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Trolling for River Kings

August 20, 2008 By JD 13 Comments

Star Wars king
Just about every river has a slackwater salmon spot. You know what I’m talking about here: one of those spots that’s too slow for back-bouncing, backtrolling, drift fishing or even bobbers. Of course, it always seems that the fish pile up into these zones like crazy, right?

I suppose a guy could catch a few fish tossing spinners or spoons in such a spot, but I prefer to cover more water on the troll. The interesting aspect of slackwater trolling is you aren’t limited to fishing in one direction like you’d be if you were freedrifting or back-bouncing.

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Filed Under: Best of FishwithJD, Salmon Tagged With: king salmon, river fishing, salmon fishing, salmon trolling, trolling

The best bass lure of all time!

August 18, 2008 By JD 3 Comments

Largemouth BassHere’s a fun little exercise: Walk into a bar near a bass lake and ask the assembled patrons what the best bass lure of all time is.

You’re sure to get a very spirited debate (you may want to leave if bottles start flying) and about as many answers as you have fishermen. While there are many good bass lures worthy of mention, I think there’s really only one lure that could be considered the all-around best.

It’s the one that, if faced with the decision of only having one lure in your box for the rest of time, you’d pick…the bait that, if you only had one lure in your box and you were starving, you’d use.

I know what my choice would be…
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Filed Under: Bass Tagged With: Bass, best bass lure, plastic worms

How to Pick the Best Plug Color for Kings

July 21, 2008 By JD 13 Comments


What’s the best plug color for salmon? The one they’re biting…of course. Sorry — bad joke! Anyway, It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the Kwikfish and Flatfish color choices hanging on the wall at the local tackle mart, but keep in mind that you really only need a few to cover most of the bases.

The longer I guide, the more I find that I try to keep things simplified…a fellow could go crazy worrying about all the details! So, here’s my basic color selection guidelines for fishing for river kings:Click here to read more…

Filed Under: Salmon, Techniques Tagged With: salmon fishing plug

Trolling for San Francisco Bay Halibut

July 21, 2008 By JD 35 Comments

jay-lopes
While live bait drifting has always been a popular method for hooking California halibut from Baja to Oregon, trolling is really gaining a good following and its easy to see why: it allows you to cover lots of ground quickly and locate fish… plus, it’s deadly!

Here’s how to do it:
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Filed Under: Best of FishwithJD, Featured, Saltwater Tagged With: california halibut, halibut, Saltwater, saltwater fishing, san francisco bay

Topwater Froggin’ for summer bass

July 13, 2008 By JD Leave a Comment

Frogging for Bass

Glug – Splish – Glug – Splish…KABOOOSH!!!

This is, my friends, time for topwater froggin’ on bass lakes all across the country and it’s one of the most exciting types of fishing you’ll ever do. When a big bucketmouth blows up on your lure, your heart is guaranteed to skip about three beats!!

Here’s how to do it:
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Filed Under: Bass Tagged With: Bass, summer, topwater frogging

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