Gearing up for the walleye opener is all about the little things. There's no need to shell out a couple hundred bucks for a variety of lures in all of the newest colors and configurations. Save that ...

Lindy or walking sinkers are often used when drifting or trolling slowly with live bait on a plain hook. / Joe Shead Al and Ron Lindner made the Lindy Rig famous decades ago, and it continues to ...

Rigging was made popular in Minnesota by a couple of Chicago boys named Ron and Al Lindner, two brothers with a knack for catching fish and teaching others how to catch fish. One of their favorite ...

We're out on the shoreline running an easy rig for catching carp - a finesse carp rig, or a sliding sinker rig. Bait your ...

That sinker on your fishing line is much more important than you realize. The type sinker you choose, its weight, shape, and manner in which it’s rigged and used can make or break a day of fishing. In ...

The most useful and versatile inshore terminal-tackle rig in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia is a sliding cork affair, appropriately called the "float rig." It's also the inshore rig that ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Almost every angler started out as a cut-bait fisherman. If you chop it, slice it, or ...

Walleyes can be found in deep lakes and windy rivers. They inhabit the sprawling Great Lakes and tiny backwoods waters. But no matter where you fish for walleyes, these lures should be in your tackle ...

There are lots of ways to catch walleye. Although they do suspend at times and in certain waters like Lake Erie, in many cases, walleyes stick pretty tight to the bottom. Thus, you need a sinker to ...