Fishing Knots: 5 MORE Knots Every Fisherman Should Know Broaden your repertoire of fishing knots to handle any situation on the water with these five specialty knots that are easy to tie and effective to use. Read More Fishing, How-To
Ott DeFoe Details Gear Ratio and Setting Drag The reason for the different gear ratios is dependent on the lures I’m fishing, and how fast or slowly I want to retrieve my lures. Read More Fishing, Gear
Ott DeFoe’s Fishing Rod Selection I carry tackle in both my boat and truck, and most of the time I’ll have more than 35 rods and 35 reels in both my boat and my truck. Read More Fishing, Gear
President Trump Signs The Great American Outdoors Act into Law On Tuesday, August 4, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed into law H.R. 1957, The Great American Outdoors Act, hailed by many in the outdoors community as the most important conservation legislation in a generation. Read More Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Fishing, Conservation, Land Management, News
Ott DeFoe: Choosing Fishing Line Today, anglers have basically three choices in line: braid, fluorocarbon and monofilament. Read More Fishing, Gear, Mossy Oak Fishing
Ott DeFoe Talks Depth Finders Today’s tournament anglers are running four to five depth finders on their tournament bass boats, although depth finders can be very expensive. Read More Fishing, Gear, Mossy Oak Fishing
Mossy Oak Fishing's Brandon Palaniuk Wins Lake Champlain Bassmaster Elite Tournament Mossy Oak Fishing Team member, Brandon Palaniuk, won his fourth B.A.S.S. title on Sunday when he won the 2020 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain. Read More Fishing, News, Mossy Oak Fishing
Ott DeFoe Explains Fishing Tackle Used by the Pros There’s no question about it, tackle does make a difference. New innovations, depth finders, lures, rods, reels and other equipment are allowing professional fisherman to catch as many or more fish than they have in the past. Read More Fishing, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, Gear, Mossy Oak Fishing
Smallmouth Bass Baits for Day and Night We also do really well fishing spinner baits at night, and we prefer Colorado blades instead of willow-leaf blades on our spinner baits. Read More Fishing
Summertime Smallmouth Bass Fishing is Fun Just because you’ve hooked the smallmouth, the rod is bending, and you’ve got the fish on the end of the line, doesn’t mean that smallmouth is caught. Read More Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing
Where to Fish for Summertime Smallmouths with Brad Whitehead There are several places where you can expect to catch smallmouths during the summer months on Pickwick and Wilson Lakes and other power plant lakes. Read More Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing
How to Rig for Summertime Smallmouths with Brad Whitehead The real secret to having the best bait you can have, is not only keeping the shad alive, but keeping them lively. Read More Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing
Brad Whitehead on Catching Summertime Smallmouth Bass Brad Whitehead of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, guides for smallmouths and other fish. One of the best big smallmouth bass waters is the Tennessee River, especially the southern half that runs through north Alabama, west Mississippi and south Tennessee. Read More Fishing, How-To
Gerald Swindle’s Lessons from Tournament Fishing Gerald Swindle has learned a lot in his years of bass fishing. He offers up advice concerning live wells, fishing smart and getting ready. Read More Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing
How To Get the Bass in the Boat A big bass means money to me, so I don’t hesitate to stick my hand in a bass’s mouth, even knowing there are three sets of treble hooks in there that may stick me. Read More Fishing, How-To, Mossy Oak Fishing