Tag: reels

INDEPENDENCE DAY  Despite what you see and hear from online and big box retailers trying to get your hard-earned money, ...

A FATHER’S DAY FISHING TRIP He awoke from a good night’s sleep and lay in his tent listening to owls ...

FISH’S LAST FISHING TRIP You met Fish last year in this column. He is now 90 years old and still ...

WHAT WILL YOU LEAVE BEHIND YOU WHEN YOU GO? I was driving to the lake to meet a friend to ...

LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS OF NATURE Nature sounds surround us while we are out on the water. If we pause ...

It was a February day. I was planning to go out crappie fishing with my son. We live in the ...

Fishing line is the most important thing between you and the fish. String your reels with new line and don’t ...

CHRISTMAS LIKE IT USED TO BE  Every year, I dress for the cold and go crappie fishing before Christmas. My ...

Straight-Line Reels for Winter Crappie by Mike Gnatkowski They might look like a fly fishing reel but many ice fishermen ...