleyes
Vertical, it is a double-edge sword when it comes to catching through the ice walleyes. On the plus side, we are staying in direct contact with our lure and be spot on the structure we are fishing to fool our...
Search the Weed Lines for First Ice Pike
It is a well known fact, first ice is the right ice for us ice fishing fools. And when it comes to our predatory friends, the Northern Pike, there is no faster action then the first time you are able...
Fireline Finesse Ice FIshing
Winter walleye fishing can be fast and furious, if you choose the right technique. Too many anglers carry over their summer mentality in presentation for walleyes through the ice. The key, downsize every aspect of the jigging presentation. Go Finesse!...
In Hot Water
If sitting on a frozen lake during the dead of winter isn’t your idea of fun, take the boat out of the shed and head to the closest hot-water discharge in search of big walleyes. A hot-water discharge is created...
Vertical Jigging Winter Walleyes and Saugers in Rivers
Even with a steady growth in the popularity of ice fishing over the past few years there is still a fair contingent of walleye anglers that really don’t embrace the whole concept of their winter “Honey Hole” being a portal...
Late Fall & Winter is the Time for 10 Pounders
Author: Mark Gwizdala Late fall and winter offer the best chance at a 10-pound walleye – or several of them – in Michigan’s Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay. This is open water fishing at its finest. Giant walleyes become accessible...
Verticle Jigging Flats Through the Ice for Walleyes
Vertically jigging spoons is my go-to technique for ice fishing walleyes on large flats. I keep two rods rigged at all times—one with a 1/8-ounce jigging spoon and another with a 1/16-ouncer for a backup. If walleyes come in to...
Vertical Jigging Steep Breaks Through the Ice
Dancing jigging spoons on steep breaks is a great way to catch walleyes all winter. It works for fish in neutral to aggressive moods, and can also trigger reaction strikes from negative walleyes. Jigging spoons produce an amazing amount of...
Ice Fishing – Vertical Jigging Flats
Run-and-gun vertical jigging, using a one-two punch of flashy spoons and subtle float rigs, is a great way to catch winter walleyes that are scattered across feeding flats. I use a ¼-ounce Lindy Flyer Jigging Spoon as an attractor; a...
Fishing Winter Walleyes in Rivers
As fall and winter approaches the river walleyes head for wintering holes, not because it’s a nice place to hang out, but that’s where the baitfish go to in winter. The wintering holes on the 3 rivers in Pittsburgh, PA...
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Why use a Drift Paddle for Open Water Trolling?
Many of you might ask why would you need a Power-Pole system on a walleye boat … well here’s one scenario that is very effective when combined with the Drift Paddle attachment: You are trolling open water in early summer...
I am new to trolling and in need of tips with line, boards, dipsy and lures.
Answer: First you need to figure out what depth the fish are in. Typically in the early summer I would be looking for suspended fish. Once you see the fish on your depth finder, figure out how to get lures...
When do you use colorado versus other types of crawler harness blades?
Answer: I would say my number one blade shape is Colorado, followed by Chopper (Pear shaped), Indiana, Hatchet (in summer) and last would be Willowleaf. I have had good luck on Willows at Green Bay – but in general they...
What is the best way to successfully fish walleyes on a large river system?
Answer: Wing Dams are good at times, mainly in the summer, but are also one of the most difficult structures to fish. I’ve had my best wing dam luck holding my boat up stream of the face using my electric...
What water temperature is best for catching walleyes, and what tactics work at those temps?
Answer: For big walleyes, in the fall when water temps drop just below 50 – Fall Time is Hog Time. The key to success is to use subtle presentations. Crankbaits trolled at slow speeds can often initiate strikes. The key...
Does leadcore line have applications on shallow basin lakes like winnebago in wisconsin?
Answer: In response to using Leadcore on Winnebago – we use it, but not all the time. Winnebago as you know is very shallow – deepest is 18 feet. According to the Precision Trolling Data app, many lures like #9...
Need help catching lake erie summer walleyes.
Answer: One of our best set-ups out east is to run the big Deep Thunderstick on 10-4 Fireline. You have to run it back about 350 feet, but if you do that it dives to nearly 40 feet. With 6-2...
Do I load a backing onto the reel before I load the lead core?
Answer: Yes, you would put backing on the reel before the leadcore. A couple of things to remember on lead core. First, if you are going to fish structure (cranking on the bottom), then I like to use reels full...
Is there a difference patterning early season muskies in clear water vs murky water?
Answer: Murky waters are normally a little more productive in the early season, since they warm quicker and have have better weed growth. Fish location is a little more predictable based on standard approaches. Clear water muskies don’t wait for...
How do you search out fish in the post spawn and early summer period on canadian shield lakes?
Answer: In post spawn and early summer, the fish will typically head to where ever the food is. If there are roving schools of bait in open water, they will head there. If there are bug hatches that attract the...
Where should I look for muskies in a reservoir as opposed to a natural lake?
Answer: A: Without knowing a lot of details, the first thing I’d do is figure out what the forage base in the lake is. That will give you a huge leg up on finding muskies. If it’s shad based, you...
What’s the best early season muskie lure?
ANSWER: That’s the million dollar question anytime you hit the water, but in the spring and early summer there always seems to be a real urgency to make the right choice. A lot has to do with the factors like;...
When do you throw top water for muskies in rivers?
Answer: Any temp can be good for topwater. River fish are typically suckers for topwater (they like suckers too). Even though topwater baits are normally most productive in the summer and early fall, spring is the most underrated time-frame for...