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Soft swimbaits are a great way to catch fish, but they have one major drawback… their durability. They frequently rip and tear around their harness. With the price of these lures often being $20 or more, it’s only reasonable to want to get the most out if them. Matt shows an easy way to extend the life of soft swimbaits in the video below!
There’s a myriad of knots out there to choose from, but for straight shank hooks the snell knot is tough to beat. Snell knots can be tied in everything from braid to fluorocarbon and and can be used in a wide variety of applications. One big benefit to using a snell knot with straight shank hooks is that when you set the hook, the hook point is driven upwards into the fish’s mouth. Though snell knots are very strong, people often don’t tie them because of a common misconception that they are difficult to tie. Learn to tie two varieties of snell knots in the video below!
Largemouth aren’t the only species you can catch after dark! We had a fun trip catching smallmouth the other night. It was a fairly mixed bite, we caught fish on weightless senko’s, crankbaits, and Jackall Flickshakes. The water was gin clear, there was a light breeze and we were fishing rip rap in 5-20ft of water. Here’s Matt with a quality smallmouth on a crankbait!
When it comes to night fishing, you either love it or you hate it. Personally, I love it! Most people think of warm summer nights and a bright moon when they think of night fishing. I on the other hand think of the cooler months and windy, cold, rainy, and even snowy conditions! Nothing beats a wide open night bite in below-freezing conditions!
As my night fishing season approaches you will see more and more videos on how/when/where to night fish as well as the techniques that we use. To kick off the night fishing season Kirk and I headed out a few nights ago to throw some wakebaits at a few of our favorite haunts. The fishing wasn’t at its prime but we still landed a few fish. here is the first, on a Rago Rat.
I hope guys enjoyed the video! We’re working on ways to get better quality video at night. If you have ideas, drop us a line on the contact page.